Civic Intelligence

Inquirefirst

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 81-1260156

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020

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San Diego, CA
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

90th percentile

0.63x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 90% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

86th percentile

0.29x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

59th percentile

11%

Higher net margin than 59% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2020

Asset Growth

95th percentile

259%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

85th percentile

33%

Faster revenue growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets90th percentile

Assets

Up

$127,336

Up $91,899 (+259%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$46,620

Up $30,633 (+192%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$80,716

Up $61,266 (+315%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue86th percentileNet Margin59th percentile

Revenue

Up

$280,142

Up $70,058 (+33%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$249,509

Up $48,882 (+24%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$30,633

Up $21,176 (+224%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth95th percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2016: $27,562Liabilities 2016: $16,301Net Assets 2016: $11,2612016Assets 2017: $7,463Liabilities 2017: $2,608Net Assets 2017: $4,8552017Assets 2018: $23,001Liabilities 2018: $16,471Net Assets 2018: $6,5302018Assets 2019: $35,437Liabilities 2019: $19,450Net Assets 2019: $15,9872019Assets 2020: $127,336Liabilities 2020: $80,716Net Assets 2020: $46,6202020Assets 2021: $102,789Liabilities 2021: $27,750Net Assets 2021: $75,0392021Assets 2022: $18,022Liabilities 2022: $20,814Net Assets 2022: -$2,7922022Assets 2023: $315,947Liabilities 2023: $18,631Net Assets 2023: $297,3162023

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$127,336
Liabilities$80,716
Net Assets$46,620
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth85th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2016: $75,803Expenses 2016: $73,728Net Income 2016: $2,0752016Revenue 2017: $124,319Expenses 2017: $130,725Net Income 2017: -$6,4062017Revenue 2018: $181,411Expenses 2018: $179,736Net Income 2018: $1,6752018Revenue 2019: $210,084Expenses 2019: $200,627Net Income 2019: $9,4572019Revenue 2020: $280,142Expenses 2020: $249,509Net Income 2020: $30,6332020Revenue 2021: $259,909Expenses 2021: $231,490Net Income 2021: $28,4192021Revenue 2022: $137,264Expenses 2022: $215,095Net Income 2022: -$77,8312022Revenue 2023: $576,662Expenses 2023: $276,554Net Income 2023: $300,1082023

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$280,142
Expenses$249,509
Net Income$30,633
Open 2020 Filing
Filing Detail Status

This 2020 filing currently has summary financial data only. Detailed schedules, leadership, and program rows are not available for this filing yet.

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Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Investigative journalism presented by means of educational workshops and media outlets; to inform the general public by providing information they need to have a voice in current issues, environmentally, politically, and socially.

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$127,336
Liabilities
$80,716
Net assets
$46,620
Revenue
$280,142
Expenses
$249,509
Net income
$30,633
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.16$0.19$2.97$5.77$2.77$3.00
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.18$0.21$0.03$1.37$2.15$0.78
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.03$0.28$0.75$2.60$2.31$0.28
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.27$0.81$0.47$2.80$2.50$0.31
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.35$0.19$0.16$2.10$2.01$0.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.16$0.07$1.81$1.80$0.02
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.07$0.03$0.05$1.24$1.31$0.06
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.28$0.16$0.11$0.76$0.74$0.02
Peer Organizations

Similar nonprofits based on the same Siviq industry and scale cohort. 2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits