Civic Intelligence

Privacy Activism

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 03-0437980

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Nov 14, 2016

PO Box 210376San Francisco, CA 94121

(202) 536-8503

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

75th percentile

18%

Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

81st percentile

41%

Faster asset growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

26th percentile

-17%

Faster revenue growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Assets

Up

$73,406

Up $21,424 (+41%) from 2014

Net Assets

$73,406

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue

Down

$116,369

Down $24,661 (-17%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$94,945

Up $5,290 (+5.9%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

$21,424

Down $29,951 (-58%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $808Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $981Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $607Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $6072013Assets 2014: $51,982Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $73,406Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $73,4062015Assets 2016: $29,680Net Assets 2016: $29,6802016Assets 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$73,406
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$73,406

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $7,903Expenses 2011: $29,169Net Income 2011: -$21,2662011Revenue 2012: $809Expenses 2012: $699Net Income 2012: $1102012Revenue 2013: $580Expenses 2013: $954Net Income 2013: -$3742013Revenue 2014: $141,030Expenses 2014: $89,655Net Income 2014: $51,3752014Revenue 2015: $116,369Expenses 2015: $94,945Net Income 2015: $21,4242015Revenue 2016: $100Expenses 2016: $31,876Net Income 2016: -$31,7762016Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $2,130Net Income 2023: -$2,1302023

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$116,369
Expenses$94,945
Net Income$21,424
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Nov 14, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.0
Gross Receipts
$116,369
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Privacy Activism seeks to educate the public about privacy rights and to enable people to make well-informed decisions about privacy on a personal and societal level. We endeavor to reach a broad audience by explaining complex privacy issues visually, rather than exclusively verbally, as much as possible, in order to show the importance of privacy as a fundamental human right.

Privacyactivism.orgs mission is to enable people to make well-informed decisions both on a personal and societal level about the importance of privacy.We believe that much of the discussion at the societal level has focused only on short-term issues, and ignored key long-term issues: most importantly, that once privacy is lost in an area, it is usually lost forever. Thus, a key goal of ours is to inform the public about the importance of privacy rights and the short- and long-term consequences of losing them either inadvertently, or by explicitly trading them away for perceived or ill-understood notions of security and convenience. By illustrating these issues verbally and graphically, through a mixture of education and activism, we hope to show the importance of privacy as a fundamental human right, not a commodity to be bought and sold.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
During 2015 we only had one program planning and then holding the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference. The Computers, Freedom, and Privacy Conference is the premier event examining the intersection of policy, technology, and action. It features events bringing together technologists, policy experts, and activists in forums designed to engage the public and policymakers in discussions about the information society and the future of technology, innovation, and freedom.$94,945-
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Barry SteinhardtPresident-$0--
Deborah PierceTreasurer-$0--
Jay StanleySecretary-$0--
Wendy GrossmanBoard Member-$0--
Lenny FonerBoard Member-$0--
Cindy SouthworthBoard Member-$0--
Chris CalabreseBorad Member-$0--
Amie StepanovichBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Privacy Activism
EIN
03-0437980
Phone
2025368503
Address
PO Box 210376, San Francisco, CA 94121

Signing Officer

Name
Barry Steinhardt
Title
President
Signed
2016-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Harmon Burstyn CPA
Address
1012 HACIENDA DR, WALNUT CREEK, CA 94598-4710
Preparer
Harmon Burstyn
Phone
9252863522
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1

Program Expenses $94945

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