Civic Intelligence

Companies for Causes

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 27-2808532

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Oct 13, 2015

Organization ProfileWWW.COMPANIESFORCAUSES.ORG
1899 L Street NW Suite 900Washington, DC 20036

(202) 822-5000

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

12th percentile

-30%

Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

74th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2014

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

$120,517

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$120,517

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin12th percentile

Revenue

$78,348

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$101,623

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$23,275

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2014: $120,517Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $120,5172014Assets 2015: $53,591Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $53,5912015Assets 2016: $34,773Liabilities 2016: $15,903Net Assets 2016: $18,8702016Assets 2017: $55,488Liabilities 2017: $36,432Net Assets 2017: $19,0562017Assets 2018: $51,164Liabilities 2018: $35,084Net Assets 2018: $16,0802018Assets 2019: $89,289Liabilities 2019: $1,263Net Assets 2019: $88,0262019Assets 2020: $335,364Liabilities 2020: $107,600Net Assets 2020: $227,7642020Assets 2021: $371,514Liabilities 2021: $173,801Net Assets 2021: $197,7132021Assets 2022: $626,427Liabilities 2022: $77,980Net Assets 2022: $548,4472022Assets 2023: $748,828Liabilities 2023: $150,981Net Assets 2023: $597,8472023Assets 2024: $474,968Liabilities 2024: $159,188Net Assets 2024: $315,7802024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$120,517
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$120,517
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2014: $78,348Expenses 2014: $101,623Net Income 2014: -$23,2752014Revenue 2015: $32,252Expenses 2015: $99,178Net Income 2015: -$66,9262015Revenue 2016: $40,711Expenses 2016: $75,432Net Income 2016: -$34,7212016Revenue 2017: $54,610Expenses 2017: $54,424Net Income 2017: $1862017Revenue 2018: $74,916Expenses 2018: $77,892Net Income 2018: -$2,9762018Revenue 2019: $770,343Expenses 2019: $732,476Net Income 2019: $37,8672019Revenue 2020: $795,002Expenses 2020: $655,004Net Income 2020: $139,9982020Revenue 2021: $892,538Expenses 2021: $922,589Net Income 2021: -$30,0512021Revenue 2022: $1,703,282Expenses 2022: $1,352,548Net Income 2022: $350,7342022Revenue 2023: $1,073,659Expenses 2023: $1,024,259Net Income 2023: $49,4002023Revenue 2024: $1,497,453Expenses 2024: $1,408,862Net Income 2024: $88,5912024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$78,348
Expenses$101,623
Net Income-$23,275
Open 2014 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Oct 13, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$78,348
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To move community involvement from good intentions to strategic impact.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EASTERN HIGH SCHOOL INITIATIVE- TO INCREASE THE GRADUATION RATES BY PROVIDING TRIPS, AWARDS, AND ETC. FOR STUDENTS WHO SUCCEED AND MAKE HONOR ROLL.$0$38,017
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay74th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOE WEEDONExecutive DirectorPT$0--
THOMAS J RAFFADirector-$0--
JOSHUA CARINDirector-$0--
MATTHEW VOORHEESDirector-$0--
EILEEN KESSLERDirector-$0--
LYNN MILLERDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Companies for Causes
EIN
27-2808532
Phone
2028225000
Address
1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Signing Officer

Name
Thomas J Raffa
Title
Director
Phone
2028225000
Signed
2015-10-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Raffa Pc
Address
1899 L STREET NW SUITE 900, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
Preparer
Frank H Smith
Phone
2028225000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: telephone/internet fees. Amount: 456. Description: filing fees. Amount: 335. Description: travel/meetings. Amount: 33,567. Description: awards/plaques. Amount: 5,350. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 39,708.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: accounts receivable. Beg. Of year amount: 53,500. End of year amount: 50,000.”

Raw XML Appendix157 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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Filings

Displayed year

2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$120,517
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$120,517
Revenue
$78,348
Expenses
$101,623
Net income
-$23,275
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.47$0.16$0.32$1.50$1.41$0.09
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.75$0.15$0.60$1.07$1.02$0.05
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.63$0.08$0.55$1.70$1.35$0.35
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.37$0.17$0.20$0.89$0.92$0.03
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.34$0.11$0.23$0.80$0.66$0.14
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.77$0.73$0.04
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.04$0.02$0.07$0.08$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.04$0.02$0.05$0.05$0.00
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.03$0.02$0.02$0.04$0.08$0.03
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.03$0.10$0.07
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.12$0.08$0.10$0.02