Civic Intelligence

Citizens for Appraisal Reform

EIN 81-4082024 • 501(c)4 • Carrollton, TX

Profile

Advocating for the reform of Texas property tax lawsFiling bills for the upcoming legislative session toenhance taxpayer's rights and remedies.Continuing to advocate for taxpayer rights.

4300 Marsh Ridge Rd Ste 104Carrollton, TX 75010

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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 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2022

Net Margin

68th percentile

12%

Higher net margin than 68% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

99th percentile

731%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

77th percentile

20%

Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$17,795

Up $14,295 (+408%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$17,795

Up $14,295 (+408%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin68th percentile

Revenue

Up

$80,000

Up $26,250 (+49%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$65,705

Up $5,025 (+8.3%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$14,295

Up $21,225 (+306%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2016: $27,324Net Assets 2016: $27,3242016Assets 2017: $12,606Net Assets 2017: $12,6062017Assets 2018: $17,207Net Assets 2018: $17,2072018Assets 2019: $27,748Net Assets 2019: $27,7482019Assets 2020: $702Net Assets 2020: $7022020Assets 2021: $1,255Net Assets 2021: $1,2552021Assets 2022: $10,430Net Assets 2022: $10,4302022Assets 2023: $3,500Net Assets 2023: $3,5002023Assets 2024: $17,795Net Assets 2024: $17,7952024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$17,795
Liabilities-
Net Assets$17,795
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth77th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $91,204Expenses 2016: $63,880Net Income 2016: $27,3242016Revenue 2017: $57,100Expenses 2017: $71,818Net Income 2017: -$14,7182017Revenue 2018: $96,575Expenses 2018: $91,974Net Income 2018: $4,6012018Revenue 2019: $82,155Expenses 2019: $71,614Net Income 2019: $10,5412019Revenue 2020: $87,609Expenses 2020: $114,655Net Income 2020: -$27,0462020Revenue 2021: $62,178Expenses 2021: $61,625Net Income 2021: $5532021Revenue 2022: $74,800Expenses 2022: $65,625Net Income 2022: $9,1752022Revenue 2023: $53,750Expenses 2023: $60,680Net Income 2023: -$6,9302023Revenue 2024: $80,000Expenses 2024: $65,705Net Income 2024: $14,2952024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$80,000
Expenses$65,705
Net Income$14,295
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$17,795
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$17,795
Revenue
$80,000
Expenses
$65,705
Net income
$14,295
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.18$0.80$0.66$0.14
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.54$0.61$0.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.10$0.75$0.66$0.09
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.01$0.62$0.62$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.01$0.88$1.15$0.27
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.28$0.82$0.72$0.11
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.17$0.97$0.92$0.05
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.13$0.57$0.72$0.15
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.27$0.91$0.64$0.27
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Mar 31, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$80,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Advocating for the reform of Texas property tax laws. Filing bills for the upcoming 2017 Legislative Session to enhance taxpayer's rights and remedies. Continuing to advocate for taxpayer rights.

Advocating for the reform of texas property tax laws. Filing bills for the upcoming legislative session to enhance taxpayers' rights and remedies. Continuing to advocate for taxpayer rights.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PREPARED FOR THE 2024 LEGISLATIVE SESSION. WORKED WITH REPRESENTATIVE BUTTON TO AUTHOR A BILL WHICH WILL BE INTRODUCED TO THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE.-$65,705
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
PAUL PENNINGTONPresidentPT$0--
JAMES HARRISVice PresidePT$0--
RAHUL PATELSecretaryPT$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
No
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Citizens for Appraisal Reform
EIN
81-4082024
Phone
9723000580
Address
4300 MARSH RIDGE RD STE 104, CARROLLTON, TX 75010

Signing Officer

Name
Paul Pennington
Title
President
Phone
2146767926
Signed
2025-03-31

Preparer

Firm
Lawson & Company Cpas LLC
Address
1507 AIRPORT RD, ROCKWALL, TX 75087
Preparer
Kevin Lawson CPA Mba
Phone
9724750644
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses accounting 705 lobbyist exp 65,000 total 65,705”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Advocating for the reform of texas property tax laws. Filing bills for the upcoming legislative session to enhance taxpayers' rights and remedies. Continuing to advocate for taxpayer rights.”

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