Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 55% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 46-5769653
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
36th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
83rd percentile
Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
92nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 14.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
99th percentile
Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
85th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$446,182
Up $331,261 (+288%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$401,066
Up $489,650 (+553%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$45,116
Down $158,389 (-78%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$1,372,500
Up $364,203 (+36%) from 2016
Expenses
Down$882,850
Down $217,886 (-20%) from 2016
Net Income
Up$489,650
Up $582,089 (+630%) from 2016
Promoting the basic american civics in schools by sponsoring legislation in all 50 states requiring high school students to pass the us citizenship test as a graduation requirement.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $80,669 | $248,350 | ▲ $167,681 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | - | $75,000 | - |
| Total Assets | $114,921 | $446,182 | ▲ $331,261 |
| Other Assets Total | $34,252 | $122,832 | ▲ $88,580 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $270 | $37,208 | ▲ $36,938 |
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $203,235 | $7,908 | ▼ $195,327 |
| Total Liabilities | $203,505 | $45,116 | ▼ $158,389 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $-88,584 | $401,066 | ▲ $489,650 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $-88,584 | $401,066 | ▲ $489,650 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $114,921 | $446,182 | ▲ $331,261 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Assets Org | $122,832 | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucian Spataro | Director/sec | PT | $194,766 | $194,766 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Brian Wilder | Chairman |
| Greg Wyman | Director |
| Jim Chamberlain | Director |
| Karrin Taylor | Director |
| Randy Kendrick | Director |
| Sandy Froman | Director |
| Lucian Spataro | Director/secretary |
| John Christian | Director/tre |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $854,309 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $28,541 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $4,345 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Lobbying | $815,139 | - | - | $815,139 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $24,217 | - | $4,324 | $28,541 |
| Information Technology | $6,946 | - | - | $6,946 |
| Occupancy | $6,485 | - | - | $6,485 |
| Travel | $5,053 | - | - | $5,053 |
| Insurance | $3,982 | - | - | $3,982 |
| Fees for Services Management | $3,851 | - | - | $3,851 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $1,350 | $2,034 | - | $3,384 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $2,692 | - | - | $2,692 |
| Office Expenses | $961 | - | - | $961 |
| Other Expenses | $612 | - | $21 | $612 |
| All Other Expenses | $556 | - | - | $556 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $876,471 | $2,034 | $4,345 | $882,850 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Payable to Jfi, Affiliate | $37,208 |
“Section a, line 1a executive committee per the organization's bylaws, the board of directors may designate an executive committee consisting of one or more directors, including a chairman. To the extent designated by the board, the executive committee shall have and may exercise all the authority of the board of directors, to the extent permitted by law.”
“Joe foss institute ("jfi"), an affiliate organization, is the sole member of the civics proficiency institute ("cpi").”
“Powers reserved to member - appointing board members jfi has the sole power to elect the directors of cpi.”
“Powers reserved to member - governance decisions as cpi's sole corporate member, jfi reserves unto itself the right and authority to approve certain corporate actions as described in cpi's articles of incorporation and bylaws, including: amending cpi's articles of incorporation or bylaws; incurring debt by cpi; adopting a plan of merger or consolidation; sale, lease exchange, mortgage, pledge or other disposition of all or substantially all of cpi's assets; and dissolution of cpi.”
“Process used to review the form 990 the draft 990 is available to the board of directors for review prior to submitting to the irs.”
“Monitoring and enforcement of compliance with conflict of interest policy our conflict of interest policy requires a written annual disclosure from all executives, all members of the board of directors and all key employees. The form requires that those completing the form disclose conflicts, if any, and the resolution of that conflict at the time it is disclosed.”
“Process for making documents available to the public the governing documents of the organization are available for public inspection upon request.”
“Form 990, part v, line 2a, part vii, section a; and part ix civics proficiency institute (cpi) does not have employees, but shares the cost of personnel, services, facilities and expenses with joe foss institute (jfi), a related tax-exempt organization.”
“The board members volunteer their time to further advance the mission of cpi.”
“The organization recognizes tax positions with uncertainty in income taxes in the consolidated financial statements when it is more likely-than-not the positions will not be sustained upon examination by the tax authorities. As of december 31, 2016, the organization had no uncertain tax positions that qualify for either recognition or disclosure in the consolidated financial statements.”
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES TAX POSITIONS WITH UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WHEN IT IS MORE LIKELY-THAN-NOT THE POSITIONS WILL NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY THE TAX AUTHORITIES. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2016, THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT QUALIFY FOR EITHER RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | FORM 990, PART V, LINE 2A, PART VII, SECTION A; AND PART IX CIVICS PROFICIENCY INSTITUTE (CPI) DOES NOT HAVE EMPLOYEES, BUT SHARES THE COST OF PERSONNEL, SERVICES, FACILITIES AND EXPENSES WITH JOE FOSS INSTITUTE (JFI), A RELATED TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE BOARD MEMBERS VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME TO FURTHER ADVANCE THE MISSION OF CPI. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | SECTION A, LINE 1A EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE PER THE ORGANIZATION'S BYLAWS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS MAY DESIGNATE AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE DIRECTORS, INCLUDING A CHAIRMAN. TO THE EXTENT DESIGNATED BY THE BOARD, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE SHALL HAVE AND MAY EXERCISE ALL THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | JOE FOSS INSTITUTE ("JFI"), AN AFFILIATE ORGANIZATION, IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF THE CIVICS PROFICIENCY INSTITUTE ("CPI"). |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | POWERS RESERVED TO MEMBER - APPOINTING BOARD MEMBERS JFI HAS THE SOLE POWER TO ELECT THE DIRECTORS OF CPI. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | POWERS RESERVED TO MEMBER - GOVERNANCE DECISIONS AS CPI'S SOLE CORPORATE MEMBER, JFI RESERVES UNTO ITSELF THE RIGHT AND AUTHORITY TO APPROVE CERTAIN CORPORATE ACTIONS AS DESCRIBED IN CPI'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS, INCLUDING: AMENDING CPI'S ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; INCURRING DEBT BY CPI; ADOPTING A PLAN OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION; SALE, LEASE EXCHANGE, MORTGAGE, PLEDGE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF CPI'S ASSETS; AND DISSOLUTION OF CPI. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | PROCESS USED TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 THE DRAFT 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR REVIEW PRIOR TO SUBMITTING TO THE IRS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | MONITORING AND ENFORCEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY OUR CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES A WRITTEN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FROM ALL EXECUTIVES, ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ALL KEY EMPLOYEES. THE FORM REQUIRES THAT THOSE COMPLETING THE FORM DISCLOSE CONFLICTS, IF ANY, AND THE RESOLUTION OF THAT CONFLICT AT THE TIME IT IS DISCLOSED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | PROCESS FOR MAKING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC THE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION ARE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION UPON REQUEST. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990, PART VI |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 8 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 |
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