Civic Intelligence

Schools and Communities First

EIN 82-4522877 • 501(c)4 • Los Angeles, CA

Profile

Support well-being of state of california by working to reform commercial property taxes, while guaranteeing existing protections for residential property and agricultural land.

445 S Figueroa Street 2400Los Angeles, CA 90071

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

48th percentile

-2.2%

Faster asset growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$324,519

Down $7,368 (-2.2%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$324,519

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $21 (-100%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$7,368

Up $2,016 (+38%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$7,368

Down $2,037 (-38%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth48th percentile

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

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MAssets 2018: $51,485Liabilities 2018: $75,000Net Assets 2018: -$23,5152018Assets 2019: $4,404,444Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $4,404,4442019Assets 2020: $339,618Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $339,6182020Assets 2021: $347,735Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $347,7352021Assets 2023: $331,887Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $324,519Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $324,5192024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$324,519
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$324,519
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth4th percentile

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

$60M$40M$20M$0-$20MRevenue 2018: $3,540,630Expenses 2018: $3,564,145Net Income 2018: -$23,5152018Revenue 2019: $8,000,481Expenses 2019: $3,572,522Net Income 2019: $4,427,9592019Revenue 2020: $51,854,319Expenses 2020: $55,919,145Net Income 2020: -$4,064,8262020Revenue 2021: $71,443Expenses 2021: $63,326Net Income 2021: $8,1172021Revenue 2023: $21Expenses 2023: $5,352Net Income 2023: -$5,3312023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $7,368Net Income 2024: -$7,3682024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$7,368
Net Income-$7,368
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$324,519
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$324,519
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$7,368
Net income
-$7,368
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.01$0.01
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.33$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.35$0.00$0.35$0.07$0.06$0.01
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.34$0.00$0.34$51.9$55.9$4.06
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.40$0.00$4.40$8.00$3.57$4.43
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.05$0.08$0.02$3.54$3.56$0.02
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 13, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Support well-being of state of california by working to reform commercial property taxes, while guaranteeing existing protections for residential property and agricultural land.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
POST ELECTION WORK AFTER QUALIFYING AND ADVOCATING FOR PROPOSITION 15, A STATEWIDE BALLOT MEASURE FOR THE NOVEMBER 3, 2020 ELECTION, WITH THE GOAL OF REFORMING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAXES IN CALIFORNIA. CLOSING CALIFORNIA'S COMMERCIAL PROPERTY TAX LOOPHOLE WILL RESTORE $11 BILLION FOR SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND OTHER VITAL COMMUNITY SERVICES, INCLUDINGEMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICES, PARKS, LIBRARIES, HEALTH CLINICS, TRAUMACENTERS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, HOMELESS SERVICES, AND ROADS.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JEFFERY FREITASDirector-$0--
ANDREA GUERRERODirector-$0--
JOE BOYDVice President/Director-$0--
ALMA HERNANDEZPresident/Director-$0--
JOSEPH TOMAS MCKELLERSecretary/Director-$0--
ANTHONY THIGPENNTreasurer/Director-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Schools and Communities First
EIN
82-4522877
Phone
2134526565
Address
445 S FIGUEROA STREET 2400, LOS ANGELES, CA 90071

Signing Officer

Name
Anthony Thigpenn
Title
Treasurer and Director
Phone
2134526565
Signed
2025-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Brymar CPA Llp
Address
17 ASPEN WAY, WATSONVILLE, CA 95076
Preparer
Michael J Bryant
Phone
8312881720
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: office expenses. Amount: 622.”

Raw XML Appendix125 raw XML fields

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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