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Insyght Institute

EIN 38-3040151 • 501(c)3 • Lansing, MI

Profile

Educating and informing citizens on issues in the development of public policy; formulating policy alternatives for government today; developing as an independent

P O Box 80505Lansing, MI 48908

n/A

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

68th percentile

13%

Higher net margin than 68% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

41st percentile

-9.3%

Faster asset growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

36th percentile

-17%

Faster revenue growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$184,097

Down $39,487 (-18%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$184,097

Down $39,487 (-18%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin68th percentile

Revenue

Down

$69,549

Down $31,506 (-31%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$60,198

Down $1,909 (-3.1%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

$9,351

Down $29,597 (-76%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth41st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2013: $58,429Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $58,4292013Assets 2014: $182,684Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $281,658Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $281,6582015Assets 2016: $274,049Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $274,0492016Assets 2018: $300,830Liabilities 2018: $4,911Net Assets 2018: $295,9192018Assets 2020: $196,133Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $196,1332020Assets 2022: $223,584Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $223,5842022Assets 2024: $184,097Net Assets 2024: $184,0972024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$184,097
Liabilities-
Net Assets$184,097
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth36th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2013: $61,817Expenses 2013: $20,891Net Income 2013: $40,9262013Revenue 2014: $174,547Expenses 2014: $50,292Net Income 2014: $124,2552014Revenue 2015: $187,151Expenses 2015: $88,177Net Income 2015: $98,9742015Revenue 2016: $165,602Expenses 2016: $173,211Net Income 2016: -$7,6092016Revenue 2018: $489,832Expenses 2018: $457,261Net Income 2018: $32,5712018Revenue 2020: $106,307Expenses 2020: $84,233Net Income 2020: $22,0742020Revenue 2022: $101,055Expenses 2022: $62,107Net Income 2022: $38,9482022Revenue 2024: $69,549Expenses 2024: $60,198Net Income 2024: $9,3512024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$69,549
Expenses$60,198
Net Income$9,351
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$184,097
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$184,097
Revenue
$69,549
Expenses
$60,198
Net income
$9,351
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.84$1.84$0.70$0.60$0.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.24$0.00$2.24$1.01$0.62$0.39
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.96$0.00$1.96$1.06$0.84$0.22
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.01$0.05$2.96$4.90$4.57$0.33
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.74$0.00$2.74$1.66$1.73$0.08
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.82$0.00$2.82$1.87$0.88$0.99
2014XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.83$0.00$1.75$0.50$1.24
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.58$0.62$0.21$0.41
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Aug 1, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$69,549
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educating and informing citizens on issues in the development of public policy; formulating policy alternatives for government today; developing as an independent

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ORGANIZATION OF AND PARTICIPATION IN FORUMS, ISSUE PANEL DISCUSSIONS AND PRESENTATIONS$0$0
RESEARCH, WRITING AND PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS DESIGNED TO EDUCATE AND EVALUATE THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES RELATING TOCURRENT PUBLIC POLICY DELIBERATIONS IN MICHIGAN$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
EDWARD SARPOLUSPresident, Secretary, TreasurerPT$0--
ANDREA SARPOLUSDirector-$0--
JACQUELINE ELEFTHERIOUDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Insyght Institute
EIN
38-3040151
Phone
5179279776
Address
P O BOX 80505, LANSING, MI 48908

Signing Officer

Name
Edward Sarpolus
Title
President
Phone
5179279776
Signed
2025-08-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
West Michigan Financial Advisors LLC
Address
P O BOX 888170, GRAND RAPIDS, MI 49588
Preparer
Gary Allietta
Phone
8774731110
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Pt VI, Line 2

“Director edward sarpolus is the father of directors jacqueline eleftheriou and andrea sarpolus”

Pt VI, Line 11B

“The directors meet quarterly or more often as necessary to discuss institute matters, or may call a special meeting if necessary. This document was discussed at such a meeting.”

Pt VI, Line 19

“The corporation files a report annually with the state of michigan attorney general, including this 990 as part of the filing. The filing also includes an address and phone number to be used by any interested party to request additional information.”

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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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