BELLINGCAT US INC
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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $6.8M · expenses $1.6M · assets $6.3M
- EIN
- 92-0346579
- Address
- 169 MADISON AVE STE 38287, NEW YORK, NY 10016-5101
- Website
- bellingcat.com
- NTEE code
- B99 Education N.E.C. (Education) published (IRS Business Master File)
- Exempt type
- 501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
- Ruling date
- November 2022 (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))
- Principal officer
- Aric Toler (its 2022 Form 990-N)
- Form 990-N e-postcards
- 1 filed, 2022 (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
Vision - create and sustain a global community of inventive individuals who use the latest technology to piece together truth in a transparent way Passion - finding facts to discover truth together Responsibility - helping others fight for 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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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
2 people paid across every filing: current people first, then by total pay from this organization. Organizations counts every nonprofit each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Latest year pay | Total pay from here | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aric Toler (former) | Chairman | 2023 | $36,591 | $36,591 | 1 |
| Charlotte Godert (former) | Secretary | 2023 | $8,289 | $8,289 | 1 |
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Poletti | Chairman | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Evan Guillemin | Treasurer | 2024 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Pam Maples | Director | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Mark Bergman | Director | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Giancarlo Fiorella | Director | 2024 | 2 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Jaap de Bruijn (former) | Treasurer | 2023 | 5 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2024 · 5 people listed · none paid · 8 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Poletti | Chairman | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Evan Guillemin | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Pam Maples | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Mark Bergman | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Giancarlo Fiorella | Director | 2 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2023 · 3 people listed · 2 paid, $45K · 8 employees · 3 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aric Toler | Chairman | 40 | $36,591 | $0 | $0 | $36,591 | 1 |
| Charlotte Godert | Secretary | 10 | $8,289 | $0 | $0 | $8,289 | 1 |
| Jaap de Bruijn | Treasurer | 5 | $0 | $0 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $6,772,053 | $1,560,628 | $6,301,770 | $5,399,073 | $6,771,611 | $0 | $0 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $459,649 | $272,001 | $311,699 | $187,648 | $457,886 | $0 | $44,880 | 8 | 3 |
Funders of this organization
7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $7,026,713 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. 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 | Total given | Grants | Latest year's amount | Latest year | Years given | Type | Match | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND | $5,040,859 | 2 | $32,255 | 2024 | 2023-2024 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM | $956,000 | 2 | $856,000 | 2023 | 2022-2023 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING | $371,725 | 2 | $257,625 | 2024 | 2023-2024 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| SURGO FOUNDATION US | $318,129 | 2 | $318,129 | 2024 | 2024 | Private foundation | Fuzzy filed as “BELLINGCAT US INC” | show |
| GS DONOR ADVISED PHILANTHROPY FUND FOR WEALTH MANAGEMENT INC | $300,000 | 2 | $200,000 | 2024 | 2023-2024 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORS INC | $30,000 | 1 | $30,000 | 2023 | 2023 | DAF sponsor | Exact | show |
| NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR | $10,000 | 1 | $10,000 | 2022 | 2022 | DAF sponsor | Exact | 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.
2024 · Form 990 · $1,560,628 spent · pay $545,535 · grants $0 · events $9,827
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Direct Project Costs | $902,555 | $696,772 | $111,917 | $93,866 | 57.8% |
| Other salaries and wages | $461,945 | $356,622 | $57,281 | $48,042 | 29.6% | |
| Other employee benefits | $44,949 | $34,701 | $5,573 | $4,675 | 2.9% | |
| Payroll taxes | $38,641 | $29,831 | $4,791 | $4,019 | 2.5% | |
| Other (as described) | Bellingfest | $28,379 | $21,909 | $3,519 | $2,951 | 1.8% |
| Travel | $18,689 | $14,428 | $2,317 | $1,944 | 1.2% | |
| All other expenses | $14,059 | $7,725 | $1,240 | $5,094 | 0.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Payroll Expenses | $11,812 | $9,119 | $1,465 | $1,228 | 0.8% |
| Fees: other services | $10,848 | $8,375 | $1,345 | $1,128 | 0.7% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $9,827 | $7,586 | $1,219 | $1,022 | 0.6% | |
| Other (as described) | Miscellaneous Expense | $9,608 | - | $9,608 | - | 0.6% |
| Fees: legal | $4,293 | $3,314 | $532 | $447 | 0.3% | |
| Office expenses | $3,223 | $2,488 | $400 | $335 | 0.2% | |
| Occupancy | $850 | $656 | $106 | $88 | 0.1% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $451 | $348 | $56 | $47 | 0.0% | |
| Insurance | $276 | $213 | $34 | $29 | 0.0% | |
| Information technology | $223 | $172 | $28 | $23 | 0.0% | |
| Total | $1,560,628 | 100% |
2023 · Form 990 · $272,001 spent · pay $202,466 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other salaries and wages | $87,162 | $67,289 | $10,808 | $9,065 | 32.0% | |
| Other (as described) | Direct Project Costs | $53,173 | $53,173 | - | - | 19.5% |
| Pay: officers, directors, trustees, key employees | $44,880 | $34,879 | $5,781 | $4,220 | 16.5% | |
| Other employee benefits | $43,510 | $33,590 | $5,395 | $4,525 | 16.0% | |
| Payroll taxes | $26,914 | $20,778 | $3,337 | $2,799 | 9.9% | |
| Other (as described) | Payroll Expenses | $8,843 | $6,827 | $1,096 | $920 | 3.3% |
| Occupancy | $3,354 | $2,589 | $416 | $349 | 1.2% | |
| Other (as described) | Bank and CC Fees | $2,406 | - | $275 | $2,131 | 0.9% |
| Other (as described) | Recruitment | $1,034 | $798 | $128 | $108 | 0.4% |
| All other expenses | $547 | - | $547 | - | 0.2% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $178 | $137 | $22 | $19 | 0.1% | |
| Total | $272,001 | 100% |
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