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Budget Watchdogs

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 27-4909600

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Mar 08, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.BUDGETWATCHDOGS.ORG
22410 Hawthorne Blvd No 5Torrance, CA 90505

(310) 787-6569

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

1st percentile

-876%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2017

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

$3,101

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$3,101

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

$2,858

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$27,880

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$25,022

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.

$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

2017

Assets$3,101
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$3,101
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2017

Revenue$2,858
Expenses$27,880
Net Income-$25,022
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Mar 8, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$2,858
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 Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRANDON POWERSSecretary-$0--
DREY MERCYPresident-$0--
TIM RILEYVice President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Budget Watchdogs
EIN
27-4909600
Phone
3107876569
Address
22410 HAWTHORNE BLVD NO 5, TORRANCE, CA 90505

Signing Officer

Name
Brandon Powers
Title
Secretary/treasurer
Phone
3107876569
Signed
2018-03-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Niman & Associates Inc
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: government filings. Amount: 25. Description: advocacy. Amount: 25,450. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 25,475.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,101
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$3,101
Revenue
$2,858
Expenses
$27,880
Net income
-$25,022
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