Civic Intelligence

Californians to Defend the Open Primary

EIN 27-1213263 • 501(c)4 • San Rafael, CA

990-N Coverage

Profile

To educate the public about and to defend the open, nonpartisan primary election laws in California.

2350 Kerner Blvd Suite 250San Rafael, CA 94901

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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 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2023

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $2,228 (-100%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $2,228 (-100%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Expenses

Down

$2,228

Down $3,711 (-62%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$2,228

Up $3,711 (+62%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2016: $12,247Net Assets 2016: $12,2472016Assets 2017: $18,480Net Assets 2017: $18,4802017Assets 2018: $947Net Assets 2018: $9472018Assets 2022: $2,228Net Assets 2022: $2,2282022Assets 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$0
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KRevenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $147,958Net Income 2016: -$147,9582016Revenue 2017: $132,354Expenses 2017: $126,121Net Income 2017: $6,2332017Revenue 2018: $40,697Expenses 2018: $58,230Net Income 2018: -$17,5332018Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $5,939Net Income 2022: -$5,9392022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $2,228Net Income 2023: -$2,2282023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$0
Expenses$2,228
Net Income-$2,228
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$2,228
Net income
-$2,228
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.02$0.00$0.06$0.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.01$0.41$0.58$0.18
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.18$1.32$1.26$0.06
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.12$0.00$1.48$1.48
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Jul 31, 2023
Signed
Sep 12, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To educate the public about and to defend the open, nonpartisan primary election laws in California.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Defend against legal and legislative challenges to constitutionality of Proposition 14 (California's Top-Two Open Primary law adopted on the June 2010 statewide ballot) after it was adopted.-$1,080
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Steven S LucasSecretary & CFO-$0--
Martin WilsonPresident & Director-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
-BusinessLegal/Admin ServicesNo$2,228
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Californians to Defend the Open Primary
EIN
27-1213263
Phone
4153896800
Address
2350 Kerner Blvd Suite 250, San Rafael, CA 94901

Signing Officer

Name
Steven S Lucas
Title
Secretary & CFO
Signed
2023-09-12
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $68”

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