Civic Intelligence

Raising the Blues Ltd.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 26-1767933

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

Organization ProfileWWW.RAISINGTHEBLUES.ORG
4 Plantation CircleSudbury, MA 01776

(781) 472-0468

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2020

Net Margin

92nd percentile

61%

Higher net margin than 92% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

79th percentile

46%

Faster asset growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

79th percentile

20%

Faster revenue growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$55,550

Up $17,453 (+46%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$55,550

Up $17,453 (+46%) from 2019

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin92nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$28,462

Up $4,725 (+20%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$11,009

Down $4,587 (-29%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$17,453

Up $9,312 (+114%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth79th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2017: $32,424Net Assets 2017: $32,4242017Assets 2018: $29,956Net Assets 2018: $29,9562018Assets 2019: $38,097Net Assets 2019: $38,0972019Assets 2020: $55,550Net Assets 2020: $55,5502020Assets 2021: $53,818Net Assets 2021: $53,8182021Assets 2022: $48,085Net Assets 2022: $48,0852022Assets 2023: $31,016Net Assets 2023: $31,0162023Assets 2024: $25,367Net Assets 2024: $25,3672024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$55,550
Liabilities-
Net Assets$55,550
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth79th percentile

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

$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2017: $11,770Expenses 2017: $12,063Net Income 2017: -$2932017Revenue 2018: $11,001Expenses 2018: $13,469Net Income 2018: -$2,4682018Revenue 2019: $23,737Expenses 2019: $15,596Net Income 2019: $8,1412019Revenue 2020: $28,462Expenses 2020: $11,009Net Income 2020: $17,4532020Revenue 2021: $11,080Expenses 2021: $12,935Net Income 2021: -$1,8552021Revenue 2022: $3,584Expenses 2022: $9,317Net Income 2022: -$5,7332022Revenue 2023: $1,250Expenses 2023: $18,319Net Income 2023: -$17,0692023Revenue 2024: $177Expenses 2024: $5,676Net Income 2024: -$5,4992024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$28,462
Expenses$11,009
Net Income$17,453
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Nov 15, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$28,462
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To bring music to children with unique life challenges.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDING MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, INTERACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES, MUSICAL TRAINING AND INSTRUMENTS TO CHILDREN WITH UNIQUE LIFE CHALLENGES.$10,938-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RUTH ATHERTONPresidentPT$0--
YIGAL SCHACHTTreasurerPT$0--
DEBORAH DUBANClerkPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Raising the Blues Ltd
EIN
26-1767933
Phone
7814720468
Address
4 PLANTATION CIRCLE, SUDBURY, MA 01776

Signing Officer

Name
Ruth Atherton
Title
President
Signed
2021-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Walsh & Associates PC
Address
9 Damonmill Square Suite 5C, Concord, MA 01742
Preparer
Michael J Walsh
Phone
9783692151
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $45”

Other Expenses.1

“SUPPLIES $3826”

Other Expenses.2

“INSURANCE $922”

Other Expenses.3

“Equipment rental & maint $536”

Other Expenses.4

“REGISTRATION FEES $70”

Other Assets.1

“IN KIND - Beginning $1150 IN KIND - Ending $2149”

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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

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

Open filing
Assets
$55,550
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$55,550
Revenue
$28,462
Expenses
$11,009
Net income
$17,453
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.4$25.4$0.18$5.68$5.50
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$31.0$31.0$1.25$18.3$17.1
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$48.1$48.1$3.58$9.32$5.73
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$53.8$53.8$11.1$12.9$1.86
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.6$55.6$28.5$11.0$17.5
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$38.1$38.1$23.7$15.6$8.14
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$30.0$30.0$11.0$13.5$2.47
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$32.4$32.4$11.8$12.1$0.29