Liabilities / Assets
91st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Civics Proficiency Institute
990 • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 46-5769653
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.51x
Liabilities / Revenue
94th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
1st percentile
Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
99th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 348.4% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
3rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
2nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$92,939
Down $353,243 (-79%) from 2017
Net Assets
Down$45,276
Down $355,790 (-89%) from 2017
Liabilities
Up$47,663
Up $2,547 (+5.6%) from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$50,000
Down $1,322,500 (-96%) from 2017
Expenses
Down$355,790
Down $527,060 (-60%) from 2017
Net Income
Down-$305,790
Down $795,440 (-162%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- May 28, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $50,000
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
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.
Balance Sheet Detail
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $248,350 | $92,939 | ▼ $155,411 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $75,000 | - | - |
| Other Assets Total | $122,832 | - | - |
| Total Assets | $446,182 | $92,939 | ▼ $353,243 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $7,908 | $47,384 | ▲ $39,476 |
| Other Liabilities | $37,208 | $279 | ▼ $36,929 |
| Total Liabilities | $45,116 | $47,663 | ▲ $2,547 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $401,066 | $45,276 | ▼ $355,790 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $401,066 | $45,276 | ▼ $355,790 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $446,182 | $92,939 | ▼ $353,243 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucian Spataro | Director/sec | PT | $174,197 | $174,197 |
Board Members and Trustees
| 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 |
Revenue and Support
Revenue Composition
- Contributions and Grants
- $50,000
- Program Service Revenue
- $0
- Investment Income
- $0
- Other Revenue
- $0
- Change in Net Assets
- $-305,790
Expenses and Functional Allocation
Major Expense Lines
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $333,498 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $22,292 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $2,025 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
Functional Expense Allocation
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Lobbying | $296,996 | - | - | $296,996 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $22,292 | - | - | $22,292 |
| Information Technology | $2,026 | $5,920 | - | $7,946 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $6,330 | - | - | $6,330 |
| Occupancy | $5,278 | - | - | $5,278 |
| Insurance | $3,982 | - | - | $3,982 |
| Fees for Services Management | $3,770 | - | - | $3,770 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $1,350 | $1,994 | - | $3,344 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $325 | - | $2,025 | $2,350 |
| Office Expenses | $961 | - | - | $961 |
| Other Expenses | $256 | - | - | $256 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $345,851 | $7,914 | $2,025 | $355,790 |
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
- Fundraising activities
- No
- Gaming activities
- No
- Professional fundraiser used
- No
Fundraising and Gaming Totals
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
Political and Lobbying Activity
- Political campaign activity
- No
- Subject to proxy tax
- No
Debt and Bond Financing
Other Reported Liabilities
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Payable to Jfi, Affiliate | $279 |
Governance and Compliance
Governance Checklist
- Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
- No
- Annual disclosure for covered persons
- Yes
- Audit committee
- Yes
- Business relationship with family members
- No
- Business relationship with organization members
- No
- Material changes to governing documents
- No
- Compensation from other sources disclosed
- No
- CEO compensation reviewed
- No
- Other officer compensation reviewed
- No
- Conflict-of-interest policy
- Yes
- Audited financial statements prepared
- Yes
- Key decisions subject to board approval
- Yes
- Management duties delegated
- No
Governance Explanations
Form 990, Part VI
“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.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 6
“Joe foss institute ("jfi"), an affiliate organization, is the sole member of the civics proficiency institute ("cpi").”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7A
“Powers reserved to member - appointing board members jfi has the sole power to elect the directors of cpi.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7B
“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.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B
“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.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C
“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.”
Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19
“Process for making documents available to the public the governing documents of the organization are available for public inspection upon request.”
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Civics Proficiency Institute
- EIN
- 46-5769653
- Phone
- 4803480316
- Address
- 18940 N PIMA ROAD SUITE 155, SCOTTSDALE, AZ 85255
Signing Officer
- Name
- Brian Wilder
- Title
- Chairman
- Phone
- 4803480316
- Signed
- 2019-05-28
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Organization Details
- Principal Officer
- Brian Wilder
- Formed
- 2014
- Legal Domicile
- Az
- Voting Board Members
- 8
- Independent Board Members
- 7
- Employees
- 0
Preparer
- Firm
- GRASS COFFEY & SCHARLAU CPA'S
- Address
- 6520 N 7TH ST STE 100, PHOENIX, AZ 85014
- Preparer
- Sarah Monson
- Phone
- 6022667505
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990
“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.”
Form 990, Page 1, Part I, Line 6
“The board members volunteer their time to further advance the mission of cpi.”
Financial Statement Notes
Schedule D, Page 3, Part X
“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, 2017, 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 | 5 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B |
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $92,939
- Liabilities
- $47,663
- Net assets
- $45,276
- Revenue
- $50,000
- Expenses
- $355,790
- Net income
- -$305,790