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Inspiration Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 20-5017052

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on Nov 07, 2022

Organization ProfileWWW.INSPIRATIONFOUNDATION.LA
510 Broadhollow Road 300Melville, NY 11747

(323) 938-8868

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

54th percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • NTEE P • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

53rd percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • NTEE P • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

82nd percentile

46%

Higher net margin than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE P • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2021 filings • NTEE P • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

80th percentile

59%

Faster asset growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE P • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-67%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE P • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets54th percentile

Assets

Up

$7,991

Up $2,975 (+59%) from 2020

Net Assets

Up

$7,991

Up $2,975 (+59%) from 2020

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2020

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue53rd percentileNet Margin82nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,526

Down $13,524 (-67%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$3,551

Down $11,797 (-77%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

$2,975

Down $1,727 (-37%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth80th percentile

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

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $459Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $93Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $932012Assets 2013: $4,796Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $4,7962013Assets 2014: $161Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $1612014Assets 2015: $6,732Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $6,7322015Assets 2016: $194Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $1942016Assets 2017: $1,079Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $1,0792017Assets 2018: $5,570Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $5,5702018Assets 2019: $314Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $3142019Assets 2020: $5,016Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $5,0162020Assets 2021: $7,991Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $7,9912021Assets 2022: $10,603Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $10,6032022Assets 2023: $9,868Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$7,991
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$7,991
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth10th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2011: $1,052Expenses 2011: $3,985Net Income 2011: -$2,9332011Revenue 2012: $7,000Expenses 2012: $7,366Net Income 2012: -$3662012Revenue 2013: $5,457Expenses 2013: $754Net Income 2013: $4,7032013Revenue 2014: $0Expenses 2014: $4,635Net Income 2014: -$4,6352014Revenue 2015: $7,158Expenses 2015: $587Net Income 2015: $6,5712015Revenue 2016: $0Expenses 2016: $6,538Net Income 2016: -$6,5382016Revenue 2017: $2,678Expenses 2017: $1,793Net Income 2017: $8852017Revenue 2018: $5,000Expenses 2018: $509Net Income 2018: $4,4912018Revenue 2019: $10,400Expenses 2019: $15,656Net Income 2019: -$5,2562019Revenue 2020: $20,050Expenses 2020: $15,348Net Income 2020: $4,7022020Revenue 2021: $6,526Expenses 2021: $3,551Net Income 2021: $2,9752021Revenue 2022: $10,520Expenses 2022: $7,908Net Income 2022: $2,6122022Revenue 2023: $14,789Expenses 2023: $15,524Net Income 2023: -$7352023

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$6,526
Expenses$3,551
Net Income$2,975
Open 2021 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Nov 7, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.2
Gross Receipts
$6,526
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Established in 2006 by the shapiro family, inspiration foundation provides assistance to those in the blind and visually impaired community overcome the daily challenges, financial strains, and lack of resources needed to live an independent life. Inspiration foundation is your resource when other state, federal, and non-profits are not able to provide direct assistance to obtain assistive technology, tools and support in southern california and arizona. We would like to help those individuals who are in the greatest need of this technology and have been denied services from other organizations. The foundations objective of creating technology centers for the blind and visually impaired. These centers will provide adaptive technology, counseling, mentoring and long-term financial and professional support for individuals to lead more productive, independent lives.

Established in 2006 by the shapiro family, inspiration foundation provides assistance to those in the blind and visually impaired community overcome the daily challenges, financial strains, and lack of resources needed to live an independent life. Inspiration foundation is your resource when other state, federal, and non-profits are not able to provide direct assistance to obtain assistive technology, tools and support in southern california and arizona. We would like to help those individuals who are in the greatest need of this technology and have been denied services from other organizations. The foundation's objective of creating technology centers for the blind and visually impaired. These centers will provide adaptive technology, counseling, mentoring and long-term financial and professional support for individuals to lead more productive, independent lives.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SEE SCHEDULE O$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ISAAC SHAPIROTrusteePT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Inspiration Foundation
EIN
20-5017052
Phone
3239388868
Address
510 BROADHOLLOW ROAD 300, MELVILLE, NY 11747

Signing Officer

Name
Isaac Shapiro
Title
Chairman
Phone
3239388868
Signed
2022-11-07
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Eb Group Cpas Llp
Address
510 BROADHOLLOW ROAD STE 300, MELVILLE, NY 11747
Preparer
Jonathan Ehrlich
Phone
5162802850
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: donation. Grantee name: community services for sight. Grantee address: 4 brookhill road sugarloaf, pa 18249. Grantee relationship: independent. Property description: funds - cash. Method used to determine book value: gave usd - funds. Method used to determine fmv: gave usd - funds. Date of gift: 01/10/21. Amount given: 1,500.”

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

“Description: telephone. Amount: 313. Description: service charges. Amount: 186. Description: dues and subscriptions. Amount: 1,552. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 2,051.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$7,991
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$7,991
Revenue
$6,526
Expenses
$3,551
Net income
$2,975
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.87$0.00$14.8$15.5$0.74
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.6$0.00$10.6$10.5$7.91$2.61
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.99$0.00$7.99$6.53$3.55$2.98
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.02$0.00$5.02$20.1$15.3$4.70
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.31$0.00$0.31$10.4$15.7$5.26
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.57$0.00$5.57$5.00$0.51$4.49
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.08$0.00$1.08$2.68$1.79$0.89
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.19$0.00$0.19$0.00$6.54$6.54
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.73$0.00$6.73$7.16$0.59$6.57
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.16$0.00$4.64$4.64
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.80$0.00$4.80$5.46$0.75$4.70
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.09$0.00$0.09$7.00$7.37$0.37
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.46$0.00$1.05$3.99$2.93