Civic Intelligence

A a Arts

EIN 99-0333091 • 501(c)3 • Oakland, CA

Profile

Commune is a popular magazine for a new era of revolution

5000 Macarthur BlvdOakland, CA 94613

communemag.com

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

7th percentile

-199%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

14th percentile

-62%

Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$0

Down $105,525 (-100%) from 2018

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $105,525 (-100%) from 2018

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin7th percentile

Revenue

Down

$52,899

Down $85,576 (-62%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$158,423

Up $89,996 (+132%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

-$105,524

Down $175,572 (-251%) from 2018

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2018: $105,525Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $105,5252018Assets 2019: $0Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $02019

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth14th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KRevenue 2018: $138,475Expenses 2018: $68,427Net Income 2018: $70,0482018Revenue 2019: $52,899Expenses 2019: $158,423Net Income 2019: -$105,5242019

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$52,899
Expenses$158,423
Net Income-$105,524
Open 2019 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$52,899
Expenses
$158,423
Net income
-$105,524
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.53$1.58$1.06
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.06$0.00$1.06$1.38$0.68$0.70
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Feb 15, 2021
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$52,899
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Commune is a popular magazine for a new era of revolution

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
DURING 2019, A SUCCESSOR AGENCY WAS FORMED IN THE NAME OF COMMUNE FOUNDATION. ALL ASSETS WERE TRANSFERRED TO COMMUNE FOUNDATION AND THE MISSION CONTINUES UNDER THAT NAME.$96,142$96,142
WE BRING YOU THE FUTURE, A MAGAZINE OF POLITICS AND CULTURE THAT KNOWS WHAT SO MANY ALREADY INTUITIVELY RECOGNIZE: CAPITALISM CANT BE MADE MORE TOLERABLE, COULDNT BE SAVED EVEN IF WE WANTED TO, AND WONT BE VOTED AWAY.-$59,587
WE TAKE OUR INSPIRATION FROM THE MOVEMENTS OF OUR TIME, PUBLISHING WRITING THAT REFLECTS AND CLARIFIES THE CREATIVE INTELLIGENCE AT WORK WITHIN THEM. THE ANSWERS ARE IN THE STREETS. OUR PRINT MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED FOUR/YEAR.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JULIANA SPAHRPresident-$0--
DAVID BUUCKSecretary-$0--
JULIAN PARKTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
A a Arts
EIN
99-0333091
Phone
4159284161
Address
5000 MACARTHUR BLVD, OAKLAND, CA 94613

Signing Officer

Name
Juliana Spahr
Title
President
Phone
4159284161
Signed
2021-02-15

Preparer

Firm
Marjtax Incorporated
Address
3542 FRUITVALE AVE, OAKLAND, CA 94602-2327
Preparer
Marjorie Williams-jones
Phone
5104826204
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10

“Name: commune foundation address: 5000 macarthur boulevard oakland, ca 94613 cash contribution: 96,142”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising +marketing 636 general expenses 100 merch (commune) 133 bank charges 5 miscellanesous expense 388 digital services (commune) 812 digitial services (editions) 363 summer camp expenses 5,393 total 7,830”

Raw XML Appendix154 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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