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Nonprofit · EIN 94-3077353

FUTURE 500

Also known as GLOBAL FUTURES FOUNDATION

Tax-exempt · SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108

Financials

$1.2M$1.2M2023$1M$961K2024
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of FUTURE 500 by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2024990$1,019,796$960,886$58,910$1,452,351$369,339$1,083,012
December 31, 2023990$1,170,572$1,219,992-$49,420$1,220,973$196,871$1,024,102
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$39,335
Program service revenue
$948,221
Investment income
$32,240
Other revenue
$0

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Other salaries and wages
$450,335
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$748,188
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Accounting fees
$28,658
Occupancy
$2,557
Program services (functional)
$710,770
Management and general (functional)
$202,880
Fundraising (functional)
$47,236

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$1,220,973
Total assets, end of year
$1,452,351
Total liabilities, end of year
$369,339
Net assets, end of year
$1,083,012
Net assets without donor restrictions
$1,083,012
Gross receipts
$1,019,796
Employees
10
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1995
State of legal domicile
CA

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.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ERIK WOHLGEMUTHCEO/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$225,693
WILLIAM SHIREMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
P K AGARWALCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SABRINA WATKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ANN WITSILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAWN RITTENHOUSETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
ERIK WOHLGEMUTHCEO/DIRECTOR
Trustee or director
40$224,000
WILLIAM SHIREMANPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
10$196,700
P K AGARWALCHAIRMAN
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0
SABRINA WATKINSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
ANN WITSILDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
2$0
DAWN RITTENHOUSETREASURER
Trustee or director, Officer
2$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
FUTURE 500950 MASON ST 1130, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108-0000
Principal officer (990 for 2024)
ERIK WOHLGEMUTH, 950 MASON ST 1130, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108
Signed the 990
ERIK WOHLGEMUTH, CEO
Phone
(800) 655-2020
Return prepared by
WMB2 LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 94-3077353 or by the name FUTURE 500.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

SEE ATTACHED STATEMENTPRIMARY MISSIONFUTURE 500 BUILDS TRUST BETWEEN CORPORATIONS, ADVOCATES, INVESTORS, AND PHILANTHROPISTS TO ADVANCE BUSINESS AS A FORCE FOR GOOD. WE ARE EXPERTS IN STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT WITH OVER 25 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE DEPOLARIZING CONFLICT BY BUILDING ALLIANCES BETWEEN ADVERSARIAL STAKEHOLDERS. WE UTILIZE MARKET-BASED APPROACHES TO SOLVE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AROUND ENERGY & CLIMATE, FOOD & WATER, MATERIALS & SUPPLY CHAINS, AND PEOPLE & POWER. THROUGH GENUINE STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, FUTURE 500 ALIGNS THE POWER OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR WITH THE PURPOSE OF ITS MOST CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS. WE ENVISION A WORLD THAT REALIZES SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH BY ADDRESSING SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL EXTERNALITIES WITH MARKET-BASED SOLUTIONS. WE UNITE THE CORPORATE, PHILANTHROPIC, AND NGO SECTORS TO BREAK THROUGH GRIDLOCK, ENCOURAGE THOUGHTFUL DIALOGUE, AND ACHIEVE BROAD SYSTEMIC CHANGE. WE FIND THAT UNCOMMON IDEAS OFTEN REVEAL UNCOMMON SOLUTIONS.

990 for the year ended December 31, 2024

Program accomplishments

  • ENERGY/CLIMATEFUTURE 500 VIEWS THE ENERGY TRANSITION AS A CRITICAL THREAD ACROSS ALL OUR SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS. TO THAT END, OUR ORGANIZATION CONTINUOUSLY SEEKS TO BUILD PARTNERSHIPS WITH ENERGY COMPANIES AND ACTIVISTS. WE WORK ACROSS SEVERAL ENERGY SECTORS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COAL, NATURAL GAS, OIL REFINING AND EXPLORATION, AND BIOFUELS. WE BELIEVE THAT SMART, COMPREHENSIVE ENERGY POLICY CAN HELP DRIVE SYSTEMIC CHANGE DOWN THE SUPPLY CHAIN. WE BELIEVE THAT A PRICE ON CARBON IS AN ECONOMIC, SECURITY, FISCAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPERATIVE. TO HELP DRIVE THIS EFFORT, WE HAVE CRAFTED TWO CORE POLICY PRINCIPLES THAT CAN UNITE THE CROSS-SECTORAL POLITICAL SUPPORT NEEDED FOR CLIMATE POLICY THAT IS FRIENDLY TO PEOPLE, THE ECONOMY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. FUTURE 500 HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER COMPANIES, NGOS, INVESTORS, AND PHILANTHROPISTS TO SUPPORT THIS POLICY. WE SEE THE ENERGY TRANSITION TOWARD A LOW-CARBON FUTURE AS A DYNAMIC AND EVOLVING ARENA WHERE WE SEEK TO PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CONNECTING CORPORATIONS TO THEIR CRITICAL STAKEHOLDERS. WE BELIEVE THAT DIRECT ENGAGEMENT IN AN INCREASINGLY POLARIZED WORLD WILL HELP US MOVE PAST CONFLICT FROM THE COMMUNITY LEVEL TO THE GLOBAL LEVEL TO SOLVE SOME OF OUR SOCIETY'S MOST PRESSING ENERGY ISSUES.
    Expenses $258,056
  • MATERIALS/SUPPLY CHAINSINCE OUR INCEPTION, FUTURE 500 HAS BEEN AT THE FOREFRONT OF RECYCLING POLICY AND MATERIALS STEWARDSHIP. IN FACT, OUR ENGAGEMENT MODEL PULLS FROM THE SUCCESS OF A CORPORATE-NGO ALLIANCE BUILT BY OUR FOUNDER TO PASS THE CA BOTTLE BILL. AS WE LOOK TO THE FUTURE, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THE US AND OTHER GLOBAL GEOGRAPHIES NEED MORE COMPREHENSIVE, CIRCULAR ECONOMY STRUCTURES ENCOMPASSING BROADER WASTE STREAMS THAT HELP SOCIETY IMPROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY AND REUSE. FUTURE 500 HAS PROGRESSED SEVERAL PROCESSES TO DRIVE INNOVATIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOCUSED ON EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY (EPR) POLICY, A PROVEN RECYCLING STRUCTURE IMPLEMENTED IN DOZENS OF COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE. WHAT MIGHT SUCH A POLICY MEAN FOR THE UNITED STATES AND OTHER NATIONS AND STATES? HOW SHOULD GOVERNMENTS AND INDUSTRIES CONTINUE EXPERIMENTING WITH THE POLICY TO TEST EFFECTIVENESS AND SCALE FROM THERE TO NATINAL SOLUTIONS THAT CREATE UNIFYING APPROACHES RATHER THAN A PATCHWORK OF MORE LOCALIZED POLICIES?
    Expenses $152,922
  • PEOPLE/POWERFUTURE 500 FACES A FUTURE OF INCREASING ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC DEFICITS AROUND THE PLANET. CONCURRENTLY, WE ARE AMIDST A GLOBAL TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION TRANSFORMING EVERY ASPECT OF HUMAN LIVES, CAUSING SIGNIFICANT SOCIAL CHANGE. THE AGENT OF THIS REVOLUTION IS A NEW FAMILY OF TECHNOLOGIES - BROADBAND, THE INTERNET, MICROCHIPS, SOFTWARE SUPPORT, AI, AND ADVANCED DATA MEASUREMENT AND ANALYTICS - THAT IS DRAWING THE WORLD TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE, COEXISTING WHOLE FOR THE FIRST TIME. BY UNLEASHING THE INNOVATIVE CAPACITY OF CIVIL SOCIETY AND CORPORATIONS TO USE TECHNOLOGY FOR GOOD, WE CAN POTENTIALLY REVERSE THESE DEFICITS TOWARD THE BETTERMENT OF PEOPLE, PLANET AND PROFIT.
    Expenses $144,022
  • FOOD/WATERAS THE PLANET GROWS MORE CROWDED AND AFFLUENT, PROTECTING THE UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHT TO SAFE FOOD AND CLEAN, PLENTIFUL WATER IS STRAINING THE CAPABILITIES OF OUR NATURAL RESOURCES. THIS COMPETITION FOR RESOURCES IS ILLUMINATING THE INTERCONNECTEDNESS OF THE FOOD, WATER, AND ENERGY SYSTEMS. ACTIONS TAKEN IN ONE AREA INHERENTLY IMPACT THE OTHER TWO: THE AGRICULTURE AND ENERGY INDUSTRIES ARE THE MOST SIGNIFICANT GLOBAL CONSUMERS OF FRESH WATER; TRANSPORTING AND HEATING WATER REQUIRES ENORMOUS AMOUNTS OF ENERGY; ENERGY RESOURCE EXTRACTION REDUCES AVAILABLE LAND FOR FOOD PRODUCTION AND MAY CONTAMINATE LOCAL WATER SOURCES. MORE THAN EVER, SUSTAINING OUR FOOD AND WATER SUPPLIES REQUIRES INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS THAT REDUCE EXTERNALITIES AND IMPROVE EFFICIENCY ACROSS SECTORS AND GEOGRAPHIES. TOWARD THIS END, FUTURE 500 WORKS WITH VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS TO ADVANCE SYSTEMIC SOLUTIONS AT THIS CRITICAL NEXUS OF FOOD, WATER, AND ENERGY. WE ALIGN STAKEHOLDERS TO EXPLORE APPROACHES THAT LEVERAGE THE CORPORATE SUPPLY CHAIN AND POLITICAL POWER TO DRIVE IMPROVED RESOURCE QUALITY AND QUANTITY.
    Expenses $155,770

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 yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026Not on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
94-3077353
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
1995
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$1,452,351
Income (IRS master file)
$1,019,796

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2024$1,019,796$960,886$1,452,351IRS
990December 2023$1,170,572$1,219,992$1,220,973XML
990December 2022$1,527,838$1,232,266$1,296,317IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 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 94-3077353).

Questions about FUTURE 500

What is the EIN of FUTURE 500?
The employer identification number (EIN) of FUTURE 500 is 94-3077353.
Is FUTURE 500 tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1995.
Are donations to FUTURE 500 tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does FUTURE 500 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 FUTURE 500 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 FUTURE 500 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 FUTURE 500?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names ERIK WOHLGEMUTH.
Who are the officers and directors of FUTURE 500?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 1 received compensation from the organization, the highest $225,693 (ERIK WOHLGEMUTH, CEO/DIRECTOR).
How much revenue does FUTURE 500 have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $1,019,796, expenses of $960,886 and total assets of $1,452,351 at year end.

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