COALA FOUNDATION
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2018 · Form 990EZ · revenue $55K · expenses $79K · assets $455
- EIN
- 47-5135776
- Address
- 511 DWIGHT PL, BERKELEY, CA 94704-2512
- Website
- WWW.COALA.GLOBAL.COM
- NTEE code
- T30
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- August 2024 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
- IRS status
- Exempt: reinstated May 15, 2023 after an automatic revocation on May 15, 2023 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))
- Principal officer
- Constance Choi (its 2024 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2024 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION TO ENABLE FOUNDATIONAL MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND COLLABORATION AMONG A VARIETY OF EXPERTS FROM DIFFERENT DISCIPLINES AND NETWORKS, WITH A COMMON INTEREST IN BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY. COALA GATHERS LAWYERS, ACADEMICS, COMPUTER SCIENTISTS, AND ENTREPRENEURS WITH A COLLABORATIVE MINDSET, RESEARCHING TOGETHER THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGIES, AND THE IMPACT OF AUTOMATION AND DECENTRALIZATION ON LAW AND SOCIETY.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
None of the 2 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
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.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Constance J Choi | DIRECTOR | 2017-2018 | 10 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Primavera De Philipa | DIRECTOR | 2017-2018 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2018 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSTANCE J CHOI | DIRECTOR | 10 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| PRIMAVERA DE PHILIPA | DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 | - | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2017 · 2 people listed · none paid
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CONSTANCE CHOI | Director | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
| PRIMAVERA DE PHILIPA | Director | 10 | $0 | - | - | $0 | 1 |
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.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $55,366 | $78,989 | $455 | -$19,545 | $55,365 | - | - | - | - |
| 2017 · Form 990EZ | ||||||||
| $77,933 | $93,386 | $0 | $9,547 | $76,500 | $1,433 | - | - | - |
Funders of this organization
2 grantors reported grants to this organization, $120,668 in all, tax years 2018 to 2021. 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
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | DAF sponsor | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $94,950 | 2021 | $94,950 | show |
| BURNING MAN PROJECT | Public charity | Exact | 2018 | 1 | $25,718 | 2018 | $25,718 | show |
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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.
2018 · Form 990EZ · $78,989 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $77,905 | 98.6% | |
| Fees to independent contractors | $823 | 1.0% | |
| Printing, publications, postage | $261 | 0.3% | |
| Total | $78,989 | 100% |
2017 · Form 990EZ · $93,386 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) | $93,386 | 100.0% | |
| Total | $93,386 | 100% |