Zebras Unite

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
830996530
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2020–2024
Forms available
Form 990 2023, Form 990-EZ 2024
Location
Portland, OR, USA
Phone
5039844689
Rating
86
Verdict
STRONG
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Research Institutes and Public Policy Analysis

Reported finances

Revenue
$4,079
Expenses
$253,940
Assets
$147,079
Liabilities
$57,036

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

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

People named in this filing

  • Dana Geffner (Chairman)
  • Astrid Scholz (Treasurer)
  • Stephen Brooks (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 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Mission Statement-Zebras Unite is committed to fostering a more inclusive, equitable and ethical environment for technology startups and other early-stage businesses. Line 28-Statement of Program Service Accomplishments-Zebras Unite creates educational events and resources; supports the community of zebra founders, investors, and other interested stakeholders online and in local chapters around the world; and conducts applied research and development of innovative financial products, policy recommendations, best practices, and other artifacts in pursuit of a more holistic, inclusive entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
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. Expenses are high relative to revenue and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 100
  • Transparency & Controls: 76
  • Sustainability: 18
  • Growth: 100

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: 92.9%; rating input score 93; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: -6,125.5%; rating input score 1; 1st percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.58; rating input score 33; 33rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.39; rating input score 10; 10th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 15.4% per year; rating input score 100; 78th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 0.1% per year; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 13.9% per year; rating input score 100; 79th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $254K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 8 of 8 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 2 filed schedules
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2020 to 2024
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 4 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • High — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 1/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 33/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 10/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.