Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.26x
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
Score unavailable
Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.
Top Officer Pay
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Asset Growth
98th percentile
Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
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Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$428,751
Up $209,596 (+96%) from 2011
Net Assets
Up$316,518
Up $373,709 (+653%) from 2011
Liabilities
Down$112,233
Down $164,113 (-59%) from 2011
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Up$1,666,336
Up $495,241 (+42%) from 2011
Net Income
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
- Signed
- Nov 7, 2013
- Return Version
- 2012v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $2,040,045
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Business forward builds support for policies that promote america's economic competitiveness. Together with many of the world's largest companies, we recruit, brief and assist fortune 1000 executives, small business owners, investors and entrepreneurs looking for a meaningful way to participate in policy debates.
Major Activities
- Activity 2
- The organization sponsors member briefings, panels and otherevents throughout the country focusing on health care, cleanenergy, education, environmental reforms and other public policyareas.
- Activity 3
- The organization conducts press briefings and outreach to gainpositive and effective dissemination of the organization'sactivities, to encourage recruitment, and to promote theorganization and member content. In addition, the organizationprovides education and training to members regarding responses anddiscussions with the media concerning issues affecting theirindustry and activities of the organization, consistent with theorganization's exempt purpose.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 26-4336291
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 5 | THE ORGANIZATION INITIATED A PROCESS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT BY REVIEWING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COMPARABILITY DATA AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EDUCATION AND PRIOR EXPERIENCE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 6 | THE ORGANIZATION HAS MEMBERS THAT PAY DUES YEARLY. ACCORDING TO LEGAL COUNSEL MINUTES ARE NOT REQUIRED TO BE MAINTAINED FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES AUTHORIZED TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY. THE TAX RETURN IS PREPARED BY ACCOUNTANTS AND THEN LOOKED OVER THOROUGHLY BY MEMBERS OF THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AT ITS REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF. EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD AND EVERY EMPLOYEE OF THE ORGANIZATION HAS RECEIVED A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. THE ORGANIZATION INITIATED A PROCESS TO DETERMINE COMPENSATION FOR THE PRESIDENT BY REVIEWING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE COMPARABILITY DATA AND TAKING INTO ACCOUNT EDUCATION AND PRIOR EXPERIENCE. NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 5 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 6 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
- $428,751
- Liabilities
- $112,233
- Net assets
- $316,518
- Revenue
- -
- Expenses
- $1,666,336
- Net income
- -