Data Friendly Space EIN 83-2368839

Data Friendly Space FY2023 filing

EIN  83-2368839 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Williamsburg, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Builds systems to improve humanitarian results for nonprofits.
Leadership
Karin Maasel · Executive Di · $132K
Money in and out
$2.6M revenue, $2.6M expenses
Bottom line
76% program efficiency

Builds systems to improve humanitarian results for nonprofits. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $2.6M in revenue, $2.6M in expenses, and $483K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$483K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $26K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.04
Program efficiency
76%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
2.1mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+1%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2023▲ +29%
Expenses
$2.6M
FY2023▲ +36%
Total assets
$552K
FY2023▲ +10%
Total liabilities
$69K
FY2023▲ +59%
Total revenue
$2.6M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.6M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$483K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$26K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$552K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B76%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 37
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 47
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

3 program services account for $1.9M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

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.

$1.8Mprogram expense
02

Technical Capacity Building

Data friendly space assists humanitarian agencies around the globe 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.

$81Kprogram expense
03

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.

$47Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CData Friendly Space
EINHdr · item D83-2368839
Principal addressHdr · item CWilliamsburg, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.datafriendlyspace.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic Safety & Disaster (M99)
Ruling yearIRS BMFMay 2019

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a7
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b7
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$131,795Pt VII · Sec A
$102,500Pt VII · Sec A
Chair of the
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice-Chair
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Dir
$0Pt VII · Sec A
At-Large Dir
$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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$2.6M
Investment income$219
— government grantsLn 1e$2.6M
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.76 Management & general $0.20 Fundraising $0.04
Program services76%$1.9M
Management & general20%$502K
Fundraising4%$114K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.6M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$440K
Total assetsLn 16$552K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$69K
Total net assetsLn 32$483K
Months of cash on handcomputed2.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $440K · Operating expenses/yr $2.6M
2.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.9M · Total expenses $2.6M
76%
Management & General
Management & general $502K · Total expenses $2.6M
20%
Fundraising
Fundraising $114K · Total expenses $2.6M
4%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $63K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $0
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $2.6M · Total revenue $2.6M
100%
Government reliance
Government grants $2.6M · Total revenue $2.6M
100%
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $2.6M
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $219 · Total revenue $2.6M
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $2.6M
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.6M · Prior year $2.0M
+29%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $483K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.6M · Expenses $2.6M
+1%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $552K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $483K · Total assets $552K
88%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $552K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Karin Maasel · Reported title EXECUTIVE DI · Highest reported compensation $132K · Total expenses $2.6M
5%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $341K · Total expenses $2.6M
13%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 76%
Overhead ratio 20%
Fundraising cost ratio 4%
Revenue growth 29%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

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

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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.6M revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.0M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$2.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$1.4M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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