Civic Intelligence

Fund for Independence in Journalism

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 20-0215183

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Oct 27, 2020

Organization ProfileN/A
910 17th Street NW 7th Floor NoWashington, DC 20006

(202) 466-1300

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2019

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

13th percentile

-35%

Faster asset growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$692

Down $374 (-35%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$692

Down $374 (-35%) from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Expenses

Up

$374

Up $374 from 2018

Net Income

Down

-$374

Down $374 from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth13th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$2.0K$1.5K$1.0K$500$0Assets 2011: $525Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $1,896Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $1,612Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $1,318Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $1,318Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $1,066Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $1,0662016Assets 2017: $1,066Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $1,0662017Assets 2018: $1,066Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $1,0662018Assets 2019: $692Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $6922019Assets 2020: $0Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $0Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$692
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$692
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0K$4.0K$2.0K$0-$2.0KRevenue 2011: $5,500Expenses 2011: $1,784Net Income 2011: $3,7162011Revenue 2012: $4,000Expenses 2012: $2,629Net Income 2012: $1,3712012Revenue 2013: $0Expenses 2013: $284Net Income 2013: -$2842013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $294Net Income 2014: -$2942014Revenue 2015: $0Expenses 2015: $0Net Income 2015: $02015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $252Net Income 2016: -$2522016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $0Net Income 2017: $02017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2019: $0Expenses 2019: $374Net Income 2019: -$3742019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $692Net Income 2020: -$6922020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $0Net Income 2021: $02021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $0Net Income 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$0
Expenses$374
Net Income-$374
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Oct 27, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To foster independent, high quality public service journalism in the united states and around the world as a supporting organization for the center for public integrity.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO FOSTER INDEPENDENT, HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICE JOURNALISM IN THE UNITED STATES AND AROUND THE WORLD AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR THE CENTER FOR PUBLIC INTEGRITY.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
WILLIAM BUZENBERGPresident-$0--
MARIANNE SZEDEGY-MASZAKChair-$0--
ELLEN MCPEAKESecretary/Treasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Fund for Independence in Journalism
EIN
20-0215183
Phone
2024661300
Address
910 17TH STREET NW 7TH FLOOR NO, WASHINGTON, DC 20006

Signing Officer

Name
Susan Smith Richardson
Title
CEO
Phone
2024661300
Signed
2020-10-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Matthews Carter & Boyce
Address
12500 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE SUITE 260, FAIRFAX, VA 22033
Preparer
Kathleen M Flaherty
Phone
7032183600
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: bank charges. Amount: 374.”

Raw XML Appendix148 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$692
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$692
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$374
Net income
-$374
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0$0$0$0$0
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0$0$0$0$0$0
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0$0$0$0$692$692
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$692$0$692$0$374$374
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1,066$0$1,066$0$0$0
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1,066$0$1,066$0$0$0
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1,066$0$1,066$0$252$252
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,318$0$0$0$0
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,318$0$0$294$294
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,612$0$0$284$284
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1,896$0$4,000$2,629$1,371
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$525$0$5,500$1,784$3,716
Peer Organizations

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