Civic Intelligence

American Potential

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 47-4797969

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

Organization Profile
PO Box 1706Alexandria, VA 22313

(571) 482-7690

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

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

Asset Growth

2nd percentile

-94%

Faster asset growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

1st percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,582

Down $25,690 (-94%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$1,582

Down $25,690 (-94%) from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $23,300 (-100%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$25,690

Down $71,685 (-74%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

-$25,690

Up $48,385 (+65%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth2nd percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $32,000Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $26,578Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $26,5782016Assets 2017: $101,347Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $101,3472017Assets 2018: $27,272Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $27,2722018Assets 2019: $1,582Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $1,5822019Assets 2020: $155,761Liabilities 2020: $103,750Net Assets 2020: $52,0112020Assets 2021: $6,704Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $6,7042021Assets 2022: $4,579Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $4,5792022Assets 2023: $33,662Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $33,6622023Assets 2024: $71,193Liabilities 2024: $6,402Net Assets 2024: $64,7912024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$1,582
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$1,582
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth1st percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2015: $75,000Expenses 2015: $43,000Net Income 2015: $32,0002015Revenue 2016: $850,000Expenses 2016: $855,422Net Income 2016: -$5,4222016Revenue 2017: $150,896Expenses 2017: $76,127Net Income 2017: $74,7692017Revenue 2018: $23,300Expenses 2018: $97,375Net Income 2018: -$74,0752018Revenue 2019: $0Expenses 2019: $25,690Net Income 2019: -$25,6902019Revenue 2020: $2,175,000Expenses 2020: $2,124,571Net Income 2020: $50,4292020Revenue 2021: $360Expenses 2021: $45,667Net Income 2021: -$45,3072021Revenue 2022: $651,886Expenses 2022: $654,011Net Income 2022: -$2,1252022Revenue 2023: $366,272Expenses 2023: $337,189Net Income 2023: $29,0832023Revenue 2024: $424,727Expenses 2024: $393,598Net Income 2024: $31,1292024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$0
Expenses$25,690
Net Income-$25,690
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Nov 11, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

American Potential seeks to educate members of the public on a number of public policy issues, including, but not limited to (a) unlocking individual potential, (b) revitalizing main street America and the American middle class; (c) re-imagining federal, state and local government, and (d) restoring American leadership in the world through research and public communications.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
American Potential carried out its exempt purpose through advertising and communications strategies.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Partrick HynesChair & Executive Director-$0--
Chris MarstonTreasurer-$0--
William B CanfieldSecretary And General Counsel-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
American Potential
EIN
47-4797969
Phone
5714827690
Address
PO Box 1706, Alexandria, VA 22313

Signing Officer

Name
Chris Marston
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5714827690
Signed
2020-11-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Election CFO LLC
Address
PO Box 26141, Alexandria, VA 22313
Preparer
Chris Marston
Phone
7036274679
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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$1,582
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$1,582
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$25,690
Net income
-$25,690
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.07$0.01$0.06$0.42$0.39$0.03
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.37$0.34$0.03
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.65$0.65$0.00
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.05$0.05
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.16$0.10$0.05$2.18$2.12$0.05
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.03$0.03
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.02$0.10$0.07
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.15$0.08$0.07
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.85$0.86$0.01
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.08$0.04$0.03
Peer Organizations

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