Civic Intelligence

Specifications Consultants in Independent Practice

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 47-2799579

Jul 01, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019 • Filed on Apr 22, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.SCIP.COM
1121 Washington StreetNewton, MA 02465

(617) 964-5477

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.

2019 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

47th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

90th percentile

28%

Higher net margin than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

71st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 71% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

83rd percentile

28%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

74th percentile

15%

Faster revenue growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets47th percentile

Assets

Up

$151,465

Up $33,375 (+28%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$151,465

Up $33,375 (+28%) from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue47th percentileNet Margin90th percentile

Revenue

Up

$118,800

Up $15,325 (+15%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$85,425

Up $29,189 (+52%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

$33,375

Down $13,864 (-29%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth83rd percentile

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

2019

Assets$151,465
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$151,465
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth74th percentile

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

2019

Revenue$118,800
Expenses$85,425
Net Income$33,375
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
Signed
Apr 22, 2020
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$118,800
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$77,087
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay71st percentile

Employees

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

Filer

Filer Name
Specifications Consultants in
EIN
47-2799579
Phone
6179645477
Address
1121 WASHINGTON STREET, NEWTON, MA 02465

Signing Officer

Name
Linda Stansen
Title
Treasurer
Phone
6179645477
Signed
2020-04-22
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: 2,601. Description: office supplies. Amount: 838. Description: marketing. Amount: 21. Description: database website. Amount: 3,718. Description: member meetings. Amount: 66,698. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,000. Description: provider fees. Amount: 999. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 75,955.”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$151,465
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$151,465
Revenue
$118,800
Expenses
$85,425
Net income
$33,375
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