Civic Intelligence

Foundation for Agnosticism and Meritocracy Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 46-5248036

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Feb 07, 2017

Organization ProfileN/A
800 Cummings Center No 357WBeverly, MA 01915

(978) 236-4277

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

58th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

58th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

98th percentile

85%

Higher net margin than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

85th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

96th percentile

127%

Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

90th percentile

45%

Faster revenue growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Up

$227,346

Up $127,098 (+127%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$227,208

Up $127,144 (+127%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$138

Down $46 (-25%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue58th percentileNet Margin98th percentile

Revenue

Up

$150,000

Up $46,785 (+45%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$22,856

Up $17,277 (+310%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$127,144

Up $29,508 (+30%) from 2015

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 2014: $2,427Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $100,248Liabilities 2015: $184Net Assets 2015: $100,0642015Assets 2016: $227,346Liabilities 2016: $138Net Assets 2016: $227,2082016Assets 2017: $135,009Liabilities 2017: $178Net Assets 2017: $134,8312017Assets 2018: $223,204Liabilities 2018: $133Net Assets 2018: $223,0712018Assets 2019: $195,054Liabilities 2019: $250Net Assets 2019: $194,8042019Assets 2020: $191,736Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $191,7362020Assets 2021: $145,636Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $145,6362021Assets 2022: $28,436Liabilities 2022: $1,545Net Assets 2022: $26,8912022Assets 2023: $1,307Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $1,3072023Assets 2024: $5,682Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $5,6822024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$227,346
Liabilities$138
Net Assets$227,208
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth90th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2014: $2,427Expenses 2014: $0Net Income 2014: $2,4272014Revenue 2015: $103,215Expenses 2015: $5,579Net Income 2015: $97,6362015Revenue 2016: $150,000Expenses 2016: $22,856Net Income 2016: $127,1442016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $92,377Net Income 2017: -$92,3772017Revenue 2018: $100,000Expenses 2018: $11,760Net Income 2018: $88,2402018Revenue 2019: $195,000Expenses 2019: $223,267Net Income 2019: -$28,2672019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $3,068Net Income 2020: -$3,0682020Revenue 2021: $195,000Expenses 2021: $241,100Net Income 2021: -$46,1002021Revenue 2022: $150,000Expenses 2022: $268,745Net Income 2022: -$118,7452022Revenue 2023: $407,983Expenses 2023: $433,635Net Income 2023: -$25,6522023Revenue 2024: $429,000Expenses 2024: $424,625Net Income 2024: $4,3752024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$150,000
Expenses$22,856
Net Income$127,144
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Feb 7, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$150,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The corporation is organized exclusively for civic, educational, charitable or benevolent purposes. Without limitation, the corporation is organized and operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE ORGANIZATION IS OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE OR BENEVOLENT PURPOSES. WITHOUT LIMITATION, IT IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL WELFARE. IT ACHEIVES THIS PURPOSE BY IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THOSE PERSONS THAT WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR LIVES IN ACCORDANCE WITH AGNOSTIC AND MERITOCRATIC PRINCIPLES.$0$2,856
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay85th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
PETER VISSERPresidentPT$0--
DIRK VISSERTreasurerPT$0--
STEVEN VISSERClerkPT$0--
GEORGE FINKDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Foundation for Agnosticism and
EIN
46-5248036
Phone
9782364277
Address
800 CUMMINGS CENTER NO 357W, BEVERLY, MA 01915

Signing Officer

Name
Peter Visser
Title
President
Phone
9782364277
Signed
2017-02-07
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Silveira CPA Pc
Address
127 MAIN STREET, CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129
Preparer
Derek Silveira
Phone
6175125763
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Activity classification: journalism. Grantee name: the marshall project. Grantee address: 156 west 56th street suite 701 new york, ny 10019. Grantee relationship: none. Date of gift: 09/01/16. Amount given: 20,000.”

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

“Description: filing fees. Amount: 89.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: investments. Beg. Of year amount: 1. End of year amount: 1.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 184. End of year amount: 138.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$227,346
Liabilities
$138
Net assets
$227,208
Revenue
$150,000
Expenses
$22,856
Net income
$127,144
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.06$0.00$0.06$4.29$4.25$0.04
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$4.08$4.34$0.26
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.02$0.27$1.50$2.69$1.19
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.46$0.00$1.46$1.95$2.41$0.46
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.92$0.00$1.92$0.00$0.03$0.03
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.95$0.00$1.95$1.95$2.23$0.28
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.23$0.00$2.23$1.00$0.12$0.88
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.35$0.00$1.35$0.00$0.92$0.92
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.27$0.00$2.27$1.50$0.23$1.27
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.00$0.00$1.00$1.03$0.06$0.98
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.00$0.02