Civic Intelligence

Access Now Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 27-0597430

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Nov 15, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.ACCESSNOW.ORG

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PO BOX 20429 4 E 27th stNew York, NY 10001

(888) 414-8100

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

61st percentile

0.20x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

39th percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 39% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

71st percentile

12%

Higher net margin than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

82nd percentile

$140,455

Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 2.9% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

91st percentile

45%

Faster asset growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

88th percentile

47%

Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets61st percentile

Assets

Up

$1,479,015

Up $461,753 (+45%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$1,186,268

Up $569,185 (+92%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$292,747

Down $107,432 (-27%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue39th percentileNet Margin71st percentile

Revenue

Up

$4,905,042

Up $1,566,726 (+47%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$4,335,857

Up $1,127,457 (+35%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$569,185

Up $439,269 (+338%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth91st percentile

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

$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2014: $681,172Liabilities 2014: $194,005Net Assets 2014: $487,1672014Assets 2015: $1,017,262Liabilities 2015: $400,179Net Assets 2015: $617,0832015Assets 2016: $1,479,015Liabilities 2016: $292,747Net Assets 2016: $1,186,2682016Assets 2017: $4,097,204Liabilities 2017: $771,909Net Assets 2017: $3,325,2952017Assets 2018: $4,581,033Liabilities 2018: $350,047Net Assets 2018: $4,230,9862018Assets 2020: $5,893,965Liabilities 2020: $2,123,771Net Assets 2020: $3,770,1942020Assets 2021: $10,076,845Liabilities 2021: $2,151,524Net Assets 2021: $7,925,3212021Assets 2022: $12,101,447Liabilities 2022: $2,063,323Net Assets 2022: $10,038,1242022Assets 2024: $10,903,308Liabilities 2024: $2,790,725Net Assets 2024: $8,112,5832024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$1,479,015
Liabilities$292,747
Net Assets$1,186,268
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth88th percentile

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

$20M$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2014: $2,030,386Expenses 2014: $2,892,307Net Income 2014: -$861,9212014Revenue 2015: $3,338,316Expenses 2015: $3,208,400Net Income 2015: $129,9162015Revenue 2016: $4,905,042Expenses 2016: $4,335,857Net Income 2016: $569,1852016Revenue 2017: $7,030,713Expenses 2017: $4,891,686Net Income 2017: $2,139,0272017Revenue 2018: $6,749,927Expenses 2018: $5,842,898Net Income 2018: $907,0292018Revenue 2020: $9,838,069Expenses 2020: $8,395,724Net Income 2020: $1,442,3452020Revenue 2021: $14,368,136Expenses 2021: $10,213,009Net Income 2021: $4,155,1272021Revenue 2022: $14,808,846Expenses 2022: $12,696,043Net Income 2022: $2,112,8032022Revenue 2024: $16,152,454Expenses 2024: $15,120,599Net Income 2024: $1,031,8552024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$4,905,042
Expenses$4,335,857
Net Income$569,185
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Nov 15, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$4,905,042
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Access now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk.

Access now defends and extends the digital rights of users at risk around the world. By combining innovative policy, user engagement, and direct technical support, we work for open and secure communications for all.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$505,574$843,948▲ $338,374
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$328,312$460,164▲ $131,852
Intangible Assets$98,091$81,420▼ $16,671
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$52,637$54,966▲ $2,329
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$18,165$7,391▼ $10,774
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments-$0-
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$1,017,262$1,479,015▲ $461,753
Other Assets Total$14,483$31,126▲ $16,643
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$194,429$230,280▲ $35,851
Deferred Revenue$205,750$49,341▼ $156,409
Grants Payable-$13,126-
Total Liabilities$400,179$292,747▼ $107,432
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$727,343$1,074,684▲ $347,341
Unrestricted Net Assets$-110,260$111,584▲ $221,844
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$617,083$1,186,268▲ $569,185
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$1,017,262$1,479,015▲ $461,753

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$7,391$29,213$36,604
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay82nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Brett SolomonExecutive DirecFT$126,880$13,575$140,455
AMIE stepanovichUS Policy MgrFT$119,574$9,402$128,976
Joseph SteeleDirector - org developFT$111,384$11,112$122,496
Nerida BrownleeDirector Finance & HrFT$102,000$4,521$106,521
Nathan WhiteSr. Leg. MgrFT$97,814$8,507$106,321
Joshua LevyDirector, Advocacy-$92,600$8,597$101,197

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Andrew MclaughlinPresident
Esra'a Al ShafeiDirector
Ronaldo LemosDirector
Yvette Alberdingk-thijmDirector
Andrew CohenTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$4,763,403
Program Service Revenue
$168,326
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$-26,687
All Other Contributions
$4,763,403
Change in Net Assets
$569,185

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,905,042
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$76,041
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$4,981,083
Total Revenue per Form 990
$4,905,042
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,812,714
Other Expenses$1,636,907
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$886,236
Total Fundraising Expense$178,890
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$1,018,047$262,332$99,439$1,379,818
Foreign Grants$800,941--$800,941
Occupancy$17,850$137,848-$155,698
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$62,171$31,338$46,946$140,455
Travel$119,025$6,717$11,752$137,494
Payroll Taxes$91,856$37,227$5,117$134,200
Other Employee Benefits$75,870$23,742$5,103$104,715
All Other Expenses$37,772$47,964$985$86,721
Grants to Domestic Orgs$85,295--$85,295
Pension Plan Contributions$39,771$12,000$1,755$53,526
Fees for Services Accounting-$51,190-$51,190
Other Expenses$11,800$13,966$172$25,766
Depreciation Depletion-$18,380-$18,380
Office Expenses$2,131$12,080-$14,211
Fees for Services Legal-$11,494-$11,494
Insurance$591$7,008-$7,599
Fees for Services Other$2,886--$2,886
Total Functional Expenses$3,446,932$710,035$178,890$4,335,857

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$4,411,898
Expenses per Audited Statements$4,335,857
Total Expenses per Form 990$4,335,857
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$76,041
International Activity

Grant and Assistance Recipients

RecipientLocationCategoryPurposeAmount
Astraea FoundationNew York, NY501c3ED. & Pub Awareness$38,500
ApcNew York, NY, Sf501c3Ed & Public Awareness$25,000
Fractured Atlas--ED. & Pub Awareness$15,000
Cyber IntegrityNew York, NY-ED. & Pub Awareness$6,795

International Summary

Offices
4
Employees
23
Spending
$1,445,374

International Compliance

Foreign grant records maintained
Yes
Activity in boycott countries
No
Foreign corporation ownership
No
Foreign partnership interest
No
Interest in foreign trust
No
Passive foreign investment company interest
No
Transfers to foreign corporations
No

International Activities

RegionActivityServicesOfficesEmployeesSpending
Centam/caribProgram ServicesED. & Pub Awareness15$290,169
EuropeGrants to recipients - regionED. & Pub Awareness00$247,850
East Asia & the PacificGrants to recipients - regionED. & Pub Awareness00$224,608
Middle East & North AfricaProgram ServicesTECH, ED & PubL Awareness110$197,317
Middle East & North AfricaGrants to recipients - regionED. & Pub Awareness00$120,070
East Asia & the PacificProgram ServicesED. & Pub Awareness15$103,978
Sub-saharan AfricaGrants to recipients - regionED. & Pub Awareness01$81,352
South AmericaGrants to recipients in the reED. & Pub Awareness00$70,100
Centam/caribGrants to recipients - regionED. & Pub Awareness00$58,784
Sub-saharan AfricaProgram ServicesED. & Pub Awareness01$22,305
EuropeProgram ServicesED. & Pub Awareness10$16,061
Rusia and NeighboringProgram ServicesED. & Pub Awareness01$10,558
North AmericaGrants to recipients - regionED. & Pub Awareness00$2,222
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
Yes
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The 990 tax forms are sent electronically to all board members for review and approval before the filing of the 990.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“The purpose of this policy is to avoid potential conflicts arising between the private interests of Board members/key staff and their responsibilities to the agency. On an annual basis each Board member/key employee reviews the policy and signs a conflict disclosure form. If any conflicts are disclosed, the Board Executive Committee meets to review them to determine appropriate action. If circumstances are undisclosed and only later come to the attention of the Executive Director or President, they shall take immediate action to remedy the situation. Appropriate actions shall include dismissal with cause, suspension, or other such remedies as shall be determined by the Board President.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“The Executive Director's and other Director salaries were determined through consultation with partner organizations with comparable goals, budgets and positions. These salaries were then cleared with the Board of Directors.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“These documents are available upon request. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Access Now Inc
EIN
27-0597430
Phone
8884148100
Address
PO BOX 20429 4 E 27th st, NEW YORK, NY 10001

Signing Officer

Name
Brett Solomon
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2017-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Brett Solomon
Formed
2009
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
6
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
22
Volunteers
7

Preparer

Firm
Lederer Levine & Associates LLC
Address
1099 Wall St West Suite 280, Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
Preparer
Kenneth J Lederer
Phone
2019333780
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part III, Line 4D: Other Program Services Description

“Other program services 4: access nows educational work has involved the development of extensively researched reports assessing the challenges to the human rights, high-tech and government sectors in planning and managing the human rights implications of technology. Access educational reports in this area were also made available to the general public. Access now has also conducted public awareness projects around digital rights and internet freedom. Access now held an educational conference, rightscon silicon valley 2016, on march 30 through april 1 in san francisco. Rightscon silicon valley 2016 brought together activists, civil society organizations, corporations and governments to discuss human rights and technology.access now also began working on rightscon brussels 2017 in the second half of 2016 to further the mission of the organization.”

Financial Statement Notes

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

“Access Now's accounting policy is to record liabilities for uncertain tax positions when a liability is probable and estimable. Management is not aware of any violation of its tax status as an organization exempt from income taxes, nor of any exposure to unrelated business income tax.”

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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,479,015
Liabilities
$292,747
Net assets
$1,186,268
Revenue
$4,905,042
Expenses
$4,335,857
Net income
$569,185
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$10.9$2.79$8.11$16.2$15.1$1.03
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$12.1$2.06$10.0$14.8$12.7$2.11
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$10.1$2.15$7.93$14.4$10.2$4.16
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.89$2.12$3.77$9.84$8.40$1.44
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.58$0.35$4.23$6.75$5.84$0.91
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.10$0.77$3.33$7.03$4.89$2.14
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.48$0.29$1.19$4.91$4.34$0.57
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.02$0.40$0.62$3.34$3.21$0.13
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.68$0.19$0.49$2.03$2.89$0.86