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Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 83-3646415

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Mar 31, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.STOPSPYING.ORG
40 Rector Street 9th FloorNew York, NY 10006

(646) 602-5600

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

52nd percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

52nd percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

95th percentile

84%

Higher net margin than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

62nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 62% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • NTEE R • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2019

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets52nd percentile

Assets

$87,382

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Net Assets

$87,382

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue52nd percentileNet Margin95th percentile

Revenue

$104,309

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$16,927

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$87,382

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2019: $87,382Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $87,3822019Assets 2020: $322,297Liabilities 2020: $37,382Net Assets 2020: $284,9152020Assets 2021: $728,209Liabilities 2021: $16,576Net Assets 2021: $711,6332021Assets 2022: $742,477Liabilities 2022: $366,973Net Assets 2022: $375,5042022Assets 2023: $384,076Liabilities 2023: $353,004Net Assets 2023: $31,0722023Assets 2024: $1,319,208Liabilities 2024: $618,174Net Assets 2024: $701,0342024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$87,382
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$87,382
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2019: $104,309Expenses 2019: $16,927Net Income 2019: $87,3822019Revenue 2020: $451,721Expenses 2020: $254,188Net Income 2020: $197,5332020Revenue 2021: $927,089Expenses 2021: $500,371Net Income 2021: $426,7182021Revenue 2022: $437,146Expenses 2022: $773,275Net Income 2022: -$336,1292022Revenue 2023: $532,329Expenses 2023: $876,761Net Income 2023: -$344,4322023Revenue 2024: $1,600,778Expenses 2024: $977,849Net Income 2024: $622,9292024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$104,309
Expenses$16,927
Net Income$87,382
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Mar 31, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$104,309
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Advocacy and educational work; public-interest litigation as selected by an independent advisory board.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY AND EDUCATION WORK ABOUT STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE. LITIGATION AS SELECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT ADVISORY BOARD CHALLENGING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE. MEDIA ENGAGEMENT CHALLENGING STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEILLANCE AND RELATED VENDORS.$0$6,315
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay62nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ALBERT FOX CAHN ESQExecutive DirectorFT$0--
NIGAR SHAIKHPresidentPT$0--
APARNA PETERSSecretaryPT$0--
SAMI RASHIDDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Surveillance Technology Oversight
EIN
83-3646415
Phone
6466025600
Address
40 RECTOR STREET 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10006

Signing Officer

Name
Albert Fox Cahn Esq
Title
Executive Director
Phone
6466025600
Signed
2020-03-31
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Wegner Cpas Llp
Address
230 PARK AVE FL 3, NEW YORK, NY 10169-0005
Preparer
Yigit Uctum CPA
Phone
2125511724
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8 - Other Revenue

“Description: interest. Amount: 5.”

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

“Description: insurance. Amount: 9,958. Description: office expenses. Amount: 652. Description: information technology. Amount: 1,847. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 12,457.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$87,382
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$87,382
Revenue
$104,309
Expenses
$16,927
Net income
$87,382
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.32$0.62$0.70$1.60$0.98$0.62
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.38$0.35$0.03$0.53$0.88$0.34
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.74$0.37$0.38$0.44$0.77$0.34
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.73$0.02$0.71$0.93$0.50$0.43
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.04$0.28$0.45$0.25$0.20
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.10$0.02$0.09