Civic Intelligence

Telecommunication Research and Policy Institute Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 46-4299024

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on May 10, 2019

Organization ProfileN/A
7601 West River RoadYorktown, IN 47396

(765) 717-4928

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.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

19th percentile

-15%

Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$30,400

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 60.8% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

35th percentile

-5.3%

Faster asset growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

48th percentile

0.0%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$132,265

Down $7,463 (-5.3%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$132,265

Down $7,463 (-5.3%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin19th percentile

Revenue

Flat

$50,000

Flat from 2017

Expenses

Up

$57,463

Up $24,959 (+77%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$7,463

Down $24,959 (-143%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth35th percentile

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

$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

2018

Assets$132,265
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$132,265
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth48th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2018

Revenue$50,000
Expenses$57,463
Net Income-$7,463
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
May 10, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$50,000
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 RESEARCH SUPPORT FOR PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION AND DIGITAL INFORMATION.$0$51,930
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ELBERGER RONALD EDirector-$30,400-$30,400
UMANSKY BARRY DExec-Director, Sec, & Treas-$21,000-$21,000
WILDMAN STEVEN SAssociate Director-$0--
BROTMAN STUART NDirector-$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
2019-05-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

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

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: service charges & fees. Amount: 58. Description: graphic design. Amount: 250. Description: meetings & presentations. Amount: 1,007. Description: travel. Amount: 2,880. Description: meals. Amount: 393. Description: web-site. Amount: 278. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 4,866.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$132,265
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$132,265
Revenue
$50,000
Expenses
$57,463
Net income
-$7,463
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