Civic Intelligence

Competitive Enterprise Institute

990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 52-1351785

Oct 01, 2011 to Sep 30, 2012

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Washington, DC
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

30th percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2012

Liabilities / Revenue

17th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2012

Net Margin

77th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2012

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2012

Asset Growth

92nd percentile

37%

Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Revenue Growth

79th percentile

19%

Faster revenue growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets30th percentile

Assets

Up

$3,520,366

Up $959,772 (+37%) from 2011

Net Assets

Up

$3,300,774

Up $910,863 (+38%) from 2011

Liabilities

Up

$219,592

Up $48,909 (+29%) from 2011

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue17th percentileNet Margin77th percentile

Revenue

Up

$6,354,832

Up $1,005,170 (+19%) from 2011

Expenses

Up

$5,385,796

Up $521,899 (+11%) from 2011

Net Income

Up

$969,036

Up $483,271 (+99%) from 2011

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth92nd percentile

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

$20M$15M$10M$5.0M$0Assets 2011: $2,560,594Liabilities 2011: $170,683Net Assets 2011: $2,389,9112011Assets 2012: $3,520,366Liabilities 2012: $219,592Net Assets 2012: $3,300,7742012Assets 2013: $2,769,236Liabilities 2013: $1,089,930Net Assets 2013: $1,679,3062013Assets 2014: $2,913,637Liabilities 2014: $651,433Net Assets 2014: $2,262,2042014Assets 2015: $2,854,282Liabilities 2015: $504,171Net Assets 2015: $2,350,1112015Assets 2016: $4,136,116Liabilities 2016: $1,893,531Net Assets 2016: $2,242,5852016Assets 2017: $3,880,015Liabilities 2017: $2,703,889Net Assets 2017: $1,176,1262017Assets 2018: $3,160,827Liabilities 2018: $2,383,904Net Assets 2018: $776,9232018Assets 2019: $3,901,274Liabilities 2019: $2,218,817Net Assets 2019: $1,682,4572019Assets 2020: $4,480,576Liabilities 2020: $2,162,820Net Assets 2020: $2,317,7562020Assets 2021: $4,757,663Liabilities 2021: $2,286,866Net Assets 2021: $2,470,7972021Assets 2022: $5,463,449Liabilities 2022: $1,915,841Net Assets 2022: $3,547,6082022Assets 2023: $10,012,425Liabilities 2023: $4,403,863Net Assets 2023: $5,608,5622023Assets 2024: $9,371,496Liabilities 2024: $3,543,405Net Assets 2024: $5,828,0912024Assets 2025: $15,260,215Liabilities 2025: $5,676,082Net Assets 2025: $9,584,1332025

Highlighted filing

2012

Assets$3,520,366
Liabilities$219,592
Net Assets$3,300,774
Open 2012 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth79th percentile

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

$15M$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2011: $5,349,662Expenses 2011: $4,863,897Net Income 2011: $485,7652011Revenue 2012: $6,354,832Expenses 2012: $5,385,796Net Income 2012: $969,0362012Expenses 2013: $7,749,3172013Revenue 2014: $7,009,846Expenses 2014: $6,427,052Net Income 2014: $582,7942014Revenue 2015: $7,444,817Expenses 2015: $7,356,910Net Income 2015: $87,9072015Revenue 2016: $7,703,763Expenses 2016: $7,811,133Net Income 2016: -$107,3702016Revenue 2017: $7,287,515Expenses 2017: $8,354,004Net Income 2017: -$1,066,4892017Revenue 2018: $6,397,876Expenses 2018: $6,797,063Net Income 2018: -$399,1872018Revenue 2019: $7,118,816Expenses 2019: $6,213,282Net Income 2019: $905,5342019Revenue 2020: $6,805,470Expenses 2020: $6,170,171Net Income 2020: $635,2992020Revenue 2021: $6,735,306Expenses 2021: $6,582,265Net Income 2021: $153,0412021Revenue 2022: $7,758,776Expenses 2022: $6,681,965Net Income 2022: $1,076,8112022Revenue 2023: $10,125,447Expenses 2023: $8,429,275Net Income 2023: $1,696,1722023Revenue 2024: $8,836,534Expenses 2024: $8,628,363Net Income 2024: $208,1712024Revenue 2025: $12,854,082Expenses 2025: $9,105,214Net Income 2025: $3,748,8682025

Highlighted filing

2012

Revenue$6,354,832
Expenses$5,385,796
Net Income$969,036
Open 2012 Filing
Filing Detail Status

This 2012 filing currently has summary financial data only. Detailed schedules, leadership, and program rows are not available for this filing yet.

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Filing Period
Oct 1, 2011 to Sep 30, 2012
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Competitive enterprise institute (cei) is a non-profit public policy organization dedicated to the principles of free enterprise and limited government. We believe that consumers are best helped not by government regulation but by being allowed to make their own choices in a free marketplace.

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Filings

Displayed year

2012 • Form 990Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,520,366
Liabilities
$219,592
Net assets
$3,300,774
Revenue
$6,354,832
Expenses
$5,385,796
Net income
$969,036
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.3$5.68$9.58$12.9$9.11$3.75
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.37$3.54$5.83$8.84$8.63$0.21
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.0$4.40$5.61$10.1$8.43$1.70
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.46$1.92$3.55$7.76$6.68$1.08
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.76$2.29$2.47$6.74$6.58$0.15
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.48$2.16$2.32$6.81$6.17$0.64
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.90$2.22$1.68$7.12$6.21$0.91
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.16$2.38$0.78$6.40$6.80$0.40
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.88$2.70$1.18$7.29$8.35$1.07
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.14$1.89$2.24$7.70$7.81$0.11
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.85$0.50$2.35$7.44$7.36$0.09
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.91$0.65$2.26$7.01$6.43$0.58
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.77$1.09$1.68$7.75
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.52$0.22$3.30$6.35$5.39$0.97
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.56$0.17$2.39$5.35$4.86$0.49
Peer Organizations

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