Better Than Ezra Foundation
990EZ • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 20-8014826
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Balance Sheet
Assets
Flat$225,934
Flat from 2012
Net Assets
$225,934
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Flat$121,935
Flat from 2012
Expenses
Flat$34,836
Flat from 2012
Net Income
Flat$87,099
Flat from 2012
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
- Signed
- May 14, 2013
- Return Version
- 2012v2.0
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The Better Than Ezra Foundation is committed to provide funding for the rebuilding and renewal of New Orleans and surrounding areas and to the preservation of South Louisiana and New Orleans music and cultural heritage and to the general welfare of its residents.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 20-8014826
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Filings
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2012 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
- $225,934
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $225,934
- Revenue
- $121,935
- Expenses
- $34,836
- Net income
- $87,099