CURIOUS CASES INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $2.5M · expenses $1.6M · assets $1.4M

EIN
92-1989282
Address
548 MARKET STREET UNIT 21052, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94104-5401
Website
HTTPS://SCROLLPRIZE.ORG
NTEE code
V30
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
March 2023 (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, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

TO ADVANCE RESEARCH OF THE HERCULANEUM PAPYRI AND ONGOING EFFORTS TO DECIPHER THEM.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).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 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 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
Nathaniel Friedman PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2023-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Sean Swinford TREASURER & DIRECTOR2023-2024 10 $0 reported 1
Daniel Gross CO-PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR2023-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Emily Amburgey SECRETARY & DIRECTOR2023-2024 20 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 5 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHANIEL FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
SEAN SWINFORD TREASURER & DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL GROSS CO-PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
EMILY AMBURGEY SECRETARY & DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 6 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
NATHANIEL FRIEDMAN PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
SEAN SWINFORD TREASURER & DIRECTOR10 $0$0$0 $01
DANIEL GROSS CO-PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
EMILY AMBURGEY SECRETARY & DIRECTOR20 $0$0$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2024 · 1 grant to organizations · $160K

Listed grants add up to $160,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $458,601. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

2023 · 1 grant to organizations · $40K

Listed grants add up to $40,000; the return's “grants paid” expense line says $1,132,790. Returns can differ here (grants paid vs. accrued, items listed elsewhere); check the filing.

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

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 ↗
$2,532,040$1,604,424 $1,378,565$1,349,223 $2,530,197$0 $005
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$1,740,000$1,318,393 $1,271,607$421,607 $1,740,000$0 $006

Funders of this organization

7 grantors reported grants to this organization, $575,122 in all, tax years 2023 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

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$190,000 2024$100,000
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NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$125,000 2023$125,000
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ENDAOMENT DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$100,122 2023$100,122
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MERCATUS CENTER INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$100,000 2023$100,000
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VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$25,000 2023$25,000
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MORGAN STANLEY GLOBAL IMPACT FUNDING TRUST INC DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$25,000 2023$25,000
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DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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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 · $1,604,424 spent · pay $0 · grants $458,601 · events $11,570
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $771,431$771,431-- 48.1%
Grants to US individuals $298,601$298,601-- 18.6%
Information technology $189,745$189,745-- 11.8%
Grants to US organizations and governments $160,000$160,000-- 10.0%
Office expenses $52,115-$52,115- 3.2%
Travel $34,090$34,090-- 2.1%
Fees: legal $32,072-$32,072- 2.0%
Fees: accounting $27,391-$27,391- 1.7%
Other (as described)RESEARCH EXPENSES $27,384$27,384-- 1.7%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $11,570$11,570-- 0.7%
Other (as described)DE STATE TAX $25-$25- 0.0%
Total$1,604,424100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $1,318,393 spent · pay $0 · grants $1,132,790 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Grants to US individuals $1,092,790$1,092,790-- 82.9%
Other (as described)RESEARCH EXPENSES $110,614$110,614-- 8.4%
Grants to US organizations and governments $40,000$40,000-- 3.0%
Travel $35,936$35,936-- 2.7%
Fees: other services $34,375$34,375-- 2.6%
Fees: accounting $4,597-$4,597- 0.3%
Office expenses $81-$81- 0.0%
Total$1,318,393100%

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