Civic Intelligence

Chapter 53

EIN 45-3768649 • 501(c)4 • Waukee, IA

Profile

Assisting disabled veterans

935 NE Fox Valley CTWaukee, IA 50263

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2025

Net Margin

92nd percentile

51%

Higher net margin than 92% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

81st percentile

18%

Faster asset growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

38th percentile

-7.2%

Faster revenue growth than 38% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$303,166

Up $47,042 (+18%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$303,166

Up $47,042 (+18%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin92nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$93,068

Down $7,257 (-7.2%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$46,026

Up $24,105 (+110%) from 2024

Net Income

Down

$47,042

Down $31,362 (-40%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth81st percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2015: $129,163Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $171,893Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $117,805Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $124,640Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $100,398Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $124,329Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $140,766Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $205,470Net Assets 2022: $205,4702022Assets 2023: $177,720Net Assets 2023: $177,7202023Assets 2024: $256,124Net Assets 2024: $256,1242024Assets 2025: $303,166Net Assets 2025: $303,1662025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$303,166
Liabilities-
Net Assets$303,166
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth38th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $64,486Expenses 2015: $51,942Net Income 2015: $12,5442015Revenue 2016: $54,915Expenses 2016: $12,185Net Income 2016: $42,7302016Revenue 2017: $55,721Expenses 2017: $109,809Net Income 2017: -$54,0882017Revenue 2018: $62,688Expenses 2018: $55,853Net Income 2018: $6,8352018Revenue 2019: $61,890Expenses 2019: $86,132Net Income 2019: -$24,2422019Revenue 2020: $61,697Expenses 2020: $37,766Net Income 2020: $23,9312020Revenue 2021: $83,451Expenses 2021: $67,014Net Income 2021: $16,4372021Revenue 2022: $153,174Expenses 2022: $88,470Net Income 2022: $64,7042022Revenue 2023: $101,785Expenses 2023: $129,535Net Income 2023: -$27,7502023Revenue 2024: $100,325Expenses 2024: $21,921Net Income 2024: $78,4042024Revenue 2025: $93,068Expenses 2025: $46,026Net Income 2025: $47,0422025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$93,068
Expenses$46,026
Net Income$47,042
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$303,166
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$303,166
Revenue
$93,068
Expenses
$46,026
Net income
$47,042
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.03$3.03$0.93$0.46$0.47
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.56$2.56$1.00$0.22$0.78
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.78$1.78$1.02$1.30$0.28
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.05$2.05$1.53$0.88$0.65
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.41$0.00$0.83$0.67$0.16
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.24$0.00$0.62$0.38$0.24
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.00$0.00$0.62$0.86$0.24
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.25$0.00$0.63$0.56$0.07
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.18$0.00$0.56$1.10$0.54
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.72$0.00$0.55$0.12$0.43
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.29$0.00$0.64$0.52$0.13
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2025
Signed
Oct 22, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$93,068
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Assisting disabled veterans

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ASSISTING DISABLED VETERANS$0$35,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
GARY SCHMERBECKCommander-$0--
JOHN SHIMKOAdjutant-$0--
JAME CHRISTIANSENTreasurer-$0--
BILL BURCHSenior Vice Commander-$0--
EARL COMSTOCKFirst Jr Vice Commander-$0--
CHERYL KIEFFERBenefits Protection Team Leader-$0--
VERN GUTHRIEChaplain/Judge Advocate-$0--
BILL BURCHMembership Chair-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chapter 53
EIN
45-3768649
Phone
5154683652
Address
935 NE FOX VALLEY CT, WAUKEE, IA 50263

Signing Officer

Name
Jame Christiansen
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5154683652
Signed
2025-10-22
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
The Planners Tax & Accounting
Address
2600 WESTOWN PARKWAY SUITE 230, WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
Preparer
Jed Alexander
Phone
5154127123
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Thrift store income & donations 92323.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Chapter meeting exp & adjutant supplies 3780.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“CONVENTION EXPENSE 3910.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“CHAPLAIN EXP 436.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Dav dept of ia scholarship 5000.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Golf clinic ia city 20000.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“State disaster relief 10000.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Dav natl hq memberships & publicity 683.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“LIABILITY INSURANCE 842.”

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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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