Civic Intelligence

Community for Sustainable Energy

EIN 20-8121550 • 501(c)3 • Fort Collins, CO

Profile

Education

415 South Howes St 306Fort Collins, CO 80521

www.cforse.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

25th percentile

-18%

Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$5,600

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 7.8% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

15th percentile

-71%

Faster asset growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

27th percentile

-31%

Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$5,213

Down $12,711 (-71%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$5,213

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin25th percentile

Revenue

Down

$71,732

Down $32,167 (-31%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$84,442

Down $16,577 (-16%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$12,710

Down $15,590 (-541%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth15th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $1,178Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $5,870Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $17,762Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $767Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $210Liabilities 2015: $3,5262015Assets 2016: $0Liabilities 2016: $812016Assets 2017: $1,578Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $4,511Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $4,568Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $1,143Liabilities 2020: $18,6202020Assets 2021: $7,348Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $7,3482021Assets 2022: $13,044Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $13,0442022Assets 2023: $17,924Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $5,213Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $5,2132024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$5,213
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$5,213
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth27th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $135,535Expenses 2011: $135,980Net Income 2011: -$4452011Revenue 2012: $128,636Expenses 2012: $126,960Net Income 2012: $1,6762012Revenue 2013: $93,627Expenses 2013: $81,735Net Income 2013: $11,8922013Revenue 2014: $99,552Expenses 2014: $113,748Net Income 2014: -$14,1962014Revenue 2015: $77,003Expenses 2015: $7,560Net Income 2015: $69,4432015Revenue 2016: $9,977Expenses 2016: $9,977Net Income 2016: $02016Revenue 2017: $51,403Expenses 2017: $49,824Net Income 2017: $1,5792017Revenue 2018: $147,788Expenses 2018: $144,855Net Income 2018: $2,9332018Revenue 2019: $137,196Expenses 2019: $137,139Net Income 2019: $572019Revenue 2020: $32,032Expenses 2020: $35,456Net Income 2020: -$3,4242020Revenue 2021: $59,170Expenses 2021: $34,345Net Income 2021: $24,8252021Revenue 2022: $99,869Expenses 2022: $94,173Net Income 2022: $5,6962022Revenue 2023: $103,899Expenses 2023: $101,019Net Income 2023: $2,8802023Revenue 2024: $71,732Expenses 2024: $84,442Net Income 2024: -$12,7102024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$71,732
Expenses$84,442
Net Income-$12,710
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,213
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$5,213
Revenue
$71,732
Expenses
$84,442
Net income
-$12,710
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.72$0.84$0.13
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$1.04$1.01$0.03
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.13$0.00$0.13$1.00$0.94$0.06
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$0.59$0.34$0.25
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.19$0.32$0.35$0.03
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$1.37$1.37$0.00
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$1.48$1.45$0.03
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.51$0.50$0.02
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.10$0.00
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.04$0.77$0.08$0.69
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$1.00$1.14$0.14
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.18$0.00$0.94$0.82$0.12
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$1.29$1.27$0.02
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$1.36$1.36$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 13, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$71,732
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Education

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Solar on Poudre School District Schools. Knocked on over 16,000 doors to raise public awareness of solar on schools potential to save tax payer money, reduce pollution, and educate students about solar industry and jobs. Generated 900 emails to the school board and 2,700 signatures of support. In response, Poudre School District announced plans for solar at three schools to be installed in the summer of 2026.$0$28,692
Preventing City of Fort Collins from raising fees on residential heating bills. Knocked on over 10,000 doors to raise awareness of City plan to increase fees. Generated 540 emails and 1600 signatures to City Council. City Council decided not to raise the fee.$0$17,933
City to prioritize cost effectiveness in climate fund budgeting. Knocked on over 7,000 doors, generated 360 emails to City leaders and 1,000 signatures. City Council has yet to add cost effectiveness to budgeting metrics.$0$11,955
City of Fort Collins to maximize solar potential on City owned properties. Knocked on over 7,000 doors. Generated over 350 emails to City "leaders", and over 1,000 signatures of support. The City declined to budget solar projects, leading to our campaign for cost effectiveness in climate funds budgeting.$0$11,955
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Fred KirschDirectorPT$5,600-$5,600
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Community for Sustainable Energy
EIN
20-8121550
Phone
9704126295
Address
415 South Howes St 306, Fort Collins, CO 80521

Signing Officer

Name
Fred Kirsch
Title
Director
Phone
9704126295
Signed
2025-05-13
Raw XML Appendix157 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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