Gary Skinner Ministries Lessons for Life

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 04-3836529

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on May 09, 2018

Organization Profile garyskinner.com

16 N Union BlvdColorado Springs, CO 80909

(719) 337-8858

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

1.9%

Higher net margin than 47% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

$63,000

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 52.9% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

19%

Faster asset growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

-0.1%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$14,376

Up $2,252 (+19%) from 2016

Net Assets

$14,376

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue56th percentile Net Margin47th percentile

Revenue

Down

$119,184

Down $70 (-0.1%) from 2016

Expenses

$116,932

Up $3,240 (+2.8%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

$2,252

Down $3,310 (-60%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth71st percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

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2017

Assets$14,376

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$14,376

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth48th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

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2017

Revenue$119,184

Expenses$116,932

Net Income$2,252

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed: May 9, 2018
Return Version: 2017v2.3
Gross Receipts: $119,184

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Religious- Prison Ministry

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Prison presentations,reentry program for ex-offenders,family member counseling and lessons for life mentor program	-	$116,932

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
GARY SKINNER PRESIDENT	6970 Riverwood Colorado	FT	$21,000	$42,000	$63,000
SUSAN SKINNER SECRETARY	6970 Riverwood Colorado	PT	$0	-	-
ALAN WEHE DIRECTOR	431 Lakewood Colorado	-	$0	-	-
DAVE KAUFFMAN DIRECTOR	16 N Union Colorado	PT	$0	-	-
DAN LEYES DIRECTOR	228 E Espanola St Colorad	-	$0	-	-
RICK PYLE DIRECTOR	Kansas	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Gary Skinner Ministries Lessons for Life
EIN: 04-3836529
Address: 16 N UNION BLVD, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80909

Signing Officer

Name: Gary Skinner
Title: President
Phone: 7193378858
Signed: 2018-05-09

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Line 16 Other expenses

“travel : $12492.00 Professional Fees $250.00 Office Expense: $5,476.00 Bibles: $2041.00”

line 16 other expenses

“vehicle expense: $11,127.00 Total Other Expenses:$31,386.00”

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2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $14,376
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $14,376
Revenue: $119,184
Expenses: $116,932
Net income: $2,252

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.31	$1.94	$0.63	$1.09	$1.71	$0.62
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.00	$2.00	$0.00	$1.16	$0.92	$0.24
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.76	$2.00	$0.24	$0.78	$1.17	$0.39
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.05	$0.00	$1.05	$1.60	$0.88	$0.72
2020Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.	$0.34	$0.00	$0.34	$1.12	$0.89	$0.23
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.10	$0.00	$0.10	$1.30	$1.27	$0.04
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.06		$0.06	$1.12	$1.20	$0.08
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.14	$0.00	$0.14	$1.19	$1.17	$0.02
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.12	$0.00		$1.19	$1.14	$0.06
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.07	$0.00		$1.04	$1.00	$0.04
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.03	$0.00		$1.03	$1.01	$0.02
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.01	$0.00		$0.85	$1.03	$0.18
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.18	$0.00		$0.80	$0.67	$0.13
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00		$0.73	$0.74	$0.01