Liabilities / Assets
9th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 9% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 04-2164402
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
9th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 9% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
Score unavailable
Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
66th percentile
Faster asset growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No valid filing value is available for this score.
Assets
Up$14,188,493
Up $885,972 (+6.7%) from 2011
Net Assets
Up$14,122,045
Up $864,632 (+6.5%) from 2011
Liabilities
Up$66,448
Up $21,340 (+47%) from 2011
Revenue
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Up$1,510,837
Up $124,098 (+8.9%) from 2011
Net Income
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.