Civic Intelligence

United States Common Sense

990 • Fiscal year 2011 • EIN 27-3128463

Jan 01, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011 • Filed on May 12, 2012

Organization ProfileWWW.ARGIVE.ORG/WWW.USCOMMONSENSE.ORG
1023 N Shoreline Blvd94043
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

53rd percentile

0.00x

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

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2011

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2011

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2011

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2011

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

141%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2010 to 2011

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets53rd percentile

Assets

Up

$229,772

Up $134,440 (+141%) from 2010

Net Assets

Up

$229,772

Up $134,440 (+141%) from 2010

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Up

$195,850

Up $152,182 (+348%) from 2010

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth93rd percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2010: $95,332Net Assets 2010: $95,3322010Assets 2011: $229,772Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $229,7722011Assets 2012: $339,326Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $339,3262012Assets 2013: $310,372Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $310,3722013Assets 2014: $417,100Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $417,1002014Assets 2015: $211,782Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $211,7822015Assets 2016: $82,537Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $82,5372016Assets 2017: $127,521Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $127,5212017Assets 2018: $13,569Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $13,5692018Assets 2019: $11,691Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $11,6912019Assets 2020: $10,091Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $10,0912020

Highlighted filing

2011

Assets$229,772
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$229,772
Open 2011 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2010: $139,000Expenses 2010: $43,668Net Income 2010: $95,3322010Expenses 2011: $195,8502011Expenses 2012: $522,7352012Revenue 2013: $332,026Expenses 2013: $360,980Net Income 2013: -$28,9542013Revenue 2014: $648,270Expenses 2014: $541,543Net Income 2014: $106,7272014Revenue 2015: $750,429Expenses 2015: $955,749Net Income 2015: -$205,3202015Revenue 2016: $214,836Expenses 2016: $344,836Net Income 2016: -$130,0002016Revenue 2017: $397,123Expenses 2017: $352,922Net Income 2017: $44,2012017Revenue 2018: $2,025Expenses 2018: $115,952Net Income 2018: -$113,9272018Revenue 2019: $907Expenses 2019: $2,785Net Income 2019: -$1,8782019Revenue 2020: $3,594Expenses 2020: $3,682Net Income 2020: -$882020

Highlighted filing

2011

Revenue-
Expenses$195,850
Net Income-
Open 2011 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011
Signed
May 12, 2012
Return Version
2011v1.2
Gross Receipts
$334,925
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

United states common sense (uscs) is a non-partisan non-profit policy group dedicated to opening government data and resources to the public, developing data-driven policy analysis, and educating citizens about how their governments work.

Major Activities

Activity 2
Gathered data, wrote reports, and prepared material pertaining to california's local and state pension systems to help citizens understand the financial health of government employees pension plans.
Activity 3
Built a civic engagement platform to help citizens vote on important issues and convey their opinions to elected officials.
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
27-3128463
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Displayed year

2011 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$229,772
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$229,772
Revenue
-
Expenses
$195,850
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.04$0.04$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.12$0.01$0.03$0.02
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.14$0.00$0.14$0.02$1.16$1.14
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.28$0.00$1.28$3.97$3.53$0.44
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$0.83$2.15$3.45$1.30
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.12$0.00$2.12$7.50$9.56$2.05
2014XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.17$0.00$4.17$6.48$5.42$1.07
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.10$0.00$3.10$3.32$3.61$0.29
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.39$0.00$3.39$5.23
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.30$0.00$2.30$1.96
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.95$0.95$1.39$0.44$0.95