Amherst Community Foundation Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 16-1577352

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Nov 12, 2015

Organization Profile WWW.AMHERST.ORG

400 Essjay Road No 150Williamsville, NY 14221

(716) 632-6905

Siviq Scores

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

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE T • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE T • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

2.8%

Higher net margin than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE T • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • NTEE T • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

3.2%

Faster asset growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE T • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

-1.3%

Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • NTEE T • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets85th percentile

Assets

$86,801

Up $2,681 (+3.2%) from 2013

Net Assets

$86,716

Up $2,681 (+3.2%) from 2013

Liabilities

Flat

$85

Flat from 2013

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue84th percentile Net Margin50th percentile

Revenue

Down

$96,855

Down $1,277 (-1.3%) from 2013

Expenses

$94,174

Up $77,861 (+477%) from 2013

Net Income

Down

$2,681

Down $79,138 (-97%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth63rd percentile

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

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2014

Assets$86,801

Liabilities$85

Net Assets$86,716

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth45th percentile

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

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2014

Revenue$96,855

Expenses$94,174

Net Income$2,681

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed: Nov 12, 2015
Return Version: 2014v5.0
Gross Receipts: $96,855

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Raise funds for charitable organizations

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
PROVIDE SUPPORT TO OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY OF WESTERN NEW YORK	$84,880	$94,174

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
COLLEEN DIPIRRO	Board Member	-	$0	-	-
PAUL NESPER	Board Member	-	$0	-	-
WILLIAM MCGOWAN	Board Member	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Amherst Community Foundation
EIN: 16-1577352
Phone: 7166326905
Address: 400 ESSJAY ROAD NO 150, WILLIAMSVILLE, NY 14221

Signing Officer

Name: Colleen Dipirro
Title: President
Phone: 7166326905
Signed: 2015-11-12
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Bonadio & Co Llp
Address: 100 CORPORATE PKWY STE 200, AMHERST, NY 14226
Preparer: Justin N Reid
Phone: 7162506600

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: youth programs. Grantee name: make a wish of wny. Grantee address: 5554 main st. Williamsville, ny 14221. Property description: cash. Date of gift: 01/25/14. Amount given: 7,500.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: youth programs. Grantee name: big brothers & big sisters. Grantee address: 85 river rock drive, suite 107 buffalo, ny 14207. Property description: cash. Date of gift: 01/25/14. Amount given: 5,000.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: youth programs. Grantee name: boys and girls club of lakeshore. Grantee address: 42 sunset blvd angola, ny 14006. Property description: cash. Date of gift: 01/25/14. Amount given: 5,000.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: youth programs. Grantee name: junior achievement of wny. Grantee address: 275 oak st. Suite 222 buffalo, ny 14203. Property description: cash. Date of gift: 01/25/14. Amount given: 5,000. Total included on form 990-ez, line 10: 22,500.”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: office expenses. Amount: 3,369. Description: program expense. Amount: 925. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 4,294.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: due to amherst chamber. Beg. Of year amount: 85. End of year amount: 85.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $86,801
Liabilities: $85
Net assets: $86,716
Revenue: $96,855
Expenses: $94,174
Net income: $2,681

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.96	$0.10	$1.86	$0.76	$0.51	$0.25
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.64	$0.02		$1.21	$0.42	$0.79
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.83	$0.00	$0.83	$0.75	$0.36	$0.39
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.46	$0.02		$0.36	$0.29	$0.07
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.44	$0.07	$0.37	$0.42	$0.22	$0.20
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.30	$0.12	$0.18	$0.53	$0.39	$0.13
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00		$0.62	$0.62	$0.00
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.28	$0.00	$0.28	$0.36	$0.77	$0.41
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.68	$0.00		$0.82	$1.00	$0.18
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.87	$0.00	$0.87	$0.97	$0.94	$0.03
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.84	$0.00	$0.84	$0.98	$0.16	$0.82
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.02	$0.00		$0.74	$0.78	$0.04
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.06	$0.00		$0.74	$0.79	$0.04
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.10	$0.00		$0.46	$0.51	$0.06