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The Westside Writing Project Nfp

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 20-3871212

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Feb 15, 2021

Organization ProfileWWW.WESTSIDEWRITING.ORG
1465 W Chicago AveChicago, IL 60622

(312) 498-5857

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

92nd percentile

0.84x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

89th percentile

0.43x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 89% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

34th percentile

-3.8%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

90th percentile

$41,851

Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 40.2% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

97th percentile

625%

Faster asset growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

51st percentile

-13%

Faster revenue growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets92nd percentile

Assets

Up

$53,716

Up $46,311 (+625%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$8,716

Up $1,454 (+20%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$45,000

Up $44,857 (+31369%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue89th percentileNet Margin34th percentile

Revenue

Down

$104,000

Down $16,000 (-13%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$107,999

Down $18,954 (-15%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

-$3,999

Up $2,954 (+42%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth97th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $35,514Net Assets 2013: $35,5142013Assets 2014: $60,559Net Assets 2014: $60,5592014Assets 2016: $70,000Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $10,084Net Assets 2017: $10,0842017Assets 2018: $14,215Net Assets 2018: $14,2152018Assets 2019: $7,405Liabilities 2019: $143Net Assets 2019: $7,2622019Assets 2020: $53,716Liabilities 2020: $45,000Net Assets 2020: $8,7162020Assets 2021: $101,391Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $101,3912021Assets 2022: $60,219Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $60,2192022Assets 2023: $3,274Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $3,2742023Assets 2024: $7,545Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $7,5452024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$53,716
Liabilities$45,000
Net Assets$8,716
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth51st percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2013: $40,260Expenses 2013: $4,801Net Income 2013: $35,4592013Revenue 2014: $55,757Expenses 2014: $30,712Net Income 2014: $25,0452014Revenue 2016: $65,000Expenses 2016: $33,800Net Income 2016: $31,2002016Revenue 2017: $72,274Expenses 2017: $68,048Net Income 2017: $4,2262017Revenue 2018: $101,542Expenses 2018: $92,823Net Income 2018: $8,7192018Revenue 2019: $120,000Expenses 2019: $126,953Net Income 2019: -$6,9532019Revenue 2020: $104,000Expenses 2020: $107,999Net Income 2020: -$3,9992020Revenue 2021: $280,334Expenses 2021: $187,659Net Income 2021: $92,6752021Revenue 2022: $105,600Expenses 2022: $146,772Net Income 2022: -$41,1722022Revenue 2023: $85,600Expenses 2023: $142,545Net Income 2023: -$56,9452023Revenue 2024: $132,000Expenses 2024: $126,614Net Income 2024: $5,3862024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$104,000
Expenses$107,999
Net Income-$3,999
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Feb 15, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$104,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide educational services to area youth.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CONDUCTED WRITING WORKSHOPS DURING AFTER SCHOOL HOURS, MEETS TWICE A WEEK. CONTINUAL PUBLISH OF NEWSLETTER, AND CONTENT FOR WEBSITE.-$105,238
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay90th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
FRANK LATINExecutive DiFT$41,851-$41,851
KEITH WALKERTreasurer-$0--
VELIA SOTOSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Westside Media Project
EIN
20-3871212
Address
1465 W CHICAGO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 60622

Signing Officer

Name
Frank Latin
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2021-02-15

Preparer

Firm
Hedgemancpa LLC
Address
715 LAKE ST STE 416, OAK PARK, IL 60301-1413
Preparer
John Hedgeman
Phone
7082804104
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office expenses 1,305 other- meals 1,500 related program expenses 5,243 new misc equipment 9,345 in-kind donations 2,000 non-investment depreciation 2,761 total 22,154”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“ADJUSTMENT 5,453”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Furniture 13,801 13,801 less accumulated depreciation 6,396 9,157 equipment 0 0 due from related party 0 0 total 7,405 4,644”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Cash bank balance (negative bal) 143 0 polk brothers (deferred) 0 20,000 mccormick (deferred) 0 25,000”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$53,716
Liabilities
$45,000
Net assets
$8,716
Revenue
$104,000
Expenses
$107,999
Net income
-$3,999
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.00$0.08$1.32$1.27$0.05
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.86$1.43$0.57
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.60$0.00$0.60$1.06$1.47$0.41
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.01$0.00$1.01$2.80$1.88$0.93
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.54$0.45$0.09$1.04$1.08$0.04
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$1.20$1.27$0.07
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.14$1.02$0.93$0.09
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.10$0.72$0.68$0.04
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.70$0.00$0.65$0.34$0.31
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.61$0.61$0.56$0.31$0.25
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.36$0.40$0.05$0.35