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The Parable Fund

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 27-1162005

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on May 03, 2021

Organization Profilewww.theparablefund.org
7918 18th Street Court NorthOakdale, MN 55128

(612) 269-4811

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

33rd percentile

-4.9%

Higher net margin than 33% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

92nd percentile

$51,000

Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 84.8% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2020

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

$15,188

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Net Assets

$15,188

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin33rd percentile

Revenue

$60,174

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$63,098

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$2,924

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2020: $15,188Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $15,1882020Assets 2021: $16,405Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $16,4052021Assets 2022: $23,713Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $23,7132022Assets 2024: $25,352Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $25,3522024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$15,188
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$15,188
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2020: $60,174Expenses 2020: $63,098Net Income 2020: -$2,9242020Revenue 2021: $62,538Expenses 2021: $61,321Net Income 2021: $1,2172021Revenue 2022: $76,648Expenses 2022: $69,340Net Income 2022: $7,3082022Revenue 2024: $82,356Expenses 2024: $80,371Net Income 2024: $1,9852024

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2020

Revenue$60,174
Expenses$63,098
Net Income-$2,924
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
May 3, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$60,174
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educate, Encourage, Enrich, Entertain through Storytelling.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Due to COVID-19 limitations only 8 story programs were presented to live audiences. A total of 736 people attended these live presentations. We pivoted to video recording programs and using Zoom for presentations. Free copies of video programs were sent to over 6000 families.$0$63,098
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay92nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Patricia KachelCommunications Director & StorytellerFT$51,000-$51,000
Trudy ChristiansonChairman & Secretary-$0--
Todd ChristiansonVice Chair & TreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The PARABLE FUND
EIN
27-1162005
Phone
6122694811
Address
7918 18th Street Court North, Oakdale, MN 55128

Signing Officer

Name
Todd Christianson
Title
Vice- Chair & Treasurer
Phone
6122694811
Signed
2021-05-03
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Other Expenses: Payroll Taxes: $3,816. Unemployment: $90. Workers Compensation: $283. Payroll Service Charges: $648. Liability Insurance: $698. Travel: $331. PayPal Fees: $115. Internet/Software Subscriptions: $833. Supplies: $4,960. Total =$11,774.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$15,188
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$15,188
Revenue
$60,174
Expenses
$63,098
Net income
-$2,924
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$25.4$0.00$25.4$82.4$80.4$1.99
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$23.7$0.00$23.7$76.6$69.3$7.31
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$16.4$0.00$16.4$62.5$61.3$1.22
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.2$0.00$15.2$60.2$63.1$2.92