OBELUS INC: Form 990, tax year 2024

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Organization: OBELUS INC (EIN 92-2954169)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-05-14
IRS object ID: 202541369349301134
Schema version: 2024v5.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-05-14T13:58:32-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	922954169	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OBELUS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	OBEL	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3103671387	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2150 Shattuck Ave Floor 12	AddressLine1Txt
City	Berkeley	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94704	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Clara Collier	PersonNm
Person Title	CEO	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3103671387	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-05-01	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (1)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As Name DoingBusinessAsName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Asterisk	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	Clara Collier	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	570 57th Street	AddressLine1Txt
City	Oakland	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94609	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,267,723	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	https://asteriskmag.com/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2024	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	DE	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	Obelus Inc. publishes Asterisk Magazine, a quarterly magazine covering science, emerging technologies, economics, politics, culture, global health, and threats to human development and flourishing.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	1	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	0	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	2	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$1,241,829	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$13,393	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$12,501	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$0	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$1,267,723	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$3,785	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$251,993	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$0	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$287,045	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$0	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$542,823	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$0	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$724,900	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$0	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$736,542	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$11,642	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$724,900	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	Obelus Inc. publishes Asterisk Magazine, a quarterly magazine covering science, emerging technologies, economics, politics, culture, global health, and threats to human development and flourishing.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$478,411	ExpenseAmt
Revenue	$1,267,723	RevenueAmt
Desc	Obelus Inc. publishes a free magazine featuring deeply researched articles on subjects relating to policy, science, and emerging technology.	Desc
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Grant	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcGrantAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue	$0	TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses	$478,411	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	0	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	2	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	1	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	0	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	0	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	0	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	0	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	0	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	DE	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	Clara Collier	PersonNm
Phone	3103671387	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2150 Shattuck Ave Floor 12	AddressLine1Txt
City	Berkeley	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94704	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Average Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Clara Collier
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary	40	0	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$86,177	$0	$0
Jacob Copeland Eaton
Managing Editor	40	0			Yes (X)	$77,953	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$164,130	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Federated Campaigns	$0	FederatedCampaignsAmt
Membership Dues	$0	MembershipDuesAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt
Related Organizations	$0	RelatedOrganizationsAmt
Government Grants	$0	GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions	$1,241,829	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$0	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$1,241,829	TotalContributionsAmt
Total Program Service Revenue	$0	TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$13,393	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$13,393	ExclusionAmt

Incm From Invest Bond Proceeds IncmFromInvestBondProceedsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$0	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Real	$0	RealAmt
Personal	$0	PersonalAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$0	SecuritiesAmt
Other	$0	OtherAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rpt Fundraising Event	$0	ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$12,501	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,501	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total	$12,501	OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$1,267,723	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$12,501	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$13,393	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,785	TotalAmt
Program Services	$3,785	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$233,739	TotalAmt
Program Services	$233,739	ProgramServicesAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,938	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,938	ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,316	TotalAmt
Program Services	$16,316	ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,418	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,418	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$163,877	TotalAmt
Program Services	$139,780	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$24,097	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$82,853	TotalAmt
Program Services	$82,853	ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,514	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,514	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$6,874	TotalAmt
Management And General	$6,874	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,019	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,019	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,490	TotalAmt
Management And General	$13,490	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$542,823	TotalAmt
Program Services	$478,411	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$64,412	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$736,542	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$736,542	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,642	EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$11,642	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$724,900	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$724,900	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$736,542	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$724,900	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	$0	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts	$0	DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense	$0	InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments	$0	PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$1,241,829	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,241,829	TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$0	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1,241,829	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$1,241,829	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$1,241,829	PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	$13,393	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$13,393	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	$1,255,222	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$12,501	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	Schedule A, Part II, Line 12	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	Obelus Inc. generated gross receipts of $12,501 during the tax year from the sale of physical copies of Asterisk Magazine. The publication aligns directly with the organization's exempt purpose to educate the public on issues relating to artificial intelligence, emerging technologies, science, global health, and human flourishing.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8a	During the tax year, Obelus Inc. operated with a small governing body and made all material decisions informally. As a result, contemporaneous written documentation of meetings or actions was not consistently maintained.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8b	During the tax year, Obelus Inc. operated with a small governing body and made all material decisions informally. As a result, contemporaneous written documentation of meetings or actions was not consistently maintained.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b	The Form was reviewed by Clara Collier - Chief Executive Officer and Director
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19	Obelus Inc. makes its annual Form 990 filings, and other required documents available to the public upon request. The organization's governing documents, and financial statements are available for public inspection upon request by contacting the organization via its official communication channels.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g	Obelus Inc. engaged several contractors during the tax year to support its program services and operations: Contractors (Program Delivery) - $110,897.23: Payments to writers and illustrators contracted to develop articles and visual materials for Asterisk Magazine as part of the organization's educational mission. Other Contractors - $35,882.97: Hemlock Harling Distribution Inc.: Storage and fulfillment services for physical copies of Asterisk Magazine. Marie Otsuka and Minkyoung Kim: Website development and technical services including Kirby 4 license upgrade, server migration, hosting on Opalstack, and Asterisk Magazine website updates. Consulting & Accounting - $16,097.39 (reported separately on Line 11c): Impact Ops: Entity setup support and ongoing finance and operations consulting. McKensey Smith Consulting, LLC: Development of a fundraising plan and strategic guidance in fundraising efforts.