Civic Intelligence

Germination Project

EIN 47-3019771 • 501(c)3 • Philadelphia, PA

Profile

to facilitate leadership among students in the Phila area by developng mentoring programs with prominent Phila leaders to provide them opptys to foster professional growth and civic citizenship

50 S 16th Street 2710Philadelphia, PA 19102

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

12th percentile

-66%

Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

98th percentile

$102,400

Higher top officer pay than 98% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 53.9% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

17th percentile

-62%

Faster asset growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

81st percentile

40%

Faster revenue growth than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$77,242

Down $124,709 (-62%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$77,242

Down $124,709 (-62%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin12th percentile

Revenue

Up

$189,962

Up $54,709 (+40%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$314,671

Down $31,797 (-9.2%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$124,709

Up $86,506 (+41%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth17th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2015: $107,587Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $107,5872015Assets 2016: $181,880Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $181,8802016Assets 2017: $260,511Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $260,5112017Assets 2018: $327,586Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $327,5862018Assets 2019: $397,940Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $397,9402019Assets 2020: $499,523Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $499,5232020Assets 2021: $484,221Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $484,2212021Assets 2022: $413,166Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $413,1662022Assets 2023: $201,951Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $201,9512023Assets 2024: $77,242Net Assets 2024: $77,2422024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$77,242
Liabilities-
Net Assets$77,242
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth81st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$400K$200K$0-$200K-$400KRevenue 2015: $272,671Expenses 2015: $165,084Net Income 2015: $107,5872015Revenue 2016: $112,678Expenses 2016: $38,385Net Income 2016: $74,2932016Revenue 2017: $97,934Expenses 2017: $19,303Net Income 2017: $78,6312017Revenue 2018: $98,410Expenses 2018: $31,335Net Income 2018: $67,0752018Revenue 2019: $93,485Expenses 2019: $23,131Net Income 2019: $70,3542019Revenue 2020: $108,046Expenses 2020: $6,463Net Income 2020: $101,5832020Revenue 2021: $61,547Expenses 2021: $76,849Net Income 2021: -$15,3022021Revenue 2022: $156,379Expenses 2022: $227,434Net Income 2022: -$71,0552022Revenue 2023: $135,253Expenses 2023: $346,468Net Income 2023: -$211,2152023Revenue 2024: $189,962Expenses 2024: $314,671Net Income 2024: -$124,7092024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$189,962
Expenses$314,671
Net Income-$124,709
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$77,242
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$77,242
Revenue
$189,962
Expenses
$314,671
Net income
-$124,709
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.77$0.77$1.90$3.15$1.25
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.02$0.00$2.02$1.35$3.46$2.11
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.13$0.00$4.13$1.56$2.27$0.71
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.84$0.00$4.84$0.62$0.77$0.15
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.00$0.00$5.00$1.08$0.06$1.02
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.98$0.00$3.98$0.93$0.23$0.70
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.28$0.00$3.28$0.98$0.31$0.67
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.61$0.00$2.61$0.98$0.19$0.79
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.82$0.00$1.82$1.13$0.38$0.74
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$0.00$1.08$2.73$1.65$1.08
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 14, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$189,962
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization's mission is to facilitate leadership among students in the philadelphia area by developing mentoring programs with prominent philadelphia leaders to provide them opportunities to foster professional growth and civic citizenship.

The organization made grants to an organization, philadelphia citizen, which is in accordance with its mission statement of empowering the philadelphia region

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE ORGANIZATION MADE GRNATS TO AN ORGANIZATION, PHILADELPHIA CITIZEN, WHICH IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS MISISON STATEMENT OF EMPOWERING THE PHILADELPHIA REGION-$314,671
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay98th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ELIU CORNIELLELead Branding OFT$102,400-$102,400
ROBERT DAVISExecutive DirectorFT$96,000-$96,000
RYAN WEISZLead Projects OFT$92,000-$92,000
AJAY RAJUPresidentPT$0--
DR RAVI RANJANDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Germination Project
EIN
47-3019771
Phone
2679250452
Address
50 S 16TH STREET 2710, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19102

Signing Officer

Name
Ajay
Title
Raju
Signed
2025-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Desai & Shah PC CPAs
Address
19785 Crystal Rock Drive Suite 304, Germantown, MD 20874
Preparer
Rakesh G Shah CPA
Phone
3015285595
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1

“payroll fees $796”

Other Expenses.2

“Bootcamp supplies $435”

Other Expenses.3

“LICENSE & PERMITS $175”

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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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