Social Inquiry INC FY2020 filing

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Social Inquiry INC. Is a research institution with the objective to influence debate policy and practice oriented at establishing civic trust and repairing the Social fabric within and between groups and the state in fragile communities. To DO this Social Inquiry INC. Undertakes creative cross-disciplinary applied research carried out on the ground that explores the intersecting political Social economic and historical dimensions of fragile societies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
68¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$31K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $2K a year · 1% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
68%
of spending
Fine: 68% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$31K
to officers and key staff · 16% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 16% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Worth a look: 0.7 months of spending in cash; under 1.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$17K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 6 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 6 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$231K
Spent
$192K
To programs
68%
Net assets
$31K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$231K
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$231K
FY2021$222K
FY2022$282K
FY2023$246K
FY2024$136K
FY2025$59K
Expenses
$192K
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$192K
FY2021$244K
FY2022$226K
FY2023$245K
FY2024$193K
FY2025$62K
Net assets
$31K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$31K
FY2021$9K
FY2022$65K
FY2023$67K
FY2024$10K
FY2025$7K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jul 2019.

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Where the money goes

68 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 68% · $131K Management & general 32% · $61K

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

6 people listed on the 990; $31K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$18,000Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Director
$13,150Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Roger Guiu Carrio’s $2K as Treasurer is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 167 <$100K international nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Nadia Qamar Siddiqui——$3,538$49,313$38,982$13,150
Roger Guiu Carrio$2,500$28,015$34,500$36,000$18,000—
Aaso Ameen Mohammed—$6,000$33,000$30,000$25,200$18,000

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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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 15aYes

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Social Inquiry INC is an international affairs nonprofit based in Brooklyn, NY, formed in 2017.

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1 program · $131K · in their own filed words · FY2020
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Research

Conducted in-depth qualitative and quantitative social science research on three main thematic topics in iraq linked to the conflict and internal displacement crisis in the country. These topics include: social cohesion and fragility, transitional justice and reconciliation, and post-conflict political economy.

$131Kprogram expense

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Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$231K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Money outPt IX
$192K
Ln 25
Programscol B$131K
Managementcol C$61K
Owns and owesPt X
$31K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$12K
Total assetsLn 16$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a6
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$188K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$43K
Total revenueLn 12$231K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$593
SavingsLn 2$11K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$12K
Accounts receivableLn 4$34K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3K
Total assetsLn 16$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K
Net assetsLn 32$31K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
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
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13K$12K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$4K$3K
Total assetsLn 16$54K$48K
LiabilitiesLn 26$62K$17K
Net assetsLn 32−$8K$31K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$31K$29K$3K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$49K$36K$13K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$8K$7K$2K
Payroll taxesLn 10$4K$3K$817
Accounting feesLn 11c$23K$7K$16K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$42K$34K$7K
Office expensesLn 13$8K$446$8K
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$7K
TravelLn 17$15K$15K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$2K$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$192K$131K$61K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 LatestFiled with the IRS May 4, 2026 $59K$62K−$3K$7K 990 PDF
FY2024Filed with the IRS Jul 2, 2025 $136K$193K−$57K$10K 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 29, 2024 $246K$245K$2K$67K 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Oct 9, 2023 $282K$226K$56K$65K 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Oct 25, 2022 $222K$244K−$22K$9K 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 19, 2021 $231K$192K$39K$31K 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $231,337 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $126,889$187,878
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $86,456$43,459
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $213,345$231,337
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 $241,149$92,309
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $87,716$99,657
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $328,865$191,966
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$115,520$39,371
Part VI · Governance 4 of 6 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $231,337 across 4 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$187,878
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$187,878
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $43,459$43,459
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $43,459 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$231,337
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $191,966 across 11 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $28,528 · Management $2,622$31,150
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $35,591 · Management $13,346$48,937
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $6,506 · Management $1,620$8,126
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $3,279 · Management $817$4,096
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $7,037 · Management $16,124$23,161
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $34,209 · Management $7,323$41,532
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $446 · Management $7,943$8,389
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,350$2,350
IX-16 OccupancyManagement $7,200$7,200
IX-17 TravelPrograms $15,272$15,272
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $1,753$1,753
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $130,868 · Management $61,098 · Fundraising $0$191,966
Part X · Balance sheet $48,444 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,191$593
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $12,215$11,332
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,700$33,799
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $4,473$2,720
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $53,579$48,444
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $61,623$17,117
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $61,623$17,117
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year −$8,044$31,327
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year −$8,044$31,327
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $53,579$48,444
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $31,327 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$231,337
XI-2 Total expenses$191,966
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$39,371
XI-4 Net assets at start of year−$8,044
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$31,327

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

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