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501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$107K 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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FY2021 · 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
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$107K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
2 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.3 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
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
$258K
43% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 43% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
5
of 5 voting members
Looks good: 5 of 5 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.5M
+75% vs prior year
Spent
$2.3M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$338K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$2.5M
FY2021▲ +75%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.4M
FY2021$2.5M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$2.6M
FY2024$2.8M
Expenses
$2.3M
FY2021▲ +127%
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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
$338K
FY2021▼ -23%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$439K
FY2021$338K
FY2022$456K
FY2023$483K
FY2024$571K

From the FY2021 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.

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

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $2.2M Management & general 5% · $106K Fundraising 1% · $28K

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; $107K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$107,404Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Chair of the
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

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3 programs · $2.2M · in their own filed words · FY2021
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.

$1.5Mprogram expense
02

Technical Capacity Building

Data friendly space assists humanitarian agencies around the globel by developing information management systems. This assistance allows partner humanitarian agencies to manage their data more effectively, thus making better informed decisions in response to humanitarian crises.

$516Kprogram expense
03

Deep, a Humanitarian Platform

Data friendly space is the technical developer of the deep platform, an open source intelligent web-based platform offering a suite of collaborative tools tailored towards humanitarian crisis responses. On behalf of an international consortium of humanitarian response organizations.

$154Kprogram 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 FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.5M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$772K
Money outPt IX
$2.3M
Ln 25
Programscol B$2.2M
Managementcol C$106K
Fundraisingcol D$28K
Owns and owesPt X
$338K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$451K
Total assetsLn 16$595K
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K
PeoplePt VI, VII
6
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a5
IndependentVI 1b5
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$772K
Government grantsLn 1e$772K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$1.8M
Total revenueLn 12$2.5M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$451K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$451K
Total assetsLn 16$595K
LiabilitiesLn 26$258K
Net assetsLn 32$338K
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$261K$451K
Total assetsLn 16$599K$595K
LiabilitiesLn 26$159K$258K
Net assetsLn 32$439K$338K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$122K$92K$23K$6K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$144K$109K$27K$7K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$22K$17K$4K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$18K$14K$3K$912
Accounting feesLn 11c$31K$23K$6K$2K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$1.5M$1.4M$20K$5K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$18K$13K$3K$880
Office expensesLn 13$15K$11K$3K$731
Information technologyLn 14$24K$18K$4K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$13K$10K$2K$645
TravelLn 17$15K$12K$3K$771
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$568$150
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$449K$442K$5K$1K
All other expensesLn 24e$654$497$124$33
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.3M$2.2M$106K$28K

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 Viewing $2.5M$2.3M$197K$338K 990 PDF
FY2020 $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 $2,529,216 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$772,358
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $1,446,659$1,771,526
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue−$14,668
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $1,446,659$2,529,216
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $130,526$306,092
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $5,461$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $890,940$2,026,483
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $1,026,927$2,332,575
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $419,732$196,641
Part VI · Governance 5 of 5 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body5
VI-1b Independent voting members5
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
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 $2,529,216 across 5 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$772,358
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$772,358
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $1,771,526$1,771,526
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax −$14,668−$14,668
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $1,771,526 · Excluded from tax −$14,668$2,529,216
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $2,332,575 across 14 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $92,497 · Management $23,112 · Fundraising $6,085$121,694
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $109,400 · Management $27,335 · Fundraising $7,197$143,932
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $16,894 · Management $4,222 · Fundraising $1,111$22,227
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $13,862 · Management $3,465 · Fundraising $912$18,239
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $23,218 · Management $5,800 · Fundraising $1,527$30,545
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $1,433,277 · Management $20,215 · Fundraising $5,322$1,458,814
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $13,374 · Management $3,344 · Fundraising $880$17,598
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $11,121 · Management $2,781 · Fundraising $731$14,633
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $17,910 · Management $4,477 · Fundraising $1,178$23,565
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,804 · Management $2,451 · Fundraising $645$12,900
IX-17 TravelPrograms $11,714 · Management $2,928 · Fundraising $771$15,413
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $2,273 · Management $568 · Fundraising $150$2,991
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $442,460 · Management $5,470 · Fundraising $1,440$449,370
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $497 · Management $124 · Fundraising $33$654
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $2,198,301 · Management $106,292 · Fundraising $27,982$2,332,575
Part X · Balance sheet $595,204 assets, 8 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $261,047$450,646
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $287,515$144,558
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $598,562$595,204
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $153,588$49,720
X-19 Deferred revenue$207,873
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $159,388$257,593
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $439,174$337,611
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $598,562$595,204
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $337,611 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,529,216
XI-2 Total expenses$2,332,575
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$196,641
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$439,174
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$315
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$298,519
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$337,611

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