Liabilities / Assets
98th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 98% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 20-5792227 • 501(c)3 • Houston, TX
Profile
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Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
98th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
38th percentile
Higher net margin than 38% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
13th percentile
Faster asset growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
83rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$6,574
Down $32,021 (-83%) from 2014
Liabilities
Down$34,059
Down $12,908 (-27%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down-$27,485
Down $19,113 (-228%) from 2014
Revenue
Up$492,164
Up $151,026 (+44%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$511,277
Up $218,291 (+75%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$19,113
Down $67,265 (-140%) from 2014
Most recent year
2015 • Form 990Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.
The latest 2015 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2014 below.
The competitive governance institute strives to educate and inform citizens about the important issues necessary to maintaining a free society including governance reform.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $5,433 | $32,217 | ▲ $26,784 |
| Accounts Receivable | $1,255 | $4,055 | ▲ $2,800 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $1,524 | $1,322 | ▼ $202 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $1,001 | $1,001 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $9,213 | $38,595 | ▲ $29,382 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $8,237 | $25,451 | ▲ $17,214 |
| Unsecured Notes Loans Payable | $57,500 | $18,600 | ▼ $38,900 |
| Other Liabilities | - | $2,916 | - |
| Total Liabilities | $65,737 | $46,967 | ▼ $18,770 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $-56,524 | $-8,372 | ▲ $48,152 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $-56,524 | $-8,372 | ▲ $48,152 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $9,213 | $38,595 | ▲ $29,382 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Land Buildings | $1,322 | $48,721 | $50,043 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| ERIC O'KEEFE | Chairmain/pr |
| KELLY O'KEEFE | Director |
| Leo Linbeck Iii | Director |
| Michael Barnhart | Director |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $200,735 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $56,751 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $35,500 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $5,675 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Other | $90,000 | - | - | $90,000 |
| Advertising | $70,540 | - | - | $70,540 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $32,636 | $4,079 | $4,079 | $40,794 |
| Grants to Domestic Orgs | $35,500 | - | - | $35,500 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $26,712 | - | $26,712 |
| Payroll Taxes | $12,765 | $1,596 | $1,596 | $15,957 |
| Travel | $6,667 | - | - | $6,667 |
| Occupancy | - | $3,366 | - | $3,366 |
| Office Expenses | $37 | $789 | - | $826 |
| Other Expenses | $397 | - | - | $397 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $224 | - | $224 |
| Depreciation Depletion | - | $203 | - | $203 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $250,342 | $36,969 | $5,675 | $292,986 |
| Recipient | Location | Category | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center for Opportunity Urbanism | Houston, TX | - | - | $35,000 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Federal Taxes | $2,547 |
| Mi Income Tax | $369 |
“Board members, audit committee and our lawyer will be provided a copy of the 990 before filing.”
“There are conference calls between board members to discuss all potential conflicts of interest should a conflict arise, the board member will abstain from voting on that issue. All discussions and conclusions are recorded in the minutes.”
“Compensation of executive director is determined by the board of directors using comparability data and documented in board minutes. The most recent year this process was undertaken was 2014.”
“No documents available to the public”
“The organization declines to provide specific identifying information on its donors on the grounds that such disclosure may chill the donors' first amendment right to associate in private with the organization. Naacp v. Alabama, 357 u.s. 449 (1958): international union uaw v. National right to work, 590 f. 2d 1139, 1152 (d.c. Cir. 1978). While the other required information is being provided on this schedule b, actual identities have been protected by assigning a number to each donor listed.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DECLINES TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC IDENTIFYING INFORMATION ON ITS DONORS ON THE GROUNDS THAT SUCH DISCLOSURE MAY CHILL THE DONORS' FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO ASSOCIATE IN PRIVATE WITH THE ORGANIZATION. NAACP V. ALABAMA, 357 U.S. 449 (1958): INTERNATIONAL UNION UAW V. NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK, 590 F. 2D 1139, 1152 (D.C. CIR. 1978). WHILE THE OTHER REQUIRED INFORMATION IS BEING PROVIDED ON THIS SCHEDULE B, ACTUAL IDENTITIES HAVE BEEN PROTECTED BY ASSIGNING A NUMBER TO EACH DONOR LISTED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | BOARD MEMBERS, AUDIT COMMITTEE AND OUR LAWYER WILL BE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE 990 BEFORE FILING. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THERE ARE CONFERENCE CALLS BETWEEN BOARD MEMBERS TO DISCUSS ALL POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST SHOULD A CONFLICT ARISE, THE BOARD MEMBER WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THAT ISSUE. ALL DISCUSSIONS AND CONCLUSIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | COMPENSATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS USING COMPARABILITY DATA AND DOCUMENTED IN BOARD MINUTES. THE MOST RECENT YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS UNDERTAKEN WAS 2014. |
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