Liabilities / Assets
61st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
61st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
62nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 62% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
51st percentile
Higher net margin than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
97th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 61.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
50th percentile
Faster asset growth than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
65th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 65% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$134,398
Up $2,664 (+2.0%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$133,510
Up $4,400 (+3.4%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$888
Down $1,736 (-66%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$121,860
Up $13,292 (+12%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$117,460
Up $18,828 (+19%) from 2016
Net Income
Down$4,400
Down $5,536 (-56%) from 2016
To deliver to the local public through on-line news media independent, in-depth investigative journalism and increase civic participation in the region by local citizens by providing to them the knowledge and in-depth analysis necessary to become informed advocates for Broward County, Florida region.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Broward Bulldog published 97 stories, all of which were locally produced. The matters covered included fraud/waste/mismanagement, civil rights, ethics, law enforcement, police misconduct, crime, elections, open records, corruption, the environment, development, health care, education, waste disposal, politics, public health, real estate foreclosures, 9/11 etc.The stories were of local, regional, statewide and even national interest. Geographic areas that we covered included South Florida, Broward County and numerous municipalities such as Deerfield Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano Beach and Hallandale Beach. | $27,089 | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Christensen | President | FT | $75,000 | - | $75,000 |
| Bonnie Gross | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Merrett R Stierheim | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Don Silver | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Kevin Boyd | Chairman | - | $0 | - | - |
| Darcie Lunsford | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Florence Beth Snyder | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Joe Thomas | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Doug Clifton | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Advertising and Promotion $1750”
“Office Expenses $632”
“Insurance $4005”
“Freelance fees $16255”
“Outside Services $9065”
“Dues & Subscriptions $1423”
“Licenses and Registrations $528”
“Research & Materials $346”
“Other Costs $30”
“Employee withholdings - Beginning $2119 Employee withholdings - Ending $478”
“Credit card liability - Beginning $505 Credit card liability - Ending $410”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2017-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2017-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2017 |
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