Civic Intelligence

Citizens for a Better Glendale

EIN 87-3276736 • 501(c)4 • Los Angeles, CA

Profile

The specific purpose of the organization is to advocate for an ordinance that approves a development agreement between the city of glendale and vista investments, llc. If passed, this referendum would permit the construction of a six story hotel at 120 west colorado street. The organization may engage in other social welfare purposes, consistent with its purpose.

464 S Lucas Ave 201Los Angeles, CA 90017

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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

61st percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

92nd percentile

49%

Higher net margin than 92% of similar nonprofits.

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

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 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

24th percentile

-30%

Faster revenue growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $46,170 (-100%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $46,170 (-100%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin92nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$168,000

Down $72,000 (-30%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$85,061

Down $108,719 (-56%) from 2021

Net Income

Up

$82,939

Up $36,719 (+79%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2021: $46,170Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $46,1702021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2022

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

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth24th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Revenue 2021: $240,000Expenses 2021: $193,780Net Income 2021: $46,2202021Revenue 2022: $168,000Expenses 2022: $85,061Net Income 2022: $82,9392022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$168,000
Expenses$85,061
Net Income$82,939
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
$168,000
Expenses
$85,061
Net income
$82,939
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.68$0.85$0.83
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.46$0.00$0.46$2.40$1.94$0.46
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Nov 13, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$168,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The specific purpose of the organization is to advocate for an ordinance that approves a development agreement between the city of glendale and vista investments, llc. If passed, this referendum would permit the construction of a six story hotel at 120 west colorado street. The organization may engage in other social welfare purposes, consistent with its purpose.

Support qualification and passage of measures to improve hotel worker wages and workplace environment

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SUPPORT QUALIFICATION AND PASSAGE OF MEASURES TO IMPROVE HOTEL WORKER WAGES AND WORKPLACE ENVIRONMENT$0$84,223
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SUSAN MINATOTreasurer-$0--
KURT PETERSENAssistant Treasurer-$0--
FRANCIS ENGLERPrincipal Officer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Citizens for a Better Glendale
EIN
87-3276736
Phone
2134526565
Address
464 S LUCAS AVE 201, LOS ANGELES, CA 90017

Signing Officer

Name
Susan Minato
Title
Principal Officer
Phone
2134526565
Signed
2023-11-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
The Brae Llp
Address
11693 SAN VICENTE BLVD 299, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049
Preparer
Robin Brock CPA
Phone
8182061445
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: office expenses. Amount: 838. Description: voter outreach. Amount: 78,519. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 79,357.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net Assets

“Description: final transfer to unite here local 11 (see schedule n). Amount: -129,109.”

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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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