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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by METAFOUNDATION.

Totals

Total revenue
$663,804
Total expenses
$904,138
Contributions and grants received
$648,472
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,139
Other revenue
$14,193
Total assets, end of year
$742,086
Total liabilities, end of year
$29,517
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$712,569
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$745,835
Management and general expenses
$105,351
Fundraising expenses
$52,952
Program service expenses (Part III)
$745,835

Program services were 82.5% 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.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $648,472

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,139 · excluded $1,139

  • 11a · Other revenue: PUBLISHING ACTIVITY

    total $10,252 · related or exempt $10,252

  • 11b · Other revenue: APPEARANCE AND OTHER S

    total $3,941 · related or exempt $3,941

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $14,193

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $194,748 · program services $158,666 · management and general $18,229 · fundraising $17,853

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $426,042 · program services $339,006 · management and general $58,744 · fundraising $28,292

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $18,744 · program services $18,029 · management and general $715

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $48,619 · program services $39,395 · management and general $5,746 · fundraising $3,478

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $10,250 · management and general $10,250

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $154,022 · program services $151,214 · management and general $1,800 · fundraising $1,008

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $3,599 · program services $3,599

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $6,956 · program services $490 · management and general $6,376 · fundraising $90

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $4,594 · program services $3,929 · management and general $445 · fundraising $220

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $9,555 · program services $7,993 · management and general $1,041 · fundraising $521

  • 17 · Travel

    total $3,735 · program services $3,299 · management and general $32 · fundraising $404

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $263 · program services $263

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $533 · program services $443 · management and general $59 · fundraising $31

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,074 · program services $4,231 · management and general $564 · fundraising $279

  • 24a · Other expenses: SUPPLIES

    total $17,404 · program services $15,278 · management and general $1,350 · fundraising $776

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $280,536 · end of year $118,580

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $520,727 · end of year $483,547

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $172,187 · end of year $129,469

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $7,897 · end of year $8,490

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

    $44,353

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

    $43,353

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $333 · end of year $1,000

  • 15 · Other assets

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $1,000

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $29,777 · end of year $29,517

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $802,903 · end of year $586,703

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $150,000 · end of year $125,866

Mission and programs · 2022

Mission

POST CARBON INSTITUTE PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENTS WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THE INTERRELATED ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES THAT DEFINE THE 21ST CENTURY.

Activities or mission (Part I)

POST CARBON INSTITUTE LEADS THE TRANSITION TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE, RESILIENT, AND EQUITABLE WORLD.

  • AWARENESS:THE AWARENESS PROGRAM AREA IS INTENDED TO REACH A BROAD AUDIENCE AND DELIVER FUNDAMENTAL INFORMATION PEOPLE NEED IN ORDER TO RECOGNIZE AND RESPOND TO THE INTERRELATED ENERGY, ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, AND EQUITY CRISES OF MODERN TIMES. THIS PROGRAM AREA CONTAINS THE LARGEST COLLECTION OF PCI'S PROJECTS:-RESILIENCE.ORG IS THE LEADING ONLINE HUB FOR THE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE MOVEMENT. -GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS IS OUR PROJECT THAT HELPS DELIVER OUR CONTENT TO OUR AUDIENCE THROUGH ONLINE EVENTS, SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS, DISTRIBUTION OF NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS, MEDIA OUTREACH, AND RESPONSES TO PUBLIC INQUIRIES.-RESEARCH, REFLECTION, AND REPORTING (3R) IS OUR PROJECT TO PRODUCE AND PROMOTE ARTICLES THAT EXPRESS PCI'S VIEWS ON SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS, ENERGY, COMMUNITY RESILIENCE, AND CURRENT EVENTS. IT ALSO INCLUDES KEEPING OURSELVES INFORMED OF EMERGING CONCEPTS.-PODCASTS IS OUR PROJECT FOR DELIVERING CONTENT DEVELOPED FOR LISTENERS. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO ONGOING PODCASTS: CRAZY TOWN AND WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT?.-ENERGY BULLETIN OFFERS ANALYSIS OF ENERGY TRENDS IN DAILY AND WEEKLY FORMATS, ARCHIVED ON A WEBSITE AND EMAILED TO SUBSCRIBERS.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AWARENESS PROGRAM AREA IN 2022 INCLUDE:-PUBLICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 30 ARTICLES PER WEEK ON RESILIENCE.ORG.-PUBLICATION OF MORE THAN 200 ORIGINAL ARTICLES ON RESILIENCE.ORG.-RELEASE OF THE FOURTH SEASON (16 FULL EPISODES AND 10 BONUS EPISODES) OF THE CRAZY TOWN PODCAST, WITH OVER 288,000 TOTAL DOWNLOADS OF ALL EPISODES SINCE THE LAUNCH IN 2019, AND A 22% INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EPISODE DOWNLOADS OVER THE THIRD SEASON.-RELEASE OF 33 EPISODES OF THE WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT? PODCAST, WITH OVER 181,000 TOTAL DOWNLOADS SINCE ITS RELEASE IN 2020, AND A 49% INCREASE IN AVERAGE NUMBER OF EPISODE DOWNLOADS 2021 TO 2022.-DELIVERY OF 28 PRESENTATIONS/INTERVIEWS BY PCI STAFF.-PUBLICATION OF 27 TOTAL ARTICLES BY PCI STAFF, WITH 15 PLACED IN EXTERNAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

    Expenses $538,518

  • UNDERSTANDING:THE UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM AREA IS INTENDED TO HELP THOSE WHO HAVE GAINED AWARENESS OF SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES TO ATTAIN MORE DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND MORE CONFIDENCE IN WHAT THEY KNOW. PROJECTS INCLUDED IN THIS PROGRAM AREA:- NAVIGATING THE GREAT UNRAVELING IS A PROJECT THAT NETWORKS WORLD SUSTAINABILITY EXPERTS TO EXPLORE HOW HUMANITY CAN NAVIGATE THE INTERRELATED SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL CRISES DRIVEN BY ACCELERATING ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BREAKDOWN OVER THE COMING DECADES.-POWER: LIMITS AND PROSPECTS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL IS RICHARD HEINBERG'S BOOK ABOUT HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP TO POWER - POWER OVER NATURE AND THE POWER OF SOME PEOPLE OVER OTHERS.-PUBLICATIONS IS OUR PROJECT FOR PROVIDING WRITTEN MATERIAL IN FORMAL, IN-DEPTH FORMATS, SUCH AS BOOKS AND REPORTS.-THINK RESILIENCE IS PCI'S ONLINE COURSE AND FLAGSHIP RESOURCE FOR DEEP-DIVE EDUCATION.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM AREA IN 2022 INCLUDE:-LAUNCH OF THE LIMINALITY NETWORK - A GLOBAL, DIVERSE NETWORK OF THINKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND INFLUENCERS (INCLUDING NGO AND GRASSROOTS LEADERS, AND CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS) TO MORE DEEPLY EXPLORE HOW HUMANITY CAN NAVIGATE THE SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL CRISES DRIVEN BY OUR UNSUSTAINABLE, RUINOUS, AND UNJUST ECONOMIC AND SOCIO-CULTURAL SYSTEMS.-RELEASE OF THE LIMITED-RUN (8 EPISODES) POWER PODCAST, WITH OVER 11,800 EPISODE DOWNLOADS SINCE ITS RELEASE IN SEPTEMBER 2022.-DEVELOPMENT AND LAUNCH OF A NEW WEBSITE TO HOUSE ALL PCI BOOKS AND MAJOR REPORTS.-REGISTRATION OF MORE THAN 900 PARTICIPANTS IN THINK RESILIENCE.

    Expenses $119,052

  • ACTION:THE ACTION PROGRAM AREA IS ABOUT ENCOURAGING OUR CONSTITUENTS TO MOVE FROM THINKING AND LEARNING TO DOING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE ONE PROJECT IN THIS PROGRAM AREA:-THE TAKE ACTION SERIES IS OUR WEBINAR PROJECT WHICH PROVIDES INSPIRING EXAMPLES AND CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MEANINGFUL ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN TO ADDRESS THE E4 CRISES.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACTION PROGRAM AREA IN 2022 INCLUDE:-PRODUCTION OF FOUR WEBINARS ABOUT (1) CREATING AND USING ART TO INSPIRE ACTION, (2) AND (3) ON MAINTAINING HEALTHY SOIL, AND (4) ENGAGING IN MUTUAL AID TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES.-AVERAGE OF MORE THAN 650 REGISTRANTS PER WEBINAR.

    Expenses $88,265

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Jason Bradford

    PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Philip Jensen

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Richard Heinberg

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $92,744
    From this org
    $92,744
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40
  • Chuck Collins

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Joni Praded

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • David Blittersdorf

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Asher Miller

    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $102,004
    From this org
    $87,096
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $14,908
    Hours/week
    40
  • Vicki Robin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Sherri Mitchell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

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
2022
Filed
8 November 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202323189349308972

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