Essential Information INC FY2020 filing
Educates the public on important topics media and policymakers overlook. For fiscal year 2020 it reported $659K in revenue, $634K in expenses, and $316K in net assets.Pt I
- Type
- Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Nonprofit
- Location
- Washington, DC
- Website
- www.essentialinformation.org
- Filings
- 5 on file (2020–2020)
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Summary of the Filing
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Governance & Policies
Officers, Directors & Key Employees
Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 2 named individuals · Part VII
| Name | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Kole | $107,026 | $127,965 | $113,527 |
| Zehava Robbins | $100,872 | $115,333 | — |
Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.
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Where the work happens
Inventive Initiatives
Essential Information has started more than a dozen projects in recent years. The Organization's primary criteria is: Does it promote innovation in the public interest? With quiet determination and sophistication, project leaders identify the fulcrums of power that invariably lie in the shadows, envision new pathways of change that…
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Human Rights
The project has involved work overseas in areas of severe repression involving the collection and distribution of human rights information, encouraging peaceful political solutions to violent conflicts, and facilitating local community work on issues of poverty, security and justice.
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Statement of Revenue
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Balance Sheet
Financial Metrics
Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.
| Metric | This org | Peer median | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program ratio | 89% | — | — |
| Overhead ratio | 8% | — | — |
| Fundraising cost ratio | 4% | — | — |
| Investment management fee ratio | 0% | — | — |
| Legal fee ratio | 0% | — | — |
| Accounting fee ratio | 1% | — | — |
| Fundraising fee ratio | 0% | — | — |
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