Civic Intelligence

Inquiring Systems Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 94-2524840

Jul 01, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017 • Filed on Nov 30, 2018

Organization Profilewww.inquiringsystems.org

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101 Brookwood AveSanta Rosa, CA 95404

(707) 939-3900

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

30th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

21st percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 21% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

80th percentile

23%

Higher net margin than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2017

Asset Growth

96th percentile

101%

Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

91st percentile

77%

Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets30th percentile

Assets

Up

$1,836,896

Up $923,546 (+101%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$1,802,859

Up $923,116 (+105%) from 2016

Liabilities

Up

$34,037

Up $430 (+1.3%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue21st percentileNet Margin80th percentile

Revenue

Up

$4,171,251

Up $1,820,663 (+77%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$3,214,642

Up $910,081 (+39%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$956,609

Up $910,582 (+1978%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth96th percentile

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

$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2012: $304,285Liabilities 2012: $51,488Net Assets 2012: $252,7962012Assets 2013: $411,261Liabilities 2013: $40,447Net Assets 2013: $370,8142013Assets 2014: $390,445Liabilities 2014: $29,038Net Assets 2014: $361,4072014Assets 2015: $857,546Liabilities 2015: $27,528Net Assets 2015: $830,0182015Assets 2016: $913,350Liabilities 2016: $33,607Net Assets 2016: $879,7432016Assets 2017: $1,836,896Liabilities 2017: $34,037Net Assets 2017: $1,802,8592017Assets 2018: $3,704,569Liabilities 2018: $3,476Net Assets 2018: $3,701,0932018Assets 2019: $3,928,178Liabilities 2019: $31,000Net Assets 2019: $3,897,1782019Assets 2020: $5,756,262Liabilities 2020: $130,275Net Assets 2020: $5,625,9872020Assets 2021: $7,524,299Liabilities 2021: $189,941Net Assets 2021: $7,334,3582021Assets 2022: $9,510,041Liabilities 2022: $262,681Net Assets 2022: $9,247,3602022Assets 2023: $9,035,120Liabilities 2023: $458,464Net Assets 2023: $8,576,6562023Assets 2025: $14,463,814Liabilities 2025: $983,044Net Assets 2025: $13,480,7702025

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$1,836,896
Liabilities$34,037
Net Assets$1,802,859
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth91st percentile

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

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2012: $980,167Expenses 2012: $1,225,281Net Income 2012: -$245,1142012Revenue 2013: $1,057,480Expenses 2013: $919,843Net Income 2013: $137,6372013Revenue 2014: $63,716Expenses 2014: $1,006,340Net Income 2014: -$942,6242014Revenue 2015: $3,657,580Expenses 2015: $1,359,816Net Income 2015: $2,297,7642015Revenue 2016: $2,350,588Expenses 2016: $2,304,561Net Income 2016: $46,0272016Revenue 2017: $4,171,251Expenses 2017: $3,214,642Net Income 2017: $956,6092017Revenue 2018: $7,120,969Expenses 2018: $5,222,735Net Income 2018: $1,898,2342018Revenue 2019: $5,817,777Expenses 2019: $5,621,692Net Income 2019: $196,0852019Revenue 2020: $7,510,398Expenses 2020: $5,781,589Net Income 2020: $1,728,8092020Revenue 2021: $8,764,937Expenses 2021: $7,056,566Net Income 2021: $1,708,3712021Revenue 2022: $8,358,126Expenses 2022: $6,272,034Net Income 2022: $2,086,0922022Revenue 2023: $6,271,136Expenses 2023: $6,951,722Net Income 2023: -$680,5862023Revenue 2025: $13,077,779Expenses 2025: $11,083,302Net Income 2025: $1,994,4772025

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$4,171,251
Expenses$3,214,642
Net Income$956,609
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017
Signed
Nov 30, 2018
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$4,171,251
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Implementing ethical social change through training, technical assistance, business and financial management, and fiscal sponsorship services to nonprofit organizations and socially responsible businesses.

Implementing ethical social change through training, technical assistance, business and financial management and fiscal sponsorship services to nonprofit organizations & socially responsible businesses.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$840,694$1,668,551▲ $827,857
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$121,728-
Accounts Receivable$27,076$37,162▲ $10,086
Inventories for Sale or Use$15,000$15,000→ $0
Loans From Officers Directors$29,038$11,037▼ $18,001
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net$4,500$0▼ $4,500
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net-$1,481-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$-7,026-
Total Assets$890,278$1,836,896▲ $946,618
Other Assets Total$3,008$0▼ $3,008
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$1,648$23,000▲ $21,352
Other Liabilities$2,921--
Total Liabilities$33,607$34,037▲ $430
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$704,609$1,590,059▲ $885,450
Unrestricted Net Assets$152,062$212,800▲ $60,738
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$856,671$1,802,859▲ $946,188
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$890,278$1,836,896▲ $946,618

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$1,481$1,398$2,879
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Stuart Loren ColeExecutive DirectorFT$57,000$57,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Gil Friend MSDirector
Kirk MarckwaldDirector
Constance Grauds RPH MNPASecretary
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$3,937,026
Program Service Revenue
$234,212
Investment Income
$13
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$3,917,394
Change in Net Assets
$956,609

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,171,251
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,171,251
Total Revenue per Form 990
$4,171,251
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$3,056,409
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$143,233
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$15,000
Total Fundraising Expense$6,134
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$28,500$28,500-$57,000
Other Salaries and Wages$46,433$5,440$3,450$55,323
Payroll Taxes$15,431$6,901-$22,332
Foreign Grants$15,000--$15,000
Other Expenses$12,052--$12,052
Fees for Services Other-$11,717-$11,717
Other Employee Benefits-$8,578-$8,578
All Other Expenses$4,233$4,083$12$8,328
Insurance$4,808$1,202-$6,010
Office Expenses$3,038-$2,508$5,546
Occupancy$3,362$574$164$4,100
Information Technology$600--$600
Depreciation Depletion-$78-$78
Total Functional Expenses$3,141,435$67,073$6,134$3,214,642

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$3,214,642
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$3,214,642
Total Expenses per Form 990$3,214,642
International Activity

International Summary

Spending
$15,000

International Compliance

Foreign grant records maintained
Yes
Activity in boycott countries
No
Foreign corporation ownership
No
Foreign partnership interest
No
Interest in foreign trust
No
Passive foreign investment company interest
No
Transfers to foreign corporations
No

International Activities

RegionActivityServicesOfficesEmployeesSpending
SubSaharan AfricaPlant School Fruit TreesSchool Education00$15,000
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
Loren ColeCEO & DirRentNo$3,000

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$29,038$11,037▼ $18,001
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
Yes
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing Address

“Stuart Loren Cole, deceased 8/19/2017. Contact: Pamela Campbell, current CEO at Inquiring Systems, Inc. 101 Brookwood Ave #204, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“Board of Directors reviews and approves the Form 990 prior to filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Governing documents will be made available on request and are available on the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts website.”

Form 990, Part VI, Sec B

“At the annual board meeting all memers are required to acknowledge any conflict of interest as per policy.”

FORM 990, Part VI, Section B

“Compensation review for the CEO is based upon a board approved written agreement that the CEO was a volunteer without compensation and then receives compensation based upon actual services rendered through a board approved independent contractor agreement that was established in 1978 at the inception of ISI and then periodically reviewed and reaffirmed by the board.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Inquiring Systems Inc
EIN
94-2524840
Phone
7079393900
Address
101 Brookwood Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95404

Signing Officer

Name
Pamela Campbell MPA
Title
President & CEO
Signed
2018-11-30
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Pamela Campbell
Formed
1978
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
4
Independent Board Members
3
Employees
21
Volunteers
5,000

Preparer

Firm
Karen Wilhelmson
Address
5310 Gates Rd, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Preparer
Karen Wilhelmson EA
Phone
7072910328
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process

“The Board was made aware of the state requirement for an audit in 2018. The board and executive officers approved an audit of the 2016-2017 fiscal year books to comply with state requirements and formed an audit committee. The committee contracted with a local CPA firm to conduct ISI's first audit. The due date for the audit reporting was extended by the California Attorney General to December 15th 2018. The audit has been comleted and ISI is filing an amended return for the fiscal year 2016-17 which is consistent with the audited financial statements.”

Form 990, Part IV, Sec B

“The financial statements for the fiscal year, along with a copy of the IRS Form 990 information filing, are submitted by email to all board members for their review, comments, queries. Upon consultation and discussion the financial statements and tax returns are approved and submitted.”

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0ISI also provides administrative and support services to nonprofit organizations. Inquiring Systems works with these organizations to increase their ability to provide financial and programmatic support in areas consistent with the ISI mission.
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IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt0Inquiring Systems, Inc. was originally determined by the IRS to be qualified as a 509(a)(2) Public Charity. The organization is opting to file as a 509(a)(1) in 2017 for purposes of reporting using special rules for reporting and calculating contributions on Schedule B.
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IRS990ScheduleF/AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp/SpecificServicesProvidedTxt0School Education
IRS990ScheduleF/AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp/TypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt0Plant School Fruit Trees
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IRS990ScheduleF/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0All fiscally sponsored projects are required to track grants and assistance provided to foreign programs and organizations. U.S. volunteers participate regularly in oversees programs and report back on program acheivements.
IRS990ScheduleF/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Part I, Line 2 - Grantmakers Explanation For Monitoring Use of Funds Outside US
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0Stuart Loren Cole, deceased 8/19/2017. Contact: Pamela Campbell, current CEO at Inquiring Systems, Inc. 101 Brookwood Ave #204, Santa Rosa, CA 95404.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Board of Directors reviews and approves the Form 990 prior to filing.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2Governing documents will be made available on request and are available on the California Attorney General's Registry of Charitable Trusts website.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3The Board was made aware of the state requirement for an audit in 2018. The board and executive officers approved an audit of the 2016-2017 fiscal year books to comply with state requirements and formed an audit committee. The committee contracted with a local CPA firm to conduct ISI's first audit. The due date for the audit reporting was extended by the California Attorney General to December 15th 2018. The audit has been comleted and ISI is filing an amended return for the fiscal year 2016-17 which is consistent with the audited financial statements.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4The financial statements for the fiscal year, along with a copy of the IRS Form 990 information filing, are submitted by email to all board members for their review, comments, queries. Upon consultation and discussion the financial statements and tax returns are approved and submitted.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5At the annual board meeting all memers are required to acknowledge any conflict of interest as per policy.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6Compensation review for the CEO is based upon a board approved written agreement that the CEO was a volunteer without compensation and then receives compensation based upon actual services rendered through a board approved independent contractor agreement that was established in 1978 at the inception of ISI and then periodically reviewed and reaffirmed by the board.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part VI, Line 9: Officer, Director, Trustee, Key Employee Mailing Address
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4Form 990, Part IV, Sec B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5Form 990, Part VI, Sec B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc6FORM 990, Part VI, Section B
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,836,896
Liabilities
$34,037
Net assets
$1,802,859
Revenue
$4,171,251
Expenses
$3,214,642
Net income
$956,609
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$14.5$0.98$13.5$13.1$11.1$1.99
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.04$0.46$8.58$6.27$6.95$0.68
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$9.51$0.26$9.25$8.36$6.27$2.09
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.52$0.19$7.33$8.76$7.06$1.71
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.76$0.13$5.63$7.51$5.78$1.73
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.93$0.03$3.90$5.82$5.62$0.20
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.70$0.00$3.70$7.12$5.22$1.90
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.84$0.03$1.80$4.17$3.21$0.96
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.91$0.03$0.88$2.35$2.30$0.05
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.86$0.03$0.83$3.66$1.36$2.30
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.39$0.03$0.36$0.06$1.01$0.94
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.41$0.04$0.37$1.06$0.92$0.14
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.30$0.05$0.25$0.98$1.23$0.25