Civic Intelligence

Fair Observer

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 46-4070943

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Apr 15, 2020

Organization ProfileN/A
237 Hamilton AveMountain View, CA 94043

(202) 306-3584

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

89th percentile

43%

Higher net margin than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

96th percentile

291%

Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

95th percentile

146%

Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Up

$93,792

Up $69,776 (+291%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$93,792

Up $69,776 (+291%) from 2018

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin89th percentile

Revenue

Up

$162,139

Up $96,204 (+146%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$92,363

Up $26,429 (+40%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$69,776

Up $69,775 (+6977500%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth96th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2016: $60,348Net Assets 2016: $60,3482016Assets 2018: $24,016Net Assets 2018: $24,0162018Assets 2019: $93,792Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $93,7922019Assets 2020: $112,313Net Assets 2020: $112,3132020Assets 2021: $146,456Net Assets 2021: $146,4562021Assets 2022: $224,383Net Assets 2022: $224,3832022Assets 2023: $150,866Net Assets 2023: $150,8662023Assets 2024: $155,647Net Assets 2024: $155,6472024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$93,792
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$93,792
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth95th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2016: $113,621Expenses 2016: $78,246Net Income 2016: $35,3752016Revenue 2018: $65,935Expenses 2018: $65,934Net Income 2018: $12018Revenue 2019: $162,139Expenses 2019: $92,363Net Income 2019: $69,7762019Revenue 2020: $133,194Expenses 2020: $114,673Net Income 2020: $18,5212020Revenue 2021: $159,300Expenses 2021: $125,157Net Income 2021: $34,1432021Revenue 2022: $195,089Expenses 2022: $117,162Net Income 2022: $77,9272022Revenue 2023: $104,172Expenses 2023: $177,689Net Income 2023: -$73,5172023Revenue 2024: $160,931Expenses 2024: $156,150Net Income 2024: $4,7812024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$162,139
Expenses$92,363
Net Income$69,776
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Apr 15, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$162,139
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Fair Observer is an online political economy journal providing the context along with the news. This is a contributer led journal with over 1,800 contributors and over 100,000 monthly readers.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The UN Foundation provided us grants based on our work and leadership in the areas associated with water resources conservation in Africa. Overall, this led to major change in the thought processes around our natural resources. Overall, approximately, 1,000,000 people would have been made aware of our program.$0$0
Our work with the World Bank was around education and educational programs esp. related with journalism. This has led to 7 courses and almost 300 journalists and contributors$0$0
The grants to continue our endeavours around providing a platform for the voices of the world. We have 1,800 contributors and over 80 articles per month are published on Fair Observer.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ATUL SINGHPresidentFT$0--
Abul-Hasanat SiddiqueSecretaryFT$0--
Ramnik AroraChief Financial OfficerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Fair Observer
EIN
46-4070943
Phone
2023063584
Address
237 Hamilton Ave, Mountain View, CA 94043

Signing Officer

Name
Atul Singh
Title
President
Phone
2023063584
Signed
2020-04-15

Preparer

Firm
Satyamus Tax Filings Inc
Address
3375 SCOTT BLVD STE 320, SANTA CLARA, CA 95054
Preparer
Satya Narayan
Phone
4088360485
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Interest 42.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Other Income 100.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Website 10539.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Travel 1960.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Bank Fees 510.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Other Expenses 15.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$93,792
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$93,792
Revenue
$162,139
Expenses
$92,363
Net income
$69,776
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.56$1.56$1.61$1.56$0.05
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.51$1.51$1.04$1.78$0.74
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.24$2.24$1.95$1.17$0.78
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.46$1.46$1.59$1.25$0.34
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.12$1.12$1.33$1.15$0.19
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$0.00$0.94$1.62$0.92$0.70
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.24$0.66$0.66$0.00
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.60$0.60$1.14$0.78$0.35