Civic Intelligence

Center for Applied Rationality

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 45-3100226

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Sep 18, 2017

Organization Profilewww.rationality.org

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2030 Addison Street 7th FloorBerkeley, CA 94704

(619) 937-1554

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

15th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

14th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 14% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

87th percentile

34%

Higher net margin than 87% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

45th percentile

$50,750

Higher top officer pay than 45% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 2.6% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

99th percentile

577%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

95th percentile

119%

Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets15th percentile

Assets

Up

$820,710

Up $699,533 (+577%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$820,505

Up $699,328 (+577%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$205

Up $205 from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue14th percentileNet Margin87th percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,979,112

Up $1,073,441 (+119%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$1,311,803

Up $391,389 (+43%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$667,309

Up $682,052 (+4626%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th 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

2016

Assets$820,710
Liabilities$205
Net Assets$820,505
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth95th 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

2016

Revenue$1,979,112
Expenses$1,311,803
Net Income$667,309
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Sep 18, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$1,979,112
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.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$40,354$374,288▲ $333,934
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$72,930$305,930▲ $233,000
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$4,860$140,492▲ $135,632
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$3,033--
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--
Intangible Assets$0--
Inventories for Sale or Use$0--
Loans From Officers Directors$0--
Total Assets$121,177$820,710▲ $699,533
Other Assets Total$0--
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$0$205▲ $205
Grants Payable$0--
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$0--
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$0--
Deferred Revenue$0--
Escrow Account Liability$0--
Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities$0--
Total Liabilities$0$205▲ $205
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$121,177$820,505▲ $699,328
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$0$0→ $0
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$0$0→ $0
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$121,177$820,505▲ $699,328
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$121,177$820,710▲ $699,533
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay45th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Pete MichaudDirectorFT$50,750$50,750
Anna SalomonExecutive DirectorFT$48,250$48,250
Michael SmithCFOFT$48,250$48,250
Julia GalefPresidentFT$46,167$46,167
Kenzi AmodeiDirectorFT$38,230$38,230

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Michael BlumeSecretary
Jesse LiptrapTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$1,724,513
Program Service Revenue
$252,193
Investment Income
$124
Other Revenue
$2,282
All Other Contributions
$1,724,513
Change in Net Assets
$667,309
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$783,492
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$527,298
Total Fundraising Expense$36,929
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$1,013
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Expenses$453,642$4,169$1,823$459,634
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$168,171$57,912$5,564$231,647
Other Salaries and Wages$178,604$6,428$24,260$209,292
Occupancy$3,499$113,640-$117,139
Travel$95,219$3,305-$98,524
Other Employee Benefits-$48,647-$48,647
Payroll Taxes$29,006$6,242$2,464$37,712
Office Expenses$10,177$21,384-$31,561
Fees for Services Other$1,029$19,783-$20,812
Insurance$1,383$12,372-$13,755
Fees for Services Accounting-$13,332-$13,332
Information Technology$504$9,223$1,062$10,789
Conferences and Meetings$4,023$1,719-$5,742
Grants to Domestic Individuals$1,013--$1,013
Advertising-$39$117$156
Total Functional Expenses$946,806$328,068$36,929$1,311,803
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
Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$0--
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
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, Section B, Line 11B

“The Form 990 is reviewed by members of the board prior to submission.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board-delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which confirms such person has received, read and understands, agrees to comply with the conflict of interest policy, and understands the organization is charitable and in order to 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, Section C, Line 19

“The Form 990 is made available to the public via Guidestar.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Center for Applied Rationality
EIN
45-3100226
Phone
6199371554
Address
2030 ADDISON STREET 7TH FLOOR, BERKELEY, CA 94704

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Smith
Title
CFO
Phone
6199371554
Signed
2017-09-18
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Michael Smith
Formed
2011
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
2
Employees
13
Volunteers
41

Preparer

Firm
Easy Office dba Jitasa
Address
1750 W Front Street Suite 200, Boise, ID 83702
Preparer
Mary Soper
Phone
2082874777
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0SPARC - Every year CFAR conducts the Summer Program on Applied Rationality and Cognition (SPARC), a two-week summer program for high school students. Students selected to participate in the program typically show exceptional ability in mathematics, with many scoring highly among US participants in national or international math competitions. We hope that this program will expand the horizons of students with extremely high potential and increase their positive impact on the world.
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc0RESEARCH AND TRAINING - Our research activities consist of literature reviews and small-scale trials, followed by testing techniques at workshops. Our training primarily consists of weekend workshops for alumni volunteers to attend so they can develop the skill set to be mentors or instructors for our workshops. Training sometimes also includes CFAR staff members attending conferences and other events for professional development.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0The Form 990 is reviewed by members of the board prior to submission.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Each director, principal officer, and member of a committee with governing board-delegated powers shall annually sign a statement which confirms such person has received, read and understands, agrees to comply with the conflict of interest policy, and understands the organization is charitable and in order to maintain its federal tax exemption it must engage primarily in activities which accomplish one or more of its tax-exempt purposes.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2The Form 990 is made available to the public via Guidestar.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19
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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$820,710
Liabilities
$205
Net assets
$820,505
Revenue
$1,979,112
Expenses
$1,311,803
Net income
$667,309
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