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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by CENTER FOR HUMANE TECHNOLOGY.

Totals

Total revenue
$9,457,658
Total expenses
$3,319,704
Contributions and grants received
$9,611,835
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
-$154,799
Other revenue
$622
Total assets, end of year
$8,895,282
Total liabilities, end of year
$132,878
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$8,762,404
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$2,725,504
Management and general expenses
$405,023
Fundraising expenses
$189,177
Program service expenses (Part III)
$2,725,504

Program services were 82.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $9,611,835

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $4,903,833

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds

    total $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 6d · Net rental income or loss

    total $0

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $4,749,034

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $4,903,833

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$154,799

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$154,799 · excluded -$154,799

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total $0

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total $0

  • 11a · Other revenue: Other revenue

    total $622 · excluded $622

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $622

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $0

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $0

  • 3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals

    total $0

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $504,578 · program services $335,564 · management and general $130,411 · fundraising $38,603

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $1,321,650 · program services $1,150,659 · management and general $118,809 · fundraising $52,182

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $44,178 · program services $38,189 · management and general $4,201 · fundraising $1,788

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $77,587 · program services $66,723 · management and general $7,560 · fundraising $3,304

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $124,366 · program services $101,583 · management and general $16,662 · fundraising $6,121

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $11,958 · management and general $11,958

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $48,000 · management and general $48,000

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $59,494 · fundraising $59,494

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $685,229 · program services $640,141 · management and general $45,088

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $0

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $67,902 · program services $55,702 · management and general $6,811 · fundraising $5,389

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $95,103 · program services $67,703 · management and general $6,832 · fundraising $20,568

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $17,388 · program services $13,642 · management and general $2,035 · fundraising $1,711

  • 17 · Travel

    total $253,099 · program services $253,091 · management and general $8

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $2,372 · program services $2,372

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $6,628 · management and general $6,628

  • 24a · Other expenses: Dues, licenses & service fees

    total $172 · program services $135 · management and general $20 · fundraising $17

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $295,419 · end of year $361,623

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $2,031,255 · end of year $7,992,327

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $500,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    end of year $0

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    end of year $0

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $39,913 · end of year $41,332

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    end of year $0

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    end of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    end of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    end of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $42,137 · end of year $132,878

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,324,450 · end of year $8,262,404

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $300,000 · end of year $500,000

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

CHTs mission is to align technology with humanitys best interests. We aim to shift technology towards a more humane future that supports our well-being, democratic functioning, and shared information environment.

Activities or mission (Part I)

About the Center for Humane Technology: The Center for Humane Technology (CHT) is a San Francisco-based 501c3 nonprofit. CHTs mission is to align technology with humanitys best interests. We aim to shift technology towards a more humane future that supports our well-being, democratic functioning, and shared information environment. What we do: We sound the alarm on the catastrophic effects of runaway technology. Todays powerful tech companies are driven by perverse incentives. Our work illuminates the forces fueling a broken system.We pursue strategic solutions through an empowered network. We work closely with a network of partners, experts, senior officials, executives, and other leaders to build shared understanding and take collective action.We provide practical resources for a growing community of changemakers through a variety of resources like our podcast, free online course, and toolkits.

  • CHTs mission is to align technology with humanitys best interests. We aim to shift technology towards a more humane future that supports our well-being, democratic functioning, and shared information environment.What we do: We sound the alarm on the catastrophic effects of a broken tech system that profits from peoples attention. Our work illuminates the forces fueling a broken system.We pursue strategic solutions through an empowered network. We work closely with a network of partners, experts, senior officials, executives, and other leaders to build shared understanding and take collective action.We provide practical resources for a growing community of changemakers through a variety of resources like our podcast, free online course, and toolkits.

    Expenses $2,725,504

As filed on the 2022 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Tristan Harris

    Co-Founder/ED

    Total calculated
    $267,365
    From this org
    $249,899
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,466
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $249,899
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,502
    Nontaxable benefits
    $9,964
    Filer's total
    $267,365
  • Pemith Fernando

    Co-Fndr/Trnng Lead

    Total calculated
    $221,700
    From this org
    $206,127
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,573
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,127
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $7,638
    Nontaxable benefits
    $7,935
    Filer's total
    $221,700
  • Maria Bridge

    COO

    Total calculated
    $216,885
    From this org
    $200,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $16,570
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $200,315
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,546
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,024
    Filer's total
    $216,885
  • Brooke Clinton

    Operations Manager

    Total calculated
    $197,385
    From this org
    $180,378
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $17,007
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $180,378
    Bonus
    not reported
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $6,983
    Nontaxable benefits
    $10,024
    Filer's total
    $197,385
  • Rebecca Lendl

    COO

    Total calculated
    $184,380
    From this org
    $178,723
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,657
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $62,635
    Bonus
    $116,088
    Other
    not reported
    Deferred
    $2,747
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,910
    Filer's total
    $184,380
  • Camille Carlton

    Sr Policy/Comm Mgr

    Total calculated
    $149,925
    From this org
    $135,736
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,189
    Hours/week
    40
  • Stephanie Lepp

    Executive Producer

    Total calculated
    $129,516
    From this org
    $118,745
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,771
    Hours/week
    40
  • Abby Hall

    Scheduling Dir.

    Total calculated
    $127,397
    From this org
    $111,551
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $15,846
    Hours/week
    40
  • Ben Rattray

    Chair/Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Premal Shah

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Jane Chen

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Janet Logothetti

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Peter Wang

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Lea Endres

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Written employment contract
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee
  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments

Answered no

  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

The filer's explanations (Part III)

Part I, Line 7: Non-Fixed payments not listed above
Randima Fernando, the prior Executive Director, was paid a one-time bonus equivalent to 6 months salary ($112,500) in FY22-23.

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
1 April 2024
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202410929349301266

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