Basic Initiative
| Fiscal year | Revenue | Expenses | Net | Reserve mo. | Staff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 78,476 | 81,533 | −3,057 | 2.5 | — |
| 2015 | 74,605 | 83,710 | −9,105 | 1.2 | — |
| 2016 | 22,951 | 14,304 | 8,647 | 14.1 | — |
| 2017 | 18,357 | 11,190 | 7,167 | 25.8 | — |
| 2018 | 8,975 | 8,856 | 119 | 32.7 | — |
| 2019 | 20,232 | 8,381 | 11,851 | 51.5 | — |
| 2020 | 2,944 | 3,615 | −671 | 117.2 | — |
| 2021 | 10,500 | 3,810 | 6,690 | 132.3 | — |
In its most recent public year (2021), this organization brought in $6,690 more than it spent. Its reserves stood at about 132.3 months of spending, up from 2.5 in 2014.
Reserve months = net assets ÷ average monthly spending; net assets count everything the organization owns beyond its debts — buildings and donor-restricted funds included, not just cash. Staff pay = salaries, wages, and officer compensation; it excludes benefits and payroll taxes. The IRS releases this data years after the fact — this organization's newest public year is 2021. Years refer to the calendar year in which the organization's fiscal year ended. Short-form filers do not publicly report donor-restricted balances or staffing costs. Source filings
Basic Initiative's IRS filings as a feed — one entry per filing year, through 2021. Add the address to any feed reader; in Slack, send /feed subscribe with it (pasting the link alone won't subscribe). How this feed works