Kony2012 Viral YouTube Video from Invisible Children

When something goes viral, remember to do your homework before sending the gift.  Potential donors have all kinds of information at their fingertips [keyboards].  I watched the video at www.kony2012.com, then I researched the organization from San Diego.  I viewed their last 990 form via guidestar.org.  The $8.2m nonprofit’s 2010 990 shows Jason Russell earning $90k/yr. as Founder working 55 hrs/wk.  The compensation seems very modest for such a large nonprofit headquartered in San Diego.

Basic Organization Information

Invisible Children Inc

Physical Address:

1620 5th Avenue Suite 400 San Diego, CA 92101 

EIN:

54-2164338

Web URL:

www.invisiblechildre… 

Telephone:

(619) 562-2799 

Facsimile:

(619) 660-0576 

Contact:

Emily Wilkinson

ewilkinson@invisiblechildren.com

NTEE Category:

R Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy 

R99 Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C. 

Year Founded:

2004 

Ruling Year:

2006 

Mission Statement

Invisible Children is a youth for youth movement that uses film, creativity and social action to end the use of child soldiers in Joseph Kony’s rebel war and restore LRA-affected communities to peace and prosperity.