Future Tech Insights Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
994575862
IRS 990 coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Washington, DC, USA
Phone
2022402658
Rating
69
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$5,146,797
Expenses
$2,577,222
Assets
$2,963,364
Liabilities
$297,931

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

9 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • BRENDAN STEINHAUSER (PRESIDENT & CEO)

Highest reported compensation

  • BRENDAN STEINHAUSER (PRESIDENT & CEO): $379,894 total reported compensation
  • PEYTON HORNBERGER (COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR): $138,344 total reported compensation
  • ANANG MITTAL (MANAGING DIRECTOR, CREATIVE): $124,242 total reported compensation

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Future tech insights inc. Educates the public about the implications of advanced ai.we defend humanity in the age of advanced artificial intelligence.artificial intelligence is advancing at breakneck speed. It is reshaping our economy, national security, and our daily lives - but the conversation around ai is dominated by hype, corporate spin, and complacency.future tech insights inc. Exists to drive the narrative about the need to secure ai for america - and all of humanity. We are here to educate the public, guide discourse, and ensure society is prepared for the rapidly-approaching era of advanced ai.

What it reported doing in 2025

Future tech insights inc. Educates the public on issues related to artificial intelligence through strategic communications, including paid and earned media. These efforts are designed to increase public understanding and awareness of ai-related developments, risks, and policy considerations.future tech insights inc. Conducts research and produces written resources on artificial intelligence policy issues that may impact the united states. These materials are intended to inform and educate the public and stakeholders about the implications of proposed and emerging ai policies.future tech insights inc. Develops original educational content focused on artificial intelligence. This content is distributed through social media, advertising, and other communication channels to improve public understanding of ai and its societal impacts.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% 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 - A large share of total spending goes to programs and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 61
  • Transparency & Controls: 70
  • Accountability: 86
  • Sustainability: 61
  • Growth: 60

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 41.5%; rating input score 42
  • Program expense ratio: 82.9%; rating input score 83
  • Fundraising efficiency: $89.5 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 87; 87th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: 1 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 17
    • Compensation committee: Missing
    • Independent consultant: Missing
    • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
    • Written employment contract: Missing
    • Compensation survey or study: Missing
    • Board or committee approval: Pass
  • 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: Fail
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 49.9%; rating input score 91; 91st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.15; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.1; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 29.3%; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: 192.4% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 186.9% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 41.5% of revenue deployed · 82.9% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 3 of 3 board members independent · 6 of 9 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $2.1M in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $380K · 9 people listed · 1 of 6 pay-setting controls reported
  • Highest-paid contractors: 3 contractors listed · $390K reported
  • Consistency: 27 of 27 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 7 filed schedules · includes major donors and executive pay
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • Related organizations: 1 filed related-organization link
  • 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.
  • Staff and benefit plans: Retirement and health plans the organization files with the Department of Labor, and the people in them.

Key Signals

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

  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 42/100.
  • Review — Accountability: Governance controls: 2 of 8 not reported.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 8/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 48/100.