Civic Intelligence

Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 47-2799579

Jul 01, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018 • Filed on Mar 13, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.SCIP.COM
1581 Summit Road No 71Cincinnati, OH 45237

(513) 761-1465

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

47th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

47th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

96th percentile

46%

Higher net margin than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

70th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 70% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2018

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets47th percentile

Assets

$118,090

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$118,090

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue47th percentileNet Margin96th percentile

Revenue

$103,475

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$56,236

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$47,239

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2018: $118,090Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $118,0902018Assets 2019: $151,465Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $151,4652019Assets 2020: $171,082Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $171,0822020Assets 2021: $144,144Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $144,1442021Assets 2022: $180,349Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $180,3492022Assets 2023: $101,655Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $101,6552023Assets 2024: $148,512Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $148,5122024Assets 2025: $149,460Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $149,4602025

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$118,090
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$118,090
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2018: $103,475Expenses 2018: $56,236Net Income 2018: $47,2392018Revenue 2019: $118,800Expenses 2019: $85,425Net Income 2019: $33,3752019Revenue 2020: $115,300Expenses 2020: $95,683Net Income 2020: $19,6172020Revenue 2021: $12,600Expenses 2021: $39,538Net Income 2021: -$26,9382021Revenue 2022: $153,300Expenses 2022: $117,096Net Income 2022: $36,2042022Revenue 2023: $127,895Expenses 2023: $206,589Net Income 2023: -$78,6942023Revenue 2024: $186,500Expenses 2024: $139,643Net Income 2024: $46,8572024Revenue 2025: $183,050Expenses 2025: $182,102Net Income 2025: $9482025

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$103,475
Expenses$56,236
Net Income$47,239
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
Signed
Mar 13, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$103,475
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization assists design firms, owners, and manufacturers in acquiring professionally written construction specifications from qualified independent and employed specifiers, who advance excellence in preparing construction specifications, promote their special services and expertise to potential clients, share their knowledge, experience, and resources through discussions, conferences, and educational programs, network for mutual benefit.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ACQUIRING PROFESSIONALLY WRITTEN CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED INDEPENDENT AND EMPLOYED SPECIFIERS. PROMOTE THEIR SPECIAL SERVICES AND EXPERTISE TO POTENTIAL CLIENTS, SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, AND RESOURCES THROUGH DISCUSSIONS, CONFERENCES, AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS, NETWORK FOR MUTUAL BENEFIT.$0$52,099
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay70th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LINDA MSTANSENPresident-$0--
CORNELIUS H DAVIDSONPresident-Elect-$0--
ALAN B ITZKOWITZVice President-$0--
JASON FORDVice President-$0--
STEPHEN NASHSecretary-$0--
HELAINE K ROBINSONTreasurer-$0--
HOLLY A JORDANAffiliate Director-$0--
JOHN CARTERPast President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Specifications Consultants in
EIN
47-2799579
Phone
5137611465
Address
1581 SUMMIT ROAD NO 71, CINCINNATI, OH 45237

Signing Officer

Name
Linda Stansen
Title
President
Phone
5167356629
Signed
2019-03-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Kenneth Levy CPA Pllc
Address
485 UNDERHILL BLVD SUITE 104, SYOSSET, NY 11791
Preparer
Kenneth Levy
Phone
5166820025
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: state filing fee. Amount: 80. Description: paypal fees. Amount: 1,693. Description: office supplies. Amount: 2,224. Description: marketing. Amount: 1,009. Description: database website. Amount: 8,475. Description: member meetings. Amount: 34,315. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 47,796.”

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

“Description: educational award funds. Beg. Of year amount: 4,000. End of year amount: 0.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$118,090
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$118,090
Revenue
$103,475
Expenses
$56,236
Net income
$47,239
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$0.00$1.49$1.83$1.82$0.01
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$0.00$1.49$1.87$1.40$0.47
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.02$0.00$1.02$1.28$2.07$0.79
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.80$0.00$1.80$1.53$1.17$0.36
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.44$0.00$1.44$0.13$0.40$0.27
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.71$0.00$1.71$1.15$0.96$0.20
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.51$0.00$1.51$1.19$0.85$0.33
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.18$0.00$1.18$1.03$0.56$0.47