Stimpunks Foundation

Mutual Aid and Human-Centered Learning for Neurodivergent and Disabled People

Stimpunks 2024 Form 990-PF Page 1

Accountability & Transparency

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▶ Table of Contents

  1. Accountability, In Brief (At a Glance)
  2. Start Here (If You Only Read Four Things)
  3. Standards Alignment
  4. Financial Transparency
  5. Quick Financial Snapshot
    1. 2025 Expense Ratio (High-Level)
    2. Revenue (High-Level)
    3. Learn More About Our Finances
  6. Governance & Ethics
  7. Board Snapshot
  8. Privacy and Data Respect
  9. Measuring Effectiveness
  10. Fundraising Integrity
  11. Default to Open (Work in Public)
  12. Annual Reports
    1. Reports by Year
  13. Our Accountability Cycle
  14. Community Accountability
  15. Quick Questions Funders Ask
  16. Accountability Pages (Full Index)

Stimpunks is created by and for neurodivergent and disabled people. We build mutual aid, access infrastructure, and public education at the edges.

We also believe accountability is part of care.

Disabled communities deserve institutions that are both radical and reliable — projects that are values-forward and transparent about governance, finances, and stewardship.

Accountability is not policing.
Accountability is infrastructure.

Stimpunks Foundation has earned the 2026 Silver Seal of Transparency from Candid.

Accountability, In Brief (At a Glance)

  • We publish required disclosures and IRS filings.
  • We maintain governance and ethics policies.
  • We protect donor privacy and fundraise with dignity.
  • We define effectiveness in humane, community-centered terms.
  • We document work publicly through our Now page, transparency log, and changelog.
  • We align with BBB Charity Accountability Standards as a baseline trust framework.

Transparency is mutual aid for donors, contributors, and community members.

Start Here (If You Only Read Four Things)

If you want the quickest overview of how Stimpunks operates and how resources are stewarded:

  1. Where the Money Went (2025)
    https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/where-the-money-went/
  2. Charting Impact (How We Define Effectiveness)
    https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/charting-impact/
  3. Required Disclosures (Including 990-PF)
    https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/disclosures/
  4. 2025 Annual Report
    https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/annual-reports/2025-2/

Standards Alignment

Many donors and funders use external accountability frameworks as baseline trust signals. We maintain a public crosswalk showing where we align and what we are building next.

Financial Transparency

We publish disclosures and plain-language explanations of how money flows through the organization.

We classify spending into Program, Administration, and Fundraising.

In 2025, 65% of expenses supported program services, aligning with common accountability benchmarks.

Access requires infrastructure. Care work requires responsible stewardship.

Quick Financial Snapshot

Stimpunks is committed to transparent, community-first stewardship of resources.

We categorize expenses using standard nonprofit accountability buckets:

  • Program Services — direct mission work: mutual aid, access tools, public resources
  • Administration — governance, compliance, operations, and accessibility infrastructure
  • Fundraising — donation processing, stewardship, and sustainable support systems

Most of what we spend goes to programs. The rest keeps the work safe, accountable, and sustainable.

2025 Expense Ratio (High-Level)

In 2025:

  • 65% of expenses supported program services
  • 25% supported administration and compliance
  • 10% supported fundraising

This reflects our commitment to directing the majority of resources toward community benefit, access infrastructure, and direct support, while maintaining the operational stability and accountability practices that sustain the work.

Care is not overhead. Accountability is not bureaucracy.
These are part of the infrastructure that makes dignity possible.

Revenue (High-Level)

In 2025, Stimpunks was supported primarily by individual donors and community fundraising, with approximately $120,000 stewarded through our programs, operations, and care infrastructure.

We publish required filings and disclosures here:
https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/disclosures/

Learn More About Our Finances

Governance & Ethics

Clear governance, transparent leadership, and documented organizational structure are essential to accountability. The following pages provide essential information about our legal status, board composition, financial oversight, and institutional policies.

Accountability starts with governance, oversight, and clear ethical commitments.

Governance is not bureaucracy. Governance is how we keep the commons safe and durable.

Our governance model is grounded in lived experience leadership and epistemic justice, ensuring decision-making reflects the communities most impacted by the systems we seek to redesign.

Board Snapshot

Stimpunks is governed by a disabled- and neurodivergent-led board providing mission oversight, fiduciary responsibility, and community-first stewardship.

Current board leadership includes:

  • Ryan Boren — Board Chair, Co-Founder, Co-Creative Director
  • Betsy Selvam — Board Vice Chair
  • Kristina Brooke Daniele — Board Secretary
  • Becky Hicks — Board Member
  • Ronan Boren — Board Member

The board meets quarterly and maintains independence from paid staff.

Full governance details:
https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/board-governance/

Privacy and Data Respect

Stimpunks is committed to protecting the privacy and dignity of everyone who visits, reads, donates, or participates.

We do not treat personal data as a product. We collect only what we need to operate responsibly, and we do not sell or share personal information.

For donor-specific privacy practices, see:

Donors and community members may opt out of communications at any time.

We do not sell, trade, or share donor information. Privacy is part of care infrastructure.

Measuring Effectiveness

We do not measure success by compliance, sorting, or simplistic charity metrics. We measure by dignity enabled, harm reduced, access built, and mutual aid delivered.

Effectiveness is a practice of care, not a scoreboard.

Fundraising Integrity

Fundraising should be honest, dignity-centered, and transparent about use of funds.

We do not fundraise through pity. We fundraise through solidarity.

Default to Open (Work in Public)

We document our work publicly because transparency is mutual aid.

Default to open means people can see what we’re building as we build it.

Annual Reports

Every year, Stimpunks publishes an annual report that documents our work, finances, governance, and learning in public.

These reports are part of our commitment to accountability as care.

We don’t treat transparency as compliance theater. We treat it as community stewardship: naming what we built, how resources were used, what we learned, and where we’re going next.

Our annual reports include:

  • mission and program highlights
  • high-level financial summaries
  • governance and accountability practices
  • how we define and assess effectiveness
  • fundraising ethics and donor protections
  • links to supporting policies and disclosures

Stimpunks measures impact by usefulness, dignity enabled, harm reduced, and access built — grounded in lived experience, not vanity metrics.

Below you’ll find reports for completed fiscal years.

Reports by Year

(More reports will be added here as we publish them.)

Our Accountability Cycle

  • Annual disclosures and required filings
  • Annual “Where the Money Went” snapshot
  • Ongoing transparency log updates
  • Public documentation of new work through the changelog

Accountability is not a one-time performance. It’s a continuous practice.

Community Accountability

We are accountable first to disabled and neurodivergent people who rely on this work. Donor trust matters — but community safety, dignity, and leadership come first.

We build at the edges.
We steward responsibly.
We enable dignity.

Quick Questions Funders Ask

Do you publish your IRS filings and required disclosures?
Yes. We post them here:
https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/disclosures/

Where does my donation go?
See our annual expense snapshot:
https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/where-the-money-went/

How do you define effectiveness?
We measure dignity enabled, harm reduced, access built, and mutual aid delivered:
https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/charting-impact/

Do you protect donor privacy?
Yes. We never sell or share donor information:
https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/donor-privacy/

How are you governed?
Our board provides fiduciary oversight and community-first accountability:
https://stimpunks.org/about/accountability/board-governance/

Accountability Pages (Full Index)