Liabilities / Assets
99th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Back Bay Publishing Company Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 04-2599762
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
5.84x
Liabilities / Revenue
93rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
11th percentile
Higher net margin than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
74th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
61st percentile
Faster asset growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
21st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$11,348
Up $944 (+9.1%) from 2013
Net Assets
Down-$54,955
Down $31,634 (-136%) from 2013
Liabilities
Up$66,303
Up $32,578 (+97%) from 2013
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$104,335
Down $28,885 (-22%) from 2013
Expenses
Down$135,969
Down $230 (-0.2%) from 2013
Net Income
Down-$31,634
Down $28,655 (-962%) from 2013
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Sep 1, 2013 to Aug 31, 2014
- Signed
- Oct 31, 2014
- Return Version
- 2013v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $104,335
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Publish Free Student Daily Newspaper to the Students of Boston University, while providing educational resources and opportunities to Boston University students in the areas of digital and print media.
Publish free student daily newspaper
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| DAILY NEWSPAPER PREPARED BY AND DISTRIBUTED TO STUDENTS OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY | - | $135,969 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TYLER LAY | Chairman | PT | $0 | - | - |
| KYLE PLANTZ | Pres/Ed In Chief | FT | $0 | - | - |
| EMILY OVERHOLT | Vice Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| ALICE BAZERGHI | Treasurer/Ad Mgr | PT | $0 | - | - |
| SARAH KIRKPATRICK | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| JASPER CRAVEN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| SARAH FISHER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| HEATHER GOLDIN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS LISINSKI | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| RACHEL RILEY | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 04-2599762
- Phone
- 6172364433
Signing Officer
- Name
- Tyler Lay
- Title
- Chairman
- Phone
- 6172364433
- Signed
- 2014-10-31
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Preparer
- Phillip S Mccoy CPA
- Phone
- 7817211234
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Pt V, Line 35B
“All income received was directly related to the organization's”
Pt V, Line 35B
“tax exempt purpose”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Depreciation 92. Bank charges 135. Computer cost and expense 1459. Insurance 1164. Licenses and fees expense 135. Miscellaneous expense 21. Office supply and expense 1343. Parking expense 880. Payroll taxes 1804. Postage expense 867. State fees 100. Story coverage expense 1373.”
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24
“Accounts receivable 5326. 6462. Dell inspiron/epson computer system 172. 80.”
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable 33269. 65620. Accrued payroll 456. 683.”
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| IRS990EZ/WebsiteAddressTxt | 0 | www.dailyfreepress.com |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | All income received was directly related to the organization's |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | tax exempt purpose |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DEPRECIATION 92. BANK CHARGES 135. COMPUTER COST AND EXPENSE 1459. INSURANCE 1164. LICENSES AND FEES EXPENSE 135. MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 21. OFFICE SUPPLY AND EXPENSE 1343. PARKING EXPENSE 880. PAYROLL TAXES 1804. POSTAGE EXPENSE 867. STATE FEES 100. STORY COVERAGE EXPENSE 1373. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 5326. 6462. DELL INSPIRON/EPSON COMPUTER SYSTEM 172. 80. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 33269. 65620. ACCRUED PAYROLL 456. 683. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z |
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| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/City | 0 | Boston |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/State | 0 | MA |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCode | 0 | 02215 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmName/BusinessNameLine1 | 0 | MacArthur & McCoy PC |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/AddressLine1 | 0 | 600 Main Street Suite 3 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/City | 0 | Winchester |
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| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparationDt | 0 | 2014-12-08 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm | 0 | PHILLIP S MCCOY CPA |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2014-12-08T14:28:36-08:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2013-09-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2014-08-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2013 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $11,348
- Liabilities
- $66,303
- Net assets
- -$54,955
- Revenue
- $104,335
- Expenses
- $135,969
- Net income
- -$31,634