Civic Intelligence

Lawyers Democracy Fund

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 20-8721718

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on May 15, 2018

Organization Profilewww.lawyersdemocracyfund.org
56295 Little Moniteau RoadCalifornia, MO 65018

(202) 441-5487

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2017

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

3rd percentile

-75%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

1st percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$13,191

Down $39,727 (-75%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$13,191

Down $39,727 (-75%) from 2016

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $5,027 (-100%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$39,727

Down $119,536 (-75%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

-$39,727

Up $114,509 (+74%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth3rd percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2015: $207,154Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $207,1542015Assets 2016: $52,918Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $52,9182016Assets 2017: $13,191Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $13,1912017Assets 2018: $47,581Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $47,5812018Assets 2019: $91,486Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $91,4862019Assets 2020: $25,587Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $25,5872020Assets 2021: $1,149,497Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $1,149,4972021Assets 2022: $1,470,795Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1,470,7952022Assets 2023: $1,334,024Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $1,334,0242023Assets 2024: $966,493Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $966,4932024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$13,191
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$13,191
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth1st percentile

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

$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2015: $200,104Expenses 2015: $875Net Income 2015: $199,2292015Revenue 2016: $5,027Expenses 2016: $159,263Net Income 2016: -$154,2362016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $39,727Net Income 2017: -$39,7272017Revenue 2018: $200,000Expenses 2018: $165,610Net Income 2018: $34,3902018Revenue 2019: $200,000Expenses 2019: $156,095Net Income 2019: $43,9052019Revenue 2020: $277,000Expenses 2020: $342,899Net Income 2020: -$65,8992020Revenue 2021: $1,780,150Expenses 2021: $655,364Net Income 2021: $1,124,7862021Revenue 2022: $1,435,100Expenses 2022: $1,012,717Net Income 2022: $422,3832022Revenue 2023: $500,500Expenses 2023: $637,271Net Income 2023: -$136,7712023Revenue 2024: $685,021Expenses 2024: $1,052,552Net Income 2024: -$367,5312024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$0
Expenses$39,727
Net Income-$39,727
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
May 15, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Lawyers Democracy Fund's mission is to promote the role of ethics and legal professionalism in the electoral process to insure fair and honest elections.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Research and educate the public regarding the role of ethics and legal professionalism in the electoral process through creating an informational website, a Twitter feed, drafting of model voter ID legislation, sending a weekly email newsletter, educational programs, filing amicus briefs, and publication of op-eds.$0$39,727
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Harvey TettlebaumPresident; Director-$0--
Robert KelnerSecretary (1/2017 To 12/2017); Director (1/2017 To 12/2017)-$0--
Tom JosefiakSecretary (Beginning 12/2017); Director-$0--
Joanne YoungVice President (1/2017 To 12/2017); Director-$0--
Tom SpencerVice President (Beginning 12/2017); Director-$0--
Don PalmerDirector (Beginning 12/2017)-$0--
Michael ThielenTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Lawyers Democracy Fund
EIN
20-8721718
Phone
2024415487
Address
56295 Little Moniteau Road, California, MO 65018

Signing Officer

Name
Harvey Tettlebaum
Title
President
Phone
2024415487
Signed
2018-05-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Other Expenses: Technology: $1,361.39; Events: $235.26”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,191
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$13,191
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$39,727
Net income
-$39,727
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.97$0.00$0.97$0.69$1.05$0.37
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.33$0.00$1.33$0.50$0.64$0.14
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.47$0.00$1.47$1.44$1.01$0.42
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.15$0.00$1.15$1.78$0.66$1.12
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.28$0.34$0.07
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.20$0.16$0.04
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.20$0.17$0.03
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.04$0.04
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.01$0.16$0.15
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.21$0.00$0.21$0.20$0.00$0.20
Peer Organizations

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