Civic Intelligence

Sign Research Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 54-2091972

Jan 01, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012 • Filed on Nov 11, 2013

Organization ProfileSIGNRESEARCH.ORG
PO Box 1439220044
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2012

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2012

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2012

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2012

Asset Growth

16th percentile

-28%

Faster asset growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$450,411

Down $171,643 (-28%) from 2011

Net Assets

Down

$449,361

Down $172,303 (-28%) from 2011

Liabilities

Up

$1,050

Up $660 (+169%) from 2011

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Up

$263,150

Up $20,912 (+8.6%) from 2011

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth16th percentile

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2010: $353,393Liabilities 2010: $727Net Assets 2010: $352,6662010Assets 2011: $622,054Liabilities 2011: $390Net Assets 2011: $621,6642011Assets 2012: $450,411Liabilities 2012: $1,050Net Assets 2012: $449,3612012Assets 2013: $276,102Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $276,1022013Assets 2014: $173,068Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $173,0682014Assets 2015: $70,124Liabilities 2015: $8,195Net Assets 2015: $61,9292015Assets 2016: $284,096Liabilities 2016: $14,830Net Assets 2016: $269,2662016Assets 2017: $348,020Liabilities 2017: $27,701Net Assets 2017: $320,3192017Assets 2018: $370,298Liabilities 2018: $598Net Assets 2018: $369,7002018Assets 2019: $496,789Liabilities 2019: $6,525Net Assets 2019: $490,2642019Assets 2020: $538,366Liabilities 2020: $15,316Net Assets 2020: $523,0502020Assets 2021: $545,758Liabilities 2021: $5,061Net Assets 2021: $540,6972021Assets 2022: $616,435Liabilities 2022: $7,860Net Assets 2022: $608,5752022Assets 2023: $687,067Liabilities 2023: $551Net Assets 2023: $686,5162023Assets 2024: $783,471Liabilities 2024: $50Net Assets 2024: $783,4212024

Highlighted filing

2012

Assets$450,411
Liabilities$1,050
Net Assets$449,361
Open 2012 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KExpenses 2010: $144,8172010Revenue 2011: $511,236Expenses 2011: $242,238Net Income 2011: $268,9982011Expenses 2012: $263,1502012Revenue 2013: $65,665Expenses 2013: $238,924Net Income 2013: -$173,2592013Revenue 2014: $164,720Expenses 2014: $267,754Net Income 2014: -$103,0342014Revenue 2015: $50,400Expenses 2015: $161,540Net Income 2015: -$111,1402015Revenue 2016: $344,570Expenses 2016: $137,233Net Income 2016: $207,3372016Revenue 2017: $308,424Expenses 2017: $257,371Net Income 2017: $51,0532017Revenue 2018: $257,192Expenses 2018: $207,811Net Income 2018: $49,3812018Revenue 2019: $267,141Expenses 2019: $146,577Net Income 2019: $120,5642019Revenue 2020: $97,192Expenses 2020: $64,406Net Income 2020: $32,7862020Revenue 2021: $98,112Expenses 2021: $80,465Net Income 2021: $17,6472021Revenue 2022: $148,510Expenses 2022: $80,632Net Income 2022: $67,8782022Revenue 2023: $223,203Expenses 2023: $145,262Net Income 2023: $77,9412023Revenue 2024: $155,025Expenses 2024: $66,729Net Income 2024: $88,2962024

Highlighted filing

2012

Revenue-
Expenses$263,150
Net Income-
Open 2012 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Signed
Nov 11, 2013
Return Version
2012v2.1
Gross Receipts
$90,847
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote signage in the societal sense, educating the public about its social, economic and aesthetic value to the at-large society, emphasizing to users how to maximize their communication effectiveness. The foundation focuses on bringing education to sign users and to those who interact with sign users, including advertising agencies, lenders, appraisers, attorneys, regulators, business form franchisers, and small businesses.

Major Activities

Activity 2
Public relations - the signage foundation, inc. Annually plans and implements a comprehensive information sharing and public relations effort which included the following targeted events:(1) exhibiting at the sign expo(2) exhibiting at the american planning association meeting(3) meetings with state and regional associationsthese interactive experiences afforded opportunities to share information on the research and educational initiatives of the signage foundation, inc. And addressed the annual scope of work.
Activity 3
National signage research conference - the national signage research conference was designed to establish best practices on the use, regulation and legal rights of on-premise and store front sign users.
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
54-2091972
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Filings

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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$450,411
Liabilities
$1,050
Net assets
$449,361
Revenue
-
Expenses
$263,150
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.83$0.00$7.83$1.55$0.67$0.88
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.87$0.01$6.87$2.23$1.45$0.78
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.16$0.08$6.09$1.49$0.81$0.68
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.46$0.05$5.41$0.98$0.80$0.18
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.38$0.15$5.23$0.97$0.64$0.33
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.97$0.07$4.90$2.67$1.47$1.21
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.70$0.01$3.70$2.57$2.08$0.49
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.48$0.28$3.20$3.08$2.57$0.51
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.84$0.15$2.69$3.45$1.37$2.07
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.08$0.62$0.50$1.62$1.11
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.73$0.00$1.73$1.65$2.68$1.03
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.76$0.00$2.76$0.66$2.39$1.73
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.50$0.01$4.49$2.63
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.22$0.00$6.22$5.11$2.42$2.69
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.53$0.01$3.53$1.45