Civic Intelligence

Coin Center Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 47-1315917

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Nov 11, 2020

Organization Profilewww.coincenter.org

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777 6th Street NW 11th FloorWashington, DC 20001

(202) 618-2605

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

37th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 37% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

46th percentile

0.07x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

4th percentile

-88%

Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

94th percentile

$250,664

Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 31.7% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

8th percentile

-14%

Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

1st percentile

-85%

Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets37th percentile

Assets

Down

$4,334,482

Down $705,337 (-14%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$4,278,464

Down $693,425 (-14%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$56,018

Down $11,912 (-18%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue46th percentileNet Margin4th percentile

Revenue

Down

$790,549

Down $4,319,448 (-85%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$1,483,603

Up $146,503 (+11%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

-$693,054

Down $4,465,951 (-118%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth8th percentile

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

$20M$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2014: $945,788Liabilities 2014: $87,944Net Assets 2014: $857,8442014Assets 2015: $835,597Liabilities 2015: $19,965Net Assets 2015: $815,6322015Assets 2016: $885,434Liabilities 2016: $15,561Net Assets 2016: $869,8732016Assets 2017: $1,463,179Liabilities 2017: $17,980Net Assets 2017: $1,445,1992017Assets 2018: $5,039,819Liabilities 2018: $67,930Net Assets 2018: $4,971,8892018Assets 2019: $4,334,482Liabilities 2019: $56,018Net Assets 2019: $4,278,4642019Assets 2020: $4,382,168Liabilities 2020: $92,761Net Assets 2020: $4,289,4072020Assets 2021: $15,399,438Liabilities 2021: $103,301Net Assets 2021: $15,296,1372021Assets 2022: $13,757,029Liabilities 2022: $263,642Net Assets 2022: $13,493,3872022Assets 2023: $12,873,214Liabilities 2023: $197,704Net Assets 2023: $12,675,5102023Assets 2024: $15,474,475Liabilities 2024: $160,822Net Assets 2024: $15,313,6532024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$4,334,482
Liabilities$56,018
Net Assets$4,278,464
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth1st percentile

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

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2014: $1,286,667Expenses 2014: $418,067Net Income 2014: $868,6002014Revenue 2015: $1,133,386Expenses 2015: $1,193,304Net Income 2015: -$59,9182015Revenue 2016: $987,585Expenses 2016: $933,344Net Income 2016: $54,2412016Revenue 2017: $1,454,662Expenses 2017: $944,704Net Income 2017: $509,9582017Revenue 2018: $5,109,997Expenses 2018: $1,337,100Net Income 2018: $3,772,8972018Revenue 2019: $790,549Expenses 2019: $1,483,603Net Income 2019: -$693,0542019Revenue 2020: $1,399,573Expenses 2020: $1,337,157Net Income 2020: $62,4162020Revenue 2021: $12,910,668Expenses 2021: $1,891,606Net Income 2021: $11,019,0622021Revenue 2022: $3,450,499Expenses 2022: $4,265,706Net Income 2022: -$815,2072022Revenue 2023: $2,556,967Expenses 2023: $3,467,157Net Income 2023: -$910,1902023Revenue 2024: $4,869,974Expenses 2024: $3,596,499Net Income 2024: $1,273,4752024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$790,549
Expenses$1,483,603
Net Income-$693,054
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Nov 11, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$955,461
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Coin center is the leading non-profit research and advocacy center focused on the public policy issues facing cryptocurrency technologies such as bitcoin. Our mission is to build a better understanding of these technologies and to promote a regulatory climate that preserves the freedom to innovate using block chain technologies. We do this by producing and publishing policy research from respected academics and experts, educating policymakers and the media about block chain technology, and by engaging in advocacy for sound public policy.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$4,456,340$3,822,371▼ $633,969
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$334,999$334,999→ $0
Pledges and Grants Receivable$142,500$116,231▼ $26,269
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$59,000$48,576▼ $10,424
Investments Other Securities$35,820$1,145▼ $34,675
Total Assets$5,039,819$4,334,482▼ $705,337
Other Assets Total$11,160$11,160→ $0
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$67,930$32,018▼ $35,912
Other Liabilities$0$16,300▲ $16,300
Deferred Revenue-$7,700-
Total Liabilities$67,930$56,018▼ $11,912
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$4,829,389$4,177,216▼ $652,173
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$142,500$101,248▼ $41,252
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$4,971,889$4,278,464▼ $693,425
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$5,039,819$4,334,482▼ $705,337
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay94th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jerry BritoExecutive DirectorFT$213,095$37,569$250,664
Peter Van ValkenburghDirector of ResearchFT$158,846$56,717$215,563
Neeraj AgrawalDirector of CommunicationFT$105,846$5,889$111,735
Antonie HodgeTreasurer and SecretaryFT$100,846$6,510$107,356

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Alex MorcosChairman
Balaji SrinivasanDirector
Jeff GarzikDirector
Susan AtheyDirector

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
RWC INcLobbying77 Evans Road, Brookline, MA 02445$200,000
Sternhell GroupLobbying1201 New York Ave Suite 900, Washington, DC 20001$120,000
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$610,025
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$107,649
Other Revenue
$72,875
All Other Contributions
$441,335
Change in Net Assets
$-693,054

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$917,069
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$-126,520
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$-371
Other Revenue Adjustments
$-126,520
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$916,698
Total Revenue per Form 990
$790,549
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$847,901
Other Expenses$635,702
Total Fundraising Expense$114,864
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$291,360$75,106$48,669$415,135
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$251,273$64,773$41,974$358,020
Fees for Services Lobbying$326,484$3,065-$329,549
Conferences and Meetings$168,122$1,333$9,145$178,600
Payroll Taxes$36,634$9,443$6,119$52,196
Fees for Services Accounting-$30,092-$30,092
Travel$20,291-$6,054$26,345
Office Expenses$6,173$17,627-$23,800
Other Employee Benefits$15,489$3,993$2,588$22,070
Advertising$9,900--$9,900
Insurance-$5,672-$5,672
Fees for Services Legal$3,279$30-$3,309
Fees for Services Other-$1,645-$1,645
Pension Plan Contributions$337$87$56$480
Other Expenses$777$252$259$252
Total Functional Expenses$1,155,407$213,332$114,864$1,483,603

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$1,610,123
Expenses per Audited Statements$1,483,603
Total Expenses per Form 990$1,483,603
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$126,520
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$197,432
Fundraising Direct Expenses$126,520
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Annual Dinner$366,122$197,432$39,442$157,990
Total Events$366,122$197,432$126,520$70,912
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Refundable advances$16,300
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with 35% controlled entity
No
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
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8B

“There are currently no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11B

“Each Board member is provided a copy of the draft Form 990 and summary for review and sign off prior to submission.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15A

“The Executive Director's salary and bonus are discussed and voted on by the Board.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19

“The Organization's governing documents are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Coin Center Inc
EIN
47-1315917
Phone
2026182605
Address
777 6th Street NW 11th Floor, Washington, DC 20001

Signing Officer

Name
Gerald Brito
Title
Executive Director
Phone
2026182605
Signed
2020-11-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Gerald Brito
Formed
2014
Legal Domicile
De
Voting Board Members
5
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
4
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Rogers & Company PLLC
Address
8300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600, Vienna, VA 22182
Preparer
Jie Chen CPA
Phone
7038930300
Supplemental Narrative

Financial Statement Notes

Part X, Line 2:

“Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that the Organization's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.”

Part XI, Line 4B - Other Adjustments:

“Direct benefits to donors -126,520.”

Part XII, Line 2D - Other Adjustments:

“Direct benefits to donors 126,520.”

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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp/Desc0Advocacy - Coin Center educates and advocates for our research and education solutions in order to keep cryptocurrency networks open, decentralized, and permissionless to regulators, legislators and other policy makers.
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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0Management has evaluated the Organization's tax positions and concluded that the Organization's financial statements do not include any uncertain tax positions.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Direct benefits to donors -126,520.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2Direct benefits to donors 126,520.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Part X, Line 2:
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Part XI, Line 4b - Other Adjustments:
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Part XII, Line 2d - Other Adjustments:
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IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/PersonNm0Jerry Brito
IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/PersonNm1Peter Van Valkenburgh
IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/TitleTxt0Executive Director
IRS990ScheduleJ/RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp/TitleTxt1Director of Research
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0There are currently no committees with the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1Each Board member is provided a copy of the draft Form 990 and summary for review and sign off prior to submission.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2The Executive Director's salary and bonus are discussed and voted on by the Board.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3The Organization's governing documents are available upon request.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8b
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11b
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15a
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,334,482
Liabilities
$56,018
Net assets
$4,278,464
Revenue
$790,549
Expenses
$1,483,603
Net income
-$693,054
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$15.5$0.16$15.3$4.87$3.60$1.27
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.9$0.20$12.7$2.56$3.47$0.91
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.8$0.26$13.5$3.45$4.27$0.82
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.4$0.10$15.3$12.9$1.89$11.0
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.38$0.09$4.29$1.40$1.34$0.06
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.33$0.06$4.28$0.79$1.48$0.69
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.04$0.07$4.97$5.11$1.34$3.77
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.46$0.02$1.45$1.45$0.94$0.51
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.89$0.02$0.87$0.99$0.93$0.05
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.02$0.82$1.13$1.19$0.06
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.95$0.09$0.86$1.29$0.42$0.87