Civic Intelligence

A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa Foundation

EIN 20-1926079 • 501(c)3 • Arlington, VA

Pub. 78 Eligible990-N Coverage

Profile

Healthcare & nutritional support to improvished children in sierra leone

1020 N Highland StreetArlington, VA 22201

www.brighterafrica.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2016

Net Margin

27th percentile

-14%

Higher net margin than 27% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

24th percentile

-32%

Faster asset growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

54th percentile

2.1%

Faster revenue growth than 54% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$5,722

Down $2,722 (-32%) from 2015

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$5,722

Down $2,722 (-32%) from 2015

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin27th percentile

Revenue

Up

$19,003

Up $382 (+2.1%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$21,725

Down $4,913 (-18%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

-$2,722

Up $5,295 (+66%) from 2015

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth24th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KAssets 2010: -$1,127Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2011: $937Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $4,974Net Assets 2012: $4,9742012Assets 2013: $7,565Net Assets 2013: $7,5652013Assets 2014: $16,461Net Assets 2014: $16,4612014Assets 2015: $8,444Net Assets 2015: $8,4442015Assets 2016: $5,722Net Assets 2016: $5,7222016

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$5,722
Liabilities-
Net Assets$5,722
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth54th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2010: $41,215Expenses 2010: $46,392Net Income 2010: -$5,1772010Revenue 2011: $54,363Expenses 2011: $52,299Net Income 2011: $2,0642011Revenue 2012: $40,267Expenses 2012: $36,230Net Income 2012: $4,0372012Revenue 2013: $25,816Expenses 2013: $23,225Net Income 2013: $2,5912013Revenue 2014: $27,096Expenses 2014: $18,200Net Income 2014: $8,8962014Revenue 2015: $18,621Expenses 2015: $26,638Net Income 2015: -$8,0172015Revenue 2016: $19,003Expenses 2016: $21,725Net Income 2016: -$2,7222016

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$19,003
Expenses$21,725
Net Income-$2,722
Open 2016 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,722
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$5,722
Revenue
$19,003
Expenses
$21,725
Net income
-$2,722
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.72$5.72$19.0$21.7$2.72
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.44$8.44$18.6$26.6$8.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$16.5$16.5$27.1$18.2$8.90
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.57$7.57$25.8$23.2$2.59
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.97$4.97$40.3$36.2$4.04
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.94$0.00$54.4$52.3$2.06
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.13$0.00$41.2$46.4$5.18
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Jun 26, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$19,003
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Healthcare & nutritional support to improvished children in sierra leone

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE ORGANIZATION FEEDS OVER 300 IMPOVERISHED / OTHERWISE MALNURISHED CHILDREN EVERY SCHOOL DAY. THE AVERAGE CHILD HAS GAINED 25% OF THEIR ORIGINAL BODY WEIGHT.$21,565$21,565
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SARAH L ARMSTRONGPresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
A Brighter Tomorrow for Africa Foundation
EIN
20-1926079
Phone
7032373172
Address
1020 N HIGHLAND STREET, ARLINGTON, VA 22201

Signing Officer

Name
Sarah Armstrong
Title
President
Phone
7032373172
Signed
2017-06-26

Preparer

Firm
Norberg Davis Bourne & Painter
Address
12069 Tech Road, Silver Spring, MD 20904
Preparer
Harold Painter
Phone
3016808900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“BANK FEES 160.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“PROGRAM EXPENSE 21565.”

Raw XML Appendix142 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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