Nonprofit · EIN 65-1208462
METAFOUNDATION
Also known as POST CARBON INSTITUTE
Tax-exempt · CORVALLIS, OR 97333
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $803,401 | $1,067,252 | -$263,851 | $895,101 | $43,211 | $851,890 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $1,451,195 | $1,048,023 | $403,172 | $1,156,393 | $40,652 | $1,115,741 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $794,942
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $5,175
- Other revenue
- $3,284
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $117,960
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $207,806
- Other salaries and wages
- $421,139
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $692,374
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Accounting fees
- $13,250
- Occupancy
- $2,430
- Travel
- $15,580
- Depreciation
- $3,493
- Program services (functional)
- $946,203
- Management and general (functional)
- $86,484
- Fundraising (functional)
- $34,565
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $1,156,393
- Total assets, end of year
- $895,101
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $43,211
- Net assets, end of year
- $851,890
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $5,375
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $518,308
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $333,582
- Gross receipts
- $803,401
- Employees
- 8
- Volunteers
- 7
- Year formed
- 2003
- State of legal domicile
- OR
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 | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHER MILLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $91,097 | $19,628 |
| RICHARD HEINBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $97,081 | $0 |
| JASON BRADFORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP JENSEN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONI PRADED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BLITTERSDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI ROBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 9 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation | Other / benefits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASHER MILLER | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 40 | $88,574 | $16,396 |
| RICHARD HEINBERG | SECRETARY Trustee or director, Officer | 40 | $94,892 | $0 |
| JASON BRADFORD | PRESIDENT Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| PHILIP JENSEN | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK COLLINS | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| JONI PRADED | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| DAVID BLITTERSDORF | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| VICKI ROBIN | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
| SHERRI MITCHELL | DIRECTOR Trustee or director | 1 | $0 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 311 SW 2ND ST 1143, CORVALLIS, OR 97333-4631
- In care of
- % DAVID ATKIN
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- PHILIP JENSEN, PO BOX 1143, CORVALLIS, OR 97339
- Signed the 990
- PHILIP JENSEN, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
- Phone
- (541) 566-8700
- Website
- WWW.POSTCARBON.ORG
- Return prepared by
- ANDERSON GROUP CPAS LLC
Mission
POST CARBON INSTITUTE PROVIDES INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, BUSINESSES, AND GOVERNMENTS WITH THE RESOURCES NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND AND RESPOND TO THE INTERRELATED ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL CRISES THAT DEFINE THE 21ST CENTURY.
Program accomplishments
- 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 2024 WE RECORDED NEW EPISODES OF CRAZY TOWN, AND CONTINUED TO PLATFORM THREE PREVIOUSLY RECORDED SHOWS: WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO RIGHT?, HOLDING THE FIRE, AND POWER: LIMITS AND PROSPECTS FOR HUMAN SURVIVAL.- DEGROWTH EXPLORATION IS A ONE-YEAR PROJECT TO PROMOTE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF DEGROWTH ECONOMICS.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE AWARENESS PROGRAM AREA IN 2024 INCLUDE:- PUBLICATION OF 23 ARTICLES PER WEEK ON RESILIENCE.ORG.- RELEASE OF THE SIXTH SEASON (15 EPISODES) OF THE CRAZY TOWN PODCAST (THEME OF "ESCAPE ROUTES"), WITH OVER 494,000 TOTAL DOWNLOADS OF ALL EPISODES SINCE THE LAUNCH IN 2019.- PRODUCTION OF 12 MONTHLY EDITIONS EACH OF PCI MESSENGER AND MUSELETTER, OUR CONTENT-RICH NEWSLETTERS THAT ARE DISTRIBUTED TO MEMBERS OF OUR AUDIENCE.- DELIVERY OF 9 PRESENTATIONS/INTERVIEWS BY PCI STAFF.- PUBLICATION OF 26 TOTAL ARTICLES BY PCI STAFF, WITH 8 PLACED IN EXTERNAL MEDIA OUTLETS.- COLLABORATION WITH C40 CITIES IN RESEARCHING AND DEVELOPING A PODCAST ABOUT HERMAN DALY AND HIS IDEAS ABOUT THE LIMITS TO GROWTH AND STEADY-STATE ECONOMICS.Expenses $470,136 · grants $117,960
- 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:- RESILIENCE+ IS A MEMBERSHIP PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A DEEPER EXPERIENCE (BOTH UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION) FOR VISITORS TO RESILIENCE.ORG.- 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.- MENTORSHIP AND JOURNEY SUPPORT CONSISTS OF OUR EFFORTS TO WORK WITH VOLUNTEERS AND "FELLOW TRAVELERS" WHO SHARE PCI'S WORLDVIEW TO ENCOURAGE THEM IN THEIR ACTIVIST ROLES.- PUBLICATIONS IS OUR PROJECT FOR PROVIDING WRITTEN MATERIAL IN FORMAL AND DETAILED FORMATS, SUCH AS BOOKS AND REPORTS.- THINK RESILIENCE IS PCI'S ONLINE COURSE AND FLAGSHIP RESOURCE FOR IN-DEPTH EDUCATION.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE UNDERSTANDING PROGRAM AREA IN 2024 INCLUDE:- LAUNCH AND OPERATION OF RESILIENCE+, INCLUDING DEVELOPMENT OF A MEMBERSHIP PORTAL ON RESILIENCE.ORG WITH SPECIAL FEATURES FOR REGISTRANTS, INCLUDING 55 ORIGINAL PIECES OF CONTENT (ARTICLES, INTERVIEWS, DISCUSSIONS, RESOURCE LISTS, AND EVENTS).- GROWTH OF THE LIMINALITY NETWORK TO 91 MEMBERS, CONSISTING OF DIVERSE THINKERS, PRACTITIONERS, AND INFLUENCERS (INCLUDING NGO AND GRASSROOTS LEADERS, AND CIVIL SERVICE, GOVERNMENT, AND ACADEMIC PROFESSIONALS), INCLUDING FACILITATION OF 6 WORKING GROUPS AND ORGANIZATION OF 4 DISCUSSION SESSIONS WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS.- ORGANIZATION OF APPROXIMATELY 40 CONVERSATIONS WITH "FELLOW TRAVELERS," INCLUDING HELPING THEM MAKE DOZENS OF CONNECTIONS WITH LIKE-MINDED COLLEAGUES.- REGISTRATION OF 864 PARTICIPANTS IN THINK RESILIENCE.Expenses $170,222
- ACTION:THE ACTION PROGRAM AREA IS ABOUT ENCOURAGING OUR CONSTITUENTS TO MOVE FROM THINKING AND LEARNING TO DOING. WE CURRENTLY HAVE TWO PROJECTS IN THIS PROGRAM AREA:- THE DEEP DIVE PORTION OF RESILIENCE+ IS DESIGNED TO GUIDE PARTICIPANTS THROUGH A SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION OF CURATED CONTENT (INCLUDING LIVE EVENTS, ARTICLES, VIDEOS, AND RESOURCES FOR FURTHER STUDY) ALL WITH THE AIM OF MOVING THEM TO TAKE ACTION IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS AND COMMUNITIES.HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACTION PROGRAM AREA IN 2024 INCLUDE:- DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF FOUR DEEP DIVES ON THE TOPICS OF (1) BUILDING EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE, (2) NAVIGATING CLIMATE UNRAVELING, (3) SURVIVING POLITICAL POLARIZATION, AND (4) MOVING BEYOND (ECONOMIC) GROWTH.Expenses $305,845
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
- 65-1208462
- 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
- 2006
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Category (NTEE)
- Environment (C27)
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $895,101
- Income (IRS master file)
- $803,401
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $803,401 | $1,067,252 | $895,101 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $1,451,195 | $1,048,023 | $1,156,393 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $663,804 | $904,138 | $742,086 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2019 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 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 (search EIN 65-1208462).
Questions about METAFOUNDATION
- What is the EIN of METAFOUNDATION?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of METAFOUNDATION is 65-1208462.
- Is METAFOUNDATION tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 2006.
- Are donations to METAFOUNDATION tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does METAFOUNDATION 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 METAFOUNDATION 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 METAFOUNDATION 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 METAFOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names PHILIP JENSEN.
- Who are the officers and directors of METAFOUNDATION?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 9 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $91,097 (ASHER MILLER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR).
- How much revenue does METAFOUNDATION have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $803,401, expenses of $1,067,252 and total assets of $895,101 at year end.
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