Nonprofit · EIN 01-0518900
THE POP TECH INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · CAMDEN, ME 04843
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $309,245 | $502,597 | -$193,352 | $4,706 | $924,868 | -$920,162 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $373,392 | $439,610 | -$66,218 | $42,453 | $769,263 | -$726,810 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $226,000
- Program service revenue
- $83,243
- Investment income
- $2
- Other revenue
- $0
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $100,000
- Other salaries and wages
- $52,586
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $156,840
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Occupancy
- $1,620
- Travel
- $65,674
- Depreciation
- $27,752
- Program services (functional)
- $324,543
- Management and general (functional)
- $171,428
- Fundraising (functional)
- $6,626
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $42,453
- Total assets, end of year
- $4,706
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $924,868
- Net assets, end of year
- -$920,162
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $18
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- -$920,162
- Gross receipts
- $309,245
- Employees
- 2
- Volunteers
- 9
- Year formed
- 1999
- State of legal domicile
- ME
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEETHA FILDERMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY GARDINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RAJ GOLLAMUDI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVEN JUMPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NICK MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BONNIE MAYO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTIE NICHOLSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| PAUL SCHAEFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| REGGIE SNOWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEETHA FILDERMAN | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| KIMBERLY GARDINER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| RAJ GOLLAMUDI | TREASURER Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| STEVEN JUMPER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| NICK MARTIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| BONNIE MAYO | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| CHRISTIE NICHOLSON | CHAIR Trustee or director, Officer | 10 | $0 |
| PAUL SCHAEFFER | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
| REGGIE SNOWDEN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 5 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- PO BOX 1405, CAMDEN, ME 04843-1405
- In care of
- % LEETHA FILDERMAN PRESIDENT
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- LEETHA FILDERMAN, P O BOX 1405, CAMDEN, ME 04843
- Signed the 990
- LEETHA FILDERMAN, PRESIDENT
- Phone
- (207) 230-2425
- Return prepared by
- LG&H
Mission
POPTECH'S MISSION IS TO ACCELERATE THE POSITIVE IMPACT OF WORLD-CHANGING PEOPLE, PROJECTS AND IDEAS. FOUNDED IN 1996 BY BOB METCALFE (INVENTOR, ETHERNET) AND JOHN SCULLEY (APPLE, PEPSI), POPTECH ORIGINALLY PROVIDED A FORUM TO CRITICALLY DEBATE THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY. TODAY, THE ORGANIZATION ENCOMPASSES A MUCH BROADER MISSION TO EXPLORE AND ACT ON A PORTFOLIO OF INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON ADVANCING PROGRESS ON SOCIAL JUSTICE, PEACE AND SECURITY, GLOBAL HEALTH AND INCOME EQUITY. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUPPORTED BY A DIVERSE NETWORK OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT INCLUDE NOBEL LAUREATES, PROGRESSIVE POLITICIANS, INVENTORS, ARTISTS, FORTUNE 100 COMPANIES, PHILANTHROPISTS, AS WELL AS 180 ALUMNI OF THE POPTECH SOCIAL INNOVATION AND SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM. ALL HAVE ONE THING IN COMMON, A PASSIONATE INTEREST IN SOLVING CHALLENGES CONFRONTING HUMANITY. CENTRAL TO POPTECH'S MISSION IS A BELIEF IN THE POWER OF NETWORKED COLLABORATION AS A TOOL FOR SOCIAL CHANGE. WE CONSISTENTLY LEVE
Program accomplishments
- IN 2024 POPTECH CONTINUED ITS COMMITMENT TO THE FIELD OF SOCIAL INNOVATION, FUTURES STRATEGY AND TRAINING. OUR PROGRAMMING AND OUTCOMES ARE FOCUSED ON EXPLORING SECTORS THAT ARE UNDERGOING RAPID CHANGE, EXPERIENCING DISRUPTION OR CONTRIBUTING POSITIVELY OR NEGATIVELY TO THE MAJOR CHALLENGES CONFRONTING HUMANITY. IN 2024 OUR PORTFOLIO OF PROJECTS WAS PRIMARILY FOCUSED TRAINING AND MENTORSHIP OF EARLY CAREER SCIENTISTS AND CONVENINGS FOCUSED ON THE IMPACT OF EMERGING TECHNOLOGY ON SOCIETY. WE DELIVER ON OUR MISSION THROUGH ROBUST RESEARCH, DESIGNING AND FACILITATING SOLUTION- GENERATING CONVENINGS AND THROUGH THE IDENTIFICATION AND TRAINING OF EMERGING INNOVATORS AND SCIENTISTS. OUR FINDINGS AND DISCOVERIES ARE SHARED WITH VARIOUS CONSTITUENTS THROUGH A VARIETY OF MULTI-MEDIA FORMATS, AS WELL AS AT THE ANNUAL POPTECH THOUGHT FORUM, A GLOBALLY REGARDED GATHERING OF THOSE DEDICATED TO EQUITABLE HUMAN ADVANCEMENT. DURING 2024, WE UTILIZED A BLEND OF VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON CONVENING FORMATS. THE ANNUAL POPTECH FORUM WAS A LIVE EVENT IN 2024, TAKING PLACE AT THE KENNEDY CENTER IN WASHINGTON, DC. POPTECH'S SOCIAL INNOVATION FELLOWS AND SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAMS REPRESENT CORE MISSION COMMITMENTS OF POPTECH. THE PROGRAMS WERE FOUNDED IN 2008 AND 2010 RESPECTIVELY. THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAMS IS TO ACCELERATE THE IMPACT OF FUTURE LEADERS, INNOVATORS AND SCIENTISTS THROUGH TRAINING, MENTORSHIP AND RECOGNITION. THE PROGRAMS HAVE PRODUCED A 200-MEMBER ALUMNI NETWORK WHOSE WORK HAS POSITIVELY AFFECTED ROUGHLY 700 MILLION PEOPLE IN OVER 120 COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE. POPTECH FELLOWS HAVE ACHIEVED THEIR IMPACT BY: 1) CREATING TRANSFORMATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLATFORMS THAT ARE DEPLOYED WORLDWIDE; 2) DEVELOPING NEW DISTRIBUTION MODELS THAT ALLOW A PRODUCT, SERVICE OR HUMANITARIAN AID TO BE WIDELY DEPLOYED; AND 3) UTILIZING HUMAN-CENTERED DESIGN PRINCIPLES TO GENERATE SOLUTIONS THAT SCALE AND REPLICATE. POPTECH'S COMMITMENT TO TRAINING EMERGING LEADERS THROUGH ITS FELLOWS PROGRAMS AND ITS LONGSTANDING INTEREST IN EXPLORING GLOBAL CHALLENGES THROUGH INCUBATED INITIATIVES, EXPLORATORY CONVENINGS AND CONSULTING PROJECTS ARE EXEMPLARY OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ABILITY TO FACILITATE UNCONVENTIONAL CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES AND MORE, POPTECH CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A LEADING PARTICIPANT IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL INNOVATION AND POSITIVE GLOBAL CHANGE. POPTECH INITIATIVES ARE EXEMPLAR OF OUR ABILITY TO FACILITATE UNCONVENTIONAL CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION. IN ADDITION, POPTECH EXPLORES UNIQUE AREAS OF GLOBAL INTEREST THROUGH POPTECH EXPLORATORIES, CONSULTING PROJECTS, AS WELL AS ITS ANNUAL THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FORUM. PROGRAMS ARE PROVIDED IN BOTH VIRTUAL AND LIVE FORMATS, DEPENDENT ON THE SCOPE OF THE PROJECT. THE PRODUCTION OF IMPACT AND SOCIAL CHANGE MEDIA IS A KEY TO POPTECH'S MISSION. THIS CAPACITY ENABLES US TO DO UNIQUE REPORTING ON PROJECTS AND SHARE INSIGHTS, IN ADDITION TO CAPTURING OUR OWN WORK; WE ROUTINELY CREATE DOCUMENTARY BODIES OF WORK FOR SELECT PARTNERS. WE MAINTAIN A MULTI-DECADE ARCHIVE OF THOUGHT LEADERSHIP TALKS AND DOCUMENTARY PROJECTS ON THE POPTECH YOUTUBE CHANNEL THAT RECEIVES 1000S OF UNIQUE VISITS EACH WEEK. WE ROUTINELY MAKE THIS CONTENT AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE TO A VARIETY OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS FOR EDUCATIONAL AND RESEARCH PURPOSES. THROUGH THESE ACTIVITIES AND MORE, POPTECH CONTINUES TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A STANDOUT ORGANIZATION IN THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, FUTURES FORECASTING AND CROSS-SECTOR COLLABORATION WITHIN THE SOCIAL INNOVATION SPACE.Expenses $324,543 · revenue $83,243
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 01-0518900
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1999
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Education (B99)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $4,706
- Income (IRS master file)
- $309,245
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $373,392 | $439,610 | $42,453 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $298,550 | $407,488 | $66,909 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS publishes only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years appear here as 990.tax collects the monthly files. 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS.
Questions about THE POP TECH INSTITUTE
- What is the EIN of THE POP TECH INSTITUTE?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of THE POP TECH INSTITUTE is 01-0518900.
- Is THE POP TECH INSTITUTE tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1999.
- Are donations to THE POP TECH INSTITUTE tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does THE POP TECH INSTITUTE file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of THE POP TECH INSTITUTE due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did THE POP TECH INSTITUTE last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of THE POP TECH INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names LEETHA FILDERMAN.
- Who are the officers and directors of THE POP TECH INSTITUTE?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
- How much revenue does THE POP TECH INSTITUTE have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $309,245, expenses of $502,597 and total assets of $4,706 at year end.
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