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Citizens Economic Research Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 04-2791264

Jan 01, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012 • Filed on Mar 26, 2013

Organization Profile
145 Village Street01945-1350
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

53rd percentile

0.00x

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

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2012

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2012

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2012

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2012

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-23%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets53rd percentile

Assets

Down

$10,046

Down $2,946 (-23%) from 2011

Net Assets

Down

$10,046

Down $2,946 (-23%) from 2011

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2011

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Down

$13,305

Down $3,953 (-23%) from 2011

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

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

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2010: $14,319Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $14,3192010Assets 2011: $12,992Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $12,9922011Assets 2012: $10,046Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $10,0462012Assets 2013: $8,717Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $8,7172013Assets 2014: $9,028Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $9,0282014Assets 2015: $5,651Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $5,6512015Assets 2016: $8,875Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $8,8752016Assets 2017: $10,359Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $10,3592017

Highlighted filing

2012

Assets$10,046
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$10,046
Open 2012 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KExpenses 2010: $34,2652010Expenses 2011: $17,2582011Expenses 2012: $13,3052012Revenue 2013: $13,701Expenses 2013: $15,030Net Income 2013: -$1,3292013Revenue 2014: $12,466Expenses 2014: $12,155Net Income 2014: $3112014Revenue 2015: $12,702Expenses 2015: $16,079Net Income 2015: -$3,3772015Revenue 2016: $16,679Expenses 2016: $13,455Net Income 2016: $3,2242016Revenue 2017: $13,953Expenses 2017: $12,469Net Income 2017: $1,4842017

Highlighted filing

2012

Revenue-
Expenses$13,305
Net Income-
Open 2012 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Signed
Mar 26, 2013
Return Version
2012v2.1
Gross Receipts
$10,359
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

RESEARCH GRANTS

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
04-2791264
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$10,046
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$10,046
Revenue
-
Expenses
$13,305
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$10.4$0.00$10.4$14.0$12.5$1.48
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$8.88$0.00$8.88$16.7$13.5$3.22
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.65$0.00$5.65$12.7$16.1$3.38
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.03$0.00$9.03$12.5$12.2$0.31
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.72$0.00$8.72$13.7$15.0$1.33
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$10.0$0.00$10.0$13.3
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$13.0$0.00$13.0$17.3
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$14.3$0.00$14.3$34.3