Nonprofit · EIN 61-1861903
GISA INC
Tax-exempt · NEW YORK, NY 10075
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $2,267,610 | $2,475,570 | -$207,960 | $570,488 | $6,009 | $564,479 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,515,477 | $1,212,470 | $303,007 | $837,854 | $65,415 | $772,439 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $2,005,787
- Program service revenue
- $238,843
- Investment income
- $15,323
- Other revenue
- $7,657
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $0
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $55,000
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $90,217
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Travel
- $1,316
- Program services (functional)
- $2,228,767
- Management and general (functional)
- $246,803
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $837,854
- Total assets, end of year
- $570,488
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $6,009
- Net assets, end of year
- $564,479
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $10,721
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $564,479
- Gross receipts
- $2,267,610
- Employees
- 0
- Year formed
- 2017
- State of legal domicile
- NY
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TREVOR SNAPP | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $55,000 |
| OLIVIA BUENO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 |
| RYAN BOYETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SULIMAN BALDO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 4 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLIVIA BUENO | Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 3.5 | $0 |
| TREVOR SNAPP | Executive Dir. Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $0 |
| RYAN BOYETTE | BOARD MEMBER Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| SULIMAN BALDO | Secretary Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 445 E 77TH ST APT 1R, NEW YORK, NY 10075-2340
- In care of
- % OLIVIA BUENO
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- OLIVIA BUENO, 445 EAST 77TH STREET 1R, NEW YORK, NY 10075
- Signed the 990
- OLIVIA BUENO, Treasurer
- Phone
- (646) 301-8938
- Return prepared by
- Gruber Palumberi Raffaele Fried CPAs PC
Mission
GISA IS A GLOBAL NON PROFIT ORGANIZAITON DEDICATED TO BUILDING THE FUTURE OF MEDIA WITH INDEPENDENT JOURNALISTS, ARTISTS AND ENTREPRENEURS WORKING IN CLOSED SOCIETIES THROUGH PRODUCTION, OPEN SOURCE INNOVATION, RESEARCH, LEARNING AND COMMUNICATION BUILDING.
Program accomplishments
- Civic Engagement and Culture: Objective: To provide opportunities for revolutionary youth to shape the future of Sudan and continue the spirit of the revolution that brought change for everyone In 2022, Gisa Group provided project management and design support to the Civic labs network, as well as fundraising and facilitation of this with donors, to help them build more resilient communities that can keep their government accountable and advocate for their rights and needs.Expenses $1,338,485
- Media Development: Objective: To guarantee access for Sudanese to important information and journalism in order to hold the powerful to account. The media development program at Gisa is dedicated to empowering individuals and communities in Sudan and East Africa through the transformative power of media. Our program aims to foster independent journalism, promote freedom of expression, and enhance media literacy in the region. Through a variety of partnerships, Gisa has provided training, resources, and support to local journalists, citizen reporters, and civil society organizations. In addition to capacity building efforts, Gisa is home to Ayin Network, which is Sudan's premiere visual and investigative journalism outlet. Starting in 2013 Ayin has covered Sudan's trials and tribulations, with a focus on being the leading primary source of the conditions that have faced the Sudanese peoples. Recognizing the importance of community engagement in shaping narratives and promoting social change, our program encourages citizen participation by covering community initiatives and responses, as well as grassroots social and cultural initiatives. We strive to amplify marginalized voices and ensure diverse perspectives are represented in the media landscape.In 2022, Ayin started to work more collaboratively with Gisas Sudanese Archive project and Sudan Protest Monitor on reports and investigations, cross-publishing and cross team trainings on reporting and content development. For example, Ayin published a collaborative report with the Sudan Protest Monitor. The report takes an in-depth look at the protest movement outside the capital area, focusing on protests that took place since the coup in three strategic towns - Damazin, Gedaref, and El Geneina located in the south, east, and west sides of the country, respectively. The report uses the data collected by Sudan Protest Monitor and analyzes this content to reveal trends in the levels and nature of the pro-democracy protests taking place in these three areas, including factors that have affected participation levels. The report includes maps, images and graphs to outline these findings. Training on digital literacy: Led by our external partner Rift Digital Lab, and closely supported by our Ayin team, a digital literacy module was developed and added to the digital rights and security curriculum developed by the same teams in 2021. We held a ToT training on the full curriculum for 11 (8 male, 3 female) tech coordinators from 10 Civic Labs across ten states or cities in Sudan: Kassala (1), Port Sudan (1), Al Gadarif (1), Al Damazin (1), Al Daen (1), Al Fasher (1), Al Dilinj (1), Khartoum (2), Bahri (1) and Omdurman (1). 8 of the ToTs went on to train a total of 93 people from Civic Lab communities around Sudan - Bahri (had 11 participants 1 female), Al Damazin (13 participants), Kassala (had 16 participants 7 were females), Al-Rusairis (had 15 participants 9 were females), Alfashir (12 participants 8 were females), Port Sudan (6 participant all males) and Al Daen (20 participants in the two workshops 8 were females). Sudan Protest Monitor was launched, the aim of which was to map all large-scale protests in Sudan and violence against civilians using open-source data and a field network. This data will be used by civil society in Sudan for media and advocacy work, as well as international media and actors to better understand the context and the movement.Expenses $635,818
- Collaborative Futures: Objective: To incubate new ideas, and build tools and technology to support Gisa Group and our partners around the world. In 2022, the SHOUT APP was completed and tested in different countries between September and October. SHOUT is a simple mobile phone application that can transfer data files using voice telephony during a shutdown. The 1st version of APP is operational but privately available. We are redesigning the APP and making a completely different version of the APP. Via our Al Kashif project, we provide pro-democracy groups with access to resources so they can preempt and fight back against disinformation targeting the pro-democracy movement in Sudan. The team finalized an online course to train Civil Society Organizations to counter disinformation and uploaded it to the newly developed learning management system. The link to the LMS is here: https://alkashif.net/lms/login/index.php. The team also finalized an online collaborative space, named the Al-Kashif community (https://community.alkashif.net/login/), and is designed to facilitate collaboration and network-building activities among CSOs and other members of civil society. Initiated development of a pilot of a WhatsApp Bot that can be used to archive important documentation with the Sudanese Archive, while also receiving tip sheets, and informative material related to documentation, human rights, and dis-information.Expenses $128,183
- Access to Justice: Objective: To build sustainable platforms and projects that support Sudans emerging civil society achieve justice for human right and other issues. Sudanese Archive continued open source data monitoring and collecting and published 2 investigations on Violence in Khartoum on January 17, 2022 anti-coup protest and Patterns of violence against protesters in the year since Sudan's coup. Human Rights Hub worked in collaboration with 2 key partners (PEJ and Climate Counsel) to provide capacity building support in the form of e-learning material developed and added to our ATJ e-learning academy, roundtables and mentorship, for 4 Sudanese human rights defender groups. Key focus was on strengthening the capacity for Human Rights Documentation in general, transitional justice, International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, best practices for legal documentation of human rights violations and human violations affecting the environment. In the last quarter of 2022, the team coordinated a trip to Europe for 4 Sudanese human rights defender groups to engage with international institutions and actors working on human rights issues in Sudan. This laid the groundwork for future advocacy and accountability collaboration that can leverage documentation collected on the ground. The groups were able to meet with 9 international stakeholders and this was the first time most of the international stakeholders had the opportunity to meet local groups directly, especially those from the peripheries.ocacy communication.Expenses $126,281
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
- 61-1861903
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 2018
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- International, foreign affairs and national security (Q20)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $570,488
- Income (IRS master file)
- $2,267,610
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,515,477 | $1,212,470 | $837,854 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2022 | $1,149,478 | $1,196,769 | $601,408 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | 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 GISA INC
- What is the EIN of GISA INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of GISA INC is 61-1861903.
- Is GISA INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2018.
- Are donations to GISA INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does GISA INC 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 GISA INC 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 GISA INC 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 GISA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names OLIVIA BUENO.
- Who are the officers and directors of GISA INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 4 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $55,000 (TREVOR SNAPP, Executive Dir.).
- How much revenue does GISA INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $2,267,610, expenses of $2,475,570 and total assets of $570,488 at year end.
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