Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 27-3001286
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
59th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 59% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
94th percentile
Higher net margin than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
100th percentile
Faster asset growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
100th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$252,143
Up $250,710 (+17495%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$250,906
Up $251,908 (+25141%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$1,237
Down $1,198 (-49%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$410,000
Up $408,645 (+30158%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$160,526
Up $160,501 (+642004%) from 2016
Net Income
Up$249,474
Up $248,144 (+18657%) from 2016
The unite america institute, inc. Is a non-profit organization that seeks to encourage broad-based, non-partisan civic engagement and political participation and engage in research and scholarly analysis on important issues of public concern, including the root causes, effects, and potential solutions to political polarization and partisanship.
The centrist project institute is a non-profit organization that encourages broad-based non-partisan civic engagement and political participation and engages in research and scholarly analysis on important issues of public concern including the legal, regulatory, political, social and other systemic barriers to voting, running for and serving in elected office by independent voters and candidates.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $1,432 | $225,151 | ▲ $223,719 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | - | $26,992 | - |
| Total Assets | $1,432 | $252,143 | ▲ $250,711 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | - | $1,237 | - |
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $1,237 | ▲ $1,237 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $1,432 | $250,906 | ▲ $249,474 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,432 | $250,906 | ▲ $249,474 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,432 | $252,143 | ▲ $250,711 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Charles Wheelan | Chairman |
| Nick Troiano | Executive Di |
| Jim Jonas | Treasurer |
| Contractor | Services | Location | Compensation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polestar | Management Serv | 6000 E EVANS AVE 1-121, Denver, CO 80222 | $104,259 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $160,526 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Other | $61,048 | $29,549 | - | $90,597 |
| Travel | $11,769 | $1,028 | - | $12,797 |
| Advertising | $9,355 | $375 | - | $9,730 |
| Office Expenses | $3,433 | $1,266 | - | $4,699 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $3,736 | - | $3,736 |
| Fees for Services Management | - | $3,291 | - | $3,291 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $2,817 | - | $2,817 |
| Other Expenses | $61 | $271 | - | $61 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $118,193 | $42,333 | $0 | $160,526 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Interested Party | Relationship | Description | Shared Revenue | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Officer | Management Service | No | $104,259 |
“Almost all responsibilities were delegated to polestar. Legal (ashby law) and accounting (henry levy group) were contracted direct between the c3 and and those firms. Other work (marketing, political consulting, etc.) was outsourced by polestar to sub-vendors.”
“The organization changed names from the common sense coalition to the centrist project institute. When the change was made, the primary purpose described on the 2016 990 was no longer the primary purpose. The new primary purpose became to encourage broad-based non-partisan civic engagement and political participation and engages in research and scholarly analysis on important issues of public concern including the legal, regulatory, political, social and other systemic barriers to voting, running for and serving in elected office by independent voters and candidates.”
“The return is reviewed by the board before it is filed.”
“Employee shall not receive compensation, gratuities, or other monetary benefit as a result of his association with the organization except as provided or disclosed in this agreement. Employee shall notify the organization of any entity in or with which employee has an actual or potential ownership, management or financial interest or benefit, in whatever form, if such entity has, seeks or is expected to have a financial or contractual relationship with the organization. A violation of this provision shall entitle the organization to disgorgement of the benefit or financial gain by the employee, as well as a refund of any compensation paid to employee by the organization.”
“Executive director makes a recommendation to a compensation committee at the end of each annual year.”
“Executive director makes a recommendation to a compensation committee at the end of each annual year.”
“Governing documents are available to the public upon request. Financial documents are disclosed at uniteamerica.org/organization.”
“The centrist project institute is a non-profit organization that encourages broad-based non-partisan civic engagement and political participation and engages in research and scholarly analysis on important issues of public concern including the legal, regulatory, political, social and other systemic barriers to voting, running for and serving in elected office by independent voters and candidates.”
“When the change was made from the common sense coalition to the centrist project institute, all previous programs ended. New programs, including events to convene incumbent independents, conduct research on independents serving in office and do polling on the attitudes of independent candidates, began.”
“Encourage broad-based non-partisan civic engagement and political participation and engages in research and scholarly analysis on important issues of public concern including the legal, regulatory, political, social and other systemic barriers to voting, running for and serving in elected office by independent voters and candidates.”
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc | 0 | INDEPENDENT RESEARCH PROJECT | A RESEARCH PROJECT TO STUDY AND EVALUATE THE WAYS INDEPENDENTS HAVE BEEN EFFECTIVE IN OFFICE; INCLUDED INTERVIEWS WITH OVER 10 INCUMBENT OR FORMER INDEPENDENT LEGISLATORS, LEADING EXPERTS ON LEGISLATIVE RULES AT THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVEL; FINAL PRODUCT WAS A REPORT PUBLISHED IN 2018, TITLED REIMAGINING GOVERNANCE IN AN AGE OF POLARIZATION. |
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc | 0 | POLLING PROJECT | TWO REPORTS TO STUDY THE ATTITUDES OF INDEPENDENT VOTERS AND PERCEPTIONS OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES IN COLORADO AND WASHINGTON. BOTH REPORTS WERE PUBLISHED IN 2017. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE CENTRIST PROJECT INSTITUTE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENCOURAGES BROAD-BASED NON-PARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGES IN RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ANALYSIS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN INCLUDING THE LEGAL, REGULATORY, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND OTHER SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO VOTING, RUNNING FOR AND SERVING IN ELECTED OFFICE BY INDEPENDENT VOTERS AND CANDIDATES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | WHEN THE CHANGE WAS MADE FROM THE COMMON SENSE COALITION TO THE CENTRIST PROJECT INSTITUTE, ALL PREVIOUS PROGRAMS ENDED. NEW PROGRAMS, INCLUDING EVENTS TO CONVENE INCUMBENT INDEPENDENTS, CONDUCT RESEARCH ON INDEPENDENTS SERVING IN OFFICE AND DO POLLING ON THE ATTITUDES OF INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES, BEGAN. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ENCOURAGE BROAD-BASED NON-PARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGES IN RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ANALYSIS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN INCLUDING THE LEGAL, REGULATORY, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND OTHER SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO VOTING, RUNNING FOR AND SERVING IN ELECTED OFFICE BY INDEPENDENT VOTERS AND CANDIDATES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | ALMOST ALL RESPONSIBILITIES WERE DELEGATED TO POLESTAR. LEGAL (ASHBY LAW) AND ACCOUNTING (HENRY LEVY GROUP) WERE CONTRACTED DIRECT BETWEEN THE C3 AND AND THOSE FIRMS. OTHER WORK (MARKETING, POLITICAL CONSULTING, ETC.) WAS OUTSOURCED BY POLESTAR TO SUB-VENDORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED NAMES FROM THE COMMON SENSE COALITION TO THE CENTRIST PROJECT INSTITUTE. WHEN THE CHANGE WAS MADE, THE PRIMARY PURPOSE DESCRIBED ON THE 2016 990 WAS NO LONGER THE PRIMARY PURPOSE. THE NEW PRIMARY PURPOSE BECAME TO ENCOURAGE BROAD-BASED NON-PARTISAN CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND ENGAGES IN RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ANALYSIS ON IMPORTANT ISSUES OF PUBLIC CONCERN INCLUDING THE LEGAL, REGULATORY, POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND OTHER SYSTEMIC BARRIERS TO VOTING, RUNNING FOR AND SERVING IN ELECTED OFFICE BY INDEPENDENT VOTERS AND CANDIDATES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THE RETURN IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | EMPLOYEE SHALL NOT RECEIVE COMPENSATION, GRATUITIES, OR OTHER MONETARY BENEFIT AS A RESULT OF HIS ASSOCIATION WITH THE ORGANIZATION EXCEPT AS PROVIDED OR DISCLOSED IN THIS AGREEMENT. EMPLOYEE SHALL NOTIFY THE ORGANIZATION OF ANY ENTITY IN OR WITH WHICH EMPLOYEE HAS AN ACTUAL OR POTENTIAL OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT OR FINANCIAL INTEREST OR BENEFIT, IN WHATEVER FORM, IF SUCH ENTITY HAS, SEEKS OR IS EXPECTED TO HAVE A FINANCIAL OR CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ORGANIZATION. A VIOLATION OF THIS PROVISION SHALL ENTITLE THE ORGANIZATION TO DISGORGEMENT OF THE BENEFIT OR FINANCIAL GAIN BY THE EMPLOYEE, AS WELL AS A REFUND OF ANY COMPENSATION PAID TO EMPLOYEE BY THE ORGANIZATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AT THE END OF EACH ANNUAL YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE AT THE END OF EACH ANNUAL YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS ARE DISCLOSED AT UNITEAMERICA.ORG/ORGANIZATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 10 | CONTRACTORS 0 29,549 0 CONTRACTORS 61,048 0 0 TOTAL 61,048 29,549 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 4 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 8 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B |
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.