Civic Intelligence

Telecommunication Research and Policy

EIN 46-4299024 • 501(c)3 • Yorktown, IN

Profile

The organization's primary purpose is to advance education and understanding by consumers and public officials about issues relating to electronic information and communications.

7601 West River RoadYorktown, IN 47396

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$4,525

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

42nd percentile

-8.3%

Faster asset growth than 42% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$73,179

Down $6,629 (-8.3%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$73,179

Down $6,629 (-8.3%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Down

$6,629

Down $1,793 (-21%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$6,629

Up $1,793 (+21%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth42nd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $62,491Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $111,755Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $111,7552015Assets 2016: $122,232Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $122,2322016Assets 2017: $139,728Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $139,7282017Assets 2018: $132,265Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $132,2652018Assets 2019: $145,743Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $145,7432019Assets 2020: $118,634Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $118,6342020Assets 2021: $100,465Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $100,4652021Assets 2022: $88,230Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $88,2302022Assets 2023: $79,808Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $79,8082023Assets 2024: $73,179Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $73,1792024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$73,179
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$73,179
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $97,600Expenses 2014: $35,109Net Income 2014: $62,4912014Revenue 2015: $90,000Expenses 2015: $40,736Net Income 2015: $49,2642015Revenue 2016: $75,000Expenses 2016: $64,523Net Income 2016: $10,4772016Revenue 2017: $50,000Expenses 2017: $32,504Net Income 2017: $17,4962017Revenue 2018: $50,000Expenses 2018: $57,463Net Income 2018: -$7,4632018Revenue 2019: $50,000Expenses 2019: $36,522Net Income 2019: $13,4782019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $27,109Net Income 2020: -$27,1092020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $18,169Net Income 2021: -$18,1692021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $12,235Net Income 2022: -$12,2352022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $8,422Net Income 2023: -$8,4222023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $6,629Net Income 2024: -$6,6292024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$6,629
Net Income-$6,629
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$73,179
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$73,179
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$6,629
Net income
-$6,629
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.73$0.00$0.73$0.00$0.07$0.07
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.80$0.00$0.80$0.00$0.08$0.08
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.00$0.88$0.00$0.12$0.12
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.00$0.00$1.00$0.00$0.18$0.18
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.19$0.00$1.19$0.00$0.27$0.27
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.46$0.00$1.46$0.50$0.37$0.13
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.32$0.00$1.32$0.50$0.57$0.07
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.40$0.00$1.40$0.50$0.33$0.17
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.22$0.00$1.22$0.75$0.65$0.10
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.12$0.00$1.12$0.90$0.41$0.49
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.62$0.00$0.98$0.35$0.62
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 6, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization's primary purpose is to advance education and understanding by consumers and public officials about issues relating to electronic information and communications.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND DIGITAL INFORMATION.$0$4,525
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
UMANSKY BARRY DExec-Director,Sec & Treas-$4,525-$4,525
BROTMAN STUART NBoard Member-$0--
CARISTI DOMINIC GAssistant Secretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Telecommunication Research and Policy
EIN
46-4299024
Phone
7657174928
Address
7601 WEST RIVER ROAD, YORKTOWN, IN 47396

Signing Officer

Name
Barry D Umansky
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7657174928
Signed
2025-05-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Whitinger & Company LLC
Address
1100 W WHITE RIVER BLVD, MUNCIE, IN 47303-3776
Preparer
Jacob Eiler CPA
Phone
7652843384
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: . Grantee name: ball state university foundation. Grantee address: 2800 west bethel avenue muncie, in 47304. Property description: cash. Date of gift: 01/03/24. Amount given: 1,200.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: website. Amount: 174. Description: service charges & filing fees. Amount: 22. Description: dues & subscriptions. Amount: 33. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 229.”

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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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