Civic Intelligence

Property of the People Inc.

EIN 81-4440045 • 501(c)3 • Washington, DC

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N Coverage

Profile

Property of the People is a nonprofit specialist organization dedicated to the aggressive pursuit of governmental transparency in the service of democracy.

1712 Eye Street NW Suite 915Washington, DC 20006

propertyofthepeople.org

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 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2018

Net Margin

12th percentile

-67%

Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$37,619

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 72.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2018

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

$3,584

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$3,584

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin12th percentile

Revenue

$52,259

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$87,069

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$34,810

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$4.0K$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0Assets 2018: $3,584Net Assets 2018: $3,5842018

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$3,584
Liabilities-
Net Assets$3,584
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2018: $52,259Expenses 2018: $87,069Net Income 2018: -$34,8102018

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$52,259
Expenses$87,069
Net Income-$34,810
Open 2018 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,584
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$3,584
Revenue
$52,259
Expenses
$87,069
Net income
-$34,810
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.58$3.58$52.3$87.1$34.8
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
May 15, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$52,259
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Property of the People is a nonprofit specialist organization dedicated to the aggressive pursuit of governmental transparency in the service of democracy.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Through website and media, disseminated information obtained through FOIA and public record requests$0$17,075
Initiated 11 new FOIA lawsuits$0$4,922
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Gunita SinghStaff AttorneyFT$35,256$2,363$37,619
Ryan Noah ShapiroPresident And Executive DirectorFT$500$3,047$3,547
Alexander PatchSecretary-$0--
Sarah KayTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Property of the People Inc
EIN
81-4440045
In Care Of
% Ryan Noah Shapiro
Phone
2025993540
Address
1712 EYE STREET NW SUITE 915, Washington, DC 20006

Signing Officer

Name
Ryan Noah Shapiro
Title
President
Phone
2025993540
Signed
2019-05-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Doing Business As Names

“Operation 45”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank fees, $46.00| Computer and software, $6214.00| Court filing and related fees, $4922.00| Donation processing fees, $305.00| Licensing fees, $813.00| Penalty and interest, $297.00| Royalties, $575.00| Telephone, $68.00| Training/professional development, $5400.00| Travel, $114.00| Loss/theft, $250.00|”

Part I, line 20

“| Description:, Explanation:, Amount:| Rounding, Total is off by $1 due to rounding, $1|”

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