Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
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Top Officer Pay
86th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
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Balance Sheet
Assets
$86,798
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Net Assets
$86,798
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Liabilities
$0
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Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$0
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Expenses
$13,302
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Net Income
-$13,302
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Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
- Signed
- Mar 8, 2021
- Return Version
- 2019v5.2
- Gross Receipts
- $0
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
SAM Advocacy Fund is a citizens based education and electoral reform advocacy organization. From inception to date, it has been devoted exclusively to educating the public and advancing electoral reform in Connecticut including the introduction of ranked choice voting in certain primaries and elections in Connecticut. It currently does business in Connecticut as CT Voters First, ctvotersfirst.org.
To promote and advocate for electoral reforms in the united states that lead to greater transparency and inclusion in our democracy.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TO PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE FOR ELECTORAL REFORMS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT LEAD TO GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND INCLUSION IN OUR DEMOCRACY. | $0 | $13,052 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM MCGOVERN | Chair And CEO | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES CUSICK | Vice Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| SCOTT W MULLER | Secretary And Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| COREY JONES | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Sam Advocacy Fund
- EIN
- 83-2913327
- Phone
- 2124881210
- Address
- 800 3RD AVENUE FLOOR 6, NEW YORK, NY 10022
Signing Officer
- Name
- William Mcgovern
- Title
- Chair and CEO
- Phone
- 2124881210
- Signed
- 2021-03-08
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Marcum Llp
- Address
- 1899 L STREET NW SUITE 850, WASHINGTON, DC 20036
- Preparer
- Frank H Smith
- Phone
- 2022274000
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: travel. Amount: 1,707.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $86,798
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $86,798
- Revenue
- $0
- Expenses
- $13,302
- Net income
- -$13,302
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $1.89 | $0.00 | $1.89 | $3.02 | $1.88 | $1.13 |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.76 | $0.00 | $0.76 | $1.11 | $1.03 | $0.08 |
| 2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.87 | $0.00 | $0.87 | $0.00 | $0.13 | $0.13 |