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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by MICROBETV.

What the amendment changed

Compared with the return it replaced , filed 15 November 2024. matched by us Only the return's totals, a 990-PF's accounting method and the names listed in Part VII (Part VIII on a 990-PF) are compared. We relate returns by organization, tax year and form, and order them by each return's own timestamp; the filer's own "amended return" checkbox is a separate fact.

Total expenses
$362,905 changed to $374,815
Total assets, end of year
$1,152,680 changed to $1,151,980
Total liabilities, end of year
$92,597 changed to $103,807
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,060,083 changed to $1,048,173
Program services expenses
$232,068 changed to $234,433
Management and general expenses
$79,009 changed to $81,381
Fundraising expenses
$51,828 changed to $59,001
Program service expenses (Part III)
$232,068 changed to $234,433

Totals

Total revenue
$873,877
Total expenses
$374,815
Contributions and grants received
$868,375
Grants paid
$10,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$5,502
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$1,151,980
Total liabilities, end of year
$103,807
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$1,048,173
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$234,433
Management and general expenses
$81,381
Fundraising expenses
$59,001
Program service expenses (Part III)
$234,433

Program services were 62.5% 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.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $0

  • 1b · Membership dues

    $0

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $0

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $0

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $0

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $868,375

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $37,942

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $5,502 · related or exempt $5,502 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

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

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $0 · related or exempt $0 · unrelated business $0 · excluded $0

  • 6c · Rental income or loss

    real property $0 · personal property $0

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $0 · other assets $0

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $0

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $0

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $10,000 · program services $10,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $67,500 · program services $40,500 · management and general $20,250 · fundraising $6,750

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $7,190 · program services $4,314 · management and general $2,157 · fundraising $719

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $12,180 · program services $7,308 · management and general $3,654 · fundraising $1,218

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $49,066 · program services $29,439 · management and general $14,720 · fundraising $4,907

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $31,875 · fundraising $31,875

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $273 · program services $164 · management and general $82 · fundraising $27

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $50,587 · program services $50,543 · management and general $33 · fundraising $11

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $20,417 · program services $12,250 · management and general $6,125 · fundraising $2,042

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $15,551 · program services $9,331 · management and general $4,665 · fundraising $1,555

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $10,373 · program services $6,224 · management and general $3,112 · fundraising $1,037

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $36,129 · program services $21,677 · management and general $10,839 · fundraising $3,613

  • 17 · Travel

    total $28,281 · program services $16,969 · management and general $8,484 · fundraising $2,828

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $15,986 · program services $9,592 · management and general $4,796 · fundraising $1,598

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $6,400 · program services $3,840 · management and general $1,920 · fundraising $640

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $1,813 · program services $1,088 · management and general $544 · fundraising $181

  • 24a · Other expenses: Production Software

    total $3,189 · program services $3,189 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

  • 24b · Other expenses: Studio Supplies and Equipment

    total $8,005 · program services $8,005 · management and general $0 · fundraising $0

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $416,396 · end of year $753,318

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $25,599 · end of year $230,827

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $75,416 · end of year $63,558

  • 5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $22,099

  • 7 · Other notes and loans receivable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 8 · Inventories for sale or use

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $93,010

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $10,832

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $81,256 · end of year $82,178

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 12 · Investments: other securities

    beginning of year $0

  • 13 · Investments: program-related

    beginning of year $0

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $49,556 · end of year $103,807

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 20 · Tax-exempt bond liabilities

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 21 · Escrow or custodial account liability

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 22 · Loans and payables to officers and key people

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 23 · Secured mortgages and notes payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 24 · Unsecured notes and loans payable

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $549,111 · end of year $1,048,173

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

MicrobeTV creates podcast content by scientists. We believe that education should be free. It is our mission to provide accurate, accessible science education to everyone. Our programs focus on the life sciences and include virology, microbiology, parasitology, immunology, neuroscience, infectious diseases, and more. In 2023 MicrobeTV produced and uploaded 345 science videos which were viewed 2.6 million times on YouTube, including videos of the podcasts: This Week in Virology, This Week in Parasitism, This Week in Microbiology, Immune, This Week in Neuroscience, Infectious Disease Podcast, Beyond the Noise, Matters Microbial, Office Hours, Q&A with A&V, and 25 virology lectures. The Organization's YouTube channel currently has 133,000 subscribers and has produced 238 audio-only versions of This Week in Virology, This Week in Parasitism, This Week in Microbiology, Immune, This Week in Neuroscience, Infectious Disease Podcast, and Matters Microbial.

Activities or mission (Part I)

MicrobeTV creates podcast content by scientists. We believe that education should be free. It is our mission to provide accurate, accessible science education to everyone.

  • During 2023 the Organization produced and uploaded 345 science videos which were viewed 2.6 million times on YouTube, including videos of the podcasts This Week in Virology, This Week in Parasitism, This Week in Microbiology, Immune, This Week in Neuroscience, Infectious Disease Podcast, Beyond the Noise, Matters Microbial, Office Hours, Q&A with A&V, and 25 virology lectures. The Organization's YouTube channel currently has 133,000 subscribers. The Organization also produced 238 audio-only versions of This Week in Virology, This Week in Parasitism, This Week in Microbiology, Immune, This Week in Neuroscience, Infectious Disease Podcast and Matters Microbial.

    Expenses $234,433 · Revenue $873,877

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Vincent Racaniello

    President

    Total calculated
    $67,500
    From this org
    $67,500
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    30
  • Katherine Spindler

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Daniel Griffin

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202530569349301503

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