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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
91¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$79K 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
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $170K a year · 7% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
91%
of spending
Looks good: 91% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$79K
to officers and key staff · 8% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 8% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 3.1 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $124K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$159K
27% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 27% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
Spent
$1.0M
To programs
91%
Net assets
$439K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$1.0M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.0M
FY2021$2.3M
FY2022$1.9M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.7M
Net assets
$439K
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$571K

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in May 2019.

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Where the money goes

91 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 91% · $939K Management & general 5% · $55K Fundraising 3% · $33K

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; $79K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Director
$79,463Pt VII · Sec A
Chair of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Karin Maasel’s $171K as CEO/Ex-Offic is at the 85th percentile of top reported officer pay among 433 $1–10M public safety & disaster 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Karin Maasel$170,797$131,795———
Charles Douglas Smith$110,000$102,500———
Ewan Oglethorpe——$55,462$107,404$79,463

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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3 programs · $939K · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Secondary Data Support

Data friendly space supports international non-governmental organizations with secondary data review and situational analysis research to ensure humanitarian responders have well-structured, actionable data to inform their response to pandemics, internal displacement, and the impact of conflict.

$591Kprogram expense
02

Technical Capacity Building

Data friendly space develops information management systems for partner humanitarian agencies allowing them manage their data more effectively, thus making better informed decisions in response to humanitarian crises. Revenues in 2020 reflect forward payments by humanitarian partners for future work.

$200Kprogram expense
03

Deep, a Humanitarian Platform

Data friendly space is the technical developer of the deep platform, on behalf of an international consortium of humanitarian response organizations. The deep platform provides central, open-sourced data repositories and analysis frameworks for some of the world's most active non-governmental organizations working on migration, health…

$148Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$124K

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.0M
Ln 25
Programscol B$939K
Managementcol C$55K
Fundraisingcol D$33K
Owns and owesPt X
$439K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$599K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$261K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$261K
Total assetsLn 16$599K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K
Net assetsLn 32$439K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 53
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$28K$261K
Total assetsLn 16$28K$599K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$159K
Net assetsLn 32$28K$439K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$79K$54K$12K$13K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$46K$25K$8K$12K
Payroll taxesLn 10$5K$2K$4K
Legal feesLn 11b$469$469
Accounting feesLn 11c$20K$10K$10K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$5K$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$697K$695K$2K$90
Advertising and promotionLn 12$1K$2$1K
Office expensesLn 13$4K$861$3K
Information technologyLn 14$21K$17K$3K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$7K$5K$2K
TravelLn 17$6K$3K$3K
InsuranceLn 23$6K$6K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$128K$127K$925
All other expensesLn 24e$601$289$312
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.0M$939K$55K$33K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.8M$2.7M$89K$571K 990 PDF
FY2023 $2.6M$2.6M$26K$483K 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$1.9M$119K$456K 990 PDF
FY2021 $2.5M$2.3M$197K$338K 990 PDF
FY2020 Viewing $1.4M$1.0M$420K$439K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
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Part I · Summary $1,446,659 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$1,446,659
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $0$1,446,659
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 $0$130,526
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$5,461
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $0$890,940
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $0$1,026,927
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $0$419,732
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,446,659 across 2 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,446,659$1,446,659
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,446,659 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,446,659
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,026,927 across 15 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $54,210 · Management $12,321 · Fundraising $12,931$79,462
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $24,915 · Management $8,325 · Fundraising $12,434$45,674
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $1,859 · Management $3,531$5,390
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $469$469
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $10,060 · Management $10,303$20,363
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $5,461$5,461
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $694,723 · Management $1,743 · Fundraising $90$696,556
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $2 · Fundraising $1,111$1,113
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $861 · Management $2,820$3,681
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,849 · Management $3,310 · Fundraising $1,135$21,294
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $4,989 · Management $1,818$6,807
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,434 · Management $2,769$6,203
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $6,309$6,309
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $126,619 · Management $925$127,544
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $289 · Management $312$601
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $938,810 · Management $54,955 · Fundraising $33,162$1,026,927
Part X · Balance sheet $598,562 assets, 7 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $50,000; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $28,000$261,047
X-4 Accounts receivable$287,515
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $28,000$598,562
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expenses$153,588
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$159,388
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $28,000$439,174
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $28,000$598,562
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $439,174 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,446,659
XI-2 Total expenses$1,026,927
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$419,732
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$28,000
XI-8 Prior period adjustments−$8,558
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$439,174

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

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