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Fair Energy Rate Action Fund

990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 26-4319615

Nov 01, 2011 to Oct 31, 2012 • Filed on Jun 12, 2013

Organization ProfileWWW.FAIRENERGYRATES.COM
PO Box 115365102
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

29th percentile

0.00x

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

2012 filings • 501(c)4 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2012

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

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

Source year 2012

Net Margin

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Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2012

Top Officer Pay

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Source year 2012

Asset Growth

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No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2012

Revenue Growth

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Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets29th percentile

Assets

$8,268

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Net Assets

$8,268

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$1,007,294

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Net Income

-

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2012: $8,268Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $8,2682012Assets 2013: $81,882Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $81,8822013Assets 2014: $38,253Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $38,2532014Assets 2015: $17,384Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $17,3842015

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2012

Assets$8,268
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$8,268
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2012: $1,007,2942012Expenses 2013: $768,2942013Revenue 2014: $441,667Expenses 2014: $485,296Net Income 2014: -$43,6292014Revenue 2015: $425,000Expenses 2015: $445,869Net Income 2015: -$20,8692015

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2012

Revenue-
Expenses$1,007,294
Net Income-
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Nov 1, 2011 to Oct 31, 2012
Signed
Jun 12, 2013
Return Version
2011v1.5
Gross Receipts
$916,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To keep missouri's electrical rates fair and affordable through educating the general public and public policy makers about the impact of utility rates on business and residential consumers.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
26-4319615
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$8,268
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$8,268
Revenue
-
Expenses
$1,007,294
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.43$0.45$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.44$0.49$0.04
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.08$0.00$0.08$0.77
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.00$0.01$1.01