Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
12th percentile
Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 64.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
5th percentile
Faster asset growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
6th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$1,526
Down $3,540 (-70%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$1,526
Down $3,540 (-70%) from 2015
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$23,922
Down $43,461 (-64%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$30,911
Down $32,540 (-51%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$6,989
Down $10,921 (-278%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
- Signed
- May 15, 2017
- Return Version
- 2016v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $23,922
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Bright blue (media) has an educational
Bright blue media has an educational mission to produce digital media that will enhance, enrich and sustain human cultures and ecological systems on which they rely.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| PROVIDED FILM AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (EPSCOR II), TRAINING SCIENTISTS IN PRESENTING RESEARCH MATERIALS VIA VARIOUS MEDIA OUTLETS | $20,280 | $18,578 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VICTOR GUADAGNO | President / Board | FT | $15,308 | - | $15,308 |
| BRAD JOHANSON | Board / Editor | PT | $3,000 | - | $3,000 |
| AMY SEIDL | Secretary / Board | - | $0 | - | - |
| JON ERICKSON | Treasurer / Board | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Bright Blue Inc
- EIN
- 27-2547229
- Phone
- 3032471800
- Address
- 24 Marvin St, Montpelier, VT 05602
Signing Officer
- Name
- Victor Guadagno
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 3032471800
- Signed
- 2017-05-15
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Primarily Photography and recording equipment and software.”
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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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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z |
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Document Assets
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $1,526
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $1,526
- Revenue
- $23,922
- Expenses
- $30,911
- Net income
- -$6,989