Liabilities / Assets
78th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
78th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
60th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
5th percentile
Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
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Assets
$5,115
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$3,763
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Liabilities
$1,352
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Revenue
$73,010
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Expenses
$149,508
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Net Income
-$76,498
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The backbone campaign uses creative tools and strategies to educate the public on issues of government transparency, civic participation and democracy.
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurpose | 0 | THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN USES CREATIVE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceAccomplishment/DescriptionProgramServiceAccom | 0 | THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN BROUGHT GIANT PUPPETS AND OTHER IMAGERY TO CONFERENCES, RALLIES, PROTESTS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY GENERATING POSITIVE MEDIA FOR GRASSROOTS CAUSES THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE REMAINED UNNOTICED. THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN PROMOTED CIVIC PARTICPATION, RECRUITED AND TRAINED GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS IN USING THE IMAGERY TO BRING ATTENTION TO ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramServiceAccomplishment/DescriptionProgramServiceAccom | 1 | THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN INVIGORATED THE NATIONAL PROGRESSIVE MOVEMENT THROUGH TELEPHONE AND EMAIL OUTREACH, ONLINE ACTIONS ALERTS, AND "CONVERSATIONS WITH THE CABINET." |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 0 | EXPENSES TRAVEL EXPENSES 637 TRAVEL EXPENSES 13,002 TRAVEL EXPENSES 206 INSURANCE 1,430 INSURANCE 1,980 TELEPHONE 229 TELEPHONE 2,153 TELEPHONE 219 SUPPLIES 1,332 SUPPLIES 329 SUPPLIES 5,735 REGISTRATION FEES 160 REGISTRATION FEES 220 PRINTING 2,993 PRINTING 10 PRINTING 966 PREMIUMS 748 PREMIUMS 1,434 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 1,390 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 231 POSTAGE & DELIVERY 475 LICENSES & PERMITS 271 LICENSES & PERMITS 247 FOOD SERVICE 700 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 65 EQUIPMENT RENTAL 350 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 885 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 250 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 1,785 BANK CHARGES 200 COMPUTER REPAIRS 200 TOTAL 40,832 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 1 | BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE 2,938 BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -2,938 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 2 | FIXED ASSETS 14,997 17,388 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 7,574 13,063 TOTAL 7,423 4,325 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 3 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,118 1,352 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 4 | THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN USES CREATIVE TOOLS AND STRATEGIES TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON ISSUES OF GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY, CIVIC PARTICIPATION AND DEMOCRACY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 5 | THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN BROUGHT GIANT PUPPETS AND OTHER IMAGERY TO CONFERENCES, RALLIES, PROTESTS AND MEDIA APPEARANCES ACROSS THE COUNTRY GENERATING POSITIVE MEDIA FOR GRASSROOTS CAUSES THAT WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE REMAINED UNNOTICED. THE BACKBONE CAMPAIGN PROMOTED CIVIC PARTICPATION, RECRUITED AND TRAINED GRASSROOTS ACTIVISTS IN USING THE IMAGERY TO BRING ATTENTION TO ISSUES IN THEIR COMMUNITY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier | 0 | OTHER EXPENSES |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier | 1 | OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS OR FUND BALANCES |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier | 2 | OTHER ASSETS |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier | 3 | OTHER LIABILITIES |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier | 4 | PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Identifier | 5 | FIRST ACHIEVEMENT |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 3 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 4 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 5 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDate | 0 | 2010-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYear | 0 | 2010 |
| ReturnHeader/Timestamp | 0 | 2011-08-11T21:26:49-05:00 |
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