CITIZEN56 INC

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2024 · Form 990 · revenue $12.8M · expenses $759K · assets $48.3M

EIN
83-1856901
Address
61 LINCOLN RD, WAYLAND, MA 01778-1303
Website
WWW.CITIZEN56.COM
NTEE code
B90
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
July 2019 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity, 509(a)(2)
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Mission

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT HISTORY, DEMOCRACY, SCIENCE, SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE ENVIRONMENT VIA ONLINE SERVICE PLATFORMS AND APPLICATIONS, FILM, BOOKS, AND OTHER FORMS OF RELEVANT MEDIA.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 8 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

8 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
William Haney Iii PRESIDENT2021-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Maura Mccarthy Haney TREASURER/SECRETARY2020-2024 5 $0 reported 1
Tim Disney DIRECTOR2024 5 $0 reported 1
Gary Martell (former) DIRECTOR2023 5 $0 reported 1
Tom Disney (former) DIRECTOR2023 5 $0 reported 1
William Haney (former) PRESIDENT2019-2020 5 $0 reported 1
Suzanne Elwin (former) TREASURER2019 5 $0 reported 1
Maura Mccarthy (former) CLERK2019 5 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM HANEY III PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MAURA MCCARTHY HANEY TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
TIM DISNEY DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM HANEY III PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MAURA MCCARTHY HANEY TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
GARY MARTELL DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
TOM DISNEY DIRECTOR5 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM HANEY III PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MAURA MCCARTHY HANEY TREASURER/SECRETARY5 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees · 0 volunteers
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM HANEY III PRESIDENT5 $0$0$0 $01
MAURA MCCARTHY HANEY TREASURER5 $0$0$0 $01
2020 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM HANEY PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
MAURA MCCARTHY HANEY TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
WILLIAM HANEY PRESIDENT5 $0-$0 $01
SUZANNE ELWIN TREASURER5 $0-$0 $01
MAURA MCCARTHY CLERK5 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

2024 · 2 contractors · $514K
NameLocationServicePaid
UNCOMMON PRODUCTIONSWAYLAND, MAFILM PRODUCTION SERVICES$388,173
RIGHT BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LLCNEW YORK, NYPRINTING AND CONSULTING SERVICES$125,649

State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990 period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,782,648$759,331 $48,301,430$48,301,430 $12,110,441$10,250 $020
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$11,653,491$128,020 $36,746,994$36,746,994 $11,600,069$0 $000
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$10,226,305$1,000 $25,264,340$25,264,340 $10,211,508$0 $000
2021 · Form 990 period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$14,999,998$35 $15,039,035$15,039,035 $14,999,998$0 $000
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$0$8,536 $39,072$39,072 $0- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$54,000$8,195 $47,608$47,608 $54,000- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $16,710,000 in all, tax years 2023 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM DAF sponsor Exact 2023-2024 2$16,710,000 2024$5,000,000
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990 · $759,331 spent · pay $65,870 · grants $13,813 · events $32,075
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $318,985$267,006$51,979- 42.0%
Other (as described)PROGRAM SUPPLIES AND SE $158,112$158,112-- 20.8%
Other salaries and wages $61,484$51,388$10,096- 8.1%
Advertising and promotion $50,070$48,850$1,220- 6.6%
Travel $35,160$35,160-- 4.6%
Other (as described) EventPROGRAM EVENTS $32,075$32,075-- 4.2%
Fees: accounting $29,284-$29,284- 3.9%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT RENTAL $17,200$17,200-- 2.3%
Other (as described)SHIPPING AND DISTRIBUTI $16,870$16,870-- 2.2%
Office expenses $15,068-$15,068- 2.0%
Grants to US organizations and governments $13,813$13,813-- 1.8%
Fees: legal $4,930-$4,930- 0.6%
Payroll taxes $4,386$1,100$3,286- 0.6%
Insurance $1,894$1,894-- 0.2%
Total$759,331100%

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2023 · Form 990 · $128,020 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $26,450
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $40,783$40,783-- 31.9%
Office expenses $40,056$40,056-- 31.3%
Other (as described) EventPROGRAM EVENT EXPENSES $26,450$26,450-- 20.7%
Fees: accounting $20,731-$20,731- 16.2%
Total$128,020100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $1,000 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Office expenses $1,000-$1,000- 100.0%
Total$1,000100%

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2021 · Form 990 · $35 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Fees: other services $35-$35- 100.0%
Total$35100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $8,536 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $5,550 65.0%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,986 35.0%
Total$8,536100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $8,195 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Fees to independent contractors $6,121 74.7%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $2,074 25.3%
Total$8,195100%

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