Civic Intelligence

Howard Gardner Charter School Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 20-2601728

Jul 01, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016 • Filed on Feb 17, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.HOWARDGARDNERSCHOOL.COM
1615 East Elm StreetScranton, PA 18505

(570) 941-4100

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

10th percentile

-40%

Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

27th percentile

-12%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

16th percentile

-33%

Faster revenue growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$14,737

Down $2,020 (-12%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$14,737

Down $2,020 (-12%) from 2015

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin10th percentile

Revenue

Down

$5,000

Down $2,513 (-33%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$7,020

Up $7,020 from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$2,020

Down $9,533 (-127%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KAssets 2011: $105,477Liabilities 2011: $25,888Net Assets 2011: $79,5892011Assets 2012: $58,037Liabilities 2012: $64,888Net Assets 2012: -$6,8512012Assets 2013: $223,509Liabilities 2013: $240,805Net Assets 2013: -$17,2962013Assets 2014: $9,244Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $9,2442014Assets 2015: $16,757Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $16,7572015Assets 2016: $14,737Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $14,7372016Assets 2017: $19,713Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $19,7132017Assets 2018: $32,669Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $41,320Liabilities 2019: $10,655Net Assets 2019: $30,6652019Assets 2020: $51,585Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $51,5852020Assets 2021: $62,277Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $62,2772021Assets 2022: $108,011Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $108,0112022Assets 2023: $57,930Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$14,737
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$14,737
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth16th percentile

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KExpenses 2011: $644,8872011Expenses 2012: $672,3722012Revenue 2013: $54,033Expenses 2013: $64,478Net Income 2013: -$10,4452013Revenue 2014: $69,539Expenses 2014: $42,999Net Income 2014: $26,5402014Revenue 2015: $7,513Expenses 2015: $0Net Income 2015: $7,5132015Revenue 2016: $5,000Expenses 2016: $7,020Net Income 2016: -$2,0202016Revenue 2017: $5,000Expenses 2017: $24Net Income 2017: $4,9762017Revenue 2018: $13,000Expenses 2018: $44Net Income 2018: $12,9562018Revenue 2019: $23,808Expenses 2019: $25,812Net Income 2019: -$2,0042019Revenue 2020: $45,031Expenses 2020: $24,111Net Income 2020: $20,9202020Revenue 2021: $49,279Expenses 2021: $38,587Net Income 2021: $10,6922021Revenue 2022: $52,117Expenses 2022: $6,383Net Income 2022: $45,7342022Revenue 2023: $7,500Expenses 2023: $57,581Net Income 2023: -$50,0812023

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$5,000
Expenses$7,020
Net Income-$2,020
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
Signed
Feb 17, 2017
Return Version
2015v3.0
Gross Receipts
$5,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Raise funds and support related charter school

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
RAISE FUNDS AND SUPPORT RELATED CHARTER SCHOOL$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SUSAN TRUSSLER PHDPresident-$0--
FRAN LANGANDirector-$0--
LOU NIVERTDirector-$0--
JANE LESLIE ALPERINDirector-$0--
CLARENCE LAMANNADirector-$0--
JOHN RUDDYDirector-$0--
AMY KENTONDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Howard Gardner School for Discovery
EIN
20-2601728
Phone
5709414100
Address
1615 EAST ELM STREET, SCRANTON, PA 18505

Signing Officer

Name
Maria Rozaieski
Title
Principal
Phone
5709414100
Signed
2017-02-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Mcgrail Merkel Quinn & Associates Pc
Address
1173 CLAY AVENUE, SCRANTON, PA 18510
Preparer
Mary Ann Novak CPA
Phone
5709610345
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: bank fees. Amount: 20. Description: eitc. Amount: 7,000. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 7,020.”

Raw XML Appendix167 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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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$14,737
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$14,737
Revenue
$5,000
Expenses
$7,020
Net income
-$2,020
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.58$0.00$0.08$0.58$0.50
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.08$0.00$1.08$0.52$0.06$0.46
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.62$0.00$0.62$0.49$0.39$0.11
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.52$0.00$0.52$0.45$0.24$0.21
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.41$0.11$0.31$0.24$0.26$0.02
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.33$0.00$0.13$0.00$0.13
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.05$0.00$0.05
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.15$0.05$0.07$0.02
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.08$0.00$0.08
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.70$0.43$0.27
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.24$2.41$0.17$0.54$0.64$0.10
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.58$0.65$0.07$6.72
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.05$0.26$0.80$6.45