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Democracy Action Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 82-1737632

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Jul 26, 2019

Organization ProfileN/A
48 Npleasant Street No 304Amherst, MA 01002

(413) 253-2700

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

86th percentile

0.30x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

91st percentile

0.54x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-230%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-69%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

2nd percentile

-90%

Faster revenue growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets86th percentile

Assets

Down

$24,933

Down $56,181 (-69%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$17,497

Down $31,833 (-65%) from 2017

Liabilities

Down

$7,436

Down $24,348 (-77%) from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue91st percentileNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$13,870

Down $128,506 (-90%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$45,703

Down $47,343 (-51%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$31,833

Down $81,163 (-165%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2017: $81,114Liabilities 2017: $31,784Net Assets 2017: $49,3302017Assets 2018: $24,933Liabilities 2018: $7,436Net Assets 2018: $17,4972018Assets 2019: $10,515Liabilities 2019: $3,300Net Assets 2019: $7,2152019Assets 2020: $12,397Liabilities 2020: $1,453Net Assets 2020: $10,9442020Assets 2021: $12,436Liabilities 2021: $1,449Net Assets 2021: $10,9872021Assets 2022: $12,187Liabilities 2022: $3,499Net Assets 2022: $8,6882022Assets 2024: $8,492Liabilities 2024: $1,396Net Assets 2024: $7,0962024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$24,933
Liabilities$7,436
Net Assets$17,497
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth2nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2017: $142,376Expenses 2017: $93,046Net Income 2017: $49,3302017Revenue 2018: $13,870Expenses 2018: $45,703Net Income 2018: -$31,8332018Revenue 2019: $7,296Expenses 2019: $17,578Net Income 2019: -$10,2822019Revenue 2020: $4,474Expenses 2020: $745Net Income 2020: $3,7292020Revenue 2021: $2,364Expenses 2021: $2,321Net Income 2021: $432021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $2,299Net Income 2022: -$2,2992022Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $1,396Net Income 2024: -$1,3962024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$13,870
Expenses$45,703
Net Income-$31,833
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Jul 26, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$13,870
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Works to protect the promise of american democracy, challenging corruption at the highest levels of our government, and defending the united states constitution.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
WORKS TO PROTECT THE PROMISE OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY, CHALLENGING CORRUPTION AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF OUR GOVERNMENT, AND DEFENDING THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION.$13,870$18,564
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOHN BONIFAZTreasurer-ClerkFT$0--
BEN CLEMENTSPresident-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
No
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Democracy Action Inc
EIN
82-1737632
Phone
4132532700
Address
48 NPLEASANT STREET NO 304, AMHERST, MA 01002

Signing Officer

Name
John Bonifaz
Title
Treasurer-clerk
Phone
4132532700
Signed
2019-07-26
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Gerald T Reilly & Company
Address
424 ADAMS STREET, MILTON, MA 02186
Preparer
Giuseppe Femia CPA
Phone
6176968900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: office expenses and filing fees. Amount: 1,016. Description: reimbursement of shared expenses. Amount: 38,687. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 39,703.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: contributions receivable. Beg. Of year amount: 20,508. End of year amount: 0.”

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

“Description: due to affiliate. Beg. Of year amount: 25,784. End of year amount: 1,436. Description: accrued expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 6,000. End of year amount: 6,000.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$24,933
Liabilities
$7,436
Net assets
$17,497
Revenue
$13,870
Expenses
$45,703
Net income
-$31,833
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.01$0.07$0.00$0.01$0.01
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.03$0.09$0.00$0.02$0.02
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.01$0.11$0.02$0.02$0.00
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.12$0.01$0.11$0.04$0.01$0.04
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.11$0.03$0.07$0.07$0.18$0.10
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.07$0.17$0.14$0.46$0.32
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.81$0.32$0.49$1.42$0.93$0.49
Peer Organizations

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