Liabilities / Assets
48th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
47th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
88th percentile
Higher net margin than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 20.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
100th percentile
Faster asset growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$57,114
Up $57,113 (+5711300%) from 2017
Net Assets
$57,114
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$164,100
Up $164,100 from 2017
Expenses
Up$106,986
Up $106,986 from 2017
Net Income
Up$57,114
Up $57,114 from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Nov 15, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $164,100
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The primary purpose of the organization is to advocate through journalism for rational and compassionate approaches to drug use, drug policy and human rights. The organization maintains a journalistic website covering these topics and works to promote inclusion, diversity and evidence-based approaches to the field of journalism.
The mission of our organization is to advocate through journalism for rational and compassionate approaches to drug use, drug policy and human rights. To this end, we will launch and operate a journalistic website covering these and many intersecting subjects. Our work will promote inclusion, diversity and evidence-based approaches to our field.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| IN 2018 WE WILL CONDUCT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES AND THEN PLAN, DEVELOP, LAUNCH AND OPERATE A JOURNALISTIC WEBSITE COVERING DRUGS, DRUG POLICY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE WEBSITE WILL REGULARLY PUBLISH WRITTEN CONTENT SUCH AS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, OP-EDS, FIRST-PERSON ESSAYS, INTERVIEWS AND NEWS ITEMS, AS WELL AS ORIGINAL VIDEO AND OTHER MEDIA ASSETS. ONCE FUNDS ALLOW, WE WILL EMPLOY A FULL-TIME STAFF TO CONDUCT THESE ACTIVITIES AND ADMINISTER THE ORGANIZATION, AS WELL AS CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM TASKS SUCH AS WRITING, PROMOTIONAL WORK AND WEB DEVELOPMENT. | $0 | $93,791 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILL GODFREY | President-2018 | FT | $33,002 | - | $33,002 |
| SARAH BELLER | Board Member | FT | $20,999 | - | $20,999 |
| ARCHIE BRODSKY | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| DIANE GOLDSTEIN | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| SHEILA VAKHARIA | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| BEN BELLER | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| PHIL HUR | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Influence Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 82-2925236
- Phone
- 9177574983
- Address
- 2 LEFURGY TERRACE, HASTINGSONHUDSON, NY 10706
Signing Officer
- Name
- Will Godfrey
- Title
- President-2018
- Phone
- 9177574983
- Signed
- 2019-11-15
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Skody Scot & Co Cpas Pc
- Address
- 520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200, NEW YORK, NY 10018
- Preparer
- William Skody
- Phone
- 2129671100
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: bank fees. Amount: 98. Description: insurance. Amount: 3,505. Description: meals & entertainment. Amount: 6,933. Description: office supplies and expenses. Amount: 339. Description: travel. Amount: 2,147. Description: website. Amount: 7,908. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 20,930.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $57,114
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $57,114
- Revenue
- $164,100
- Expenses
- $106,986
- Net income
- $57,114