Civic Intelligence

American Purpose LLC

EIN 83-3490835 • 501(c)3 • Stanford, CA

Profile

To promote non-partisan dialogue with a cross section of American society on key issues facing the nation.

616 Jane Stanford Way C148Stanford, CA 94305

www.americanpurpose.com

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 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

19th percentile

-31%

Higher net margin than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

13th percentile

-66%

Faster revenue growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $37,187 (-100%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $2,406 (-100%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $34,781 (-100%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin19th percentile

Revenue

Down

$116,182

Down $226,271 (-66%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$152,681

Down $292,625 (-66%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$36,499

Up $66,354 (+65%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $12,417Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $12,4172020Assets 2021: $44,052Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $44,0522021Assets 2022: $142,407Liabilities 2022: $4,773Net Assets 2022: $137,6342022Assets 2023: $37,187Liabilities 2023: $2,406Net Assets 2023: $34,7812023Assets 2024: $0Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth13th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2020: $84,700Expenses 2020: $80,600Net Income 2020: $4,1002020Revenue 2021: $369,257Expenses 2021: $337,930Net Income 2021: $31,3272021Revenue 2022: $501,112Expenses 2022: $407,530Net Income 2022: $93,5822022Revenue 2023: $342,453Expenses 2023: $445,306Net Income 2023: -$102,8532023Revenue 2024: $116,182Expenses 2024: $152,681Net Income 2024: -$36,4992024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$116,182
Expenses$152,681
Net Income-$36,499
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$116,182
Expenses
$152,681
Net income
-$36,499
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.16$1.53$0.36
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.37$0.02$0.35$3.42$4.45$1.03
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.42$0.05$1.38$5.01$4.08$0.94
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.44$0.00$0.44$3.69$3.38$0.31
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.12$0.00$0.12$0.85$0.81$0.04
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 5, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$116,182
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote non-partisan dialogue with a cross section of American society on key issues facing the nation.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Online Magazine- Published 4-5 articles per week, which included over 150 author paid articles. Topics included the history, culture and politics of America within an international context. Approximately 400,000 unique visitors to the site in 2023$118,182$112,147
Bookstack Podcasts- Robert Aldous interviewed authors of new books on topics that span history, culture and politics.$0$25,455
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Francis FukuyamaExecutive Committee Member-$0--
Victor Jeffrey GedminExecutive Committee Member-$0--
Sydnee LipsetExecutive Committee Member-$0--
Raymond Craig KennedyFormer Executive Committee Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
American Purpose LLC
EIN
83-3490835
Phone
2025381156
Address
616 Jane Stanford Way C148, Stanford, CA 94305

Signing Officer

Name
Francis Fukuyama
Title
Secretary
Phone
2025381156
Signed
2025-11-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
SKG Bookkeeping Solutions
Address
408A E Raymond Ave, Alexandria, VA 22301
Preparer
Sheryl Gorsuch
Phone
7032317550
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Subscription income (less bank fees and misc expenses) received after 8/30/24 when American Purpose ceased operations and the American Purpose publication name was transferred to the Persuasion Institute Inc.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Software and Subscriptions;2117|Advertising and Marketing;1733|Bank and Merchant Fees;5757|Insurance;1679|Office Supplies;610|Tax and Licenses;696^Total;12592^”

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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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