4G44 ESports Inc Lost Tribe

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
832619226
IRS 990 coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2024
Location
Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Phone
9174141133
Rating
74
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Amateur Sports
Affiliation
Judaism

Reported finances

Revenue
$2,402,610
Expenses
$1,883,427
Assets
$752,719
Liabilities
$204,078

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

10 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • PETE SHEVENELL (President)
  • LEONARD SILBERMAN (CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • PETE SHEVENELL (President): $140,911 total reported compensation
  • LEONARD SILBERMAN (CEO): $130,000 total reported compensation
  • BRIAN SOILEAU (COO): $108,751 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Lost Tribe leverages the power of new media to cultivate Jewish life, spread knowledge, and strengthen Israel-Diaspora bonds, connecting and empowering the next generation to lead vibrant Jewish lives and overcome antisemitism with Jewish pride, identity, and joy. Lost Tribe works toward a world in which all young Jews feel a connection to Israel, enjoy a strong network of Jewish friends, develop literacy about Jewish holidays, rituals, and values, and embrace both the joy and responsibility of being part of a broader Jewish community.

What it reported doing in 2024

We project a joyful and inspiring love of being Jewish into the media that influence the next generation? as they shape their relationship to Judaism and Israel. At a time of rising antisemitism and anti-Zionism, Lost Tribe provides safe spaces online for over 200,000 young Jews from around the world to connect, learn, and build Jewish identity and pride. Our large and growing community of young Jews connect through daily interactions on social media, online chat hubs, live streamed holiday celebrations and Israel-themed video games built in Minecraft and Fortnite. We provide safe spaces to express Jewish pride, foster a love for Israel, and connect over shared cultural experiences and Jewish learning. Our model doesn? t just engage? it delivers measurable outcomes. Research by Rosov Consulting affirms that ? Lost Tribe? s Jewish impact is considerable. Across many indicators, Lost Tribe users benefit in a way that is comparable to youth in brick-and-mortar youth-serving organizations.? Our accomplishments in 2024 included: Almost 300,000 total followers of our Jewish-centric content on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube; Over 7,400 members of our online community platform Discord; 23% of our members and followers coming from Israel as a strategy to connect North American and Israeli young people; Over 187,000 text messages and almost 100,000 minutes of voice chat among our members; Over 91,000 participants in our Jewish live streaming events; and Over 2,100 participants in our custom Jewish themed video games.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 85% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and fundraising costs are high for each dollar raised.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 55
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 46
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 51.4%; rating input score 51
  • Program expense ratio: 65.5%; rating input score 65
  • Fundraising efficiency: $13.19 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 47; 47th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 6 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 67
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • Whistleblower policy: Pass
    • Document-retention policy: Pass
    • CEO compensation review process: Pass
    • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Fail
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 21.6%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.4; rating input score 13; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.27; rating input score 37; 37th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 25.5%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 14.9% per year; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 22% per year; rating input score 100; 90th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 11.6% per year; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 51.4% of revenue deployed · 65.5% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 9 of 9 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $1.2M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $141K · 10 people listed
  • Consistency: 30 of 30 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 5 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 5 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • Review — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 51/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Fundraising efficiency scored 47/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 13/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 37/100.