Civic Intelligence

Citizens in Charge

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 54-2051447

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Oct 24, 2018

13168 Centerpointe Way Suite 202Woodbridge, VA 22193

(703) 492-1776

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

99th percentile

10.72x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

100th percentile

37.09x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

95th percentile

54%

Higher net margin than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

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.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

100th percentile

1319%

Faster asset growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-69%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Assets

Up

$61,041

Up $56,740 (+1319%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

-$593,084

Up $9,540 (+1.6%) from 2016

Liabilities

Up

$654,125

Up $47,200 (+7.8%) from 2016

Revenue

Down

$17,637

Down $38,357 (-69%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$8,097

Down $379,434 (-98%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$9,540

Up $341,077 (+103%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500K-$1.0MAssets 2010: $5,014Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $5,0142010Assets 2011: $5,608Liabilities 2011: $6,400Net Assets 2011: -$7922011Assets 2012: $52,998Liabilities 2012: $186,500Net Assets 2012: -$133,5022012Assets 2013: $66,660Liabilities 2013: $252,526Net Assets 2013: -$185,8662013Assets 2014: $5,762Liabilities 2014: $276,360Net Assets 2014: -$270,5982014Assets 2015: $3,866Liabilities 2015: $274,953Net Assets 2015: -$271,0872015Assets 2016: $4,301Liabilities 2016: $606,925Net Assets 2016: -$602,6242016Assets 2017: $61,041Liabilities 2017: $654,125Net Assets 2017: -$593,0842017Assets 2018: $38,172Liabilities 2018: $547,2672018Assets 2019: $32,516Liabilities 2019: $558,2672019Assets 2020: $50,673Liabilities 2020: $534,267Net Assets 2020: -$483,5942020Assets 2021: $38,800Liabilities 2021: $567,967Net Assets 2021: -$529,1672021Assets 2022: $453,421Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $453,4212022Assets 2023: $448,329Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $448,3292023Assets 2024: $438,821Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $438,8212024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$61,041
Liabilities$654,125
Net Assets-$593,084

Operations Trend

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2010: $132,7432010Expenses 2011: $88,8282011Expenses 2012: $404,1362012Revenue 2013: $11,112Expenses 2013: $63,476Net Income 2013: -$52,3642013Revenue 2014: $5,695Expenses 2014: $90,426Net Income 2014: -$84,7312014Revenue 2015: $48,303Expenses 2015: $48,793Net Income 2015: -$4902015Revenue 2016: $55,994Expenses 2016: $387,531Net Income 2016: -$331,5372016Revenue 2017: $17,637Expenses 2017: $8,097Net Income 2017: $9,5402017Revenue 2018: $134,825Expenses 2018: $50,837Net Income 2018: $83,9882018Revenue 2019: $525Expenses 2019: $17,180Net Income 2019: -$16,6552019Revenue 2020: $90,500Expenses 2020: $48,343Net Income 2020: $42,1572020Expenses 2021: $45,5732021Revenue 2022: $1,000,000Expenses 2022: $17,412Net Income 2022: $982,5882022Revenue 2023: $653Expenses 2023: $5,745Net Income 2023: -$5,0922023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $9,508Net Income 2024: -$9,5082024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$17,637
Expenses$8,097
Net Income$9,540
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Oct 24, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$17,637
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To protect and expand the initiative and referendum process.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SEE SCHEDULE O-$7,720
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
PAUL JACOBPresidentPT$0--
WILLIAM REDPATHDirector-$0--
ERIC O'KEEFEDirector-$0--
DENNIS POLHILLDirector-$0--
JEREMY ASPENDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Citizens in Charge
EIN
54-2051447
Phone
7034921776
Address
13168 CENTERPOINTE WAY SUITE 202, WOODBRIDGE, VA 22193

Signing Officer

Name
Paul Jacob
Title
President
Phone
7034921776
Signed
2018-10-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Jansen Valk Thompson & Reahm Pc
Address
7171 STADIUM DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49009-4943
Preparer
Rhonda L Newman
Phone
2693817600
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8

Miscellaneous 30 total 30

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

Expenses 20 office expense 377 total 397

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

Equipment 4,490 4,490 less accumulated depreciation 4,490 4,490 note receivable-cicf 0 54,000 note receivable 3,337 3,337 total 3,337 57,337

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

Note payable - other 114,000 98,000 note payable - lif 444,717 514,267 note payable - cicf 48,208 41,858

Form 990-ez, Part III

Continued to support efforts to protect and expand the initiative and referendum process. Communicated with the general public about the need for an open and accessible initiative and referendum process and leaders who support citizens' right to petition their governments. They also continued to build an informal network and various broad-based coalitions to support the movement. Finally, they researched and identified pro-initiative supporters across the country to provide a resource base.

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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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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.44$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.01$0.01
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.45$0.00$0.45$0.00$0.01$0.01
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.45$0.00$0.45$1.00$0.02$0.98
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.04$0.57$0.53$0.05
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.53$0.48$0.09$0.05$0.04
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.03$0.56$0.00$0.02$0.02
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.04$0.55$0.13$0.05$0.08
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.65$0.59$0.02$0.01$0.01
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.61$0.60$0.06$0.39$0.33
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.27$0.27$0.05$0.05$0.00
2014XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.01$0.28$0.27$0.01$0.09$0.08
2013XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.25$0.19$0.01$0.06$0.05
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.05$0.19$0.13$0.40
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.01$0.00$0.09
2010XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.13