Civic Intelligence

United States Common Sense

EIN 27-3128463 • 501(c)3 • Los Altos, CA

Profile

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.

PO Box 3188Los Altos, CA 94024

www.argive.org/WWW.USCOMMONSENSE.ORG

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

40th percentile

-2.4%

Higher net margin than 40% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

37th percentile

-14%

Faster asset growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

97th percentile

296%

Faster revenue growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Down

$10,091

Down $1,600 (-14%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$10,091

Down $1,600 (-14%) from 2019

Revenue

Up

$3,594

Up $2,687 (+296%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$3,682

Up $897 (+32%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

-$88

Up $1,790 (+95%) from 2019

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$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

2020

Assets$10,091
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$10,091

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest 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

2020

Revenue$3,594
Expenses$3,682
Net Income-$88

Filings

Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Aug 23, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$3,594
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.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ARGIVE IS A PROGRAM INITIATIVE OF USCS LAUNCHED IN 2017 TO RESEARCH AND SUPPORT REGULATORY BEST PRACTICES. DURING 2018, ARGIVE PRODUCED RESEARCH REPORTS, DATA ACCESS TOOLS, AND VISUAL CONTENT TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY ON REGULATORY IMPACTS.$0$3,682
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOE LONSDALEBoard Chairman-$0--
CLAY SPENCEBoard President-$0--
TAYLER LONSDALEBoard Secretary & Treasurer-$0--
ZACH BOOKMANDirector-$0--
DAVID CRANEDirector-$0--
ANTHONY GHOSNDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
United States Common Sense
EIN
27-3128463
Phone
6506915957
Address
PO BOX 3188, LOS ALTOS, CA 94024

Signing Officer

Name
Joe Lonsdale
Title
Chairman
Phone
6506915957
Signed
2021-08-23
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Karlsson & Lane an Accountancy Corp
Address
4725 FIRST ST STE 226, PLEASANTON, CA 94566
Preparer
Penny L Lane CPA
Phone
9252715519
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

Description: other income. Amount: 920.

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

Description: computer and internet expenses. Amount: 342. Description: other expenses. Amount: 120. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 462.

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets

Description: prior period adjustment. Amount: -1,512.

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

Description: rental deposit. Beg. Of year amount: 1,350. End of year amount: 1,350.

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