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Children First - a Merage Foundation

990PF • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 20-1985351

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Sep 08, 2017

Organization Profile
660 Newport Center DriveNewport Beach, CA 92660

(949) 474-5800

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2016

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

2nd percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $953 (-100%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $876 (-100%) from 2015

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $77 (-100%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2015

Expenses

Up

$878

Up $778 (+778%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$878

Down $778 (-778%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth2nd percentile

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2010: $35,564Liabilities 2010: $18,684Net Assets 2010: $16,8802010Assets 2011: $11,945Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $11,9452011Assets 2012: $409Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $4092012Assets 2013: $991Liabilities 2013: $12013Assets 2014: $971Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $9712014Assets 2015: $953Liabilities 2015: $77Net Assets 2015: $8762015Assets 2016: $0Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $02016

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KExpenses 2010: $216,3382010Expenses 2011: $155,2462011Expenses 2012: $12,3452012Revenue 2013: $2,508Expenses 2013: $1,935Net Income 2013: $5732013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $35Net Income 2014: -$352014Revenue 2015: $0Expenses 2015: $100Net Income 2015: -$1002015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $878Net Income 2016: -$8782016

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$0
Expenses$878
Net Income-$878
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Sep 8, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Paul MeragePres/Director-$0--
Elisabeth MerageTreas/Sec/Direc-$0--
Richard MerageDirector-$0--
Michelle JanavsDirector-$0--
Lauren MerageDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Children First - A Merage Foundation
EIN
20-1985351
Phone
9494745800
Address
660 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660

Signing Officer

Name
Paul Merage
Title
President
Signed
2017-09-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Dunn Henritze Maline Llp
Address
215 W OAK ST STE 1100, FORT COLLINS, CO 80521-2733
Preparer
Dean Dunn
Phone
9703724160
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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$878
Net income
-$878
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.00
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.03$0.02$0.01
2012Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.12
2011Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.12$1.55
2010Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.19$0.17$2.16