Civic Intelligence

Winning the Issues

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 81-0858246

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Jun 27, 2025

Organization ProfileWWW.WINNINGTHEISSUES.ORG
101 Constitution Ave NW 710EWashington, DC 20001

(202) 742-4580

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-44%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

2nd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2024 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$169,144

Down $130,514 (-44%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$169,144

Down $130,514 (-44%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $300,000 (-100%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$130,514

Up $42,235 (+48%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$130,514

Down $342,235 (-162%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2016: $20,033Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $20,0332016Assets 2017: $70,033Net Assets 2017: $70,0332017Assets 2018: $161,234Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $161,2342018Assets 2019: $397,097Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $397,0972019Assets 2020: $289,097Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $263,662Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $263,6622021Assets 2022: $87,937Net Assets 2022: $87,9372022Assets 2023: $299,658Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $299,6582023Assets 2024: $169,144Net Assets 2024: $169,1442024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$169,144
Liabilities-
Net Assets$169,144
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth2nd percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2016: $394,000Expenses 2016: $374,043Net Income 2016: $19,9572016Revenue 2017: $90,000Expenses 2017: $40,000Net Income 2017: $50,0002017Revenue 2018: $260,000Expenses 2018: $168,799Net Income 2018: $91,2012018Revenue 2019: $650,000Expenses 2019: $414,137Net Income 2019: $235,8632019Revenue 2020: $160,000Expenses 2020: $268,000Net Income 2020: -$108,0002020Revenue 2021: $410,900Expenses 2021: $436,335Net Income 2021: -$25,4352021Revenue 2022: $80,400Expenses 2022: $256,125Net Income 2022: -$175,7252022Revenue 2023: $300,000Expenses 2023: $88,279Net Income 2023: $211,7212023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $130,514Net Income 2024: -$130,5142024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$130,514
Net Income-$130,514
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 27, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The mission of Winning the Issues is to promote social welfare by educating decision makers on what issues are most important to Americans, what messages they are hearing on those issues, and what communications are most effective.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The mission of Winning the Issues is to promote social welfare by educating decision makers on what issues are most important to Americans, what messages they are hearing on those issues, and what communications are most effective. In 2024, the organization conducted surveys of American citizens on important issues and made the research publicly available online. Issues explored in depth during 2024 included the economy, inflation, the budget and government spending, and education. Findings were made available through educational tools such as videos and reports.-$125,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Trent LottPresident-$0--
Robert S WalkerDirector-$0--
Bret BoylesSecretary-$0--
Governance and Compliance

Governance Explanations

Part VI, Section B. Policies, Line 15

“The organization has no compensated officers or employees.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Winning the Issues
EIN
81-0858246
Phone
2027424580
Address
101 CONSTITUTION AVE NW 710E, WASHINGTON, DC 20001

Signing Officer

Name
Bret Boyles
Title
Secretary
Signed
2025-06-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Quist & Associates LLC
Address
PO Box 372, Occoquan, VA 22125
Preparer
Elizabeth Quist
Phone
7035971370
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Filings

Displayed year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$169,144
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$169,144
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$130,514
Net income
-$130,514
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.69$1.69$0.00$1.31$1.31
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.00$0.00$3.00$3.00$0.88$2.12
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.88$0.80$2.56$1.76
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.64$0.00$2.64$4.11$4.36$0.25
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.89$0.00$1.60$2.68$1.08
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.97$0.00$3.97$6.50$4.14$2.36
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.61$0.00$1.61$2.60$1.69$0.91
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.70$0.70$0.90$0.40$0.50
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.20$0.00$0.20$3.94$3.74$0.20
Peer Organizations

Similar nonprofits based on the same Siviq industry and scale cohort. 2024 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits