Geeks Without Frontiers
Geeks Without Frontiers
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About this organization
Mission
An award-winning non-profit, Geeks’ mission is to promote technology for a resilient world including bringing the benefits of broadband connectivity -health, education, poverty reduction, gender equality and the other UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s)- to the estimated 3.5 billion people who remain unconnected. Geeks aspires to empower the unserved, including the forcibly displaced, creating Smart Communities and helping to catalyze positive global change. It does this by leveraging the benefits of exponential preparedness technologies as well as data, connectivity and other scalable solutions in a resilient, technologically neutral and sustainable manner; by the creation of innovative regulatory and business models designed to democratize and accelerate connectivity.
About
B4B: Also known as " Broadband for the Next Billion. " Combined with VillageConnect and S4G, will fuel a technological revolution by connecting many of the 4.2 billion people currently without internet access. With internet connectivity rural areas will have the ability become more educated, connected with the developing world, and able to create new business opportunities.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Focusing on humanity's greatest challenges, geeks leverages the skills of leaders in technology and social enterprise with a view to developing sustainable communications solutions, which, coupled with innovative social enterprise models, are designed to improve the quality of life, health, education and economic well-being of communities globally.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “Focusing on humanity's greatest challenges, geeks leverages the skills of leaders in technology and social enterprise with a view to developing sustainable communications solutions, which, coupled with innovative social enterprise models, are designed to improve the quality of life, health, education and economic well-being of communities globally.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of TX, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 22 West Spring St, Alexandria, VA, 22301.
- The non-profit has a total of 2 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are less than $100,000.
- Revenue is between $250,000 and $500,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$4,022.
- The organization has 6 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 2015.
- The organization pays $184,122 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.