Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
1st percentile
Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
86th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
7th percentile
Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
3rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$11,747
Down $11,663 (-50%) from 2019
Net Assets
Down$11,747
Down $11,563 (-50%) from 2019
Liabilities
Down$0
Down $100 (-100%) from 2019
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$377
Down $21,660 (-98%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$11,940
Down $21,610 (-64%) from 2019
Net Income
Down-$11,563
Down $50 (-0.4%) from 2019
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Nov 12, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $377
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Supporting efforts to help advance reform to advance the idea of equal politcal rights of citizens.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION HAS ONGOING DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS THAT AIM TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC ON DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE DIGITAL CAMPAIGNS CREATE ORIGINAL EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS, PODCAST, GRAPHICS, AND WRITTEN COMMENTARIES ON CURRENT EVENTS RELATED TO U.S. DEMOCRACY REFORM, AND DISSEMINATE THE CONTENT TO THE PUBLIC VIA THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS. THE PROGRAM EXPENSES INCLUDE COMPENSATIONS TO CONSULTANTS FOR DIGITAL MARKETING, CONTENT CREATION, PODCAST PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS DIGITAL ADVERTISING AND WEB HOSTING FEES. | - | $6,655 |
| THE ORGANIZATION CO-HOSTED A SERIES OF TOWN HALL EVENTS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WITH PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO DISCUSS DEMOCRACY REFORM ISSUES. THE EVENTS WERE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND THE RECORDINGS WERE DISSEMINATED ONLINE AS PART OF AN EDUCATION CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS. | - | $3,273 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE LESSIG | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JASON HARROW | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| BRUCE SKARIN | Clerk | - | $0 | - | - |
| PHOEBE T WONG | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Equalcitizensus Inc
- EIN
- 81-4602012
- Phone
- 8572852805
- Address
- 186 ALEWIFE PARKWAY 1034, CAMBRIDGE, MA 02138
Signing Officer
- Name
- Lawrence Lessig
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 8572852805
- Signed
- 2021-11-12
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Worthington Hughes & Hoar Pc
- Address
- 400 W CUMMINGS PARK STE 3000, WOBURN, MA 01801-6592
- Preparer
- Kevin E Worthington
- Phone
- 7813053534
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses bank fees 12 business registrations 54 supplies 54 online software 408 total 528”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Advance from treasurer 100 0”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Supporting efforts to help advance reform to advance the idea of equal politcal rights of citizens.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“The organization has ongoing digital campaigns that aim to educate and inform the public on democracy reform issues. The digital campaigns create original educational videos, podcast, graphics, and written commentaries on current events related to u.s. Democracy reform, and disseminate the content to the public via the organization's websites and social media accounts. The program expenses include compensations to consultants for digital marketing, content creation, podcast production, as well as digital advertising and web hosting fees.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 29
“The organization co-hosted a series of town hall events in new hampshire with presidential candidates to discuss democracy reform issues. The events were open to the public and the recordings were disseminated online as part of an education campaign for electoral reforms.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $11,747
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $11,747
- Revenue
- $377
- Expenses
- $11,940
- Net income
- -$11,563