Civic Intelligence

Merrillville Fop 168

EIN 23-7452271 • 501(c)8 • Merrillville, IN

Profile

Provide and support law enforcement

PO Box 10100Merrillville, IN 46410

n/A

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

87th percentile

29%

Higher net margin than 87% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)8 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)8 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

33%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)8 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

252%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)8 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$93,129

Up $23,245 (+33%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$93,129

Up $23,245 (+33%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin87th percentile

Revenue

Up

$80,100

Up $57,314 (+252%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$56,855

Up $27,320 (+93%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$23,245

Up $29,994 (+444%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth92nd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $30,989Net Assets 2010: $30,9892010Assets 2015: $95,940Net Assets 2015: $95,9402015Assets 2017: $81,345Net Assets 2017: $81,3452017Assets 2018: $122,012Net Assets 2018: $122,0122018Assets 2019: $123,501Net Assets 2019: $123,5012019Assets 2021: $75,491Net Assets 2021: $75,4912021Assets 2022: $76,633Net Assets 2022: $76,6332022Assets 2023: $69,884Net Assets 2023: $69,8842023Assets 2024: $93,129Net Assets 2024: $93,1292024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$93,129
Liabilities-
Net Assets$93,129
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth98th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2010: $25,228Expenses 2010: $17,820Net Income 2010: $7,4082010Revenue 2015: $111,123Expenses 2015: $86,025Net Income 2015: $25,0982015Revenue 2017: $54,475Expenses 2017: $47,349Net Income 2017: $7,1262017Revenue 2018: $120,520Expenses 2018: $79,853Net Income 2018: $40,6672018Revenue 2019: $35,021Expenses 2019: $33,532Net Income 2019: $1,4892019Revenue 2021: $37,659Expenses 2021: $39,041Net Income 2021: -$1,3822021Revenue 2022: $36,435Expenses 2022: $35,293Net Income 2022: $1,1422022Revenue 2023: $22,786Expenses 2023: $29,535Net Income 2023: -$6,7492023Revenue 2024: $80,100Expenses 2024: $56,855Net Income 2024: $23,2452024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$80,100
Expenses$56,855
Net Income$23,245
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$93,129
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$93,129
Revenue
$80,100
Expenses
$56,855
Net income
$23,245
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.93$0.80$0.57$0.23
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.70$0.23$0.30$0.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.77$0.77$0.36$0.35$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.75$0.75$0.38$0.39$0.01
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.24$1.24$0.35$0.34$0.01
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.22$1.22$1.21$0.80$0.41
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.81$0.81$0.54$0.47$0.07
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.96$0.96$1.11$0.86$0.25
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.31$0.31$0.25$0.18$0.07
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$110,232
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide and support law enforcement

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT--
TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MICHAEL BUNNELLVice Preside-$0--
CURTIS R MINCHUKPresident-$0--
DEREK DIEHLSecretary-$0--
JASON BESSETreasurer-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Nascar Fundrais$61,940$61,940$3,502$58,438
Total Events$61,940$61,940$30,132$31,808
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Merrillville Fop 168
EIN
23-7452271
Phone
2197121323
Address
PO BOX 10100, MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410

Signing Officer

Name
Jason Besse
Title
Treasurer
Phone
2197121323
Signed
2025-06-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Gram Guardian Associates Inc
Address
6111 HARRISON ST STE 310, MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410-2972
Preparer
Donna Rae Rendina
Phone
2199802230
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office 226 travel 33 conferences/meetings 18,110 insurance 382 clubhouse maint and dev 3,533 state and national dues 10,405 license permits and sanct 400 bank service charge 135 flowers and gifts 4,537 club apparel 210 contributions 2,000 operating supplies and fo 4,994 outside labor 2,000 total 46,965”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“To support law enforcement”

Raw XML Appendix114 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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