Civic Intelligence

The Merit Foundation

990PF • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 36-7365631

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on May 05, 2016

Organization Profile
303 W Madison St No 2100Chicago, IL 60606

(312) 592-6111

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

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

2015 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2015

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

2nd percentile

-92%

Faster asset growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Down

$829

Down $9,325 (-92%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$829

Down $9,325 (-92%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Expenses

Up

$9,325

Up $1,469 (+19%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$9,325

Down $1,469 (-19%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth2nd percentile

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $7,735Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $7,7352011Assets 2013: $18,010Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $18,0102013Assets 2014: $10,154Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $10,1542014Assets 2015: $829Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $8292015Assets 2016: $0Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $02016

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$829
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$829
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$20K$10K$0-$10KExpenses 2011: $10,7252011Revenue 2013: $0Expenses 2013: $8,495Net Income 2013: -$8,4952013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $7,856Net Income 2014: -$7,8562014Revenue 2015: $0Expenses 2015: $9,325Net Income 2015: -$9,3252015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $828Net Income 2016: -$8282016

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$0
Expenses$9,325
Net Income-$9,325
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
May 5, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
THOMAS F CAMPIONCo-Trustee-$0--
DAVID M JONESCo-Trustee-$0--
TIMOTHY J MACKENZIECo-Trustee-$0--
TERRANCE M SHIPPCo-Trustee-$0--
MARC J WALFISHCo-Trustee-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Merit Foundation
EIN
36-7365631
Phone
3125926111
Address
303 W MADISON ST NO 2100, CHICAGO, IL 60606

Signing Officer

Name
Marc Walfish
Title
Trustee
Phone
3125926111
Signed
2016-05-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Hochfelder & Weber Pc
Address
525 WEST MONROE, CHICAGO, IL 60661
Preparer
Jacen R Maleck
Phone
3127150101
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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990PFDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$829
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$829
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$9,325
Net income
-$9,325
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.83$0.83
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$0.83$0.00$9.33$9.33
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.2$0.00$10.2$0.00$7.86$7.86
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.0$0.00$18.0$0.00$8.50$8.50
2011Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.74$0.00$7.74$10.7