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Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO ENSURE THAT EVERY COMMUNITY HAS A HEALTHY DIGITAL PUBLIC SPACE BY HELPING LOCAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS AMERICA CREATE MORE FLOURISHING DIGITAL SPACES AND DEVELOPING PROTOTYPES FOR DIGITAL CONVERSATION WITH PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS.
- Income
- $9.8 million
- Spending
- $6.4 million
- Spent on programs
- 75%
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 0
- Highest pay
- $320,331, co-director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Good: 85 out of 100. Higher than 64% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 6% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 35% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 11% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1575% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 2 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 68% of charities in its peer group (science, $1m to $10m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 5 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
10 of 10Gave the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
15 of 15Its accounts were audited by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $2.2 million spent. ROUNDABOUT IS A STEWARD-LED LOCAL COMMUNITY PLATFORM, DESIGNED TO HELP NEIGHBORS CONNECT AND BUILD HEALTHY LOCAL DIGITAL SPACES. IN FY25, NEW_ PUBLIC LAUNCHED CLOSED BETA PILOTS IN FIVE U.S. COMMUNITIES, SPANNING URBAN, SUBURBAN, AND RURAL CONTEXTS AND REPRESENTING A COMBINED POPULATION OF ROUGHLY 200,000 RESIDENTS. ROUNDABOUT RECRUITED STEWARDS WITH DEEP LOCAL TIES, AND BUILT AND SHIPPED AN MVP APP IN SIX MONTHS WITH A SMALL, FOCUSED TEAM. EARLY RESULTS EXCEEDED BENCHMARKS FOR RETURNING MEMBERS, ORIGINAL CONTENT, AND NO HARASSMENT OR SPAM.
- $2.5 million spent. PUBLIC SPACES INCUBATOR (PSI) IS AN INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTING OVER 80 MILLION MONTHLY USERS ACROSS FIVE COUNTRIES COLLABORATING WITH NEW_ PUBLIC TO DESIGN TOOLS AND PRACTICES FOR HEALTHIER ONLINE DIALOGUE. IN FY25, PSI WELCOMED GERMAN BROADCASTER ARD AND DEEPENED CBC/RADIO-CANADA'S PARTICIPATION, ADDED OPEN-SOURCE CONTRIBUTORS, AND EXPANDED TOOLS FOR MODERATION, AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION, AND EDITORIAL WORKFLOWS. PSI'S INFLUENCE HELPED ESTABLISH PUBLIC CONVERSATION AS A CORE LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY OF PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA IN GERMANY.
- $100,099 spent. RESEARCH AND EXPLORATIONS IS NEW_ PUBLIC'S EFFORT TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT THE NEXT GENERATION OF DIGITAL PUBLIC SPACE PRODUCTS AND THE ENTREPRENEURS WHO WILL BUILD THEM. IN FY25, THE PROGRAM ESTABLISHED ITS FOUNDATIONAL FOCUS ON TWO TRACKS: DEEPENING RESEARCH IN AREAS OF HIGHEST PROMISE AND DEVELOPING PROGRAMMING TO SUPPORT EXTERNAL ENTREPRENEURS BUILDING IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. THE WORK REFLECTS NEW_ PUBLIC'S CORE BELIEF THAT A HEALTHIER DIGITAL PUBLIC LIFE WILL REQUIRE MANY DIFFERENT STEWARD-LED SPACES OPERATING ACROSS DIVERSE COMMUNITIES AND CONTEXTS.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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