Civic Intelligence

The Sunlight Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 20-3903427

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Nov 09, 2016

Organization ProfileWWW.SUNLIGHTFOUNDATION.COM

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1818 N St NW Suite 300Washington, DC 20036-2428

(202) 742-1520

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

23rd percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 23% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

15th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

67th percentile

9.5%

Higher net margin than 67% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$323,083

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 6.5% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

74th percentile

9.1%

Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

78th percentile

20%

Faster revenue growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets23rd percentile

Assets

Flat

$5,322,382

Flat from 2015

Net Assets

Flat

$5,191,092

Flat from 2015

Liabilities

Flat

$131,290

Flat from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue15th percentileNet Margin67th percentile

Revenue

Flat

$4,981,802

Flat from 2015

Expenses

Flat

$4,509,670

Flat from 2015

Net Income

Flat

$472,132

Flat from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth74th percentile

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

$8.0M$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2010: $5,516,462Liabilities 2010: $695,159Net Assets 2010: $4,821,3032010Assets 2011: $5,087,400Liabilities 2011: $307,313Net Assets 2011: $4,780,0872011Assets 2012: $5,553,145Liabilities 2012: $382,062Net Assets 2012: $5,171,0832012Assets 2013: $7,469,706Liabilities 2013: $327,315Net Assets 2013: $7,142,3912013Assets 2014: $4,876,405Liabilities 2014: $157,445Net Assets 2014: $4,718,9602014Assets 2015: $5,322,382Liabilities 2015: $131,290Net Assets 2015: $5,191,0922015Assets 2015: $5,322,382Liabilities 2015: $131,290Net Assets 2015: $5,191,0922015Assets 2016: $1,829,144Liabilities 2016: $85,307Net Assets 2016: $1,743,8372016Assets 2017: $845,015Liabilities 2017: $45,433Net Assets 2017: $799,5822017Assets 2018: $1,652,910Liabilities 2018: $63,429Net Assets 2018: $1,589,4812018Assets 2019: $968,101Liabilities 2019: $33,407Net Assets 2019: $934,6942019Assets 2020: $0Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $02020

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$5,322,382
Liabilities$131,290
Net Assets$5,191,092
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth78th percentile

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

$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MExpenses 2010: $5,849,3282010Expenses 2011: $6,234,0252011Expenses 2012: $7,521,8332012Revenue 2013: $8,942,875Expenses 2013: $6,971,567Net Income 2013: $1,971,3082013Revenue 2014: $4,156,761Expenses 2014: $6,580,192Net Income 2014: -$2,423,4312014Revenue 2015: $4,981,802Expenses 2015: $4,509,670Net Income 2015: $472,1322015Revenue 2015: $4,981,802Expenses 2015: $4,509,670Net Income 2015: $472,1322015Revenue 2016: $327,646Expenses 2016: $3,774,900Net Income 2016: -$3,447,2542016Revenue 2017: $507,104Expenses 2017: $1,451,359Net Income 2017: -$944,2552017Revenue 2018: $2,167,889Expenses 2018: $1,377,990Net Income 2018: $789,8992018Revenue 2019: $840,704Expenses 2019: $1,495,491Net Income 2019: -$654,7872019Revenue 2020: $28,043Expenses 2020: $487,746Net Income 2020: -$459,7032020

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$4,981,802
Expenses$4,509,670
Net Income$472,132
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Nov 9, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$4,981,802
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The sunlight foundation supporrts, develops and deploys new internet technologies to make information about congress and government more accessible to the american people through its projects and grant making, the foundation serve as a catalyst to create greater political tranparency and to foster more openness and accountability in government.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$1,984,561$2,414,542▲ $429,981
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$2,103,889$2,334,767▲ $230,878
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$357,101$357,694▲ $593
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$336,711$135,935▼ $200,776
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$66,988$52,289▼ $14,699
Total Assets$4,876,405$5,322,382▲ $445,977
Other Assets Total$27,155$27,155→ $0
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$100,030$99,065▼ $965
Other Liabilities$45,550$32,225▼ $13,325
Deferred Revenue$11,865--
Total Liabilities$157,445$131,290▼ $26,155
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$2,380,258$5,191,092▲ $2,810,834
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$2,338,702--
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$4,718,960$5,191,092▲ $472,132
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$4,876,405$5,322,382▲ $445,977

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$50,000$534,307$584,307
Equipment$40,515$157,609$198,124
Leasehold Improvements$45,420$119,567$164,987
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay90th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Chris GatesPresidentFT$299,083$24,000$323,083
William S WellsOperations DFT$113,470$15,686$129,156
John WonderlichPolicy DirecFT$124,293$3,617$127,910

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Michael R KleinChair
Allison FineDirector
Craig NewmarkDirector
DANIEL X O'NEILDirector
Esther DysonDirector
Mark HorvitDirector
Sue GardnerDirector
Andrew MclaughinSecretary
Nicholas J KleinTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$4,940,631
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$1,925
Other Revenue
$39,246
All Other Contributions
$4,940,631
Change in Net Assets
$472,132

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,981,802
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,981,802
Total Revenue per Form 990
$4,981,802
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$3,303,563
Other Expenses$1,206,107
Total Fundraising Expense$436,367
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$2,005,145$179,238$283,733$2,468,116
Occupancy$301,150$25,920$43,614$370,684
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$242,981$21,720$34,382$299,083
Other Employee Benefits$192,158$17,177$27,191$236,526
Payroll Taxes$173,247$15,487$24,515$213,249
Depreciation Depletion-$203,563-$203,563
Travel$128,309$5,489$1,368$135,166
Information Technology$130,670--$130,670
Fees for Services Other$121,885$2,775-$124,660
Pension Plan Contributions$70,347$6,288$9,954$86,589
Conferences and Meetings$46,582$10,408$2,070$59,060
Fees for Services Accounting-$54,612-$54,612
Office Expenses$37,811$4,267$5,350$47,428
Insurance-$26,328-$26,328
Fees for Services Legal-$10,724-$10,724
All Other Expenses$914$2,089$129$3,132
Other Expenses$5,133$2,960$726$2,960
Advertising-$1,795-$1,795
Total Functional Expenses$3,479,898$593,405$436,367$4,509,670

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$4,509,670
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$4,509,670
Total Expenses per Form 990$4,509,670
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
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Deferred Occupancy$32,225
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
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
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
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 2

“Nicholas j klein michael r klein treasurer chairman son”

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

“The form 990 is reviewed by the president and distributed to the board of directors before filing.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

“The compensation of officers is determined in line with market rate and approved by the board of directors”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15B

“The compensation of officers is determined in line with market rate and approved by the board of directors”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 18

“The organization makes it governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“No documents available to the public”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Sunlight Foundation
EIN
20-3903427
Phone
2027421520
Address
1818 N ST NW SUITE 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20036-2428

Signing Officer

Name
John Wonderlich
Title
Policy Director
Phone
2027421520
Signed
2016-11-09
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
John Wonderlich
Formed
2005
Legal Domicile
Dc
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
0
Employees
62

Preparer

Firm
Deleon & Stang Cpas and Advisors
Address
100 LAKEFOREST BLVD STE 650, GAITHERSBURG, MD 20877-2609
Preparer
Allen P Deleon CPA
Phone
3019489825
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION

“The sunlight foundation supporrts, develops and deploys new internet technologies to make information about congress and government more accessible to the american people through its projects and grant making, the foundation serve as a catalyst to create greater political tranparency and to foster more openness and accountability in government.”

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Displayed year

2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,322,382
Liabilities
$131,290
Net assets
$5,191,092
Revenue
$4,981,802
Expenses
$4,509,670
Net income
$472,132
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.49$0.46
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.97$0.03$0.93$0.84$1.50$0.65
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.65$0.06$1.59$2.17$1.38$0.79
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.85$0.05$0.80$0.51$1.45$0.94
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.83$0.09$1.74$0.33$3.77$3.45
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.32$0.13$5.19$4.98$4.51$0.47
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.32$0.13$5.19$4.98$4.51$0.47
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.88$0.16$4.72$4.16$6.58$2.42
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.47$0.33$7.14$8.94$6.97$1.97
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.55$0.38$5.17$7.52
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.09$0.31$4.78$6.23
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.52$0.70$4.82$5.85