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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by INFLUENCE FOUNDATION INC.

Totals

Total revenue
$333,588
Total expenses
$490,134
Contributions and grants received
$333,588
Grants paid
$0
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
$0
Total assets, end of year
$327,226
Total liabilities, end of year
$4,000
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$323,226
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$436,723
Management and general expenses
$39,621
Fundraising expenses
$13,790
Program service expenses (Part III)
$436,723

Program services were 89.1% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $333,588

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $115,315 · program services $98,018 · management and general $11,531 · fundraising $5,766

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $148,395 · program services $126,136 · management and general $14,839 · fundraising $7,420

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $12,075 · program services $10,264 · management and general $1,207 · fundraising $604

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $4,000 · management and general $4,000

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $105,290 · program services $105,290

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $12,681 · program services $12,681

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $1,249 · management and general $1,249

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $7,403 · program services $7,403

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $2,442 · program services $2,442

  • 17 · Travel

    total $2,765 · program services $2,765

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $4,359 · management and general $4,359

  • 24a · Other expenses: TRAVEL AND MEETINGS

    total $71,508 · program services $71,508

  • 24b · Other expenses: MISCELLANEOUS EXP.

    total $2,649 · program services $216 · management and general $2,433

  • 24c · Other expenses: BANK FEES

    total $3 · management and general $3

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $483,772 · end of year $327,226

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $4,000 · end of year $4,000

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $479,772 · end of year $323,226

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO ADVOCATE THROUGH JOURNALISM FOR RATIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE APPROACHES TO DRUG USE, DRUG POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A JOURNALISTIC WEBSITE COVERING THESE TOPICS AND WORKS TO PROMOTE INCLUSION, DIVERSITY AND EVIDENCE-BASED APPROACHES TO THE FIELD OF JOURNALISM.

Activities or mission (Part I)

TO ADVOCATE THROUGH JOURNALISM FOR RATIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE APPROACHES TO DRUG USE, DRUG POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS.

  • WE OPERATED A JOURNALISTIC WEBSITE COVERING DRUG USE, DRUG POLICY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND RELATED SUBJECTS. THE WEBSITE REGULARLY PUBLISHED WRITTEN MATERIAL SUCH AS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTS, OP-EDS, ESSAYS, INTERVIEWS AND NEWS ITEMS, AS WELL AS ORIGINAL VIDEO AND OTHER MEDIA ASSETS. WE EMPLOYED A STAFF TO RUN THE WEBSITE, ADMINISTER THE ORGANIZATION AND CONDUCT FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. WE ALSO EMPLOYED CONTRACTORS TO PERFORM TASKS SUCH AS WRITING, PROMOTIONAL WORK AND WEB DEVELOPMENT.

    Expenses $436,723

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Will Godfrey

    PRESIDENT & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $115,315
    From this org
    $115,315
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    40

  • Phil Hur

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Christine Rodriguez

    SECRETARY

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1

  • Diane Goldstein

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Morgan Godvin

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

  • Sheila Vakharia

    BOARD MEMBER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
15 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413209349327336

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