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Educates Americans about the national debt threat and constitutional solutions. For fiscal year 2023 it reported $354K in revenue, $171K in expenses, and $170K in net assets.Pt I

Type
Public charity (501(c)(3)) · Medical Research
Location
Vienna, VA
Website
csnds.org
Filings
5 on file (2020–2023)
Revenue
$354KFY2023
Expenses
$171K
Net assets
$170K
People
10
Filings
5
Updates
0
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EIN  20-3302521 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Vienna, VA
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Educates Americans about the national debt threat and constitutional solutions.
Leadership
Loren J Enns · President · $65K
Money in and out
$354K revenue, $171K expenses
Bottom line
73% program efficiency
Where the money goes · FY2023
Total revenue
$354K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$171K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$170K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $183K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.18
Program efficiency
73%
of spending reaches programs
Operating runway
14.2mo
months of highly liquid reserves at operating expense rate
Surplus margin
+52%
revenue over expenses, this year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2023 · Form 990
Revenue
$354K
FY2023▲ +496%
Expenses
$171K
FY2023
Total assets
$206K
FY2023
Total liabilities
$36K
FY2023
Total revenue
$354K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$171K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$170K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$183K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$206K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B73%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 310
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 49

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CBalanced Budget Now
EINHdr · item D20-3302521
Principal addressHdr · item CVienna, VA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcsnds.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MVA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFMedical Research (H83)
Ruling yearIRS BMFOct 2006

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a10
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b9
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$64,700Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Loren J Enns’s $54K as President is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 322 $100K–1M medical research nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Loren J Enns$54,300$64,700
Loren Enns$11,450$37,300
Mike Huckabee$22,000

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $125K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2023.
01

To illuminate the american mind with the knowledge necessary to recognize the threat posed by the u. S. National debt, and the constitutional solutions our founding fathers made available to address the issue.

$125Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$354K
Total revenueLn 12$354K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.73 Management & general $0.09 Fundraising $0.18
Program services73%$125K
Management & general9%$15K
Fundraising18%$31K
Total functional expensesLn 25$171K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$203K
Total assetsLn 16$206K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$36K
Total net assetsLn 32$170K
Months of cash on handcomputed14.2

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2023 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $203K · Operating expenses/yr $171K
14.2 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $125K · Total expenses $171K
73%
Management & General
Management & general $15K · Total expenses $171K
9%
Fundraising
Fundraising $31K · Total expenses $171K
18%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense $31K · Solicited contributions $354K
$0.09 to raise $1
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $354K · Total revenue $354K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $354K
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $354K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $354K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $171K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $354K · Prior year $59K
+496%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $170K · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $354K · Expenses $171K
+52%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $206K
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $170K · Total assets $206K
82%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $206K
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Loren J Enns · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $65K · Total expenses $171K
38%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $75K · Total expenses $171K
44%
Fundraising vendors
Fundraiser cost ratio
Paid to fundraisers $31K · Gross raised $294K
10%
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 73%
Overhead ratio 9%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 496%
Legal fee ratio 1.0%
Accounting fee ratio 5%
Fundraising fee ratio 18%

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2023
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$173K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$354K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$59K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$95K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$136K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2023IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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