Civic Intelligence

Rocket Fuel Fund

EIN 83-1290830 • 501(c)4 • Canton, MI

Profile

Educate citizens on policy issues

47841 Royal Pointe DriveCanton, MI 48187

rocketfuelfund.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 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2025

Net Margin

19th percentile

-28%

Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

91st percentile

46%

Faster asset growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

28th percentile

-23%

Faster revenue growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$3,685

Up $1,162 (+46%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$3,685

Up $1,162 (+46%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin19th percentile

Revenue

Down

$10,808

Down $3,193 (-23%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$13,792

Down $6,591 (-32%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

-$2,984

Up $3,398 (+53%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth91st percentile

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

$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2021: $4,443Net Assets 2021: $4,4432021Assets 2022: $5,215Net Assets 2022: $5,2152022Assets 2023: $8,905Net Assets 2023: $8,9052023Assets 2024: $2,523Net Assets 2024: $2,5232024Assets 2025: $3,685Net Assets 2025: $3,6852025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$3,685
Liabilities-
Net Assets$3,685
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth28th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2021: $4,314Expenses 2021: $4,274Net Income 2021: $402021Revenue 2022: $13,649Expenses 2022: $12,877Net Income 2022: $7722022Revenue 2023: $12,996Expenses 2023: $9,306Net Income 2023: $3,6902023Revenue 2024: $14,001Expenses 2024: $20,383Net Income 2024: -$6,3822024Revenue 2025: $10,808Expenses 2025: $13,792Net Income 2025: -$2,9842025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$10,808
Expenses$13,792
Net Income-$2,984
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,685
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$3,685
Revenue
$10,808
Expenses
$13,792
Net income
-$2,984
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.69$3.69$10.8$13.8$2.98
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.52$2.52$14.0$20.4$6.38
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.91$8.91$13.0$9.31$3.69
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.22$5.22$13.6$12.9$0.77
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.44$4.44$4.31$4.27$0.04
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Feb 4, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$10,808
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educate citizens on policy issues

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATE CITIZENS ON POLICY ISSUES--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
PATRICK COLBECKPresident-$0--
BOB CUSHMANTreasurer-$0--
KEN CRIDERSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Rocket Fuel Fund
EIN
83-1290830
Address
47841 ROYAL POINTE DRIVE, CANTON, MI 48187

Signing Officer

Name
Patrick Colbeck
Title
President
Signed
2026-02-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cta and Associates LLC
Address
1200 ANN ARBOR RD STE B, PLYMOUTH, MI 48170
Preparer
Melena M Cummings
Phone
7344740019
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses checks 34 foia requests 10,677 web service 144 hosting services 234 total 11,089”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Prior years outstanding check not cleared 4,145”

Raw XML Appendix90 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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