Civic Intelligence

Common Sense Colorado

EIN 80-0437208 • 501(c)4 • Denver, CO

Profile

To promote the welfare of all americans by promoting public policy that strengthens strong business and a growing economy.

PO Box 181734Denver, CO 80218

commonsenseincolorado.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2018

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.

Asset Growth

11th percentile

-67%

Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$26,553

Down $52,780 (-67%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$26,553

Down $52,780 (-67%) from 2017

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Expenses

Up

$52,780

Up $2,050 (+4.0%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$52,780

Down $2,050 (-4.0%) from 2017

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth11th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $4,289Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $4,2892013Assets 2014: $61,001Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $61,0012014Assets 2015: $15,133Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $15,1332015Assets 2016: $130,063Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $130,0632016Assets 2017: $79,333Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $79,3332017Assets 2018: $26,553Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $26,5532018

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$26,553
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$26,553
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2013: $5,000Expenses 2013: $51,856Net Income 2013: -$46,8562013Revenue 2014: $281,000Expenses 2014: $224,288Net Income 2014: $56,7122014Revenue 2015: $0Expenses 2015: $45,868Net Income 2015: -$45,8682015Revenue 2016: $289,500Expenses 2016: $174,570Net Income 2016: $114,9302016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $50,730Net Income 2017: -$50,7302017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $52,780Net Income 2018: -$52,7802018

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$0
Expenses$52,780
Net Income-$52,780
Open 2018 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$26,553
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$26,553
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$52,780
Net income
-$52,780
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.00$0.27$0.00$0.53$0.53
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.79$0.00$0.79$0.00$0.51$0.51
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.30$0.00$1.30$2.90$1.75$1.15
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.46$0.46
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.61$0.00$0.61$2.81$2.24$0.57
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.05$0.52$0.47
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Oct 25, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote the welfare of all americans by promoting public policy that strengthens strong business and a growing economy.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PUBLIC EDUCATION OF PENDING LEGISLATION THROUGH RADIO AND PRINT MEDIA RELATED TO PROMOTING STRONG ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS GROWTH.$50,000$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ANDY GEORGEPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Common Sense Colorado
EIN
80-0437208
Phone
3036527022
Address
PO BOX 181734, DENVER, CO 80218

Signing Officer

Name
Andy George
Title
President
Phone
3036527022
Signed
2019-10-25
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Dalby Wendland & Co Pc
Address
P O BOX 430, GRAND JUNCTION, CO 81502
Preparer
Sabrina J Hoyt CPA
Phone
9702431921
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: . Grantee name: citizens for a sound government. Grantee address: 403 s. Reed court lakewood, co 80226. Amount given: 50,000.”

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

“Description: bank fees. Amount: 30.”

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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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