Civic Intelligence

The Community Reporting Alliance Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 27-1246184

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Mar 30, 2021

Organization Profilereportingalliance.org
20 West AveChester, NY 10918

(845) 469-9000

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

61st percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

66th percentile

0.07x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

91st percentile

61%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$1,800

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 9.0% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

72nd percentile

37%

Faster asset growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

70th percentile

0.0%

Faster revenue growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets61st percentile

Assets

Up

$44,425

Up $11,968 (+37%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$42,928

Up $12,115 (+39%) from 2019

Liabilities

Down

$1,497

Down $147 (-8.9%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue66th percentileNet Margin91st percentile

Revenue

Flat

$20,000

Flat from 2019

Expenses

Down

$7,885

Down $10,166 (-56%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$12,115

Up $10,166 (+522%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth72nd percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2013: $20,125Liabilities 2013: $1,234Net Assets 2013: $18,8912013Assets 2015: $30,543Liabilities 2015: $5,354Net Assets 2015: $25,1892015Assets 2016: $18,325Liabilities 2016: $2,464Net Assets 2016: $15,8612016Assets 2019: $32,457Liabilities 2019: $1,644Net Assets 2019: $30,8132019Assets 2020: $44,425Liabilities 2020: $1,497Net Assets 2020: $42,9282020Assets 2021: $49,117Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $49,1172021Assets 2022: $46,617Liabilities 2022: $1,497Net Assets 2022: $45,1202022

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$44,425
Liabilities$1,497
Net Assets$42,928
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth70th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2013: $38,000Expenses 2013: $37,631Net Income 2013: $3692013Revenue 2015: $50,377Expenses 2015: $58,283Net Income 2015: -$7,9062015Revenue 2016: $45,000Expenses 2016: $54,328Net Income 2016: -$9,3282016Revenue 2019: $20,000Expenses 2019: $18,051Net Income 2019: $1,9492019Revenue 2020: $20,000Expenses 2020: $7,885Net Income 2020: $12,1152020Revenue 2021: $10,000Expenses 2021: $5,308Net Income 2021: $4,6922021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $2,500Net Income 2022: -$2,5002022

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$20,000
Expenses$7,885
Net Income$12,115
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Mar 30, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$20,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Sustainable journalism and a well-informed public

The Community Reporting Alliance (CRA) mission is to support local journalism in areas where news coverage is lacking by pairing students with public libraries to publish both print and online editions of a local newspaper, guided by adult editors, mentors and volunteers. We currently fund four local newspapers

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Manor Ink staff continued to meet and publish regularly though distribution of the printed paper throughout the pandemic was problematic.$0$2,500
Coal Cracker was unable to find and recruit new students in the virtual learning environment . Community Reporting Alliance is working with them now that schools are re-opening.$0$2,500
The pandemic upended our library based youth led local newspaper programs in 2020 as libraries were closed and most after school activities shuttered. The Ditmas Examiner was unable to find and recruit new students in the virtual learning environment . Community Reporting Alliance is working with them now that schools are re-opening.$0$400
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Amy HinesExecutive Director-$1,800-$1,800
Jeanne StrausBoard President-$0--
Laura HandmanBoard Of Directors-$0--
Gary Pierre-PierreBoard Of Directors-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Community Reporting Alliance
EIN
27-1246184
Phone
8454699000
Address
20 West Ave, Chester, NY 10918

Signing Officer

Name
Otilia Bertolotti
Title
CFO
Phone
5706478100
Signed
2021-03-30
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

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Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

“Description;EOY Amount^Prepaid insurane;127^Total;127^”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;1497^Total;1497^”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$44,425
Liabilities
$1,497
Net assets
$42,928
Revenue
$20,000
Expenses
$7,885
Net income
$12,115
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$46.6$1.50$45.1$0.00$2.50$2.50
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$49.1$0.00$49.1$10.0$5.31$4.69
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$44.4$1.50$42.9$20.0$7.89$12.1
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$32.5$1.64$30.8$20.0$18.1$1.95
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$18.3$2.46$15.9$45.0$54.3$9.33
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$30.5$5.35$25.2$50.4$58.3$7.91
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$20.1$1.23$18.9$38.0$37.6$0.37