Liabilities / Assets
76th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Inquirefirst
EIN 81-1260156 • 501(c)3 • San Diego, CA
Profile
Investigative journalism presented by means of educational workshops and media outlets.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
0.06x
Liabilities / Revenue
79th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
15th percentile
Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
23rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
18th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$315,947
Up $297,925 (+1653%) from 2022
Liabilities
Down$18,631
Down $2,183 (-10%) from 2022
Net Assets
Up$297,316
Up $300,108 (+10749%) from 2022
Revenue
Up$576,662
Up $439,398 (+320%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$276,554
Up $61,459 (+29%) from 2022
Net Income
Up$300,108
Up $377,939 (+486%) from 2022
Trend Graphs
Filings
Most recent year
2023 • Form 990Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $315,947
- Liabilities
- $18,631
- Net assets
- $297,316
- Revenue
- $576,662
- Expenses
- $276,554
- Net income
- $300,108
Latest Detailed Filing
The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2018 below.
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Jun 30, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $181,411
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Investigative journalism presented by means of educational workshops and media outlets.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SPONSOR JOURNALIST FROM THE US AND SOUTH AMERICA WITH WORKSHOPS SPECIFIC TO INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING. | - | $89,225 |
| TO INFORM THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY PROVIDING INFORMATION THEY NEED TO HAVE A BOICE IN CURRENT ISSUES, ENVIRONMENTALLY, POLITICALLY, AND SOCIALLY. | - | $64,643 |
| SPONSOR JOURNALIST IN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING ON SELECTED SUBJECTS. | - | $20,000 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYNNE WALKER | President/Tr | FT | $65,000 | - | $65,000 |
| WALTER BARANGER | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| DON FRY | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| HAL FUSON | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROSEMARY GIBSON | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROBERT HERNANDEZ | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ART HOWE | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROSALIND REID | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Inquirefirst
- EIN
- 81-1260156
- Phone
- 6194506760
- Address
- 3324 FELTON STREET, SAN DIEGO, CA 92104
Signing Officer
- Name
- Lynne Walker
- Title
- President/treasurer
- Phone
- 6194506760
- Signed
- 2019-06-30
Preparer
- Firm
- GOODSELL & COMPANY INC CPA'S
- Address
- 2665 4TH AVE, SAN DIEGO, CA 92103-6514
- Preparer
- Steven J Holc CPA
- Phone
- 6192384343
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses wk/shop exp: meals & amen 10,260 supplies 1,253 journalism stories 78 advertising 510 travel 26,633 insurance 7,163 lodging 26,286 website hosting & stream 1,135 bookkeeping 2,400 payroll expense 76,010 office expense 3,909 total 155,637”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Credit card liability 1,041 5,300 payroll & a/p liability 1,567 1,171 restricted funds 0 10,000”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Investigative journalism presented by means of educational workshops and media outlets.”
Form 990-ez, Part V, Line 35B
“The organization did not have unrelated business gross income of 1000 or more during the year from business activities.”
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