Civic Intelligence

Public Accountability Initiative Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 20-0972582

Apr 01, 2017 to Mar 31, 2018 • Filed on Jan 21, 2018

Organization ProfilePUBLIC-ACCOUNTABILITY.ORG
49 Virginia PlaceBuffalo, NY 14202

(716) 884-1275

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

66th percentile

0.12x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 62% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

76th percentile

19%

Higher net margin than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$71,572

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 10.3% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

90th percentile

56%

Faster asset growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

91st percentile

84%

Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets66th percentile

Assets

Up

$448,770

Up $160,290 (+56%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$396,332

Up $129,581 (+49%) from 2017

Liabilities

Up

$52,438

Up $30,709 (+141%) from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin76th percentile

Revenue

Up

$695,742

Up $316,987 (+84%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$566,161

Up $185,562 (+49%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

$129,581

Up $131,425 (+7127%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth90th percentile

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

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $11,507Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $11,5072011Assets 2012: $44,606Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $44,6062012Assets 2013: $68,591Liabilities 2013: $3,750Net Assets 2013: $64,8412013Assets 2014: $34,773Liabilities 2014: $2,9952014Assets 2015: $141,011Liabilities 2015: $92,433Net Assets 2015: $48,5782015Assets 2016: $282,957Liabilities 2016: $14,362Net Assets 2016: $268,5952016Assets 2017: $288,480Liabilities 2017: $21,729Net Assets 2017: $266,7512017Assets 2018: $448,770Liabilities 2018: $52,438Net Assets 2018: $396,3322018Assets 2019: $343,775Liabilities 2019: $11,970Net Assets 2019: $331,8052019Assets 2020: $432,381Liabilities 2020: $13,304Net Assets 2020: $419,0772020Assets 2021: $545,055Liabilities 2021: $6,216Net Assets 2021: $538,8392021Assets 2022: $698,226Liabilities 2022: $9,921Net Assets 2022: $688,3052022Assets 2023: $875,979Liabilities 2023: $5,371Net Assets 2023: $870,6082023Assets 2024: $1,172,247Liabilities 2024: $27,068Net Assets 2024: $1,145,1792024Assets 2025: $1,813,540Liabilities 2025: $10,947Net Assets 2025: $1,802,5932025

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$448,770
Liabilities$52,438
Net Assets$396,332
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth91st percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2011: $59,800Expenses 2011: $69,868Net Income 2011: -$10,0682011Revenue 2012: $78,913Expenses 2012: $45,814Net Income 2012: $33,0992012Revenue 2013: $116,974Expenses 2013: $96,739Net Income 2013: $20,2352013Revenue 2014: $135,076Expenses 2014: $168,139Net Income 2014: -$33,0632014Revenue 2015: $183,855Expenses 2015: $167,055Net Income 2015: $16,8002015Revenue 2016: $497,064Expenses 2016: $277,047Net Income 2016: $220,0172016Revenue 2017: $378,755Expenses 2017: $380,599Net Income 2017: -$1,8442017Revenue 2018: $695,742Expenses 2018: $566,161Net Income 2018: $129,5812018Revenue 2019: $609,325Expenses 2019: $673,852Net Income 2019: -$64,5272019Revenue 2020: $797,475Expenses 2020: $710,200Net Income 2020: $87,2752020Revenue 2021: $848,892Expenses 2021: $729,130Net Income 2021: $119,7622021Revenue 2022: $771,096Expenses 2022: $621,630Net Income 2022: $149,4662022Revenue 2023: $826,870Expenses 2023: $644,567Net Income 2023: $182,3032023Revenue 2024: $904,250Expenses 2024: $629,679Net Income 2024: $274,5712024Revenue 2025: $1,384,707Expenses 2025: $727,293Net Income 2025: $657,4142025

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$695,742
Expenses$566,161
Net Income$129,581
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Apr 1, 2017 to Mar 31, 2018
Signed
Jan 21, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$695,742
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The public accountability initiative conducts research and educational activities that bring transparency to influence public sector and private sector institutions and their key relationship.

The public accountability initiative conducts research and educational activities that bring transparency to influential public sector and private sector institutions and their key relationships.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$277,471$350,581▲ $73,110
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$86,750-
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$5,789$7,155▲ $1,366
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$5,220$4,284▼ $936
Total Assets$288,480$448,770▲ $160,290
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue-$33,333-
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$21,729$19,105▼ $2,624
Total Liabilities$21,729$52,438▲ $30,709
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$151,000$321,750▲ $170,750
Unrestricted Net Assets$115,751$74,582▼ $41,169
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$266,751$396,332▲ $129,581
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$288,480$448,770▲ $160,290

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$7,155$1,814$8,969
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Kevin ConnorExecutive DiFT$64,841$6,731$71,572

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Aaron BartleyPresident
Maple RazsaDirector
Roona RaySecretary
Faisal ChaudhryTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$620,875
Program Service Revenue
$74,867
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$620,875
Change in Net Assets
$129,581
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$436,425
Other Expenses$129,736
Total Fundraising Expense$9,138
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$282,958$4,816$4,780$292,554
Fees for Services Other$76,361$1,506$1,393$79,260
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$62,321$1,474$1,046$64,841
Other Employee Benefits$42,115$767$711$43,593
Payroll Taxes$27,633$503$466$28,602
Travel$14,880$270$252$15,402
Information Technology$7,785$142$131$8,058
Fees for Services Accounting$7,689$26$24$7,739
Pension Plan Contributions$6,604$120$111$6,835
Occupancy$5,667$103$96$5,866
Conferences and Meetings$4,415$80$75$4,570
Insurance$2,372$43$40$2,455
Depreciation Depletion-$1,343-$1,343
Office Expenses$226$857-$1,083
Advertising$750--$750
Fees for Services Legal$725$12$13$750
All Other Expenses$77$104-$181
Other Expenses$1,577$109-$109
Total Functional Expenses$544,155$12,868$9,138$566,161
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“The form 990 is reviewed by the treasurer and distributed to all board members for review prior to filing.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“The coi policy is reviewed by all board members at each annual meeting, and any conflicts or potential conflicts disclosed.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“Governing documents and copies of the 990 are made available to the public upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Public Accountability Initiative
EIN
20-0972582
Phone
7168841275
Address
49 VIRGINIA PLACE, BUFFALO, NY 14202

Signing Officer

Name
Aaron Bartley
Title
President
Phone
7168841275
Signed
2018-01-21
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Aaron Bartley
Formed
2008
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
4
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
9
Volunteers
1,000

Preparer

Firm
Allen Street Consulting Inc
Address
394 FRANKLIN ST STE 1, BUFFALO, NY 14202-1509
Preparer
Terry K Mickelson
Phone
7162180564
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

“Pai conducts research and educational activities that bring transparency to influential public sector and private sector institutions and their key relationships. Pai also develops a free, open source tool for documenting these relationships, littlesis.org.”

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4A

“Sign up to contribute data.”

Form 990, Part IX, Line 11G

“Design services 2,455 0 0 software development 53,189 0 0 research services 11,582 0 0 training 446 1,054 0 fundraising 0 446 0 web development 8,689 6 1,393 total 76,361 1,506 1,393”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE TREASURER AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE COI POLICY IS REVIEWED BY ALL BOARD MEMBERS AT EACH ANNUAL MEETING, AND ANY CONFLICTS OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS DISCLOSED.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND COPIES OF THE 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
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2018 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$448,770
Liabilities
$52,438
Net assets
$396,332
Revenue
$695,742
Expenses
$566,161
Net income
$129,581
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.81$0.01$1.80$1.38$0.73$0.66
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.17$0.03$1.15$0.90$0.63$0.27
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.01$0.87$0.83$0.64$0.18
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.01$0.69$0.77$0.62$0.15
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.55$0.01$0.54$0.85$0.73$0.12
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.01$0.42$0.80$0.71$0.09
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.34$0.01$0.33$0.61$0.67$0.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.45$0.05$0.40$0.70$0.57$0.13
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.02$0.27$0.38$0.38$0.00
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.01$0.27$0.50$0.28$0.22
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.09$0.05$0.18$0.17$0.02
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.14$0.17$0.03
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.07$0.00$0.06$0.12$0.10$0.02
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.08$0.05$0.03
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.06$0.07$0.01