Civic Intelligence

Democracy 21

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 52-1948022

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Apr 10, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.DEMOCRACY21.ORG
2000 Massachusetts Avenue NWWashington, DC 20036

(202) 355-9600

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

85th percentile

0.26x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

77th percentile

0.09x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

34th percentile

-3.2%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$8,953

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 19.8% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

58th percentile

4.4%

Faster asset growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

50th percentile

0.0%

Faster revenue growth than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets85th percentile

Assets

Up

$15,495

Up $649 (+4.4%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$11,397

Down $1,438 (-11%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$4,098

Up $2,087 (+104%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue77th percentileNet Margin34th percentile

Revenue

Up

$45,252

Up $1 (+0.0%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$46,690

Up $8,520 (+22%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$1,438

Down $8,519 (-120%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth58th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2010: $20,905Liabilities 2010: $1,788Net Assets 2010: $19,1172010Assets 2011: $13,008Liabilities 2011: $3,6862011Assets 2012: $8,223Liabilities 2012: $3,1812012Assets 2013: $9,658Liabilities 2013: $1,8832013Assets 2014: $13,018Liabilities 2014: $7,264Net Assets 2014: $5,7542014Assets 2015: $14,846Liabilities 2015: $2,011Net Assets 2015: $12,8352015Assets 2016: $15,495Liabilities 2016: $4,098Net Assets 2016: $11,3972016Assets 2017: $6,257Liabilities 2017: $3,876Net Assets 2017: $2,3812017Assets 2018: $8,207Liabilities 2018: $9,910Net Assets 2018: -$1,7032018Assets 2019: $11,500Liabilities 2019: $6,919Net Assets 2019: $4,5812019Assets 2020: $26,315Liabilities 2020: $5,271Net Assets 2020: $21,0442020Assets 2021: $10,621Liabilities 2021: $8,8132021Assets 2022: $109,452Liabilities 2022: $7,435Net Assets 2022: $102,0172022Assets 2023: $213,939Liabilities 2023: $111,0312023Assets 2024: $121,727Liabilities 2024: $117,041Net Assets 2024: $4,6862024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$15,495
Liabilities$4,098
Net Assets$11,397
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth50th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2010: $41,879Expenses 2010: $61,538Net Income 2010: -$19,6592010Revenue 2011: $16,237Expenses 2011: $26,032Net Income 2011: -$9,7952011Revenue 2012: $60,329Expenses 2012: $64,609Net Income 2012: -$4,2802012Revenue 2013: $45,153Expenses 2013: $42,420Net Income 2013: $2,7332013Revenue 2014: $45,502Expenses 2014: $47,523Net Income 2014: -$2,0212014Revenue 2015: $45,251Expenses 2015: $38,170Net Income 2015: $7,0812015Revenue 2016: $45,252Expenses 2016: $46,690Net Income 2016: -$1,4382016Revenue 2017: $45,604Expenses 2017: $54,620Net Income 2017: -$9,0162017Revenue 2018: $75,454Expenses 2018: $79,538Net Income 2018: -$4,0842018Revenue 2019: $105,416Expenses 2019: $99,132Net Income 2019: $6,2842019Revenue 2020: $75,896Expenses 2020: $59,433Net Income 2020: $16,4632020Revenue 2021: $60,461Expenses 2021: $79,697Net Income 2021: -$19,2362021Revenue 2022: $155,501Expenses 2022: $55,292Net Income 2022: $100,2092022Revenue 2023: $187,818Expenses 2023: $186,927Net Income 2023: $8912023Revenue 2024: $430,744Expenses 2024: $528,966Net Income 2024: -$98,2222024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$45,252
Expenses$46,690
Net Income-$1,438
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Apr 10, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$45,252
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Renew & reform our political system & government.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ADVOCACY ON THE CAMPAIGN FINANCE ISSUE AND OTHER GOVERNANCE AND POLITICAL REFORM ISSUES.$0$46,690
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
FRED WERTHEIMERPresidentPT$8,080$873$8,953
SUSAN MANESChairman-$0--
DONALD SIMONDirector-$0--
DOMINIC UCCITreasurer-$0--
ROGER WITTENDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Democracy 21
EIN
52-1948022
Phone
2023559600
Address
2000 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Signing Officer

Name
Fred Wertheimer
Title
President and CEO
Phone
2023559600
Signed
2017-04-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Councilor Buchanan & Mitchell Pc
Address
7910 WOODMONT AVENUE SUITE 500, BETHESDA, MD 20814
Preparer
Patricia Drolet
Phone
3019860600
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: interest income. Amount: 2.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: computer supplies and services. Amount: 1,140. Description: finance fees. Amount: 282. Description: depreciation. Amount: 54. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 79. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,578. Description: meetings. Amount: 63. Description: telephone. Amount: 1,764. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 4,960.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: security deposit. Beg. Of year amount: 360. End of year amount: 360. Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 613. End of year amount: 559.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: due to democracy 21 education fund. Beg. Of year amount: 2,011. End of year amount: 4,098.”

Raw XML Appendix143 raw XML fields

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

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$15,495
Liabilities
$4,098
Net assets
$11,397
Revenue
$45,252
Expenses
$46,690
Net income
-$1,438
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.22$1.17$0.05$4.31$5.29$0.98
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.14$1.11$1.88$1.87$0.01
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.09$0.07$1.02$1.56$0.55$1.00
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.11$0.09$0.60$0.80$0.19
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.05$0.21$0.76$0.59$0.16
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.12$0.07$0.05$1.05$0.99$0.06
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.08$0.10$0.02$0.75$0.80$0.04
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.06$0.04$0.02$0.46$0.55$0.09
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.04$0.11$0.45$0.47$0.01
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.15$0.02$0.13$0.45$0.38$0.07
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.07$0.06$0.46$0.48$0.02
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.10$0.02$0.45$0.42$0.03
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.08$0.03$0.60$0.65$0.04
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.13$0.04$0.16$0.26$0.10
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.21$0.02$0.19$0.42$0.62$0.20