Civic Intelligence

Ad Zero

EIN 84-2161512 • 501(c)4 • San Francisco, CA

Profile

Public education and advocacy regarding sign ordinances

455 Market Street Suite 1400San Francisco, CA 94108
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

60th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

27th percentile

-13%

Higher net margin than 27% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

91st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

71st percentile

13%

Faster revenue growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $1,633 (-100%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $1,633 (-100%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin27th percentile

Revenue

Up

$103,822

Up $22,420 (+28%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$117,111

Up $15,629 (+15%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$13,289

Up $6,791 (+34%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2021: $21,713Net Assets 2021: $21,7132021Assets 2022: $1,633Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1,6332022Assets 2024: $0Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

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

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth71st percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2021: $118,000Expenses 2021: $112,612Net Income 2021: $5,3882021Revenue 2022: $81,402Expenses 2022: $101,482Net Income 2022: -$20,0802022Revenue 2024: $103,822Expenses 2024: $117,111Net Income 2024: -$13,2892024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$103,822
Expenses$117,111
Net Income-$13,289
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
$103,822
Expenses
$117,111
Net income
-$13,289
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.04$1.17$0.13
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.81$1.01$0.20
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.22$0.22$1.18$1.13$0.05
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Mar 10, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$103,822
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Public education and advocacy.

Public education and advocacy regarding sign ordinances

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY REGARDING SIGN ORDINANCES$81,000$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay91st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JAMES SUTTONLegal Counsel-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ad Zero
EIN
84-2161512
Phone
4157327700
Address
455 MARKET STREET SUITE 1400, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94108

Signing Officer

Name
James Sutton
Title
Legal Counsel
Phone
4157327700
Signed
2025-03-10
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Management expenses $33,507”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“Partial refund for management services.”

Form 990-EZ, Part IV

“James sutton, treasurer, is partner in rutan & tucker, llp. Rutan & tucker, llp provided the organization with legal and accounting services. The organization compensated rutan & tucker llp $2,604 for these services.”

Raw XML Appendix141 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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