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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by DATA & SOCIETY RESEARCH INSTITUTE.

Totals

Total revenue
$5,857,465
Total expenses
$5,940,967
Contributions and grants received
$5,775,152
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$75,950
Other revenue
$6,363
Total assets, end of year
$10,252,716
Total liabilities, end of year
$141,580
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$10,111,136
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$4,192,184
Management and general expenses
$1,261,485
Fundraising expenses
$487,298
Program service expenses (Part III)
$4,192,184

Program services were 70.6% 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

    $5,775,152

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $75,950 · excluded $75,950

  • 11d · All other revenue

    total $6,363 · excluded $6,363

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $6,363

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $432,894 · program services $70,223 · management and general $286,544 · fundraising $76,127

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $3,639,656 · program services $2,825,589 · management and general $534,317 · fundraising $279,750

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $22,830 · program services $16,526 · management and general $4,341 · fundraising $1,963

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $755,226 · program services $546,700 · management and general $143,599 · fundraising $64,927

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $14,696 · management and general $14,696

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $26,100 · management and general $26,100

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $451,296 · program services $308,530 · management and general $114,333 · fundraising $28,433

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $31,119 · program services $2,815 · management and general $28,019 · fundraising $285

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $50,779 · program services $33,221 · management and general $13,482 · fundraising $4,076

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $83,126 · program services $60,031 · management and general $15,020 · fundraising $8,075

  • 17 · Travel

    total $134,534 · program services $125,113 · management and general $2,041 · fundraising $7,380

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $51,973 · program services $15,326 · management and general $36,599 · fundraising $48

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $871 · program services $620 · management and general $175 · fundraising $76

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $11,294 · management and general $11,294

  • 24a · Other expenses: LICENSES AND FEES

    total $152,643 · program services $108,580 · management and general $30,676 · fundraising $13,387

  • 24b · Other expenses: PROJECT COSTS

    total $81,930 · program services $78,910 · management and general $249 · fundraising $2,771

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $838,939 · end of year $936,660

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $7,316,985 · end of year $6,732,633

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $2,098,513 · end of year $2,487,465

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $70,485 · end of year $61,041

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

    $7,702

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

    $7,702

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $871 · end of year $0

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $53,032 · end of year $34,917

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $134,187 · end of year $141,580

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $50,000 · end of year $0

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $7,507,551 · end of year $5,668,260

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,687,087 · end of year $4,442,876

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

DATA & SOCIETY ADVANCES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF DATA-CENTRIC TECHNOLOGIES AND AUTOMATION. THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT, WE WORK TO ENSURE THAT KNOWLEDGE GUIDES DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE OF TECHNOLOGY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

DATA & SOCIETY ADVANCES PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING OF THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF DATA-CENTRIC TECHNOLOGIES AND AUTOMATION. THROUGH INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AND ENGAGEMENT, THE INSTITUTE WORKS TO ENSURE THAT KNOWLEDGE GUIDES DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE OF TECHNOLOGY.

  • DATA & SOCIETY WORKS TO BALANCE OUR COMMITMENT TO RIGOROUS EMPIRICAL RESEARCH WITH ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO ENSURE THAT THIS KNOWLEDGE REACHES THOSE SHAPING THE DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE OF TECHNOLOGY. THE OBJECTIVES ARE 1) TO CHALLENGE EXISTING NARRATIVES ABOUT THE PURPOSE AND POWER OF TECHNOLOGY IN SOCIETY USING RIGOROUS INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH, 2) TO EXPAND AND SUPPORT A DIVERSE FIELD OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS GRAPPLING WITH CULTURAL, LEGAL, POLITICAL, AND TECHNICAL APPROACHES TO ISSUES RAISED BY DATA-CENTRIC TECHNOLOGIES, 3) TO ENSURE THAT CIVIL SOCIETY, MEDIA, POLICYMAKERS, AND INDUSTRY ENGAGE WITH OUR RESEARCH INSIGHTS-AND THOSE OF OUR BROADER NETWORK-TO INFORM AND REFRAME DECISION-MAKING AROUND TECHNOLOGY, AND 4) TO ENCOURAGE A CULTURE AND PRACTICE OF EXPERIMENTATION AND NEW FORMS OF KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTION.

    Expenses $4,192,184

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Catherine Bracy

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Charlton McIlwain

    BOARD PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Ellen Pao

    BOARD TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Raina Kumra

    BOARD SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Cindy Cohn

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Suresh Venkatasubramanian

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Janet Haven

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $230,719
    From this org
    $203,347
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,372
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $203,347
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $27,372
    Filer's total
    $230,719

  • Nicole Lee

    CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $193,143
    From this org
    $171,603
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $21,540
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $171,603
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,540
    Filer's total
    $193,143

  • Charley Johnson

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR, PUBLIC TECH LEADERSHIP COLLABORA

    Total calculated
    $130,283
    From this org
    $119,579
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $10,704
    Hours/week
    40

  • Aiha Nguyen

    PROGRAM DIRECTOR, LABOR FUTURES

    Total calculated
    $125,615
    From this org
    $117,395
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,220
    Hours/week
    40

  • Brian Chen

    POLICY DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $120,531
    From this org
    $120,531
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Patrick Davison

    ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH

    Total calculated
    $124,888
    From this org
    $115,360
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $9,528
    Hours/week
    40

  • Sona Rai

    DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

    Total calculated
    $179,522
    From this org
    $179,522
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $179,522
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $179,522

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 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
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

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
2023
Filed
14 April 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202521059349301417

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