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Protect the Harvest Action Fund

990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 45-3551569

Jan 01, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012 • Filed on Oct 11, 2013

PO Box 113152805
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

29th percentile

0.00x

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

2012 filings • 501(c)4 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2012

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2012

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2012

Top Officer Pay

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No value available

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Source year 2012

Asset Growth

1st percentile

-88%

Faster asset growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)4 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Assets

Down

$6,062

Down $43,996 (-88%) from 2011

Net Assets

Down

$6,062

Down $43,996 (-88%) from 2011

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2011

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Up

$870,811

Up $820,819 (+1642%) from 2011

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $50,058Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $50,0582011Assets 2012: $6,062Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $6,0622012Assets 2013: $97,414Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $97,4142013Assets 2014: $53,193Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $53,1932014Assets 2015: $10,210Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $10,2102015Assets 2016: $16,240Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $16,2402016Assets 2017: $17,251Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $17,2512017Assets 2018: $15,281Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $15,2812018Assets 2019: $15,736Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $15,7362019

Highlighted filing

2012

Assets$6,062
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$6,062

Operations Trend

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2011: $100,050Expenses 2011: $49,992Net Income 2011: $50,0582011Expenses 2012: $870,8112012Revenue 2013: $542,490Expenses 2013: $451,138Net Income 2013: $91,3522013Revenue 2014: $947,250Expenses 2014: $991,471Net Income 2014: -$44,2212014Revenue 2015: $742,638Expenses 2015: $787,748Net Income 2015: -$45,1102015Revenue 2016: $499,827Expenses 2016: $493,797Net Income 2016: $6,0302016Revenue 2017: $10,502Expenses 2017: $18,459Net Income 2017: -$7,9572017Revenue 2018: $15,000Expenses 2018: $16,970Net Income 2018: -$1,9702018Revenue 2019: $50,000Expenses 2019: $49,545Net Income 2019: $4552019

Highlighted filing

2012

Revenue-
Expenses$870,811
Net Income-
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Signed
Oct 11, 2013
Return Version
2012v2.1
Gross Receipts
$826,815
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Protect the Harvest Action Fund is a social welfare coalition of farmers, ranchers, hunters, and consumers committed to educating the general public and the nation's political leaders about the benefits to society from farming, ranching, hunting, and related activities. Such education has become increasingly important to ensure accurate information is communicated to the general public with the rise of various groups threatening to end modern agriculture and hunting in the United States.

Major Activities

Activity 2
Educating in response to anti-agriculture disinformation and misinformation. Directed public education and outreach through various media channels to combat disinformation and misinformation by anti-agriculture, anti-ranching, and anti-food production organizations, such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), including producing various web videos, web and social media commentary, radio ads, and TV programs.
Activity 3
Advocating for legal protections. Monitored legislative activities and ballot referendums concerning agricultural, ranching, and animals in various states, including the United Egg Procuers/HSUS agreement that was pending in Congress and Ballot Measure 5 in North Dakota.
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
45-3551569
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