Civic Intelligence

Council for Advocacy and Policy

EIN 83-3257673 • 501(c)4 • Rockville, MD

Profile

To educate the montgomery county community on legislation with local impacts. Caps offers the community a centralized hub to find resources - including policy review, policy recommendations, and community opinions on local legislation - in the areas of education, infrastructure, economic development, and health.

1101 Wootton Pkwy 1000Rockville, MD 20852

capsmd.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 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2022

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $23,852 (-100%) from 2021

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $4,181 (-100%) from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $19,671 (-100%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $201,056 (-100%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$19,671

Down $151,792 (-89%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$19,671

Down $49,264 (-166%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2021: $23,852Liabilities 2021: $4,181Net Assets 2021: $19,6712021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth4th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2021: $201,056Expenses 2021: $171,463Net Income 2021: $29,5932021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $19,671Net Income 2022: -$19,6712022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$0
Expenses$19,671
Net Income-$19,671
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$19,671
Net income
-$19,671
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.20
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.04$0.20$2.01$1.71$0.30
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
May 9, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To educate the montgomery county community on legislation with local impacts. Caps offers the community a centralized hub to find resources - including policy review, policy recommendations, and community opinions on local legislation - in the areas of education, infrastructure, economic development, and health.

Caps, a nonprofit public policy institute, works to educate the montgomery county community on legislation with local impacts. Caps offers the community a centralized hub to find resources including policy review, policy recommendations, and community opinions on local legislation in the areas of education, infrastructure, economic development, and health. The activities are conducted by board members, a small group of employees and contracted researchers and writers. The activity creates a hub of resources for the montgomery county community with non-profits.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CAPS, A NONPROFIT PUBLIC POLICY INSTITUTE, WORKS TO EDUCATE THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY ON LEGISLATION WITH LOCAL IMPACTS. CAPS OFFERS THE COMMUNITY A CENTRALIZED HUB TO FIND RESOURCES INCLUDING POLICY REVIEW, POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS, AND COMMUNITY OPINIONS ON LOCAL LEGISLATION IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, INFRASTRUCTURE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND HEALTH. THE ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED BY BOARD MEMBERS, A SMALL GROUP OF EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTED RESEARCHERS AND WRITERS. THE ACTIVITY CREATES A HUB OF RESOURCES FOR THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COMMUNITY WITH NON-PROFITS.$0$7,383
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAVID BLAIRBoard ChairPT$0--
MIKEL BLAIRBoard MemberPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Council for Advocacy and Policy
EIN
83-3257673
Phone
3016051673
Address
1101 WOOTTON PKWY 1000, ROCKVILLE, MD 20852

Signing Officer

Name
David Blair
Title
Board Chair
Phone
3016051673
Signed
2023-05-09
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Snyder Cohn Pc
Address
11200 ROCKVILLE PIKE SUITE 415, NORTH BETHESDA, MD 20852
Preparer
Keith Jennings
Phone
3016526700
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: other expenses. Amount: 1,319. Description: legal expenses. Amount: 10,165. Description: dues and subscriptions. Amount: 804. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 12,288.”

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

“Description: due to related party. Beg. Of year amount: 4,181. End of year amount: 0.”

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