METAFOUNDATION

As filed

Subsection

03

NTEE code

C27

Classification

1000

Street

311 SW 2ND ST 1143

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Mission and programs · 2023

• 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, WHERE WE PUBLISH ORIGINAL ARTICLES AND REPUBLISH RELEVANT ARTICLES FROM OTHER SITES. - GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS IS OUR PROJECT TO DELIVER 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. IN 2023 WE PRODUCED EPISODES FOR THREE PODCASTS: CRAZY TOWN, WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT?, AND HOLDING THE FIRE.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AWARENESS PROGRAM AREA IN 2023 INCLUDE: - PUBLICATION OF APPROXIMATELY 28 ARTICLES PER WEEK ON RESILIENCE.ORG. - PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT WORK ON RESILIENCE+, A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A DEEPER EXPERIENCE (UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION) FOR VISITORS TO RESILIENCE.ORG. - RELEASE OF THE FIFTH SEASON (15 FULL EPISODES AND 10 BONUS EPISODES) OF THE CRAZY TOWN PODCAST, WITH OVER 407,000 TOTAL DOWNLOADS OF ALL EPISODES SINCE THE LAUNCH IN 2019, AND AN 11% INCREASE IN THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF EPISODE DOWNLOADS OVER THE FOURTH SEASON. - RELEASE OF 12 EPISODES OF THE HOLDING THE FIRE: INDIGENOUS VOICES ON THE GREAT UNRAVELING PODCAST, WITH OVER 17,000 DOWNLOADS OF ALL EPISODES SINCE THE LAUNCH IN OCTOBER 2023. - RELEASE OF 9 EPISODES OF THE WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT? PODCAST, WITH OVER 230,000 TOTAL DOWNLOADS SINCE ITS RELEASE IN 2020, AND A 4% INCREASE IN AVERAGE NUMBER OF EPISODE DOWNLOADS FROM 2022 TO 2023. - DELIVERY OF 22 PRESENTATIONS/INTERVIEWS BY PCI STAFF. - PUBLICATION OF 25 TOTAL ARTICLES BY PCI STAFF, WITH 15 PLACED IN EXTERNAL MEDIA OUTLETS.

  Expenses $623,420 · Grants $74,980

• 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: - LIMINALITY NETWORK IS A PROJECT THAT CONNECTS SELECTED INTERNATIONAL 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. - 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 2023 INCLUDE: - GROWTH OF THE LIMINALITY NETWORK TO 68 MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF DIVERSE THINKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND INFLUENCERS (INCLUDING NGO AND GRASSROOTS LEADERS, AND CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS), INCLUDING HOSTING FIVE ONLINE EVENTS AND ORGANIZING 3 WORKING GROUPS. - RELEASE OF THE REPORT WELCOME TO THE GREAT UNRAVELING: NAVIGATING THE POLYCRISIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BREAKDOWN, WHICH ACCRUED OVER 9,000 DOWNLOADS. - REGISTRATION OF 1,448 PARTICIPANTS IN THINK RESILIENCE.

  Expenses $247,248

• 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 2023 INCLUDE: - PRODUCTION OF TWO WEBINARS ABOUT (1) MOVING FROM WARNING ABOUT THE POLYCRISIS TO NAVIGATING IT AND (2) PROSPECTS FOR EMBRACING DEGROWTH AS AN ECONOMIC TRANSITION STRATEGY. - AVERAGE OF 560 REGISTRANTS PER WEBINAR.

  Expenses $18,210

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

Officers and directors · 2023

As listed in Part VII of the 2023 return, in the order the filer printed them. Each return names its own; this is not a roster the organization keeps with us.

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. Earlier years are each on their own filing page.

Filings

• 2023

  Revenue

  $1,451,195

  Expenses

  $1,048,023

  Contributions

  $1,419,521

  Grants paid

  $74,980

• 2022

  Revenue

  $663,804

  Expenses

  $904,138

  Contributions

  $648,472

  Grants paid

  $0

The four totals the IRS asks for on Part I of the Form 990, as filed. A dash means the figure was not present on the return — not that it was zero.

Other returns filed

• 2021 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,136,623

  Expenses

  $985,331

  Assets (EOY)

  $982,680

• 2020 · 990

  Revenue

  $935,259

  Expenses

  $966,756

  Assets (EOY)

  $831,317

• 2019 · 990

  Revenue

  $864,083

  Expenses

  $718,437

  Assets (EOY)

  $854,823

• 2018 · 990

  Revenue

  $396,715

  Expenses

  $683,106

  Assets (EOY)

  $709,773

• 2017 · 990

  Revenue

  $1,051,861

  Expenses

  $712,871

  Assets (EOY)

  $993,444

• 2010 · 990

  Revenue

  — not reported

  Expenses

  $1,100,600

  Assets (EOY)

  $522,793

Nonprofiteer parses Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, in a window of recent tax years. These returns are recorded from the IRS e-file index, so their figures were extracted by that index rather than read from the return here — treat them as a different source from the filings above, not as more of the same record. A dash means the index carries no figure; Form 990-T listings carry none at all.

Grants made

No itemized grants to organizations. Schedule I is filed only by organizations that granted more than $5,000 to a recipient, so most filers have none.

Grants received

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $126,750

  2023 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• NATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC TR

  $100,000

  2022 · ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS

• TIDES FOUNDATION

  $50,000

  2022 · SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENT

• FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND

  $46,750

  2022 · For grant recipient's exempt purposes

• RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC

  $26,000

  2023 · FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT

• RSF SOCIAL FINANCE INC

  $20,000

  2022 · FOR "WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT AND RESILIENCE.ORG

• FOUNDATION FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

  $18,600

  2025 · Focuses on building resilience in the face of environmental, economic, energy, and social challenges.

• THE NEW YORK COMMUNITY TRUST

  $10,000

  2023 · FOR PROGRAM SUPPORT.

• AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

  $5,250

  2024 · ENVIRONMENTAL

• AMERICAN ENDOWMENT FOUNDATION

  $5,000

  2022 · ENVIRONMENTAL

The 10 largest by cash amount. The API serves every itemized grant.

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