2024-10-31T13:51:30-05:00 2023-12-31 521392008 GELMAN ROSENBERG & FREEDMAN 4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 800N BETHESDA MD 208142930 990 2023-01-01 822145977 FEEDBACK LABS FEED 4102076672 1100 13TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BRITT LAKE CEO 4102076672 2024-10-31 1 0 ELIZABETH W HELLER P00397829 3019519090 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z BRITT LAKE 1100 13TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 1866227 0 X WWW.FEEDBACKLABS.ORG X 2017 DE SEE PART III, LINE 1. 8 7 6 10 0 0 1810643 1623077 80425 227292 3000 14382 0 1476 1894068 1866227 52790 105750 0 0 514313 637590 0 0 19701 264044 254810 831147 998150 1062921 868077 1681567 2600417 43807 94580 1637760 2505837 X FEEDBACK LABS' MISSION IS TO MAKE FEEDBACK THE NORM IN AID, PHILANTHROPY, NONPROFITS, AND GOVERNMENT. 0 0 598327 88250 116555 COMMUNITY: LABSTORMS/FEEDBACK SUMMIT, BLOG POSTS & MEMBERSHIP: FEEDBACK LABS OFFERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR NONPROFITS, FOUNDATIONS, AND GOVERNMENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN FEEDBACK LABS' EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING, SUCH AS PROBLEM-SOLVING LABSTORMS, ISSUE-SPECIFIC SUMMITS, AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS. SUCH EDUCATIONAL EVENTS PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO JOIN THE FEEDBACK LABS' NETWORK OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN LEARNING MORE ABOUT FEEDBACK LOOPS AND THEIR POTENTIAL TO IMPROVE CHARITIES. IN ORDER FOR FEEDBACK TO BE THE EXPECTED THING, PEOPLE NEED TO HAVE A COMMUNITY TO SUPPORT THEM IN THEIR EFFORTS, SHARE EXPERIENCES, AND HELP CREATE STANDARDS, INCENTIVES, TOOLS, ETC. TOGETHER. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO MAINTAIN A COMMUNITY WITH SCALABLE AND SYSTEMATIC WAYS (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) TO ENGAGE THROUGH A COHERENT MEMBERSHIP STRUCTURE AND TO PROVIDE MEANINGFUL BENEFITS AND ENGAGEMENTS TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS. WE CONVENE THE ABOVE ORGANIZATIONS AND HUNDREDS MORE IN LARGE MEETINGS (ANNUAL SUMMITS AND CRASH COURSE); AND FREQUENT SMALLER MEETINGS (BI-WEEKLY LABSTORMS). 117637 17500 35935 INCENTIVES: COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH; IRRITANTS PROGRAMMING; AND FUNDER LEARNING GROUP: SINCE OUR INCEPTION, WE HAVE WORKED WITH MAJOR FOUNDATIONS, AID AGENCIES, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND IMPACT INVESTORS TO FRAME CONCEPTUAL ISSUES AND CARRY OUT RESEARCH RELATED TO FEEDBACK LOOPS. THIS HIGH LEVEL CONCEPTUAL AGENDA SUPPORTED NONPROFITS IN TAKING THEIR FIRST STEP TOWARDS NEW FEEDBACK PRACTICES AND BEHAVIORS. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INCENTIVES STRATEGY BUILT FROM THIS EARLY WORK. IN ORDER FOR FEEDBACK TO BECOME THE EXPECTED THING, IT NEEDS TO BE EASY TO CARRY OUT AND PEOPLE NEED TO BE REWARDED FOR DOING IT WELL. IN THIS PROGRAM, FEEDBACK LABS WORKS WITH EXISTING PLATFORMS, PHILANTHROPIC RATING SYSTEMS, AND OTHERS WORKING ON GOOD PUBLIC PRACTICE TO CREATE REWARDS FOR ORGANIZATIONS WHO ARE CARRYING OUT GOOD FEEDBACK PRACTICE. 84732 74802 TOOLS AND TRAINING: FEEDBACK QUIZ; FEEDBACK RESOURCES & TOOLKIT; FEEDBACK WEBINARS; CRASH COURSE AND OTHER TRANINGS: FEEDBACK LABS PROMOTES EFFECTIVE FEEDBACK PRACTICES BY ENGAGING A GROWING COMMUNITY IN-PERSON AND THROUGH ONLINE FORUMS TO SUPPORT WIDESPREAD EXPERIMENTATION OF CLOSING FEEDBACK LOOPS. FEEDBACK LABS SUPPORTS PRACTICAL ACTION AND EXPERIMENTATION NEEDED TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CLOSE THE LOOP BY CONNECTING PRACTITIONERS, RESEARCHERS, AND FUNDERS WITH TOOLS, APPROACHES, AND EACH OTHER. IN ORDER FOR FEEDBACK TO BE THE EXPECTED THING, THERE NEED TO BE EASILY ACCESSIBLE RESOURCES TO HELP PEOPLE TO DO FEEDBACK WELL. THIS PROGRAM SEEKS TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THE NEED AND DEMAND IS FOR FEEDBACK-RELATED TOOLS AND TRAININGS, TO CREATE AND CURATE TOOLS AND TRAINING TO MEET THAT(CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O) DEMAND, AND TO COVER THE COSTS OF THESE ACTIVITIES THROUGH EARNED REVENUE. FEEDBACK LABS FURTHER DRIVES THE FEEDBACK DISCOURSE BY PROVIDING COMMON LANGUAGE AND THEORETICAL GROUNDING FOR FEEDBACK CONCEPTS. WE WORK AT SENIOR LEVELS IN AID AGENCIES, FOUNDATIONS, GOVERNMENTS, AND IMPACT INVESTORS TO ASSIST SENIOR MANAGEMENT TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES AND INCENTIVES FOR THE ADOPTION OF FEEDBACK LOOPS. WE ALSO WORK WITH FOUNDATIONS AND NONPROFITS TO SUPPORT THIS EDUCATIONAL WORK FOR THEIR GRANTEES OR STAFF, UNDER THE PREMISE THAT MORE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN ONE ORGANIZATION OR PROGRAM WHO PRACTICE FEEDBACK WILL SCALE THE IMPACT MORE QUICKLY. FINALLY, WE HOST A FEEDBACK FELLOWS PROGRAM TO HAVE A TAILORED AND SUPPORTED EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING AND IMPROVING THEIR FEEDBACK PRACTICE. 800696 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 12 0 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 8 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 X X ALEXIS BANKS 3024558323 1100 13TH STREET NW 800 WASHINGTON DC 20005 BRITT LAKE EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR & CEO 40.00 X X 178501 0 15857 BRYAN SIMMONS DIRECTOR, SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JEAN-LOUIS SARBIB DIRECTOR, TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 DENNIS WHITTLE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 SABRINA HARGRAVE DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEN AMINI DIRECTOR 1.00 X 0 0 0 HEATHER LANTHORN DIRECTOR (FROM 05/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 DAVE ALGOSO DIRECTOR (FROM 05/2023) 1.00 X 0 0 0 MEGAN CAMPBELL SR DIR OF PROGRAMS & STRAT 40.00 X 112961 0 4831 291462 0 20688 2 0 1 0 0 1623077 1623077 CONTRACTS 900099 227292 227292 227292 14382 14382 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 900099 1476 1476 1476 1866227 227292 0 15858 105750 105750 194359 149142 39854 5363 373372 289321 73540 10511 4629 3901 568 160 24198 17566 6046 586 41032 31666 8205 1161 299 299 31495 31495 46669 45718 951 479 75 404 9850 6868 2787 195 10660 7110 3341 209 16178 12485 3235 458 20937 20495 429 13 93537 92961 576 3538 3538 PAYROLL SERVICE FEES 11209 8651 2241 317 MISCELLANEOUS 6583 6444 139 BOOKS, SUBS, & REFER. 2108 1324 56 728 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP. 1268 1219 49 998150 800696 177753 19701 33898 71189 642627 1085909 988858 1415566 11669 693 593 15491 15491 1681567 2600417 28807 37580 15000 57000 43807 94580 X 339609 468961 1298151 2036876 1637760 2505837 1681567 2600417 868077 0 X 0 1 X 1 0 X 734382 1052879 217988 1810643 1623077 5438969 734382 1052879 217988 1810643 1623077 5438969 947660 4491309 3513 660 428 3000 14382 21983 17536 3550 1476 22562 5483514 704912 0.81910 0.75350 X RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 1866227 0 1866227 0 1866227 998150 0 998150 0 998150 1 NATIONAL YOUNG FARMERS COALITION PO BOX 1074 HUDSON NY 12534 472072946 501(C)3 7500 0 FEEDBACK CHAMPIONS GRANT VIDEOOUT 315 BERRY ST APT 105 BROOKLYN NY 11249 813894855 501(C)3 7500 0 FEEDBACK CHAMPIONS GRANT MYVILLAGE PROJECT 40 E ADAMS ST STE 225 JACKSONVILLE FL 32202 473046049 501(C)3 7500 0 FEEDBACK CHAMPIONS GRANT THE BAIL PROJECT PO BOX 750 VENICE CA 90294 814985512 501(C)3 7500 0 FEEDBACK CHAMPIONS GRANT SUSTAINABLE SEATTLE 7511 GREENWOOD AVE N 121 SEATTLE WA 98103 311580932 501(C)3 7500 0 FEEDBACK CHAMPIONS GRANT 5 0 PART I, LINE 2: THE FUNDS PAID TO FEEDBACK CHAMPION GRANTEES WERE INTENDED TO ENABLE THE GRANTEE'S FULL PARTICIPATION IN THE FEEDBACK CHAMPION FELLOWSHIP, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, STAFF TIME, CONFERENCES, AND TRAVEL FEES. FEEDBACK LABS MONITORED EACH ORGANIZATION'S WORK THROUGH MONTHLY COHORT MEETINGS WITH ALL GRANTEES AND MONTHLY MEETINGS HELD BY MENTORS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS. FEEDBACK LABS ALSO CONDUCTED A MIDYEAR AND POSTYEAR SURVEY TO DETERMINE HOW FUNDS WERE SPENT BY GRANTEES. X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BRITT LAKE EX-OFFICIO DIRECTOR & CEO 178501 0 0 0 0 0 7163 0 8694 0 194358 0 0 0 FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE 990 IS PREPARED BY OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANTS AND THEN REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT. THE ORGANIZATION DISTRIBUTES THE DRAFT 990 TO THE GOVERNING BOARD PRIOR TO FILING. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C FOR PURPOSES OF THIS POLICY, A CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXISTS WHENEVER THE INTERESTS OR CONCERNS OF ANY DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY BE SEEN AS COMPETING WITH THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CORPORATION. CONFLICTS TEND TO OCCUR WHEN A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST, EITHER DIRECTLY OR THROUGH A BUSINESS OR FAMILY RELATIONSHIP, IN A DECISION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR ANY ACTION BY THE CORPORATION; OR HAS A CONFLICT OF LOYALTIES EVEN IF HE OR SHE HAS NO PERSONAL FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE DECISION OR ACTION TO BE TAKEN, SUCH AS WHEN A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION ALSO SERVES AS AN UNCOMPENSATED DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF AN ENTITY TO WHICH THE CORPORATION IS CONTEMPLATING MAKING A GRANT. ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING ANY SITUATION THAT MIGHT BE VIEWED AS A CONFLICT IS DISCLOSED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS BY THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER CONCERNED. WHERE DOUBT EXISTS REGARDING WHETHER A CONFLICT EXISTS OR APPEARS TO EXIST, THE MATTER MUST BE RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. NO DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY BE PRESENT FOR A VOTE BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON ANY DECISION OR ACTION BY THE CORPORATION WHICH WOULD DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY BENEFIT SUCH DIRECTOR OR OFFICER. SUCH DIRECTOR OR OFFICER MAY, HOWEVER, ANSWER QUESTIONS OR RESPOND TO REQUESTS, AT A MEETING OR OTHERWISE, FOR FACTUAL INFORMATION NEEDED FOR THE BOARD TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DOES NOT APPROVE ANY TRANSACTION TO WHICH THE CORPORATION WOULD BE A PARTY AND IN WHICH A DIRECTOR OR OFFICER OF THE CORPORATION HAS A MATERIAL FINANCIAL INTEREST UNLESS AND UNTIL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS SPECIFICALLY AND IN GOOD FAITH DETERMINED AFTER REASONABLE INVESTIGATION (INCLUDING A REVIEW OF THE TERMS UPON WHICH OTHER COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS ENTER TRANSACTIONS OR ARRANGEMENTS SIMILAR TO THE ONE UNDER CONSIDERATION) THAT THE BOARD IS AWARE OF ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION AND THE DIRECTOR OR OFFICER'S INTEREST IN THE TRANSACTION; THE CORPORATION IS ENTERING INTO THE TRANSACTION FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT; THE TRANSACTION IS FAIR AND REASONABLE AS TO THE CORPORATION; AND THE CORPORATION COULD NOT HAVE OBTAINED A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS ARRANGEMENT WITH REASONABLE EFFORT UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. A COPY OF THIS POLICY MUST BE FURNISHED ANNUALLY TO ALL INCUMBENT AND INCOMING DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL ANNUALLY SIGN A STATEMENT OR AFFIRM AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT HE OR SHE HAS RECEIVED A COPY OF THIS POLICY; HAS READ AND UNDERSTANDS THE POLICY; AND HAS AGREED TO COMPLY WITH THIS POLICY. EACH YEAR EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER SHALL FILE A STATEMENT WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS THAT LISTS ANY OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT OR CONSULTING WORK THAT COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT; AND ANY BOARD MEMBERSHIP OR AFFILIATION WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS THAT COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT. EACH DIRECTOR AND OFFICER MUST ALSO LIST HIS OR HER INVESTMENTS IN ANY CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, TRUST, OR FUND IN WHICH HE OR SHE, TOGETHER WITH MEMBERS OF HIS OR HER FAMILY, HAS DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY A GREATER THAN 35% OWNERSHIP INTEREST, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH INVESTMENTS COULD CONSTITUTE A CONFLICT. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED AND APPROVED THE CEO'S COMPENSATION, PRIOR TO HER HIRE IN 2019, BY USING COMPARABILITY DATA FROM SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS (IN SIZE AND SCOPE). THE PROCESS OCCURRED OVER EMAIL AND IN BOARD MEETINGS AND WAS DOCUMENTED IN THE PAYROLL SYSTEM. COMPENSATION IS BENCHMARKED ANNUALLY AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD CHAIR IN CONSULTATION WITH ALL BOARD MEMBERS, EXCLUDING THE CEO. THE LATEST REVIEW WAS HELD IN MARCH 2024. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 IS MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE.