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Rocket Fuel Fund

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 83-1290830

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Jan 27, 2025

Organization ProfileROCKETFUELFUND.ORG
47841 Royal Pointe DriveCanton, MI 48187

(734) 262-9721

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

10th percentile

-46%

Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

5th percentile

-72%

Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

59th percentile

7.7%

Faster revenue growth than 59% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$2,523

Down $6,382 (-72%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$2,523

Down $6,382 (-72%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin10th percentile

Revenue

Up

$14,001

Up $1,005 (+7.7%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$20,383

Up $11,077 (+119%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$6,382

Down $10,072 (-273%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth5th percentile

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

$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

2024

Assets$2,523
Liabilities-
Net Assets$2,523
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth59th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2024

Revenue$14,001
Expenses$20,383
Net Income-$6,382
Open 2024 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jan 27, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$14,001
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educate citizens on policy issues

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATE CITIZENS ON POLICY ISSUES--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay88th 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
2025-01-27
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 727 foia requests 14,252 web service 164 hosting services 169 secure data recovery 2,271 total 17,583”

Raw XML Appendix87 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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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$2,523
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$2,523
Revenue
$14,001
Expenses
$20,383
Net income
-$6,382
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