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Inquirefirst

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 81-1260156

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Jun 30, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.INQUIREFIRST.ORG
3324 Felton StreetSan Diego, CA 92104

(619) 450-6760

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

92nd percentile

0.72x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

82nd percentile

0.09x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

44th percentile

0.9%

Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$65,000

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 35.8% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

95th percentile

208%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

85th percentile

46%

Faster revenue growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets92nd percentile

Assets

Up

$23,001

Up $15,538 (+208%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$6,530

Up $1,675 (+35%) from 2017

Liabilities

Up

$16,471

Up $13,863 (+532%) from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue82nd percentileNet Margin44th percentile

Revenue

Up

$181,411

Up $57,092 (+46%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$179,736

Up $49,011 (+37%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

$1,675

Up $8,081 (+126%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth95th percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2016: $27,562Liabilities 2016: $16,301Net Assets 2016: $11,2612016Assets 2017: $7,463Liabilities 2017: $2,608Net Assets 2017: $4,8552017Assets 2018: $23,001Liabilities 2018: $16,471Net Assets 2018: $6,5302018Assets 2019: $35,437Liabilities 2019: $19,450Net Assets 2019: $15,9872019Assets 2020: $127,336Liabilities 2020: $80,716Net Assets 2020: $46,6202020Assets 2021: $102,789Liabilities 2021: $27,750Net Assets 2021: $75,0392021Assets 2022: $18,022Liabilities 2022: $20,814Net Assets 2022: -$2,7922022Assets 2023: $315,947Liabilities 2023: $18,631Net Assets 2023: $297,3162023

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$23,001
Liabilities$16,471
Net Assets$6,530
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth85th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2016: $75,803Expenses 2016: $73,728Net Income 2016: $2,0752016Revenue 2017: $124,319Expenses 2017: $130,725Net Income 2017: -$6,4062017Revenue 2018: $181,411Expenses 2018: $179,736Net Income 2018: $1,6752018Revenue 2019: $210,084Expenses 2019: $200,627Net Income 2019: $9,4572019Revenue 2020: $280,142Expenses 2020: $249,509Net Income 2020: $30,6332020Revenue 2021: $259,909Expenses 2021: $231,490Net Income 2021: $28,4192021Revenue 2022: $137,264Expenses 2022: $215,095Net Income 2022: -$77,8312022Revenue 2023: $576,662Expenses 2023: $276,554Net Income 2023: $300,1082023

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$181,411
Expenses$179,736
Net Income$1,675
Open 2018 Filing
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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

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
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
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LYNNE WALKERPresident/TrFT$65,000-$65,000
WALTER BARANGERSecretary-$0--
DON FRYDirector-$0--
HAL FUSONDirector-$0--
ROSEMARY GIBSONDirector-$0--
ROBERT HERNANDEZDirector-$0--
ART HOWEDirector-$0--
ROSALIND REIDDirector-$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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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

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$23,001
Liabilities
$16,471
Net assets
$6,530
Revenue
$181,411
Expenses
$179,736
Net income
$1,675
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.16$0.19$2.97$5.77$2.77$3.00
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.18$0.21$0.03$1.37$2.15$0.78
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.03$0.28$0.75$2.60$2.31$0.28
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.27$0.81$0.47$2.80$2.50$0.31
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.35$0.19$0.16$2.10$2.01$0.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.16$0.07$1.81$1.80$0.02
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.03$0.05$1.24$1.31$0.06
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.28$0.16$0.11$0.76$0.74$0.02
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