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Magnusson Institute

  • Reno, NV
  • Tax-exempt since May 2017
  • EIN: 81-4527853

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations / Private Grantmaking Foundations (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1 (2023)

Expenses
$167k (2023)

Total Assets
$128k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$58.6k (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2017 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$1
Expenses
$167,025
Net Income
-$167,024
Net Assets
$69,236
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $0
Interest Revenue $1
100%
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $161,372
96.6%
Compensation of Officers* $6,667
4.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $127,788
Total Liabilities $58,552
Net Assets $69,236
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Peter S Magnusson (President) $3,333 $0
Ralph Strahan (Board Member) $3,333 $0
Dag Syrrist (Board Member) $0 $0
Rebecca Gasca (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 16, 2024

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$156,260
Expenses
$938,471
Net Income
-$782,211
Net Assets
$236,260
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $155,906
99.8%
Interest Revenue $15
0.0%
Dividends $77
0.0%
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $262
0.2%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $927,127
98.8%
Compensation of Officers* $189,021
20.1%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $236,260
Total Liabilities $0
Net Assets $236,260
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Peter S Magnusson (President) $93,872 $0
R Strahan (Vp Community Relatio) $89,573 $0
N Czaban (Software Developer) $74,503 $0
Cindy Gabrielli (Board Member) $55,149 $6,284
Dag Syrrist (Board Member) $20,000 $0
Rebecca Gasca (Board Member) $20,000 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 15, 2023

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$71,093
Expenses
$1,255,457
Net Income
-$1,184,364
Net Assets
$1,018,471
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $70,983
99.8%
Interest Revenue $21
0.0%
Dividends $89
0.1%
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $1,235,870
98.4%
Compensation of Officers* $243,650
19.4%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,174,088
Total Liabilities $155,617
Net Assets $1,018,471
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Peter S Magnusson (President) $126,000 $0
R Strahan (Vp Community Relatio) $95,869 $0
Cindy Gabrielli (Board Member) $77,650 $26,000
N Czaban (Software Developer) $76,667 $0
T Beamon (Editor In Chief) $62,884 $0
Y Mehta (Privacy Engineer) $62,109 $0
Dag Syrrist (Board Member) $20,000 $0
Rebecca Gasca (Board Member) $20,000 $0
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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 3, 2022

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$370,589
Expenses
$1,773,349
Net Income
-$1,402,760
Net Assets
$2,202,835
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $0
Interest Revenue $310
0.1%
Dividends $3,153
0.9%
Sales of Assets $367,126
99.1%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $1,738,206
98.0%
Compensation of Officers* $197,976
11.2%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $2,277,390
Total Liabilities $74,555
Net Assets $2,202,835
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Peter S Magnusson (President) $126,000 $0
T Beamon (Editor In Chief) $116,971 $0
R Strahan (Vp Community Relatio) $100,333 $0
E Gravrand (Software Engineer) $93,108 $0
N Roth (Privacy Systems Spec) $83,854 $19,500
R Harris (Software Engineer) $82,171 $0
Cindy Gabrielli (Board Member) $71,976 $7,430
Dag Syrrist (Board Member) $0 $0
Rebecca Gasca (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on July 12, 2021

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$132,717
Expenses
$596,934
Net Income
-$464,217
Net Assets
$3,605,595
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $0
Interest Revenue $527
0.4%
Dividends $4,213
3.2%
Sales of Assets $127,977
96.4%
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $590,672
99.0%
Compensation of Officers* $167,375
28.0%
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $3,668,414
Total Liabilities $62,819
Net Assets $3,605,595
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Peter S Magnusson (President) $126,000 $0
Cindy Gabrielli (Board Member) $41,375 $4,000
Dag Syrrist (Board Member) $0 $0
Rebecca Gasca (Board Member) $0 $0
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990-PF
Filed on June 2, 2020

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990-PF
Revenue
$718
Expenses
$16,107
Net Income
-$15,389
Net Assets
$4,088,147
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions Received $0
Interest Revenue $718
100%
Dividends $0
Sales of Assets $0
Other Income $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Charitable Disbursements $3,898
24.2%
Compensation of Officers* $0
* Officer compensation may be included in charitable disbursements, so Percent of Total Expenses may add up to greater than 100%.
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $4,100,177
Total Liabilities $12,030
Net Assets $4,088,147
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Other
Peter S Magnusson (President) $0 $0
Ronald H Cohen (Chief Financial Officer) $0 $0
Stephen F Meier (Director) $0 $0

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990-PF
Filed on Nov. 16, 2018

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990-PF

Primary tax return for a private foundation's activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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