Civic Intelligence

High Ground Action Fund

EIN 81-2132531 • 501(c)4 • Milwaukee, WI

Profile

High ground action fund built on their past success of civic engagement to a focus on digital and social media communication about salient issues in the 2018 election.

544 E Ogden Ave 700-144Milwaukee, WI 53202

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2020

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $66,144 (-100%) from 2019

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $66,144 (-100%) from 2019

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $798,770 (-100%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$66,144

Down $867,294 (-93%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

-$66,144

Up $68,524 (+51%) from 2019

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2016: $2,999Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $2,419Net Assets 2017: $2,4192017Assets 2018: $200,812Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $200,8122018Assets 2019: $66,144Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $66,1442019Assets 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $02020

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$0
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

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

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2016: $51,100Expenses 2016: $48,101Net Income 2016: $2,9992016Revenue 2017: $0Expenses 2017: $580Net Income 2017: -$5802017Revenue 2018: $3,187,000Expenses 2018: $2,988,607Net Income 2018: $198,3932018Revenue 2019: $798,770Expenses 2019: $933,438Net Income 2019: -$134,6682019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $66,144Net Income 2020: -$66,1442020

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$0
Expenses$66,144
Net Income-$66,144
Open 2020 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$66,144
Net income
-$66,144
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.07
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$0.80$0.93$0.13
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.20$3.19$2.99$0.20
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.05$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 12, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

High ground action fund built on their past success of civic engagement to a focus on digital and social media communication about salient issues in the 2018 election.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
HIGH GROUND ACTION FUND ENGAGED IN COMMUNICATION WITH WISCONSIN CITIZENS AROUND SALIENT ISSUES IN THE 2019 STATEWIDE ELECTIONS. THROUGH THE USE OF DIGITAL AND SOCIAL MEDIA WE ENHANCED THE PUBLIC DIALOGUE TO PROMOTE ISSUES THAT WILL LEAD WISCONSIN FORWARD IN PROVIDING ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL OUR CITIZENS. IN PARTICULAR, WE FOCUSED ON ISSUES RELATING TO EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE AND INFRASTRUCTURE.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
PHILLIP BAILEYTreasurer-$0--
JOHN ZAPFELPresident-$0--
KRISTIN HANSENDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
High Ground Action Fund
EIN
81-2132531
Address
544 E OGDEN AVE 700-144, MILWAUKEE, WI 53202

Signing Officer

Name
Phillip Bailey
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2021-11-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Henzelmann & Co LLC
Address
150 N Sunnyslope Rd 310, Brookfield, WI 53005
Preparer
Sandra J Henzelmann
Phone
4147190793
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1

“CONTRACT SERVICES $64944”

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