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Solstice an Institute for Creative Writing Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 20-2152284

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Nov 14, 2021

Organization ProfileN/A
38 Oakland AveNeedham, MA 02492

(781) 792-0300

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 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2020

Net Margin

57th percentile

9.8%

Higher net margin than 57% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

61st percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

80th percentile

23%

Faster revenue growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$12,198

Up $1,445 (+13%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$12,198

Up $1,445 (+13%) from 2019

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin57th percentile

Revenue

Up

$14,758

Up $2,757 (+23%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$13,313

Up $110 (+0.8%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$1,445

Up $2,647 (+220%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth61st percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2014: $4,675Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $4,6752014Assets 2015: $6,167Liabilities 2015: $1,500Net Assets 2015: $4,6672015Assets 2016: $6,408Liabilities 2016: $1,500Net Assets 2016: $4,9082016Assets 2017: $8,162Liabilities 2017: $1,500Net Assets 2017: $6,6622017Assets 2018: $11,955Net Assets 2018: $11,9552018Assets 2019: $10,753Net Assets 2019: $10,7532019Assets 2020: $12,198Net Assets 2020: $12,1982020Assets 2021: $14,734Net Assets 2021: $14,7342021Assets 2022: $12,130Net Assets 2022: $12,1302022Assets 2023: $10,325Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $27,017Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $27,0172024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$12,198
Liabilities-
Net Assets$12,198
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth80th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2014: $10,900Expenses 2014: $8,948Net Income 2014: $1,9522014Revenue 2015: $14,189Expenses 2015: $14,197Net Income 2015: -$82015Revenue 2016: $10,455Expenses 2016: $10,214Net Income 2016: $2412016Revenue 2017: $13,849Expenses 2017: $12,095Net Income 2017: $1,7542017Revenue 2018: $18,666Expenses 2018: $13,373Net Income 2018: $5,2932018Revenue 2019: $12,001Expenses 2019: $13,203Net Income 2019: -$1,2022019Revenue 2020: $14,758Expenses 2020: $13,313Net Income 2020: $1,4452020Revenue 2021: $15,688Expenses 2021: $13,152Net Income 2021: $2,5362021Revenue 2022: $27,499Expenses 2022: $30,103Net Income 2022: -$2,6042022Revenue 2023: $29,388Expenses 2023: $31,193Net Income 2023: -$1,8052023Revenue 2024: $40,655Expenses 2024: $26,747Net Income 2024: $13,9082024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$14,758
Expenses$13,313
Net Income$1,445
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 14, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$14,758
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote diversity in literature

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PUBLISH ISSUES OF ONLINE LITERACY MAGAZINE, INCLUDING FICTION, NON-FICTION, POETRY AND PHOTOGRAPHY SUBMISSIONS. SUBMISSIONS ARE FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND A FEW FOREIGN COUNTRIES.$11,132-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LEE HOPE BETCHERPresident-$0--
PETER KATZTreasurer-$0--
R WILLIAM BETCHERSecretary-$0--
LEE HOPE BETCHERDirector-$0--
PETER KATZDirector-$0--
R WILLIAM BETCHERDirector-$0--
BRENDA PRESCOTTDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Solstice an Institute
EIN
20-2152284
Address
38 OAKLAND AVE, NEEDHAM, MA 02492

Signing Officer

Name
Lee Hope Betcher
Title
President
Signed
2021-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
James M Coughlin CPA MST PC
Address
80 North Ave Ste 2, Abington, MA 02351
Preparer
James M Coughlin CPA Mst
Phone
7817920300
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1001

“Advertising and Promotion $356”

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $17”

Other Expenses.1006

“Payments of Travel or Entertainment for Public Officials $465”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $1806”

Other Expenses.1

“MANAGING EDITOR $2668”

Other Expenses.2

“AWARDS/PRIZES $2000”

Other Expenses.3

“Editorial assistant $1240”

Other Expenses.4

“VIDEO PRODUCTION $850”

Other Expenses.5

“ANTHOLOGY $845”

Other Expenses.6

“TYPESETTING $700”

Other Expenses.7

“WEBSITE $679”

Other Expenses.8

“HONORARIUMS $525”

Other Expenses.9

“AWP EXPENSES $310”

Other Expenses.10

“PAYPAL FEES $301”

Other Expenses.12

“JUDGES $200”

Other Expenses.13

“TRAININGS $50”

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$12,198
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$12,198
Revenue
$14,758
Expenses
$13,313
Net income
$1,445
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$27.0$0.00$27.0$40.7$26.7$13.9
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$10.3$0.00$29.4$31.2$1.81
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.1$12.1$27.5$30.1$2.60
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$14.7$14.7$15.7$13.2$2.54
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.2$12.2$14.8$13.3$1.45
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$10.8$10.8$12.0$13.2$1.20
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$12.0$12.0$18.7$13.4$5.29
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.16$1.50$6.66$13.8$12.1$1.75
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.41$1.50$4.91$10.5$10.2$0.24
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.17$1.50$4.67$14.2$14.2$0.01
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.68$0.00$4.68$10.9$8.95$1.95