Civic Intelligence

Truth in Politics Inc

EIN 81-5331302 • 501(c)4 • Baton Rouge, LA

Profile

Truth in politics, inc. Is a non-partisan, non-profit organization formed to hold state government accountable for actions taken that affect the economy, employments, education attainment, wages, tax structure and other factors impacting life in louisiana.

15635 Airline HighwayBaton Rouge, LA 70817

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

99th percentile

15.93x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2021

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

13th percentile

-56%

Faster asset growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2021

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets99th percentile

Assets

Up

$15,696

Up $1,439 (+10%) from 2020

Liabilities

Up

$250,000

Up $200,000 (+400%) from 2020

Net Assets

Down

-$234,304

Down $198,561 (-556%) from 2020

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2020

Expenses

Up

$198,561

Up $81,915 (+70%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$198,561

Down $81,915 (-70%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth13th percentile

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

$400K$200K$0-$200K-$400KAssets 2017: $168,191Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $168,1912017Assets 2018: $26,690Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $26,6902018Assets 2019: $80,903Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $80,9032019Assets 2020: $14,257Liabilities 2020: $50,000Net Assets 2020: -$35,7432020Assets 2021: $15,696Liabilities 2021: $250,000Net Assets 2021: -$234,3042021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$15,696
Liabilities$250,000
Net Assets-$234,304
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

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

$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2017: $877,150Expenses 2017: $708,959Net Income 2017: $168,1912017Revenue 2018: $500,100Expenses 2018: $641,601Net Income 2018: -$141,5012018Revenue 2019: $1,993,782Expenses 2019: $1,839,569Net Income 2019: $154,2132019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $116,646Net Income 2020: -$116,6462020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $198,561Net Income 2021: -$198,5612021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$0
Expenses$198,561
Net Income-$198,561
Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$15,696
Liabilities
$250,000
Net assets
-$234,304
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$198,561
Net income
-$198,561
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.25$0.23$0.00$0.20$0.20
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.05$0.04$0.00$0.12$0.12
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.00$0.08$1.99$1.84$0.15
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.50$0.64$0.14
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.88$0.71$0.17
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Nov 15, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.2
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Truth in politics, inc. Is a non-partisan, non-profit organization formed to hold state government accountable for actions taken that affect the economy, employments, education attainment, wages, tax structure and other factors impacting life in louisiana.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO EDUCATE LOUISIANA CITIZENS AND VOTERS REGARDING THE KEY ISSUES AFFECTING OUR STATE AND INFORMING THEM OF THE ACTIONS OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ON THE MAJOR ISSUES EMANATING FROM STATE GOVERNMENT.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LANE GRIGSBYPresident-$0--
DAN JUNEAUSecretary-$0--
TARA SAXONTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Truth in Politics Inc
EIN
81-5331302
Phone
2257535857
Address
15635 AIRLINE HIGHWAY, BATON ROUGE, LA 70817

Signing Officer

Name
Lane Grigsby
Title
President
Phone
2257535857
Signed
2022-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Hannis T Bourgeois Llp
Address
2322 TREMONT DR, BATON ROUGE, LA 70809
Preparer
Shannon Wascom CPA
Phone
2259284770
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: legal. Amount: 197,195. Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 36. Description: accounting. Amount: 1,330. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 198,561.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: loan from officer. Beg. Of year amount: 50,000. End of year amount: 250,000.”

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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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