Invisible Institute

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Financial Vulnerability Assessment (Tuckman-Chang)

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

2015

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

Andrew Fan

Phone

7732416044

Tax Period

2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31

Invisible Institute, founded in 2015, is a community nonprofit in the Civil Rights & Advocacy sector that reported $3.1M in total revenue in fiscal year 2025. Revenue grew 8% year-over-year, indicating healthy expansion. The organization ran a surplus of $1.1M, a strong 36% operating margin.

Mission

Enhancing the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable through the practice of investigative journalism. The Organization adheres to the central principle that citizens have co-responsibility with the government for maintaining respect for human rights and, when abuses occur, for demanding redress.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $811,938 Revenue: $166,786

Citizens Police Data Project CPDP - CPDP takes records of police interactions with the public - records that would otherwise be buried in internal databases - and opens them up to make the data...

Citizens Police Data Project CPDP - CPDP takes records of police interactions with the public - records that would otherwise be buried in internal databases - and opens them up to make the data useful to the public, thereby creating a permanent record for every police officer. The Organization utilizes its CPDP tool to present the underlying police data. In order to maximize the CPDP program coverage and effectiveness, the Organization makes the codebase for the CPDP tool and all underlying datasets plus data processing scripts and FOIA responses available to the public through the Organization's website.

Program 2

Expenses: $435,972

Journalism - The Organization is a journalism organization at its core, and utilizes different mediums to employ such tactics that include human rights documentation, investigative reporting, civil rights litigation, the curating of public information, conceptual art projects and the orchestration of difficult public conversations.

Program 3

Expenses: $125,015

Youth/Police - This program aims to build conversations with black teens about how their lives are affected by the character of the police presence in their neighborhoods. The program presents how...

Youth/Police - This program aims to build conversations with black teens about how their lives are affected by the character of the police presence in their neighborhoods. The program presents how teens describe their interactions with police in their own words, how those encounters make them feel, and how their experiences with the police shape their behavior.

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Trantor Score

Financial Health Score (300–850) · Liquidity · Solvency · Sustainability · Efficiency

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2025)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $2,875,781

Program Service Revenue $166,786

Investment Income $28,665

Other Revenue $15,099

TOTAL REVENUE $3,086,331

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $0

Salaries & Benefits $1,558,538

Fundraising Expenses $221,817

Program Expenses $1,483,864

Other Expenses $429,638

TOTAL EXPENSES $1,988,176

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2025	2024	Change
Revenue	$3,086,331	$2,855,173	+0.1%
Expenses	$1,988,176	$1,783,085	+0.1%
Net Income	$1,098,155	$1,072,088	+0.0%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✗ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✓ Schedule B Required

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Financial Health Indicators

Comprehensive financial analysis: Altman Z-Score, liquidity, solvency, sustainability, efficiency, and growth metrics

Financial Distress Indicator

Liquidity & Cash Position

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Altman Z-Score • Liquidity Ratios • Solvency Analysis • Growth Indicators • Efficiency Metrics

Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

$88,001

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
Andrew Fan	Executive Dir.	40.00	Officer	$88,001	$0	$88,001
WuDi Wu	President	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kari Lydersen	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Sonny Garg	Treasurer	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
Kristian Lum	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0
Ronald Milsap	Director	1.00	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2025	$3,086,331	$1,988,176	$3,741,913	$1,098,155
2024	$2,855,173	$1,783,085	$2,656,955	$1,072,088
2023	$1,404,175	$1,639,161	$1,584,281	$-234,986
2022	$2,009,720	$1,619,176	$1,805,271	$390,544
2021	$2,658,904	$1,624,537	$1,403,221	$1,034,367
2020	$1,587,113	$1,458,354	$660,985	$128,759
2019	$1,803,858	$1,751,649	$475,645	$52,209
2018	$849,107	$1,486,433	$301,316	$-637,326