Civic Intelligence

American Center

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 47-4245571

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Mar 24, 2020

Organization ProfileTHEAMERICANCENTER.COM
700 13th St NWWashington, DC 20005

(202) 654-6200

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2019

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-276%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

11th percentile

-33%

Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2019

Revenue Growth

7th percentile

-57%

Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$126,081

Down $153,289 (-55%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$126,081

Down $153,289 (-55%) from 2017

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$56,301

Down $246,199 (-81%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$211,550

Up $47,492 (+29%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$155,249

Down $293,691 (-212%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth11th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2016: $140,928Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $140,9282016Assets 2017: $279,370Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $279,3702017Assets 2019: $126,081Net Assets 2019: $126,0812019Assets 2020: $1,339,590Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $1,339,5902020Assets 2021: $2,264,231Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $2,264,2312021Assets 2022: $1,106,336Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1,106,3362022Assets 2023: $851,036Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $851,0362023Assets 2024: $646,609Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $646,6092024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$126,081
Liabilities-
Net Assets$126,081
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth7th percentile

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

$30M$20M$10M$0-$10MRevenue 2016: $310,000Expenses 2016: $348,006Net Income 2016: -$38,0062016Revenue 2017: $302,500Expenses 2017: $164,058Net Income 2017: $138,4422017Revenue 2019: $56,301Expenses 2019: $211,550Net Income 2019: -$155,2492019Revenue 2020: $3,566,775Expenses 2020: $2,353,266Net Income 2020: $1,213,5092020Revenue 2021: $2,833,500Expenses 2021: $1,908,859Net Income 2021: $924,6412021Revenue 2022: $26,647,300Expenses 2022: $27,805,195Net Income 2022: -$1,157,8952022Revenue 2023: $47,656Expenses 2023: $302,956Net Income 2023: -$255,3002023Revenue 2024: $73,300Expenses 2024: $277,727Net Income 2024: -$204,4272024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$56,301
Expenses$211,550
Net Income-$155,249
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Mar 24, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$56,301
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Empower & amplify the voices of americans.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
AMERICAN CENTER CONTINUED ITS EFFORTS TO CREATE REGULAR COMMUNICATIONCHANNELS DESIGNED TO BUILD CIVIC AWARENESS AND ENGAGEMENT.$26,885$116,378
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAVID WALTERSDirector, President-$0--
STEPHEN PATTERSONDirector, Treasurer-$0--
PATRICK GRIFFINDirector-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity

Reported Spending and Taxes

Line ItemAmount
Political Expenditures$23,385
Total Exempt Function Spending$23,385
Section 527 Activity Spending$0

Section 527 Organizations

OrganizationLocationAmount
83-2072700Washington, DC$20,385
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
American Center
EIN
47-4245571
Phone
2026546200
Address
700 13TH ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Signing Officer

Name
David Walters
Title
President
Phone
2026546200
Signed
2020-03-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Mark Heinitz CPA
Address
6433 BURWELL ST, SPRINGFIELD, VA 22150
Preparer
Mark Heinitz
Phone
7038221696
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Advocacy; advocacy; unite oklahoma: 700 13th st nw #600, washington, dc, 20005; none, 20385.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Information technology 18028.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“INSURANCE 2499.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“ALL OTHER EXPENSES 1168.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$126,081
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$126,081
Revenue
$56,301
Expenses
$211,550
Net income
-$155,249
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.65$0.00$0.65$0.07$0.28$0.20
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.85$0.00$0.85$0.05$0.30$0.26
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.11$0.00$1.11$26.6$27.8$1.16
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.26$0.00$2.26$2.83$1.91$0.92
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.34$0.00$1.34$3.57$2.35$1.21
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.13$0.06$0.21$0.16
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.00$0.28$0.30$0.16$0.14
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$0.31$0.35$0.04