Civic Intelligence

The Philadelphia Citizen

EIN 46-2777419 • 501(c)3 • Philadelphia, PA

Profile

The philadelphia citizen is a non-profit, non-partisan media organization that provides deeply reported journalism emphasizing solutions that can move our region forward, while giving citizens the tools they need to become engaged. It identifies innovators, entrepreneurs, and problem solvers in the realm of education, business, and politics.

2400 Market Street No 269Philadelphia, PA 19103

www.thephiladelphiacitizen.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

99th percentile

6.75x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

85th percentile

0.39x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 85% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

6th percentile

-67%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

55th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 55% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

3rd percentile

-91%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

7th percentile

-49%

Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Assets

Down

$172,294

Down $51,875 (-23%) from 2020

Liabilities

Up

$51,551

Up $13,109 (+34%) from 2020

Net Assets

Down

$120,743

Down $64,984 (-35%) from 2020

Revenue

Down

$315,591

Down $293,337 (-48%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$380,575

Down $434,473 (-53%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

-$64,984

Up $141,136 (+68%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2017: $47,486Liabilities 2017: $6,499Net Assets 2017: $40,9872017Assets 2018: $607,658Liabilities 2018: $98,862Net Assets 2018: $508,7962018Assets 2020: $224,169Liabilities 2020: $38,442Net Assets 2020: $185,7272020Assets 2021: $172,294Liabilities 2021: $51,551Net Assets 2021: $120,7432021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$172,294
Liabilities$51,551
Net Assets$120,743

Operations Trend

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2017: $391,142Expenses 2017: $436,748Net Income 2017: -$45,6062017Revenue 2018: $998,947Expenses 2018: $531,138Net Income 2018: $467,8092018Revenue 2020: $608,928Expenses 2020: $815,048Net Income 2020: -$206,1202020Revenue 2021: $315,591Expenses 2021: $380,575Net Income 2021: -$64,9842021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$315,591
Expenses$380,575
Net Income-$64,984

Filings

Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2021 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2020 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 10, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$608,928
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The philadelphia citizen is a non-profit, non-partisan media organization that provides deeply reported journalism emphasizing solutions that can move our region forward, while giving citizens the tools they need to become engaged. It identifies innovators, entrepreneurs, and problem solvers in the realm of education, business, and politics.

To provide reported journalism that emphasizes solutions & to reignite citizenship

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$235,237$180,439▼ $54,798
Pledges and Grants Receivable$217,500$37,000▼ $180,500
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$0$2,818▲ $2,818
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$623$1,912▲ $1,289
Total Assets$455,420$224,169▼ $231,251
Other Assets Total$2,060$2,000▼ $60
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$63,573$38,442▼ $25,131
Total Liabilities$63,573$38,442▼ $25,131
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$252,014$104,827▼ $147,187
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$139,833$80,900▼ $58,933
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$391,847$185,727▼ $206,120
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$455,420$224,169▼ $231,251

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$2,818$313$3,131
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Larry PlattCo-executive Director/secretaryFT$79,200-$79,200
Roxanne Patel ShepelavyCo-executive Director/execFT$79,200-$79,200
Tia MathisenManaging Director Starting March 2020FT$59,453$1,047$60,500
David WilliamsManaging Director Until April 2020FT$26,000-$26,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Ajay RajuCo-founder/chairman
Ali VelshiDirector
Bret PerkinsDirector
David AdelmanDirector
Diana LindDirector
Karen Keating MaraDirector
Mia FioravantiDirector
Richard G Phillips JrDirector
Robert KeithTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$600,028
Program Service Revenue
$8,900
Investment Income
$0
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$556,003
Change in Net Assets
$-206,120
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$627,095
Other Expenses$187,953
Total Fundraising Expense$143,761
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$233,462$37,501$93,749$364,712
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$160,287$54,000$30,613$244,900
Conferences and Meetings$63,653-$306$63,959
Fees for Services Other$42,015$1,645-$43,660
Occupancy$13,671$4,386$7,739$25,796
Fees for Services Accounting-$21,689-$21,689
Information Technology$13,973$843$1,488$16,304
Payroll Taxes-$5,468$3,646$9,114
Other Employee Benefits$6,277$2,092-$8,369
Office Expenses$1,017$2,182$3,813$7,012
Advertising$5,974--$5,974
All Other Expenses$579$494$2,172$3,245
Depreciation Depletion$63$16$235$314
Total Functional Expenses$540,971$130,316$143,761$815,048
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
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
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
Yes
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 A, Line 1

The executive committee shall be comprised of the voting officers of the board of directors and shall have and exercise all of the powers and authority of the board of directors in the management of the business and affairs of the organization, except that the executive committee shall not have any power or authority as to the following: (i) the creation or filling of vacancies in the board of directors. (ii) the adoption, amendment, or repeal of the bylaws. (iii) the amendment or repeal of any resolution of the board that by its terms is amendable or repeatable only by the board or another committee.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

The form 990 is prepared by an independent accounting firm and then reviewed by the managing director before filing with the internal revenue service.

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

The conflict of interest policy applies to any director, principal officer, or member of a committee with governing board-delegated powers. The potential conflicts are reported to the governing board or committee. The board or committee shall determine whether philadelphia citizen can obtain, with reasonable effort, a more advantageous transaction or arrangement from a person or entity that would not give rise to a conflict of interest. If a conflict does occur, the board or committee shall inform the person of the basis for such belief and afford the member an opportunity to explain the alleged failure to disclose. If the board or committee determines a conflict of interest occurs, they shall take appropriate disciplinary and corrective action.

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15A

The compensation of the co-executive director/exec. Editor is annually reviewed by the board members and objectively supported by market-based wage surveys/databases. The deliberation and final determination are documented as part of the board minutes.

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Philadelphia Citizen
EIN
46-2777419
Phone
2675212067
Address
2400 MARKET STREET NO 269, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103

Signing Officer

Name
Tia Mathisen
Title
Managing Director
Phone
2675212067
Signed
2021-11-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Tia Mathisen
Formed
2013
Legal Domicile
Pa
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
9
Employees
2
Volunteers
11

Preparer

Firm
Cliftonlarsonallen Llp
Address
610 W GERMANTOWN PIKE SUITE 400, PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA 19462
Preparer
Connie M Lira
Phone
2156433900
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

The organization is a nonprofit entity as described in section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and is exempt from income taxes. Accordingly, there is no provision for income taxes. The organization is not aware of any activities that would jeopardizes its tax-exempt status, nor is it aware of any of its activities that are subject to tax on unrelated business income taxes. The organization follows the guidance in the income tax standard regarding the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions. The guidance clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an entity's financial statements. The guidance further prescribes recognition and measurement of tax provisions taken or expected to be taken on a tax return that are not certain to be realized. The application of this standard had no impact on the organization's financial statements. The organization's income tax returns are subject to review and examination by federal authorities.

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IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt0ADVERTISING - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 5,000.
IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:
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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION IS A NONPROFIT ENTITY AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND IS EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES. ACCORDINGLY, THERE IS NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION IS NOT AWARE OF ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZES ITS TAX-EXEMPT STATUS, NOR IS IT AWARE OF ANY OF ITS ACTIVITIES THAT ARE SUBJECT TO TAX ON UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAXES. THE ORGANIZATION FOLLOWS THE GUIDANCE IN THE INCOME TAX STANDARD REGARDING THE RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE GUIDANCE CLARIFIES THE ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES RECOGNIZED IN AN ENTITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE GUIDANCE FURTHER PRESCRIBES RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT OF TAX PROVISIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN ON A TAX RETURN THAT ARE NOT CERTAIN TO BE REALIZED. THE APPLICATION OF THIS STANDARD HAD NO IMPACT ON THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO REVIEW AND EXAMINATION BY FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0PART X, LINE 2:
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL BE COMPRISED OF THE VOTING OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHALL HAVE AND EXERCISE ALL OF THE POWERS AND AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE BUSINESS AND AFFAIRS OF THE ORGANIZATION, EXCEPT THAT THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL NOT HAVE ANY POWER OR AUTHORITY AS TO THE FOLLOWING: (I) THE CREATION OR FILLING OF VACANCIES IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (II) THE ADOPTION, AMENDMENT, OR REPEAL OF THE BYLAWS. (III) THE AMENDMENT OR REPEAL OF ANY RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD THAT BY ITS TERMS IS AMENDABLE OR REPEATABLE ONLY BY THE BOARD OR ANOTHER COMMITTEE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM AND THEN REVIEWED BY THE MANAGING DIRECTOR BEFORE FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY APPLIES TO ANY DIRECTOR, PRINCIPAL OFFICER, OR MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH GOVERNING BOARD-DELEGATED POWERS. THE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REPORTED TO THE GOVERNING BOARD OR COMMITTEE. THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL DETERMINE WHETHER PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN CAN OBTAIN, WITH REASONABLE EFFORT, A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IF A CONFLICT DOES OCCUR, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE SHALL INFORM THE PERSON OF THE BASIS FOR SUCH BELIEF AND AFFORD THE MEMBER AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLAIN THE ALLEGED FAILURE TO DISCLOSE. IF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES A CONFLICT OF INTEREST OCCURS, THEY SHALL TAKE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY AND CORRECTIVE ACTION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE COMPENSATION OF THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/EXEC. EDITOR IS ANNUALLY REVIEWED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS AND OBJECTIVELY SUPPORTED BY MARKET-BASED WAGE SURVEYS/DATABASES. THE DELIBERATION AND FINAL DETERMINATION ARE DOCUMENTED AS PART OF THE BOARD MINUTES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 1
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
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