Civic Intelligence

Council for a Secure America Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 46-0542056

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on May 14, 2016

Organization ProfileN/A
1140 Avenue Of The Americas 20flNew York, NY 10036

(917) 703-1559

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

66th percentile

0.00x

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

2015 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

65th percentile

0.00x

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

2015 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

3rd percentile

-267%

Higher net margin than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

80th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.

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

2015 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

36th percentile

-12%

Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-95%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • NTEE Q • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets66th percentile

Assets

Down

$204,400

Down $27,035 (-12%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$204,400

Down $27,033 (-12%) from 2014

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $2 (-100%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue65th percentileNet Margin3rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$10,140

Down $201,723 (-95%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$37,175

Down $51,305 (-58%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$27,035

Down $150,418 (-122%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth36th percentile

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2013: $110,255Liabilities 2013: $2,205Net Assets 2013: $108,0502013Assets 2014: $231,435Liabilities 2014: $2Net Assets 2014: $231,4332014Assets 2015: $204,400Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $204,4002015Assets 2016: $189,488Net Assets 2016: $189,4882016Assets 2018: $164,357Net Assets 2018: $164,3572018Assets 2019: $244,613Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $244,6132019Assets 2021: $356,930Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $356,9302021Assets 2022: $419,209Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $419,2092022Assets 2024: $655,658Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $655,6582024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$204,400
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$204,400
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2013: $123,934Expenses 2013: $75,779Net Income 2013: $48,1552013Revenue 2014: $211,863Expenses 2014: $88,480Net Income 2014: $123,3832014Revenue 2015: $10,140Expenses 2015: $37,175Net Income 2015: -$27,0352015Revenue 2016: $26,870Expenses 2016: $41,782Net Income 2016: -$14,9122016Revenue 2018: $101,092Expenses 2018: $114,488Net Income 2018: -$13,3962018Revenue 2019: $241,982Expenses 2019: $161,726Net Income 2019: $80,2562019Revenue 2021: $297,757Expenses 2021: $177,220Net Income 2021: $120,5372021Revenue 2022: $288,480Expenses 2022: $226,201Net Income 2022: $62,2792022Revenue 2024: $686,681Expenses 2024: $530,007Net Income 2024: $156,6742024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$10,140
Expenses$37,175
Net Income-$27,035
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
May 14, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.0
Gross Receipts
$10,140
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To educate the public about strenthening the national security of the united states and its ally israel through american energy independence, minimizing the need for the united states to import petroleum and petroleum products from middle eastern countries seeking to influence american foreign policy, and the reasons it is in america's best interest that the state of israel remains strong and secure.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
During 2012 (the initial period of the Council), The Council adopted by laws, established its governing bodies including officers, board of directors and executive committee. It filed an application for tax exemt status with the Internal Revenue Service. A website was created containing a mission statement and setting forth articles and information supporting the mission of the Council. In addition, the Council organized and ran an educational mission to North Dakota where participants observed the Baken oil field exploration and production and participated in lectures and saw how environmentally sound oil exploration could lead to America energy independence.In subsequent years, the Council continued carrying out its mandate by educating the importance of US energy independence. it did so by organizing field trips to observe oil and gas exploration in Oklahoma. in addition it organized a short visit to Israel to meet with the leadership of the country to show why its in America's best interest that Israel remain strong and secure. Finally, it had a program throughout the year of speakers who dicussed matters relating to its mandate.$26,871$9,594
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay80th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ROBERT ABRAMSTreasurer-$0--
HAROLD HAMMCo Chairman-$0--
WARREN FAGADAUVice President-$0--
JUDITH O'NEILLVice President-$0--
MARTIN FROSTSecretary-$0--
SAMUEL EISENSTATCo Chairman-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Council for a Secure America Inc
EIN
46-0542056
Phone
9177031559
Address
1140 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 20FL, NEW YORK, NY 10036

Signing Officer

Name
Samuel Eisenstat
Title
Co Chairman
Signed
2016-05-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
George Schiller & Co
Address
100 PARK AVE 16 FL, NEW YORK, NY 10017
Preparer
Howard Leopold
Phone
9177217271
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $2644”

Other Expenses.1007

“Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $5725”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $3047”

Other Expenses.1

“CONSULTANTS $19896”

Other Expenses.2

“TELEPHONE $1574”

Other Expenses.3

“WEBSITE $1250”

Other Expenses.4

“FILING FEES $199”

Other Expenses.5

“TAXES $75”

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$204,400
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$204,400
Revenue
$10,140
Expenses
$37,175
Net income
-$27,035
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.56$0.00$6.56$6.87$5.30$1.57
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.19$0.00$4.19$2.88$2.26$0.62
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.57$0.00$3.57$2.98$1.77$1.21
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.45$0.00$2.45$2.42$1.62$0.80
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.64$1.64$1.01$1.14$0.13
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.89$1.89$0.27$0.42$0.15
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.04$0.00$2.04$0.10$0.37$0.27
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.31$0.00$2.31$2.12$0.88$1.23
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.10$0.02$1.08$1.24$0.76$0.48