Civic Intelligence

Center for Applied Rationality

990 • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 45-3100226

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Nov 11, 2015

Organization Profilewww.rationality.org

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2030 Addison StBerkeley, CA 94704

(619) 937-1554

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

24th percentile

0.00x

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

24th percentile

0.00x

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

71st percentile

13%

Higher net margin than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

67th percentile

$51,710

Higher top officer pay than 67% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 5.5% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

98th percentile

279%

Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

68%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets24th percentile

Assets

Up

$127,948

Up $94,221 (+279%) from 2013

Net Assets

Up

$127,948

Up $124,221 (+3333%) from 2013

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $30,000 (-100%) from 2013

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue24th percentileNet Margin71st percentile

Revenue

Up

$942,162

Up $381,481 (+68%) from 2013

Expenses

Up

$817,941

Up $173,463 (+27%) from 2013

Net Income

Up

$124,221

Up $208,018 (+248%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth98th percentile

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

$30M$20M$10M$0Assets 2012: $87,524Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $33,727Liabilities 2013: $30,000Net Assets 2013: $3,7272013Assets 2014: $127,948Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $127,9482014Assets 2015: $121,177Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $121,1772015Assets 2016: $820,710Liabilities 2016: $205Net Assets 2016: $820,5052016Assets 2017: $1,150,540Liabilities 2017: $18,521Net Assets 2017: $1,132,0192017Assets 2018: $3,628,838Liabilities 2018: $967,536Net Assets 2018: $2,661,3022018Assets 2019: $3,063,201Liabilities 2019: $1,006,580Net Assets 2019: $2,056,6212019Assets 2020: $3,355,803Liabilities 2020: $942,818Net Assets 2020: $2,412,9852020Assets 2021: $4,444,483Liabilities 2021: $1,198,574Net Assets 2021: $3,245,9092021Assets 2022: $26,094,460Liabilities 2022: $21,363,207Net Assets 2022: $4,731,2532022Assets 2023: $28,001,445Liabilities 2023: $23,597,246Net Assets 2023: $4,404,1992023Assets 2024: $23,039,646Liabilities 2024: $22,460,859Net Assets 2024: $578,7872024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$127,948
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$127,948
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth90th percentile

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

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2012: $90,493Expenses 2012: $3,219Net Income 2012: $87,2742012Revenue 2013: $560,681Expenses 2013: $644,478Net Income 2013: -$83,7972013Revenue 2014: $942,162Expenses 2014: $817,941Net Income 2014: $124,2212014Revenue 2015: $905,671Expenses 2015: $920,414Net Income 2015: -$14,7432015Revenue 2016: $1,979,112Expenses 2016: $1,311,803Net Income 2016: $667,3092016Revenue 2017: $2,106,184Expenses 2017: $1,800,171Net Income 2017: $306,0132017Revenue 2018: $3,858,875Expenses 2018: $2,329,592Net Income 2018: $1,529,2832018Revenue 2019: $1,566,753Expenses 2019: $2,171,434Net Income 2019: -$604,6812019Revenue 2020: $2,323,476Expenses 2020: $1,967,112Net Income 2020: $356,3642020Revenue 2021: $4,525,208Expenses 2021: $3,692,284Net Income 2021: $832,9242021Revenue 2022: $11,648,954Expenses 2022: $10,163,623Net Income 2022: $1,485,3312022Revenue 2023: $9,087,409Expenses 2023: $9,407,213Net Income 2023: -$319,8042023Revenue 2024: $6,329,582Expenses 2024: $10,154,994Net Income 2024: -$3,825,4122024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$942,162
Expenses$817,941
Net Income$124,221
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Nov 11, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$942,162
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Perform literature reviews in psychology, cognitive science, and related fields, develop tools based on these reviews that help individuals and groups in a practical way with clear thinking and decision-making, and teach these tools to individuals and groups that show promise in using tools to philanthropic ends.

Perform literature reviews in psychology, cognitive science, and related fields; develop tools based on these reviews that help individuals and groups in a practical way with clear thinking and decision-making; and teach these tools to individuals and groups that show promise in using said tools to philanthropic ends.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$43$80,091▲ $80,048
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$33,684$47,857▲ $14,173
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$0-
Total Assets$33,727$127,948▲ $94,221
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$30,000--
Total Liabilities$30,000$0▼ $30,000
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$3,727$127,948▲ $124,221
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$3,727$127,948▲ $124,221
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$33,727$127,948▲ $94,221
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay67th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Anna SalamonPresident/ExDirFT$42,000$9,710$51,710
Julia GalefPresidentFT$42,000$4,461$46,461
Michael SmithCFOFT$42,000$1,281$43,281

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Michael BlumeSecretary
Jesse LiptrapTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$857,842
Program Service Revenue
$84,147
Investment Income
$67
Other Revenue
$106
All Other Contributions
$857,842
Change in Net Assets
$124,221
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$508,231
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$309,710
Total Fundraising Expense$37,969
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$98,150$24,430$18,872$141,452
Other Salaries and Wages$97,124$28,608$3,147$128,879
Occupancy$213$83,891-$84,104
Advertising-$39,691$619$40,310
Payroll Taxes$15,858$3,858$1,630$21,346
Other Employee Benefits-$18,033-$18,033
Travel$1,015$8,795$6,217$16,027
Office Expenses$14$11,484-$11,498
Fees for Services Other-$6,704-$6,704
Other Expenses$581$4,593$7,484$4,593
Information Technology$16$2,369-$2,385
Interest-$875-$875
Insurance$621--$621
Fees for Services Accounting-$376-$376
All Other Expenses$-19,722$1,625-$-18,097
Total Functional Expenses$533,217$246,755$37,969$817,941
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“A draft copy of the form 990 is supplied to the Executive Director and other Managing members of the organization. They will review the draft form for completeness of the return and will present inquiries and suggestions to the preparer as well as provide revisions and corrections to return. A final copy of the form will then be prepared and filed.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands the organization is charitable and in order maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“No documents available to the public.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Center for Applied Rationality
EIN
45-3100226
Phone
6199371554
Address
2030 Addison St, Berkeley, CA 94704

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Smith
Title
CFO
Signed
2015-11-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
2011
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
3
Independent Board Members
2
Employees
8

Preparer

Firm
SnowBittleston & CoCPAsLLP
Address
250 North Santa Cruz Avenue, Los Gatos, CA 95030-7228
Preparer
Tammy M Kettler CPA
Phone
4083548500
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0A draft copy of the form 990 is supplied to the Executive Director and other Managing members of the organization. They will review the draft form for completeness of the return and will present inquiries and suggestions to the preparer as well as provide revisions and corrections to return. A final copy of the form will then be prepared and filed.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Each director, principal officer and member of a committee with governing board delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which affirms such person: has received a copy of the conflicts of interest policy, has read and understands the policy, has agreed to comply with the policy, and understands the organization is charitable and in order maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2No documents available to the public.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review Process
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available
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ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt0250 North Santa Cruz Avenue
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/CityNm0Los Gatos
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd0CA
ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/ZIPCd0950307228
ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PhoneNum04083548500
ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm0Tammy M Kettler CPA
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2014 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$127,948
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$127,948
Revenue
$942,162
Expenses
$817,941
Net income
$124,221
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$23.0$22.5$0.58$6.33$10.2$3.83
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$28.0$23.6$4.40$9.09$9.41$0.32
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.1$21.4$4.73$11.6$10.2$1.49
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.44$1.20$3.25$4.53$3.69$0.83
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.36$0.94$2.41$2.32$1.97$0.36
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.06$1.01$2.06$1.57$2.17$0.60
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.63$0.97$2.66$3.86$2.33$1.53
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.15$0.02$1.13$2.11$1.80$0.31
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.82$0.00$0.82$1.98$1.31$0.67
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.12$0.91$0.92$0.01
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.00$0.13$0.94$0.82$0.12
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.03$0.00$0.56$0.64$0.08
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.00$0.09