Civic Intelligence

Public Patent Foundation Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2013 • EIN 20-0236613

Sep 01, 2012 to Aug 31, 2013 • Filed on Jul 14, 2014

Organization ProfileN/A
1375 Broadway10018
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2013

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2013

Net Margin

1st percentile

-1686%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2013 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2013

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2013

Asset Growth

8th percentile

-50%

Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2013 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2012 to 2013

Revenue Growth

2nd percentile

-92%

Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2013 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2012 to 2013

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$221,367

Down $224,539 (-50%) from 2012

Net Assets

Down

$221,367

Down $219,980 (-50%) from 2012

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$13,044

Down $148,191 (-92%) from 2012

Expenses

Down

$233,024

Down $8,553 (-3.5%) from 2012

Net Income

Down

-$219,980

Down $139,638 (-174%) from 2012

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth8th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2011: $528,404Liabilities 2011: $6,715Net Assets 2011: $521,6892011Assets 2012: $445,906Liabilities 2012: $4,559Net Assets 2012: $441,3472012Assets 2013: $221,367Net Assets 2013: $221,3672013Assets 2014: $13,847Liabilities 2014: $2,038Net Assets 2014: $11,8092014

Highlighted filing

2013

Assets$221,367
Liabilities-
Net Assets$221,367
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth2nd percentile

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

$400K$200K$0-$200K-$400KExpenses 2011: $276,9532011Revenue 2012: $161,235Expenses 2012: $241,577Net Income 2012: -$80,3422012Revenue 2013: $13,044Expenses 2013: $233,024Net Income 2013: -$219,9802013Revenue 2014: $8,948Expenses 2014: $218,506Net Income 2014: -$209,5582014

Highlighted filing

2013

Revenue$13,044
Expenses$233,024
Net Income-$219,980
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Filing Period
Sep 1, 2012 to Aug 31, 2013
Signed
Jul 14, 2014
Return Version
2012v2.0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Not-for-profit legal services organization whose mission is to protect freedom in the patent system.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
20-0236613
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2013 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$221,367
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$221,367
Revenue
$13,044
Expenses
$233,024
Net income
-$219,980
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.02$0.12$0.09$2.19$2.10
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.21$2.21$0.13$2.33$2.20
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.46$0.05$4.41$1.61$2.42$0.80
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.28$0.07$5.22$2.77