Citizen University EIN 46-4270721 Form 990 (PDF) Claim this org

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Trains educators to guide young people in civic and ethical formation, fostering engaged citizens. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $2.0M in revenue, $2.2M in expenses, and $2.2M in net assets.Pt I

Founded
2013
Type
Higher education institution · Public & Societal Benefit
Location
Seattle, WA
Website
citizenunivserity.us
Filings
6 on file (2019–2024)
Revenue
$2.0MFY2024
Expenses
$2.2M
Net assets
$2.2M
People
9
Filings
6
Updates
0
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EIN  46-4270721 Higher education institution Seattle, WA Founded 2013
Form 990 (PDF)
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Size
$1–10M
What they do
Trains educators to guide young people in civic and ethical formation, fostering engaged citizens.
Leadership
Eric Liu · Chief Executive Officer · $162K
Money in and out
$2.0M revenue, $2.2M expenses
Bottom line
-10% operating surplus
Financial scale & money flow · FY2024
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$207K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.08
Operating surplus
-10%
revenue over expenses, this legal entity▲ +94% vs prior filing year
Payroll share
68%
of this entity's spending is salaries & benefits▲ +7% vs prior filing year
Program spending
78%
of expenses reach program services▼ -1% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$2.0M
FY2024▲ +157%
Expenses
$2.2M
FY2024▲ +4%
Total assets
$2.3M
FY2024▼ -8%
Total liabilities
$84K
FY2024▲ +2%
Total revenue
$2.0M
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$2.2M
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$2.2M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$207K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$2.3M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B78%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 36
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 46

Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCitizen University
EINHdr · item D46-4270721
Principal addressHdr · item CSeattle, WA
WebsiteHdr · item Jcitizenunivserity.us
Year of formationHdr · item L2013
State of legal domicileHdr · item MWA
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFPublic & Societal Benefit (W24)
Ruling yearIRS BMFJul 2014

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a6
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b6
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aYes
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13Yes
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14Yes
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aYes
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Chief Executive Officer
$162,231Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Administration Officer
$117,669Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Program Officer
$83,820Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice President & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Eric Liu’s $162K as Chief Executive Officer is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 731 $1–10M public & societal benefit 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 · 5 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Eric Liu$162,231$139,471$128,320$128,320$120,000
Chris Hayashida-Knight$117,669$107,322$62,650
Kayla Demonte$83,820$115,075$109,142$109,142$98,166
Kayla Demonte$91,250
Eric Liu$60,000

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

3 program services account for $1.1M of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

The civic saturday fellowship prepares motivated americans to inspire a renewed sense of shared civic purpose and moral courage in their community. Fellows learn how to create - and then host - civic saturday gatherings, which we think of as a civic analogue to faith gatherings.

$390Kprogram expense
02

The youth collaboratory brings together civic-minded high school sophomores and juniors from across the country for six months of learning and two national convenings where they engage around the idea and ideals of civic power, how to harness it, and how to share their learnings in their communities in the form of a personal project.

$356Kprogram expense
03

Graduates of our training programs join our cu community, an ongoing peer learning network of hundreds of civic catalysts from around the nation grounded in shared purpose. Through gatherings, workshops, structures for communications and digital resources, this community serve as a platform for continued exchange, collaboration, and…

$328Kprogram expense

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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$1.9M · 96%
Investment income$47K · 2%
Program service revenue$28K · 1%
Contributions & grants96%$1.9M
Investment income2%$47K
Program service revenue1%$28K
Other revenue$3K
Total revenueLn 12$2.0M

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.78 Management & general $0.14 Fundraising $0.08
Program services78%$1.7M
Management & general14%$317K
Fundraising8%$167K
Total functional expensesLn 25$2.2M

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16$2.3M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$84K
Total net assetsLn 32$2.2M
Months of cash on handcomputed5.8

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.1M · Operating expenses/yr $2.2M
5.8 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $1.7M · Total expenses $2.2M
78%
Management & General
Management & general $317K · Total expenses $2.2M
14%
Fundraising
Fundraising $167K · Total expenses $2.2M
8%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $138K · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $1.7M
$0.08 to raise $1 (3-yr avg)
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $1.9M · Total revenue $2.0M
96%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $2.0M
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $28K · Total revenue $2.0M
1%
Investment reliance
Investment income $47K · Total revenue $2.0M
+2%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $28K · Total expenses $2.2M
1%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $2.0M · Prior year $785K
+157%
Revenue CAGR
FY2018 $1.1M · FY2024 $2.0M
+10%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $2.2M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $2.0M · Expenses $2.2M
-10%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $2.3M
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $2.2M · Total assets $2.3M
96%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $2.3M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Eric Liu · Reported title CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER · Highest reported compensation $162K · Total expenses $2.2M
7%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) $1.5M · Total expenses $2.2M
68%
Peer comparison

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

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 78%
Overhead ratio 14%
Fundraising cost ratio 9%
Revenue growth 157%

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 · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
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Grants paid · 6 grants · $153K · 2018–2024
Unitemized GrantFY2024$37,948
Unitemized GrantFY2023$15,376
Unitemized GrantFY2022$9,187
Unitemized GrantFY2021$5,880
Unitemized GrantFY2020$6,171
Unitemized GrantFY2018$78,049

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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$785K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$2.3M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$2.8M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$1.5M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$717K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$1.1M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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