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Citizens for a Sound Government

EIN 45-0924894 • 501(c)4 • Lakewood, CO

Profile

Educate citizenry on public

7203 W Pacific AveLakewood, CO 80227

www.citizensforasoundgovernment.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

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Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

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Source year 2024

Net Margin

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Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

94th percentile

$12,000

Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

36th percentile

-9.8%

Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$182,339

Down $19,916 (-9.8%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$182,339

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Down

$19,916

Down $49,503 (-71%) from 2023

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth36th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2012: $1,073Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $1,0732012Assets 2013: $18,155Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $18,1552013Assets 2014: $203,764Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $203,7642014Assets 2015: $1,194,801Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $1,194,8012015Assets 2016: $186,223Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $186,2232016Assets 2017: $122,895Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $261,225Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $261,2252018Assets 2019: $203,400Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $203,4002019Assets 2020: $209,728Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $209,7282020Assets 2021: $287,980Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $287,9802021Assets 2022: $251,674Net Assets 2022: $251,6742022Assets 2023: $202,255Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $182,339Net Assets 2024: $182,3392024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$182,339
Liabilities-
Net Assets$182,339
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MRevenue 2012: $287,120Expenses 2012: $287,187Net Income 2012: -$672012Revenue 2013: $101,400Expenses 2013: $84,318Net Income 2013: $17,0822013Revenue 2014: $3,414,000Expenses 2014: $3,228,391Net Income 2014: $185,6092014Revenue 2015: $2,886,801Expenses 2015: $1,895,764Net Income 2015: $991,0372015Revenue 2016: $370,000Expenses 2016: $1,378,578Net Income 2016: -$1,008,5782016Revenue 2017: $130,100Expenses 2017: $193,428Net Income 2017: -$63,3282017Revenue 2018: $425,000Expenses 2018: $286,670Net Income 2018: $138,3302018Revenue 2019: $392,132Expenses 2019: $449,957Net Income 2019: -$57,8252019Revenue 2020: $295,000Expenses 2020: $288,672Net Income 2020: $6,3282020Revenue 2021: $209,100Expenses 2021: $130,848Net Income 2021: $78,2522021Revenue 2022: $2,000Expenses 2022: $38,306Net Income 2022: -$36,3062022Revenue 2023: $20,000Expenses 2023: $69,419Net Income 2023: -$49,4192023Expenses 2024: $19,9162024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue-
Expenses$19,916
Net Income-
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$182,339
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$182,339
Revenue
-
Expenses
$19,916
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.18$0.02
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.02$0.07$0.05
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.25$0.00$0.04$0.04
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.29$0.00$0.29$0.21$0.13$0.08
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.21$0.00$0.21$0.30$0.29$0.01
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.39$0.45$0.06
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.26$0.00$0.26$0.43$0.29$0.14
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.13$0.19$0.06
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.19$0.00$0.19$0.37$1.38$1.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.19$0.00$1.19$2.89$1.90$0.99
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.20$3.41$3.23$0.19
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.10$0.08$0.02
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.29$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 10, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educate citizenry on public issues, including through providing research, hosting forums, sending direct mail and producing radio/television spots.

Educate citizens on public issues, including through providing research, hosting forums, sending direct mail and producing radio/television spots.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
RESEARCH OF AND ISSUE ADVOCACY INVOLVING PUBLIC OFFICIALS-$12,000
RESEARCH OF AND EDUCATION ON ISSUES AND PUBLIC RECORDS IN OTHER VARIOUS STATE & CITIES.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay94th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ALAN PHILPPresident-$12,000-$12,000
REEVES BARBOURDirector-$0--
JEFF BURTONDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Citizens for a Sound Government
EIN
45-0924894
Phone
3033326539
Address
7203 W PACIFIC AVE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80227

Signing Officer

Name
Alan Philp
Title
President
Phone
3033326539
Signed
2025-11-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lanphier Llp
Address
2000 S COLORADO BLVD TWR 1 STE 1080, DENVER, CO 80222
Preparer
Brittany S Lanphier CPA
Phone
7209610310
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Educate citizens on public issues, including through providing research, hosting forums, sending direct mail and producing radio/television spots.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“Research of and education on issues and public records in other various state & cities.”

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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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