Inquiry Facilitators INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 72-1551104)

Is it real?

No. The IRS revoked its tax exemption. Latest filing on record: FY2020.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

78%

16%

Program services 78% · $157K Management & general 16% · $33K Fundraising 6% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $40K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2019); the FY2020 filing did not itemize Part VII

Russ Fisher-Ives

President

$39,768Pt VII · Sec A

Cara Cress

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Joe Minafra

Board Chairman

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sionna Grassbaugh

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Pablo Torres

Director

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

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Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Loans to or from officersSch L · Pt II1 listed

Programs and updates

Boosts STEM education through competitions, teacher training, and student research support.

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1 program · $157K · in their own filed words · FY2019

01

The annual roborave international is a competition for teams of students ages 8 and up, who have designed, built, and programmed an autonomous robot. The organization offers students training workshops, materials to make robots, and admission to the event.

$157Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$206K

Ln 12

Fees for servicesLn 2g$192K

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K

Investment incomeLn 3$12

Money outPt IX

$202K

Ln 25

Programscol B$157K

Managementcol C$33K

Fundraisingcol D$11K

Owns and owesPt X

$38K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$35K

Total assetsLn 16$41K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

PeoplePt VI, VII

5

listed · VII A

PaidVII A1

Voting boardVI 1a5

IndependentVI 1b4

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$13K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$192K

Investment incomeLn 3$12

Total revenueLn 12$206K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$35K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$35K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K

Total assetsLn 16$41K

LiabilitiesLn 26$3K

Net assetsLn 32$38K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

VolunteersI 624

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY20	End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$32K	$35K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$3K	$3K
Total assetsLn 16	$38K	$41K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$3K	$3K
Net assetsLn 32	$35K	$38K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5	$26K	$3K	$13K	$11K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$49K	$49K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$9K	$7K	$1K	$808
Accounting feesLn 11c	$9K	$3K	$6K
Lobbying feesLn 11d	$11K	$11K
Advertising and promotionLn 12	$98		$98
Office expensesLn 13	$5K	$430	$4K
Information technologyLn 14	$5K	$5K
OccupancyLn 16	$4K		$4K
TravelLn 17	$37K	$36K	$729
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19	$22K	$22K
InterestLn 20	$727		$727
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$109		$109
InsuranceLn 23	$3K		$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$20K	$20K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$202K	$157K	$33K	$11K

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2020 Latest Viewing	$206K	$202K	$3K	$38K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash

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Part I · Summary $205,510 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $41,277$13,300

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $168,997$192,198

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $12$12

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $210,286$205,510

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0

I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $58,044$85,056

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $148,650$117,021

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $206,694$202,077

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $3,592$3,433

Part VI · Governance 4 of 5 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5

VI-1b Independent voting members4

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $205,510 across 5 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$13,300

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$13,300

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $192,198$192,198

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $12$12

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $192,198 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $12$205,510

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $202,077 across 15 lines filed

IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $2,642 · Management $13,208 · Fundraising $10,566$26,416

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $49,402$49,402

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $7,420 · Management $1,010 · Fundraising $808$9,238

IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $3,138 · Management $5,834$8,972

IX-11d Lobbying feesPrograms $11,327$11,327

IX-12 Advertising and promotionManagement $98$98

IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $430 · Management $4,150$4,580

IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $4,585$4,585

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $4,163$4,163

IX-17 TravelPrograms $36,391 · Management $729$37,120

IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $22,188$22,188

IX-20 InterestManagement $727$727

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $109$109

IX-23 InsuranceManagement $3,240$3,240

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $19,912$19,912

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $157,435 · Management $33,268 · Fundraising $11,374$202,077

Part X · Balance sheet $41,487 assets, 7 lines filed

Asset lines not itemized here account for $3,531; see the IRS return.

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $31,627$35,372

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $2,693$2,584

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $37,851$41,487

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $2,894$3,097

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,894$3,097

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $34,957$38,390

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $37,851$41,487

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $38,390 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$205,510

XI-2 Total expenses$202,077

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$3,433

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$34,957

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$38,390

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Inquiry Facilitators INC

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Inquiry Facilitators INC

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV