NGAREN INC Charity Report - YouCanGiveBack

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NGAREN INC

EIN 82-4829789 · Environmental Education (C60)

What they do

NGAREN, INC. ("NGAREN", or THE ORGANIZATION") is A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION INCORPORATED IN MARCH 2018. THE ORGANIZATION OPERATES OUT of NEW YORK, NEW YORK and MAINTAINS AN OFFICE THERE. THE ORGANIZATIONS PURPOSE is to SUPPORT THE CREATION and DISSEMINATION of EDUCATIONAL and SCIENTIFIC CONTENT and INFORMATION THAT EXPLORES ISSUES RELATED to THE ORIGINS of HUMANKIND, CLIMATE CHANGE, EXTINCTION, and POPULATION GROWTH; to DEVELOP NEW MODELS, INCLUDING STATE of THE ART TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLE PEOPLE to BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR PAST and HELP DEFINE OUR POSSIBLE FUTURE.

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They name their leaders14 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

53.86%of revenue went to mission work58.6% of expenses · Program services

4.07%of revenue went to fundraising4.4% of expenses

$91.99spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

34.06%of revenue went to management and office costs37.0% of expenses

$0.74in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

100.0%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2021

A plain-language look at the latest Form 990 figures available. These numbers help you ask better questions; they do not, by themselves, rate whether a charity is good or bad.

$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$509,729

Mission workProgram services$274,56453.86% of revenue58.6% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$173,60734.06% of revenue37.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations$20,7354.07% of revenue4.4% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$40,8238.01% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$468,90691.99% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2021CurrentExpense mix: 58.6% mission · 37.0% management · 4.4% fundraisingTotal expenses: 91.99% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 73.7% mission · 24.5% management · 1.8% fundraisingTotal expenses: 148.26% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 48.4% mission · 45.0% management · 6.6% fundraisingTotal expenses: 94.99% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 0.0% mission · 100.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 0.05% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$509,729

Expenses$468,906

Annual surplus $40,823 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$274,564 · 58.6% of expenses

Management and office costs$173,607 · 37.0% of expenses

Fundraising$20,735 · 4.4% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$509,729

Expenses$468,906

Assets$347,216

Income$508,139

Contributions$509,690

Mission work (program services)$274,564

Fundraising$20,735

Management and general$173,607

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2021

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (14)

ANDREA FREYDIRECTOR

ANNETTE WILLIAMSONDIRECTOR

ELLEN C OCONNELLCEO, SECRETARY

HENRY LOUIS GATES JRDIRECTOR

ISAIAH NENGODIRECTOR

JOHN HEMINGWAYTREASURER

LAWRENCE MARTINDIRECTOR

MARTA MIRAZON LAHRDIRECTOR

RACHEL MBAIDIRECTOR

RICHARD E LEAKEYPRESIDENT

SARAH FERGUSONDIRECTOR

SCOTT MILLERDIRECTOR

TONY SAXTONDIRECTOR

WANGECHI MUTUDIRECTOR

About this charity

Recognized since: December 2018
Location: 520 EAST 90TH STREET 5G, NEW YORK, NY 10128
County: New York
In care of: ELLEN O'CONNELL
Primary officer: ELLEN OCONNELL, CEO

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(646) 321-3995

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2021
Tax period began: January 1, 2021
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: SAX LLP
NTEE classification: Environmental Education (C60)
IRS tax category: Environmental Education
Revocation date: May 15, 2025