Civic Intelligence

Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy

EIN 99-1632569 • 501(c)3 • Saint Louis, MO

Profile

To aid and encourage citizen participation in government and the political process, and to empower the public by helping them access publicly available information via freedom of information, sunshine, and similar requests of government records.

102 Ladue Aire DriveSaint Louis, MO 63141

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

99th percentile

12.96x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

99th percentile

12.74x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

3rd percentile

-1176%

Higher net margin than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

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 2024

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets99th percentile

Assets

$27,088

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$351,189

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

-$324,101

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue99th percentileNet Margin3rd percentile

Revenue

$27,556

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$351,657

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$324,101

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$400K$200K$0-$200K-$400KAssets 2024: $27,088Liabilities 2024: $351,189Net Assets 2024: -$324,1012024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$27,088
Liabilities$351,189
Net Assets-$324,101
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$400K$200K$0-$200K-$400KRevenue 2024: $27,556Expenses 2024: $351,657Net Income 2024: -$324,1012024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$27,556
Expenses$351,657
Net Income-$324,101
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$27,088
Liabilities
$351,189
Net assets
-$324,101
Revenue
$27,556
Expenses
$351,657
Net income
-$324,101
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$3.51$3.24$0.28$3.52$3.24
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Feb 22, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 11, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.2
Gross Receipts
$27,556
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To aid and encourage citizen participation in government and the political process, and to empower the public by helping them access publicly available information via freedom of information, sunshine, and similar requests of government records.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
AIDING IN ACCESSING PUBLICLY AVAILABLE INFORMATION.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRIAN TIMPONEPresident-$0--
DANIEL PROFTVice President-$0--
CURT MERCADANTESecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy
EIN
99-1632569
Phone
7732550810
Address
102 LADUE AIRE DRIVE, SAINT LOUIS, MO 63141

Signing Officer

Name
Brian Timpone
Title
Executive Director
Phone
7732550810
Signed
2025-11-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Pasquesi Sheppard LLC
Address
585 BANK LANE, LAKE FOREST, IL 60045
Preparer
David P Witt
Phone
8472345000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: project management fees. Amount: 776. Description: web development costs. Amount: 3,878. Description: bank service fees. Amount: 23. Description: software. Amount: 300. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 4,977.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 4,953. Description: loan payable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 346,236.”

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