Civic Intelligence

National Parks Action Fund

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 81-0773791

Jul 01, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017 • Filed on May 10, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.NATIONALPARKSACTION.ORG
777 6th St NW No 700Washington, DC 20001

(202) 454-3380

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

76th percentile

0.09x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

73rd percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 73% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-226%

Higher net margin than 2% 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

3rd percentile

-81%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-72%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets76th percentile

Assets

Down

$21,943

Down $92,816 (-81%) from 2016

Net Assets

$19,940

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Down

$2,003

Down $8,194 (-80%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue73rd percentileNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$37,500

Down $96,000 (-72%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$122,122

Up $93,184 (+322%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$84,622

Down $189,184 (-181%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth3rd percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2016: $114,759Liabilities 2016: $10,1972016Assets 2017: $21,943Liabilities 2017: $2,003Net Assets 2017: $19,9402017Assets 2018: $23,442Liabilities 2018: $1,163Net Assets 2018: $22,2792018Assets 2019: $52,629Liabilities 2019: $12,102Net Assets 2019: $40,5272019Assets 2020: $178,084Liabilities 2020: $35,775Net Assets 2020: $142,3092020Assets 2021: $71,463Liabilities 2021: $3,266Net Assets 2021: $68,1972021Assets 2022: $134,707Liabilities 2022: $12,787Net Assets 2022: $121,9202022Assets 2023: $162,946Liabilities 2023: $17,9982023Assets 2024: $210,488Liabilities 2024: $65,656Net Assets 2024: $144,8322024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$21,943
Liabilities$2,003
Net Assets$19,940
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth4th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2016: $133,500Expenses 2016: $28,938Net Income 2016: $104,5622016Revenue 2017: $37,500Expenses 2017: $122,122Net Income 2017: -$84,6222017Revenue 2018: $30,000Expenses 2018: $27,661Net Income 2018: $2,3392018Revenue 2019: $131,000Expenses 2019: $112,752Net Income 2019: $18,2482019Revenue 2020: $176,750Expenses 2020: $74,968Net Income 2020: $101,7822020Revenue 2021: $61,000Expenses 2021: $135,112Net Income 2021: -$74,1122021Revenue 2022: $115,000Expenses 2022: $61,277Net Income 2022: $53,7232022Revenue 2023: $190,400Expenses 2023: $167,372Net Income 2023: $23,0282023Revenue 2024: $218,750Expenses 2024: $218,866Net Income 2024: -$1162024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$37,500
Expenses$122,122
Net Income-$84,622
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2016 to Jun 30, 2017
Signed
May 10, 2018
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$37,500
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To protect, restore, and fund the national park system by informing the public about threats facing our parks, educating members of congress about proposals to help parks, and influencing their positions to forward those proposals.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SEE SCHEDULE O$0$122,122
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
THERESA PIERNOChairman-$0--
VICTOR H FAZIOSecretary-$0--
ANDREW SPIELMANTreasurer-$0--
JANE LYDERTrustee-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity

Reported Spending and Taxes

Line ItemAmount
Political Expenditures$57,661
Section 527 Activity Spending$57,661
Total Exempt Function Spending$57,661
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
National Parks Action Fund
EIN
81-0773791
Phone
2024543380
Address
777 6TH ST NW NO 700, WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Signing Officer

Name
Theresa Pierno
Title
Chairman
Phone
2024543380
Signed
2018-05-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Gelman Rosenberg & Freedman
Address
4550 MONTGOMERY AVE SUITE 650N, BETHESDA, MD 20814-2930
Phone
3019519090
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: supplies. Amount: 11. Description: meals and entertainment. Amount: 36. Description: advertising. Amount: 33,982. Description: bank fees. Amount: 418. Description: photography. Amount: 341. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 18,629. Description: royalties. Amount: 33,784. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 87,201.”

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

“Description: due to national parks conservation association. Beg. Of year amount: 10,197. End of year amount: 2,003.”

FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28, PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

“The national parks action fund's main focus for fy17 was to release the congressional scorecard and continue building our online community. Through the release of the scorecard, we were able to increase our twitter following by nearly 170% and saw earned media in national publications like the new york times and politico. The second half of the fiscal year focused on the actions of the new administration and congress and releasing information to our online community about the constant threats to national parks.”

FORM 990-EZ, PART IV:

“The day to day activities of the organization are run by a volunteer board.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$21,943
Liabilities
$2,003
Net assets
$19,940
Revenue
$37,500
Expenses
$122,122
Net income
-$84,622
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.10$0.66$1.45$2.19$2.19$0.00
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.63$0.18$1.90$1.67$0.23
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.35$0.13$1.22$1.15$0.61$0.54
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.71$0.03$0.68$0.61$1.35$0.74
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.78$0.36$1.42$1.77$0.75$1.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.53$0.12$0.41$1.31$1.13$0.18
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.23$0.01$0.22$0.30$0.28$0.02
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.02$0.20$0.38$1.22$0.85
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.15$0.10$1.34$0.29$1.05