Civic Intelligence

Public Watchdogs

EIN 81-1842056 • 501(c)3 • La Mesa, CA

Profile

Protect the public from rogue government

7918 El Cajon Blvd 310La Mesa, CA 91942

www.publicwatchdogs.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

100th percentile

149.45x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 100% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

99th percentile

29.73x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

3rd percentile

-937%

Higher net margin than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$68,030

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 392.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

11th percentile

-98%

Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

96th percentile

235%

Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets100th percentile

Assets

Down

$3,452

Down $164,919 (-98%) from 2022

Liabilities

Down

$515,900

Down $2,318 (-0.4%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

-$512,448

Down $162,601 (-46%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue99th percentileNet Margin3rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$17,351

Up $12,165 (+235%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$179,952

Down $59,243 (-25%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$162,601

Up $71,408 (+31%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth11th percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500K-$1.0MAssets 2017: $8,977Liabilities 2017: $6,841Net Assets 2017: $2,1362017Assets 2018: $63,494Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $63,4942018Assets 2019: $87,235Liabilities 2019: $2,560Net Assets 2019: $84,6752019Assets 2020: $12,489Liabilities 2020: $1,000Net Assets 2020: $11,4892020Assets 2021: $248,591Liabilities 2021: $371,300Net Assets 2021: -$122,7092021Assets 2022: $168,371Liabilities 2022: $518,218Net Assets 2022: -$349,8472022Assets 2023: $3,452Liabilities 2023: $515,900Net Assets 2023: -$512,4482023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$3,452
Liabilities$515,900
Net Assets-$512,448
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth96th percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2017: $34,616Expenses 2017: $32,942Net Income 2017: $1,6742017Revenue 2018: $328,305Expenses 2018: $266,947Net Income 2018: $61,3582018Revenue 2019: $774,101Expenses 2019: $752,920Net Income 2019: $21,1812019Revenue 2020: $130,895Expenses 2020: $206,642Net Income 2020: -$75,7472020Revenue 2021: $264,827Expenses 2021: $392,120Net Income 2021: -$127,2932021Revenue 2022: $5,186Expenses 2022: $239,195Net Income 2022: -$234,0092022Revenue 2023: $17,351Expenses 2023: $179,952Net Income 2023: -$162,6012023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$17,351
Expenses$179,952
Net Income-$162,601
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,452
Liabilities
$515,900
Net assets
-$512,448
Revenue
$17,351
Expenses
$179,952
Net income
-$162,601
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$5.16$5.12$0.17$1.80$1.63
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.68$5.18$3.50$0.05$2.39$2.34
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.49$3.71$1.23$2.65$3.92$1.27
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.01$0.11$1.31$2.07$0.76
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.03$0.85$7.74$7.53$0.21
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.63$0.00$0.63$3.28$2.67$0.61
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.07$0.02$0.35$0.33$0.02
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Aug 14, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.1
Gross Receipts
$17,351
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

See Sch O

Protect the public from rogue government

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
See Sch O--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay96th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Charles LangleyExe DirectorFT$68,030-$68,030
Nina BabiarzDirectorFT$23,693-$23,693
Niel LynchDirector-$3,000-$3,000
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Public Watchdogs
EIN
81-1842056
Address
7918 El Cajon Blvd 310, La Mesa, CA 91942

Signing Officer

Name
Charles Langley
Title
Exe Director
Phone
6194396627
Signed
2024-08-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Online Bookkeeping
Address
5198 Arlington Ave Ste 342, Riverside, CA 92504
Preparer
Michael Lanier
Phone
8585692425
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 2,088Operating costs 18,422Program costs 266Travel 547Misc 419”

Description of total liabilities Part II line 26

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearLoan from Babiarz 1,000 1,000SBA EIDL 514,900 514,900Payroll payable 2,318 0”

Other program services Part III line 31

“See supplemental narrative.”

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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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