Civic Intelligence

Hope for a Better Life

EIN 20-8844402 • 501(c)3 • Folsom, CA

Profile

to support organizations that provide aid to orphaned children

488 Williams StFolsom, CA 95630
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2022

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

41st percentile

-8.6%

Faster asset growth than 41% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2022

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2020 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$12,903

Down $2,550 (-17%) from 2020

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$12,903

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Up

$25

Up $25 from 2020

Expenses

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth41st percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $12,448Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $11,721Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $11,103Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $12,176Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $12,690Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $12,900Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $14,119Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $13,720Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $14,310Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $15,453Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2022: $12,903Net Assets 2022: $12,9032022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$12,903
Liabilities-
Net Assets$12,903
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0-$1.0KRevenue 2011: $1,392Expenses 2011: $846Net Income 2011: $5462011Revenue 2012: -$121Expenses 2012: $646Net Income 2012: -$7672012Revenue 2013: -$618Expenses 2013: $0Net Income 2013: -$6182013Revenue 2014: $2,073Expenses 2014: $1,000Net Income 2014: $1,0732014Revenue 2015: $1,444Expenses 2015: $930Net Income 2015: $5142015Revenue 2016: $978Expenses 2016: $768Net Income 2016: $2102016Revenue 2017: $1,893Expenses 2017: $674Net Income 2017: $1,2192017Revenue 2018: -$198Expenses 2018: $201Net Income 2018: -$3992018Revenue 2019: $290Expenses 2019: $1,197Net Income 2019: -$9072019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $718Net Income 2020: -$7182020Revenue 2022: $252022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$25
Expenses-
Net Income-
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$12,903
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$12,903
Revenue
$25
Expenses
-
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.9$12.9$0.03
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$15.5$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.72
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$14.3$0.00$0.29$1.20$0.91
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.7$0.00$0.20$0.20$0.40
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$14.1$0.00$1.89$0.67$1.22
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$12.9$0.00$0.98$0.77$0.21
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$12.7$0.00$1.44$0.93$0.51
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$12.2$0.00$2.07$1.00$1.07
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.1$0.00$0.62$0.00$0.62
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$11.7$0.00$0.12$0.65$0.77
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$12.4$0.00$1.39$0.85$0.55
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
May 14, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$25
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

to support organizations that provide aid to orphaned children

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
No Grant given this year because of investment losses.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Michele GrothCEO And CFO-$0--
Susan WilliamsSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Hope for a Better Life
EIN
20-8844402
In Care Of
% Michele Groth
Address
488 Williams St, Folsom, CA 95630

Signing Officer

Name
Michele Groth
Title
President
Signed
2023-05-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 20

“| Explanation:, Amount:| losses of -$1869 in Ameriprise account - rising interest rates decreased value of holdings interest in dividends of $374.58 Note Check of $114.21 shows to Heart to Heart in 2022 but that was written in 2021 and the nonprofit cashed it in 2022. So it shows in the 2022 account but it was factored into 2021 accounting. net zero, $-1494|”

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