New York · Nonprofit
Open Transformation Lab Inc
Open Transformation Lab Inc (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $48,000 to it, the largest being GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC ($48,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $1.1M
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $48k
- Net assets
- $352k
What Open Transformation Lab Inc does
Mission
The missions is to provide information and resources to counter disinformation, propaganda, and offer a window to trusted content about the events that are going on in the Middle East.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
On its FY2024 return the organization reported starting a significant new program.
FellowshipsIn OTLs endeavor to create a comprehensive understanding of the misinformation landscape, the Organization collaborated with researchers for content analysis of rumors and false news in the region. This fellowship model offered us the opportunity to access a wider pool of knowledge and expertise. In addition, OTL publishes extended news features on a regular basis, unrelated to its daily work. These pieces were prepared in advance and tackled societal issues such as hate speech, natural disasters, diseases, and elections, providing an in-depth and non-time-sensitive journalistic perspective.
Its own explanation, from Schedule O of that return (Part III, line 2).
Technology As a key component of OTLs strategy, the Organization expanded its digital footprint across various applications and platforms. Regular updates were made to websites, and bolstered OTLs presence on social media platforms like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and TikTok. This technology-driven approach allowed the Organization to disseminate content more effectively, reaching a wider audience and fostering greater engagement. As a testament to successful digital strategy, OTL now have a million followers across our social media platforms.
$452,179 spent$369,923 earned by the program43% of program spendingContent Creation Content creation was central to OTLs mission. The Organization focused on debunking rumors, particularly those fostering hate speech and discrimination against vulnerable groups in Egypt and the broader Arab societies. OTLs fact-checking initiatives spanned a broad spectrum, from scientific misinformation, religious and folk superstitions, to government remarks, and news propagated by text and audiovisual media outlets. The team undertook a unique initiative of fact-checking news related to soccer, acknowledging its influential role in Egyptian society and its potential to fuel rumors and social tensions.
$402,725 spent$509,720 earned by the program39% of program spendingFellowships In OTLs endeavor to create a comprehensive understanding of the misinformation landscape, the Organization collaborated with researchers for content analysis of rumors and false news in the region. This fellowship model offered us the opportunity to access a wider pool of knowledge and expertise. In addition, OTL publishes extended news features on a regular basis, unrelated to its daily work. These pieces were prepared in advance and tackled societal issues such as hate speech, natural disasters, diseases, and elections, providing an in-depth and non-time-sensitive journalistic perspective.
$135,745 spent$233,330 earned by the program13% of program spendingTrainingThroughout the project, OTLs team demonstrated a steadfast commitment to content creation and editorial standards. OTL produces and publishes text content daily, while simultaneously enhancing its visual content. Imagery and graphs were integrated into OTLs work to augment the narrative and engage readers more effectively. The Organization ventures into multimedia, producing video content on a weekly or monthly basis, enriches with voice-overs, footage, and thematic music, thus adding a new dimension to its content creation approach.
$51,758 spent$27,290 earned by the program5% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,042,407.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2018, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2018, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2021 to 2022, from $27k to $251k (+818%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
100% of Open Transformation Lab Inc’s revenue is contributions — more reliant on donations than three-quarters of its peers (67% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 2 of the last 6 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
2020 → 2022: the base held at 1 funder, grant income fell $18k → $15k.
From the IRS filings of Open Transformation Lab Inc’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
Open Transformation Lab Inc draws 100% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 1 state in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
Open Transformation Lab Inc has grown faster than three-quarters of the 482 science & tech nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 482 science & tech nonprofits $1M–$10M, FY2024
Organizations like Open Transformation Lab Inc
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
98% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for Open Transformation Lab Inc: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds Open Transformation Lab Inc?
- Open Transformation Lab Inc (New York) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $48,000 to it, the largest being GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC ($48,000). 1 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does Open Transformation Lab Inc have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $48,000 in grants to Open Transformation Lab Inc, 1 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of Open Transformation Lab Inc?
- GLOBALGIVING FOUNDATION INC is the largest funder on record, with $48,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like Open Transformation Lab Inc find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
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These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2018–2024), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing