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Form 990 for tax year 2024

Filed by MURMURATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$11,527,047
Total expenses
$30,015,423
Contributions and grants received
$10,195,777
Grants paid
$765,000
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$409,660
Other revenue
$921,610
Total assets, end of year
$60,722,690
Total liabilities, end of year
$3,643,155
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$57,079,535
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$25,205,539
Management and general expenses
$4,432,159
Fundraising expenses
$377,725
Program service expenses (Part III)
$25,205,539

Program services were 84.0% 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

    $10,195,777

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $409,660 · excluded $409,660

  • 5 · Royalties

    total $900,000 · related or exempt $900,000

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $21,610 · excluded $21,610

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $21,610

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $765,000 · program services $765,000

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,804,641 · program services $931,317 · management and general $684,218 · fundraising $189,106

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $12,827,323 · program services $11,018,605 · management and general $1,711,658 · fundraising $97,060

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $542,227 · program services $458,186 · management and general $73,935 · fundraising $10,106

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $2,069,433 · program services $1,761,222 · management and general $290,726 · fundraising $17,485

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,060,023 · program services $871,036 · management and general $169,699 · fundraising $19,288

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $219,007 · program services $46,307 · management and general $171,944 · fundraising $756

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $64,484 · management and general $64,484

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $2,785,381 · program services $2,066,018 · management and general $713,465 · fundraising $5,898

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $57,060 · program services $43,802 · management and general $11,654 · fundraising $1,604

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $5,842,112 · program services $5,695,464 · management and general $135,958 · fundraising $10,690

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $408,515 · program services $323,231 · management and general $78,876 · fundraising $6,408

  • 17 · Travel

    total $588,296 · program services $438,018 · management and general $144,395 · fundraising $5,883

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $378,091 · program services $263,294 · management and general $106,084 · fundraising $8,713

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $35,877 · management and general $35,877

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $43,205 · program services $33,166 · management and general $8,824 · fundraising $1,215

  • 24a · Other expenses: IP-RELATED PREPAIDS

    total $347,565 · program services $347,565

  • 24b · Other expenses: PAYROLL PROC. FEES

    total $145,805 · program services $119,810 · management and general $23,342 · fundraising $2,653

  • 24c · Other expenses: SUBS. & PUBLICATIONS

    total $30,610 · program services $23,498 · management and general $6,252 · fundraising $860

  • 24d · Other expenses: SALES TAX

    total $768 · management and general $768

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $1,260,882 · end of year $401,058

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $3,334,261 · end of year $4,858,530

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $71,786,571 · end of year $52,412,359

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $750,846 · end of year $193,313

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

    $897,311

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

    $829,068

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $104,120 · end of year $68,243

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $2,567,028 · end of year $2,789,187

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,870,461 · end of year $1,614,199

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $2,365,336 · end of year $2,028,956

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $4,117,799 · end of year $9,599,069

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $71,450,112 · end of year $47,480,466

Mission and programs · 2024

Mission

SPECIFICALLY AND WITHOUT LIMITATION, MURMURATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE ("MRI") WILL AMPLIFY THE POWER OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT BY CONDUCTING RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE IDENTIFICATION, DESIGN, AND CREATION OF DATA, TOOLS, AND INSIGHTS THAT CAN HELP PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS BUILD HEALTHIER AND MORE EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE PART III, LINE 1.

  • MRI DEVELOPS AND SHARES INSIGHTS AND BEST PRACTICES FOR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT THROUGH DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS AND TOOLS THAT ENABLE COMMUNITIES TO ENGAGE IN EFFECTIVE OUTREACH AND CONNECTION AND SUPPORTS AND EDUCATES COMMUNITIES IN HOW TO EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE TECHNOLOGY, DATA, AND ANALYTICS TO ACHIEVE THEIR COMMUNITY BUILDING AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT GOALS.

    Expenses $25,205,539 · Grants $765,000 · Revenue $900,000

As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Emma Bloomberg

    PRESIDENT, CEO

    Total calculated
    $333,571
    From this org
    $290,119
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,452
    Hours/week
    29

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $290,119
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $43,452
    Filer's total
    $333,571

  • Brynne Craig

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Anish Melwani

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Shane Bateman

    CFO, TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $215,877
    From this org
    $189,667
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $26,210
    Hours/week
    36

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $189,667
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $7,814
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,396
    Filer's total
    $215,877

  • Peggy Ann Torney

    VP OF COMM, SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $122,302
    From this org
    $108,742
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $13,560
    Hours/week
    20

  • Sarah Stamper

    CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $309,550
    From this org
    $270,000
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,550
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $240,000
    Bonus
    $30,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $13,397
    Nontaxable benefits
    $26,153
    Filer's total
    $309,550

  • Conor Laver

    CHIEF TECH. OFFICER (END 06/01/24)

    Total calculated
    $252,522
    From this org
    $225,286
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $27,236
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $140,804
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $84,482
    Deferred
    $6,903
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,333
    Filer's total
    $252,522

  • Heidi Wiliams

    CHIEF TECH. OFFICER (BEG. 05/20/24)

    Total calculated
    $238,563
    From this org
    $216,319
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,244
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $216,319
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,125
    Nontaxable benefits
    $16,119
    Filer's total
    $238,563

  • Antoinette Chukudebelu

    CHIEF PEOPLE & EQUITY OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $214,650
    From this org
    $183,824
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $30,826
    Hours/week
    30

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $183,824
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,420
    Nontaxable benefits
    $20,406
    Filer's total
    $214,650

  • Jay Sherman

    VP OF ENGINEERING

    Total calculated
    $302,417
    From this org
    $263,103
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $39,314
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $234,978
    Bonus
    $28,125
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,524
    Nontaxable benefits
    $28,790
    Filer's total
    $302,417

  • Joseph Hamala

    SR DIRECTOR, INFRASTRUCTURE

    Total calculated
    $269,850
    From this org
    $227,245
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $42,605
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $206,245
    Bonus
    $21,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,753
    Nontaxable benefits
    $31,852
    Filer's total
    $269,850

  • Benjamin Calvin

    VP, DATA SCIENCE

    Total calculated
    $260,176
    From this org
    $237,218
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,958
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $212,843
    Bonus
    $24,375
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,780
    Nontaxable benefits
    $12,178
    Filer's total
    $260,176

  • Nathan Ramia

    VP, PRODUCT

    Total calculated
    $254,811
    From this org
    $222,789
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $32,022
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $199,039
    Bonus
    $23,750
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $10,670
    Nontaxable benefits
    $21,352
    Filer's total
    $254,811

  • Laura Brogan

    VP OF STRATEGIC OPERATIONS

    Total calculated
    $211,279
    From this org
    $168,225
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $43,054
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $168,225
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $8,342
    Nontaxable benefits
    $34,712
    Filer's total
    $211,279

  • Kellen Arno

    CHIEF PROGRAM OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $117,606
    From this org
    $106,090
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,516
    Hours/week
    16

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 · Compensation survey or study
  • 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 4A
CONOR LAVER WAS PAID A SEVERANCE OF $84,482.
PART I, LINE 7
SEE PART II, COLUMN B (II) FOR EMPLOYEES THAT RECEIVED PERFORMANCE BASED BONUSES IN 2024.

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

  • MURMURATION INC

    $765,000

    THE $765,000 GRANT TO MURMURATION SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO STRENGTHEN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION BY INVESTING IN DATA INFRASTRUCTURE, RESEARCH, AND COMMUNICATIONS STRATEGIES. SPECIFICALLY, THE GRANT FUNDS SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF TOOLS AND ANALYSES THAT HELP CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS BETTER UNDERSTAND AND ENGAGE KEY AUDIENCES ON ISSUES TO BUILD AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES. THIS GRANT IS RESTRICTED TO CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2024
Filed
5 November 2025
IRS schema version
2024v5.2
Source object
202513099349303576

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