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RISEUP LABS

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $1.3M · expenses $173K · assets $480K

Also known as
Liberate
EIN
20-4204809
Address
PO BOX 3027, LACEY, WA 98509-3027
Website
liberate.org
NTEE code
U41
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2008 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Cross-check
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Mission

Research & develop software tools promoting social justice.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

3 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsLatest year payTotal pay from hereOrganizations
Matthew Taggart President2020-2024 $51,775$187,078 1
Micah Anderson At-large Director2020-2024 $0$149,814 1
Benjamin Knauss Treasurer2020-2024 $0$106,622 2

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

2 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Stefani Banerian Vice-President2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2
Guillaume Beaulieu Secretary2020-2024 1 $0 reported 2

People by year

2024 · 5 people listed · 1 paid, $52K · 0 employees · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew Taggart President1 $0$51,775$0 $51,7751
Benjamin Knauss Treasurer1 $0$0$0 $02
Micah Anderson At-large Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Stefani Banerian Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $02
Guillaume Beaulieu Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02
2023 · 5 people listed · 2 paid, $77K · 1 employee · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew Taggart President1 $0$50,367$0 $50,3671
Benjamin Knauss Treasurer7 $13,202$13,202$0 $26,4042
Micah Anderson At-large Director1 $0$0$0 $01
Guillaume Beaulieu Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02
Stefani Banerian Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $02
2022 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $120K · 1 employee · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Matthew Taggart President1 $0$51,788$0 $51,7881
Micah Anderson At-large Director1 $0$36,964$0 $36,9641
Benjamin Knauss Treasurer7 $15,842$15,842$0 $31,6842
Stefani Banerian Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $02
Guillaume Beaulieu Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02
2021 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $101K · 1 employee · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Micah Anderson At-large Director1 $0$60,434$0 $60,4341
Benjamin Knauss Treasurer7 $13,788$13,536$0 $27,3242
Matthew Taggart President1 $0$13,201$0 $13,2011
Stefani Banerian Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $02
Guillaume Beaulieu Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02
2020 · 5 people listed · 3 paid, $94K · 1 employee · 20 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Micah Anderson At-large Director1 $0$52,416$0 $52,4161
Benjamin Knauss Treasurer7 $11,004$10,206$0 $21,2102
Matthew Taggart President1 $0$19,947$0 $19,9471
Stefani Banerian Vice-President1 $0$0$0 $02
Guillaume Beaulieu Secretary1 $0$0$0 $02

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,342,644$173,400 $480,211$480,211 $1,339,016$0 $0020
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$231,709$303,188 $623,541$623,541 $230,468$0 $0120
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$452,598$255,818 $695,178$695,178 $441,797$10,191 $15,842120
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$220,393$290,169 $498,398$498,398 $130,140$89,917 $13,788120
2020 · Form 990 period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$230,614$149,766 $568,173$568,173 $109,938$120,310 $11,004120

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

10 grantors reported grants to this organization, $1,204,339 in all, tax years 2014 to 2023. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2022-2023 2$1,051,400 2023$1,001,250
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FREEDOM OF THE PRESS FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2014-2016 3$49,562 2016$7,586
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INTERNEWS NETWORK Public charity Exact 2021 1$24,954 2021$24,954
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AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2021, 2023 3$20,417 2023$6,305
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2021, 2023 2$20,000 2023$10,000
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ACCESS NOW Public charity Exact 2014 1$11,257 2014$11,257
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TIDES FOUNDATION DAF sponsor Fuzzy filed as “RISEUP LABS” 2018 1$10,000 2018$10,000
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FORGOOD INC DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$6,884 2018$6,884
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2018 1$6,371 2018$6,371
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “RISEUP LABS” 2020-2023 4$3,494 2023$562
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THE FREEBSD FOUNDATIONCOU41 $1,739,644$2,602,008 EXEC DIRECTOR AND SECRETARY$184,156 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
OPEN LIBRARY FOUNDATIONPAU41 $843,542$752,245 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
ACCELLERA ORGANIZATIONCAU41 $1,429,108$1,121,992 Vice Chairman$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
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APACHE SOFTWARE FOUNDATIONDEU41 $2,220,257$2,334,727 VICE CHAIR$0 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
ZIG SOFTWARE FOUNDATION INCNYU41 $921,832$792,858 PRESIDENT$159,790 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
SOFTWARE EDUCATION FOUNDATIONDCU41 $2,377,727$307,205 DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT$2,433,806 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
POST ROAD FOUNDATIONCAU41 $1,083,755$1,804,815 President/CSO$290,700 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
EDBUILD INCNJU41 $1,023,750$1,753,823 DIRECTOR$300,000 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
NETWORK FOR OPEN SCIENTIFICINNOVATIONCAU41 $871,063$515,526 CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER$12,655 Same NTEE code U41, revenue within 2x
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Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTypeTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedYearsWhich ones
SILICON VALLEY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION DAF sponsor$33,061,99448 142010–2024 MACHINE INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC; CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC; THE FREEBSD FOUNDATION; POWERMYLEARNING INC and 10 more
NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor$6,604,01617 92015–2024 EPOCH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE INC; AI FOR GOOD FOUNDATION; BEAGLEBOARD ORG FOUNDATION; METAGOV INC and 5 more
FORD FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,982,50030 42018–2024 CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC; SOFTWARE FREEDOM CONSERVANCY INC; PARTNERSHIP ON AI TO BENEFIT PEOPLE AND SOCIETY; POST ROAD FOUNDATION
MOSHIRI FAMILY FOUNDATION U-T-A DATED 1-7-2021 Private foundation$5,547,5003 12022–2024 UNITY FOUNDATION NP
GATES FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,523,2258 32016–2024 CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC; POWERMYLEARNING INC; EDBUILD INC
THE HEISING-SIMONS FOUNDATION Private foundation$5,365,00010 22020–2024 POWERMYLEARNING INC; CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$4,502,64869 172016–2024 NEW YORK CITY FOUNDATION FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION; GEEKS WITHOUT FRONTIERS; SOFTWARE FREEDOM CONSERVANCY INC; MACHINE INTELLIGENCE RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC and 13 more
ALFRED P SLOAN FOUNDATION Private foundation$4,314,58020 42012–2024 CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC; CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES; OPEN SOURCE INITIATIVE; AI FOR GOOD FOUNDATION
JOHN D & CATHERINE T MACARTHUR FOUNDATION Private foundation$4,197,95424 52010–2024 CODE FOR SCIENCE AND SOCIETY INC; PARTNERSHIP ON AI TO BENEFIT PEOPLE AND SOCIETY; MEEDAN INC; LUMITY and 1 more
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W K KELLOGG FOUNDATION Private foundation$2,703,2419 22016–2024 MISSISSIPPI CODING ACADEMIES; EDBUILD INC
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $173,400 spent · pay $6 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Information technology $164,078$164,078$0$0 94.6%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $5,313$0$5,313$0 3.1%
Travel $3,592$3,592$0$0 2.1%
Other (as described)Fees, Licenses and Permits $172$0$172$0 0.1%
Office expenses $132$0$132$0 0.1%
Advertising and promotion $107$0$107$0 0.1%
Payroll taxes $6$0$6- 0.0%
Total$173,400100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $303,188 spent · pay $15,147 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Information technology $282,641$282,641$0$0 93.2%
Other salaries and wages $14,057$0$14,057$0 4.6%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $5,253$0$5,253$0 1.7%
Payroll taxes $1,090$0$1,090$0 0.4%
Other (as described)Fees, Licenses and Permits $128$0$128$0 0.0%
Office expenses $19$0$19$0 0.0%
Total$303,188100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $255,818 spent · pay $17,144 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Information technology $230,903$230,903-- 90.3%
Other salaries and wages $16,732-$16,732- 6.5%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $7,521$0$7,521$0 2.9%
Payroll taxes $412-$412- 0.2%
Other (as described)Fees, Licenses and Permits $166$0$166$0 0.1%
Office expenses $84-$84- 0.0%
Total$255,818100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $290,169 spent · pay $15,758 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Information technology $268,427$268,427-- 92.5%
Other salaries and wages $14,634-$14,634- 5.0%
Other (as described)Bank Fees $4,202$0$4,202$0 1.4%
Other (as described)Currency Devaluation $1,592$0$1,592$0 0.5%
Payroll taxes $1,124-$1,124- 0.4%
Other (as described)Fees, Licenses and Permits $150$0$150$0 0.1%
Office expenses $40-$40- 0.0%
Total$290,169100%

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2020 · Form 990 · $149,766 spent · pay $12,707 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Information technology $133,469$133,469-- 89.1%
Other salaries and wages $11,825-$11,825- 7.9%
Office expenses $3,590$102$3,488- 2.4%
Payroll taxes $882-$882- 0.6%
Total$149,766100%

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