2021-04-27T08:59:17-05:00 2020-06-30 720636725 HANNIS T BOURGEOIS LLP 650 POYDRAS ST SUITE 1200 NEW ORLEANS LA 70130 990 2019-07-01 452846555 PUBLIC LABORATORY FOR OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE INC PUBL 5042394642 3014 DAUPHINE STREET NO E NEW ORLEANS LA 70117 JANET HAVEN PRESIDENT 5042394642 2021-03-05 1 DEBORAH I MORAN P01026453 5042740200 2019 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z JANET HAVEN 3014 DAUPHINE STREET NO E NEW ORLEANS LA 70117 1895428 0 X WWW.PUBLICLAB.ORG X 2011 MA THE PUBLIC LABORATORY FOR OPEN TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE (PLOTS) IS A COMMUNITY WHICH DEVELOPS AND APPLIES OPEN-SOURCE TOOLS TO ENVIRONMENTAL EXPLORATION AND INVESTIGATION. BY DEMOCRATIZING INEXPENSIVE AND ACCESSIBLE 'DO-IT-YOURSELF' TECHNIQUES, PUBLIC LABORATORY CREATES A COLLABORATIVE NETWORK OF PRACTITIONERS WHO ACTIVELY RE-IMAGINE THE HUMAN RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT. 10 9 11 6000 0 0 1041176 1857484 0 2440 0 0 -8906 -4399 1032270 1855525 104895 19880 0 0 466902 549151 0 0 75058 806877 598384 1378674 1167415 -346404 688110 963636 1691126 77007 116387 886629 1574739 X TO INCREASE THE ABILITY OF UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES TO IDENTIFY, REDRESS, REMEDIATE, AND CREATE AWARENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS. 0 0 525417 RESEARCH SUPPLIES AND FIELD KITS: PUBLIC LAB CONCENTRATES ON DEVELOPING ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING TOOLS INCLUDING: AERIAL MAPPING RIG, NEAR-INFRARED CAMERA, SPECTROMETER, INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITOR, HYDROGEN SULFIDE SENSING PHOTOSTRIP TEST, THERMAL FLASHLIGHT, WATER MONITORING TESTS AND DUST SENSING. FOR THIS PROGRAM THERE ARE ASSOCIATED COSTS FROM DEVELOPING WEB INFRASTRUCTURE AND ONLINE, OPENSOURCE SOFTWARE THAT CAN BE USED WITH THE TOOLS (MAPKNITTER.ORG, INFRAGRAM.ORG, WHEREWEBREATHE.ORG, MAPMILL.ORG, AND SPECTRALWORKBENCH.ORG) AND ONLINE ARCHIVAL SYSTEMS FOR STORING MAPS AND OTHER DATA. FIELDKITS ARE KITS THAT ARE HANDED OUT TO OTHER NONPROFITS AND COMMUNITY GROUPS FOR THEIR USE IN WORK. ADDITIONALLY, PUBLIC LAB DESIGNS AND PRODUCES PRINT MAPS, AERIAL MAPPING KITS, NEAR-INFRARED, SENSING UNITS, THERMAL SENSING UNITS, AND SPECTROMETERS WHICH WE FREELY DISTRIBUTE AND ALSO HAVE AVAILABLE TO GROUPS THAT WANT TO PURCHASE THEM. 429886 19880 FIELDWORK AND CONFERENCES: PUBLIC LAB STAFF ARE REQUIRED TO TRAVEL TO DO FIELDWORK AND TOOL TESTING WITH COMMUNITY GROUPS BOTH DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL. WE HOST ANNUAL EVENTS CALLED BARN RAISINGS WHICH BRINGS TOGETHER POEPLE WORKING ON OPEN HARDWARE TOOLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. PUBLIC LAB ALSO HOSTS MONTHLY MEET-UPS IN THE REGIONS OUR PARTNERS WORK IN. 955303 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 44 0 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 10 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 MA NY X X SHANNON DOSEMAGEN 5042394642 3014 DAUPHINE STREET SUITE E NEW ORLEANS LA 70117 CATHERINE BRACY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ELAINE GARVY CPA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE MA BOARD CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JANET HAVEN BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 MICAH SIFRY SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 RAJUL PANDYA BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 GWEN OTTINGER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHELBY WARD VICE CHAIR 1.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTINA XU BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 SHANNON DOSEMAGEN PRESIDENT 40.00 X 81463 0 0 81463 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1857484 966 1857484 2440 2440 2440 35504 39903 -4399 -4399 1855525 0 0 -1959 19880 19880 81463 39102 31771 10590 385336 310997 28913 45426 39335 29501 5114 4720 43017 32263 5592 5162 1427 1427 33392 33392 94088 71477 22493 118 42442 31832 5517 5093 27115 26396 374 345 20531 16515 2088 1928 13847 10386 1800 1661 PROGRAM SERVICES 363671 363671 RESEARCH SUPPLIES AND E 1856 1856 FUNDRAISING 15 15 1167415 955303 137054 75058 948828 1687969 14808 3157 963636 1691126 77007 23763 0 92624 77007 116387 X 95269 186768 791360 1387971 886629 1574739 963636 1691126 688110 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 676679 1232708 1622548 1041176 1859924 6433035 113346 62817 119376 46025 35504 377068 790025 1295525 1741924 1087201 1895428 6810103 0 0 0 6810103 263 263 790288 1295525 1741924 1087201 1895428 6810366 1.00000 0.99980 0.00000 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 PAYROLL PROTECTION PROGRAM LOAN 92624 92624 X 1855525 0 1855525 0 1855525 1167415 0 1167415 0 1167415 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE ORGANIZATION FILES INCOME TAX RETURNS IN THE US FEDERAL TAX JURISDICTION. WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION IS NO LONGER SUBJECT TO FEDERAL INCOME TAX EXAMINATIONS BY TAX AUTHORITIES FOR YEARS BEFORE 2017. ANY INTEREST AND PENALTIES ASSESSED BY INCOME TAXING AUTHORITIES ARE NOT SIGNIFICANT AND ARE INCLUDED IN GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ACCOUNTING STANDARD ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, THE ORGANIZATION MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. 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