Nonprofit · EIN 52-1299631
ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC
Tax-exempt · WASHINGTON, DC 20009
Financials
| Year ended | Form | Revenue | Expenses | Net income | Total assets | Liabilities | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | 990 | $899,391 | $910,669 | -$11,278 | $253,625 | $41,303 | $212,322 |
| December 31, 2023 | 990 | $953,559 | $1,047,945 | -$94,386 | $260,992 | $37,388 | $223,604 |
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024
Revenue
- Contributions, gifts and grants
- $767,534
- Program service revenue
- $118,302
- Investment income
- $9,374
- Net gain from sales of assets
- -$8
- Net income from sales of inventory
- $4,181
- Other revenue
- $4,181
Expenses
- Grants and similar amounts paid
- $35,727
- Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
- $0
- Other salaries and wages
- $347,048
- Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
- $373,841
- Professional fundraising fees
- $0
- Legal fees
- $3,817
- Accounting fees
- $8,467
- Occupancy
- $400
- Travel
- $3,516
- Depreciation
- $1,032
- Program services (functional)
- $862,242
- Management and general (functional)
- $31,026
- Fundraising (functional)
- $17,401
Balance sheet and other
- Total assets, start of year
- $260,992
- Total assets, end of year
- $253,625
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $41,303
- Net assets, end of year
- $212,322
- Land, buildings and equipment
- $1,631
- Publicly traded securities
- $59
- Net assets without donor restrictions
- $98,228
- Net assets with donor restrictions
- $114,094
- Gross receipts
- $899,417
- Employees
- 4
- Volunteers
- 4
- Year formed
- 1982
- State of legal domicile
- DC
From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.
Officers, directors and key employees
As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024, highest compensation first.
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Kole | Staff Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $107,026 |
| Zehava Robbins | Staff Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $100,872 |
| John Richard | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Amy Allina | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Renfro | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Weissman | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 6 people
| Name | Title | Hours / week | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Kole | Staff Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $127,965 |
| Zehava Robbins | Staff Attorney Highest-paid employee | 40 | $115,333 |
| John Richard | President Trustee or director, Officer | 5 | $0 |
| Amy Allina | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Renfro | Director Trustee or director | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Weissman | Secretary/Treasurer Trustee or director, Officer | 1 | $0 |
Address and contacts
- Address (IRS master file)
- 1718 CONNECTICUT AVE NW STE 6, WASHINGTON, DC 20009-1148
- Principal officer (990 for 2024)
- John Richard, P O Box 19405, Washington, DC 20036
- Signed the 990
- John Richard, President
- Phone
- (202) 387-8030
- Website
- www.essentialinformation.org
- Return prepared by
- Beverly Orr
Mission
Essential Information educates the public on topics neglected by the media and policy-makers.
Program accomplishments
- HUMAN RIGHTS: The project has involved work overseas in areas of severe repression involving the collection and distribution of human rights information, encouraging peaceful political solutions to violent conflicts, and facilitating local community work on issues of poverty, security and justice. The Human Rights and Justice Project posts information on a free,web-based clearinghouse, updated throughout the day, on political, social and economic developments overseas that may be of interest to academics, journalists, activists and the general public. Materials circulated include scholarly official and NGO studies, foreign press reports and translations of pertinent foreign-language materials. Major topics include political change, health, the environment, popular movements, and economic trends.Expenses $60,610
- INVENTIVE INITIATIVES: Essential Information has started more than a dozen projects in recent years. The Organization's primary criteria is: Does it promote innovation in the public interest? With quiet determination and sophistication, project leaders identify the fulcrums of power that invariably lie in the shadows, envision new pathways of change that entrenched organizations, overlook and develops new strategies that, over time, profoundly alter the terms of the debate for a given issue. Essential Information projects are designed to be flexible and evolutionary as circumstances warrant. The ascent is on experimentation to develop effective new models of citizen action. In addition, this project has funded dozens of articles on critical issues -- ranging from worker exposure to deadly toxics to illegal U.S. efforts to supply the repressive Guatemalan military -- that have been overlooked or neglected by the mass media.Expenses $729,572 · grants $35,727 · revenue $118,302
- UnKoch My Campus (UKMC), a nonprofit project dedicated to fighting the undue donor influence that seeks to manipulate higher education to serve corporate interests. UKMC investigates improper relationships between wealthy donors, corporations, and educational institutions. Believing that transparency is the key to accountability, UKMC obtains and publicizes donor agreements in order to expose ways in which gifts from the Koch Foundation undermine academic freedom and faculty governance at academic institutions across the country.Expenses $72,060
What it must file and when
IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.
| Tax year | Year ended | Due | IRS public records |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 31, 2025 | May 15, 2026 | Not on file |
| 2024 | December 31, 2024 | May 15, 2025 | 990 on file |
| 2023 | December 31, 2023 | May 15, 2024 | 990 on file |
IRS record
- EIN
- 52-1299631
- Tax-exempt status
- 501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
- Foundation status
- Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
- Donations deductible (Pub 78)
- Public charity, 50% deduction limit
- Exempt since
- 1983
- Accounting year ends
- December
- Files
- Form 990 or 990-EZ
- Assets (IRS master file)
- $253,625
- Income (IRS master file)
- $899,417
Filing history
| Form | Year ended | Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 990 | December 2024 | $899,391 | $910,669 | $253,625 | XML |
| 990 | December 2023 | $953,559 | $1,047,945 | $260,992 | XML |
| 990 | December 2022 | $583,313 | $992,068 | $332,235 | IRS |
| 990 | December 2021 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2020 | – | – | – | IRS |
| 990 | December 2018 | – | – | – | IRS |
990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 52-1299631).
Questions about ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC
- What is the EIN of ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC?
- The employer identification number (EIN) of ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC is 52-1299631.
- Is ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC tax-exempt?
- Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1983.
- Are donations to ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC tax-deductible?
- Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
- Which annual return does ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC file?
- Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
- When is the next return of ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC due?
- The return for tax year 2025 (the year ending December 31, 2025) is due May 15, 2026. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
- When did ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC last file with the IRS?
- The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2024.
- Who is the principal officer of ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 names John Richard.
- Who are the officers and directors of ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC?
- The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 lists 6 people; 2 received compensation from the organization, the highest $107,026 (Allison Kole, Staff Attorney).
- How much revenue does ESSENTIAL INFORMATION INC have?
- On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2024 it reported revenue of $899,391, expenses of $910,669 and total assets of $253,625 at year end.
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