Civic Intelligence

For a Better Philadelphia

EIN 86-3081305 • 501(c)4 • Philadelphia, PA

Profile

To create ideas to help the city of Philadelphia operate more efficiently and grow its tax base over time to provide better service to the citizenry.

614 S 4th Street PO Box 334Philadelphia, PA 19147
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

1st percentile

-955000%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

15th percentile

-56%

Faster asset growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$52,895

Down $66,850 (-56%) from 2024

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$52,895

Down $66,850 (-56%) from 2024

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$7

Down $159,863 (-100%) from 2024

Expenses

Down

$66,857

Down $297,024 (-82%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

-$66,850

Up $137,161 (+67%) from 2024

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth15th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2022: $1,346,609Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1,346,6092022Assets 2023: $323,756Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $323,7562023Assets 2024: $119,745Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $119,7452024Assets 2025: $52,895Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $52,8952025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$52,895
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$52,895
Open 2025 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth4th percentile

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

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MRevenue 2022: $1,363,407Expenses 2022: $41,798Net Income 2022: $1,321,6092022Revenue 2023: $4,481,533Expenses 2023: $5,504,386Net Income 2023: -$1,022,8532023Revenue 2024: $159,870Expenses 2024: $363,881Net Income 2024: -$204,0112024Revenue 2025: $7Expenses 2025: $66,857Net Income 2025: -$66,8502025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$7
Expenses$66,857
Net Income-$66,850
Open 2025 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$52,895
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$52,895
Revenue
$7
Expenses
$66,857
Net income
-$66,850
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.07$0.07
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.12$0.16$0.36$0.20
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.00$0.32$4.48$5.50$1.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.35$0.00$1.35$1.36$0.04$1.32
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
May 1, 2024 to Apr 30, 2025
Signed
Mar 13, 2026
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$7
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To create ideas to help the city of Philadelphia operate more efficiently and grow its tax base over time to provide better service to the citizenry.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Get out the Vote- The organization continued to build plans to engage voters on the importance of voting.$0$15,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
David MaserBoard Chair-$0--
Priscilla JimenezBoard Secretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
For a Better Philadelphia
EIN
86-3081305
Phone
2679354080
Address
614 S 4th Street PO Box 334, Philadelphia, PA 19147

Signing Officer

Name
David Maser
Title
Chair
Phone
2158691161
Signed
2026-03-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Ballard Spahr LLP
Address
1909 K Street NW 12th Floor, Washington, DC 20006
Preparer
Kate Belinski
Phone
2026612225
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Donation;5000|Information Technology;2005|Travel and Meeting;1967|Misc Expenses;800^Total;9772^”

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