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Budget Watchdogs

EIN 27-4909600 • 501(c)4 • Torrance, CA

Profile

Educate public about wasteful and abusive practices and policies of government agencies, officials, and staff, and supporting policies that eliminates waste and abuse in government.

22410 Hawthorne Blvd 5Torrance, CA 90505

www.budgetwatchdogs.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

84th percentile

29%

Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

95th percentile

72%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2022

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$36,236

Down $16,050 (-31%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$36,236

Down $16,050 (-31%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin84th percentile

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Down

$16,050

Down $49,723 (-76%) from 2024

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth95th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2017: $3,101Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $3,1012017Assets 2018: $20,146Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $20,1462018Assets 2019: $8,611Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $8,6112019Assets 2020: $22,105Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $22,1052020Assets 2022: $43,472Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $43,4722022Assets 2023: $22,154Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $22,1542023Assets 2024: $52,286Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $52,2862024Assets 2025: $36,236Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $36,2362025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$36,236
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$36,236
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2017: $2,858Expenses 2017: $27,880Net Income 2017: -$25,0222017Revenue 2018: $97,636Expenses 2018: $80,591Net Income 2018: $17,0452018Expenses 2019: $11,5352019Revenue 2020: $55,559Expenses 2020: $42,065Net Income 2020: $13,4942020Revenue 2022: $113,750Expenses 2022: $80,542Net Income 2022: $33,2082022Expenses 2023: $21,3182023Revenue 2024: $95,905Expenses 2024: $65,773Net Income 2024: $30,1322024Expenses 2025: $16,0502025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue-
Expenses$16,050
Net Income-
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$36,236
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$36,236
Revenue
-
Expenses
$16,050
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.00$0.36$0.16
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.52$0.00$0.52$0.96$0.66$0.30
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.22$0.21
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.43$0.00$0.43$1.14$0.81$0.33
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.22$0.56$0.42$0.13
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.12
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.98$0.81$0.17
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.03$0.28$0.25
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 18, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educate public about wasteful and abusive practices and policies of government agencies, officials, and staff, and supporting policies that eliminates waste and abuse in government.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATE PUBLIC ABOUT WASTEFUL AND ABUSIVE PRACTICES AND POLICIES OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, OFFICIALS, AND STAFF, AND SUPPORTING POLICIES THAT ELIMINATES WASTE AND ABUSE IN GOVERNMENT.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRANDON POWERSChief Executive Officer-$0--
DREW MERCYPresident-$0--
TIM RILEYVice President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Budget Watchdogs
EIN
27-4909600
Phone
3107876569
Address
22410 HAWTHORNE BLVD 5, TORRANCE, CA 90505

Signing Officer

Name
Brandon Powers
Title
Chief Executive Officer
Phone
3107876569
Signed
2026-02-18
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Niman & Associates
Address
2260 E MAPLE AVENUE, EL SEGUNDO, CA 90245
Preparer
Grant N Niman
Phone
3105359000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: advocacy. Amount: 15,000. Description: filing fee. Amount: 50. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 15,050.”

Raw XML Appendix102 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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