Groundswell Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 132953116
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2023–2023
- Forms available
- Form 990-EZ 2023, Form 990-N 2023
- Location
- New York, NY, USA
- Phone
- 9179131944
- Rating
- 85
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $35,000
- Expenses
- $35,000
- Assets
- $2,500
- Liabilities
- $0
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
3 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- Peter Barton (President)
- Jane Startz (Vice-president)
People named in this filing
- Peter Barton (President)
- Jane Startz (Vice-president)
- Jon Day (Secretary)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2023. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Groundswell Media was founded in 1978 to amplify the voices of the disadvantaged using cutting-edge media. We have a website, Groundswell Media, or Groundswellmedia.org, where you can view our films and photos. All donations to the foundation go to create media highlighting the accomplishments of young people usually not seen or empowered by mainstream media.
What it reported doing in 2023
2023 marked the research and pre-production for a proposed film about young dancers at Jacob's Pillow. Tentative title: Taking the Stage. Its objective: to inspire young people, especially those from disadvantaged backgounds, to consider a life in dance.
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
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown and expenses are high relative to revenue.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 100
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 39
- Growth: NotEnoughData
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 46; 46th percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.07; rating input score 9; 9th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 69; 69th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: Limited
- Revenue growth: Limited
- Asset growth: Limited
Details
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $35K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
- Consistency: 9 of 9 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 9/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 46/100.
- Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.