Liabilities / Assets
84th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Southern Investigative Reporting Foundation
990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 45-5560402
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.45x
Liabilities / Revenue
70th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
22nd percentile
Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
99th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 71.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
9th percentile
Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
22nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$15,710
Down $16,393 (-51%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$8,588
Down $14,979 (-64%) from 2015
Liabilities
Down$7,122
Down $1,414 (-17%) from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$134,725
Down $41,287 (-23%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$149,706
Down $9,636 (-6.0%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$14,981
Down $31,651 (-190%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
- Signed
- Feb 26, 2017
- Return Version
- 2016v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $134,725
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The goal of the southern investigative reporting foundation is to unlock the truth found in the sea of legal and financial filings corporations often use to keep the details of their true condition and business practices opaque.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| DELIVERY OF SUPERIOR DOCUMENT DRIVEN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING ON CAPITAL | - | $137,330 |
| THE GOAL OF THE SOUTHERN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING FOUNDATION IS TO UNLOCK THE TRUTH FOUND IN THE SEA OF LEGAL AND FINANCIAL FILINGS CORPORATIONS OFTEN USE TO KEEP THE DETAILS OF THEIR TRUE CONDITION AND BUSINESS PRACTICES OPAQUE. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RODERICK BOYD | President | - | $89,250 | $7,107 | $96,357 |
| CHRISTOPHER ROUSH | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| WILLIAM D COHAN | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| BETHANY MCLEAN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Southern Investigative Reporting
- EIN
- 45-5560402
- Phone
- 9175143897
- Address
- 3819 PARK AVENUE, WILMINGTON, NC 28403
Signing Officer
- Name
- William D Cohan
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 9105235477
- Signed
- 2017-02-26
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Jeannette Woodruff CPA Pc
- Address
- 3819 PARK AVE, WILMINGTON, NC 28403
- Preparer
- Jeannette Woodruff CPA
- Phone
- 9105235477
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising and promotion 3,229 rent 3,675 computer fees 183 bank svc fees 1,392 office supplies 123 telephone 4,073 travel expense 8,700 cont ed & conferences 300 insurance 8,000 total 29,675”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Computer 1,442 1,442 organizational cost 850 850 total 2,292 2,292”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Fica/federal withholding payable 6,989 5,624 state withholding payable 1,547 1,498”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The goal of the southern investigative reporting foundation is to unlock the truth found in the sea of legal and financial filings corporations often use to keep the details of their true condition and business practices opaque.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“The goal of the southern investigative reporting foundation is to unlock the truth found in the sea of legal and financial filings corporations often use to keep the details of their true condition and business practices opaque.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“Delivery of superior document driven investigative reporting on capital”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 3,229 RENT 3,675 COMPUTER FEES 183 BANK SVC FEES 1,392 OFFICE SUPPLIES 123 TELEPHONE 4,073 TRAVEL EXPENSE 8,700 CONT ED & CONFERENCES 300 INSURANCE 8,000 TOTAL 29,675 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | COMPUTER 1,442 1,442 ORGANIZATIONAL COST 850 850 TOTAL 2,292 2,292 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | FICA/FEDERAL WITHHOLDING PAYABLE 6,989 5,624 STATE WITHHOLDING PAYABLE 1,547 1,498 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE GOAL OF THE SOUTHERN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING FOUNDATION IS TO UNLOCK THE TRUTH FOUND IN THE SEA OF LEGAL AND FINANCIAL FILINGS CORPORATIONS OFTEN USE TO KEEP THE DETAILS OF THEIR TRUE CONDITION AND BUSINESS PRACTICES OPAQUE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE GOAL OF THE SOUTHERN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING FOUNDATION IS TO UNLOCK THE TRUTH FOUND IN THE SEA OF LEGAL AND FINANCIAL FILINGS CORPORATIONS OFTEN USE TO KEEP THE DETAILS OF THEIR TRUE CONDITION AND BUSINESS PRACTICES OPAQUE. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III |
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $15,710
- Liabilities
- $7,122
- Net assets
- $8,588
- Revenue
- $134,725
- Expenses
- $149,706
- Net income
- -$14,981