Liabilities / Assets
75th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Guide Posts of Strength Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 27-4083270
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.05x
Liabilities / Revenue
74th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
44th percentile
Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
82nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
49th percentile
Faster asset growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
51st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$53,447
Up $1,016 (+1.9%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$51,015
Up $1,016 (+2.0%) from 2017
Liabilities
Flat$2,432
Flat from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$116,514
Up $4,807 (+4.3%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$115,498
Up $25,380 (+28%) from 2017
Net Income
Down$1,016
Down $20,573 (-95%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
- Signed
- Jan 21, 2019
- Return Version
- 2017v2.3
- Gross Receipts
- $116,514
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To educate the public and cancer patients, in particular, about the medical treatment options for patients with treatable cancers, and about non-medical assistance available for patients with treatable cancers, and to take all actions necessary, appropriate, or desirable to achieve these specific purposes. To provide a cancer patient mentor program that will pair veteran cancer patients with newly diagnosed cancer patients. Through this program veteran patients will be identified, screened and trained to provide advice, encouragement and moral support to newly diagnosed patients. This mentor-patient relationship will be designed to last through a patient's course of treatment.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THOUSANDS OF CANCER PATIENTS HAVE BEEN MATCHED WITH A MENTOR. | $0 | $73,215 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR BERNARD CHINNASAMI MD | President/Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| ALAN SCHEPPMANN | Secretary/Treasurer/Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Guide Posts of Strength Inc
- EIN
- 27-4083270
- Phone
- 3368834477
- Address
- P O BOX 5236, HIGH POINT, NC 27262
Signing Officer
- Name
- Alan C Scheppmann
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 3368840410
- Signed
- 2019-01-21
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Sharrard Mcgee & Co Pa
- Address
- PO BOX 5869, HIGH POINT, NC 27262
- Preparer
- Addison Maille
- Phone
- 3368840410
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 14
“Description: depreciation. Amount: 932.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: supplies. Amount: 2,483. Description: telephone. Amount: 511. Description: advertising. Amount: 5,254. Description: sales tax. Amount: 250. Description: other business expenses. Amount: 3,177. Description: bank charges. Amount: 242. Description: staff development. Amount: 3,714. Description: conference, convention meeting. Amount: 1,948. Description: travel. Amount: 13,167. Description: cancer survivorship. Amount: 701. Description: cash awards and grants. Amount: 250. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 31,697.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: sales tax receivable. Beg. Of year amount: 921. End of year amount: 921. Description: supplies inventory. Beg. Of year amount: 985. End of year amount: 985. Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 1,323. End of year amount: 5,520.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: due to dr. C. Beg. Of year amount: 2,432. End of year amount: 2,432.”
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| IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND CANCER PATIENTS, IN PARTICULAR, ABOUT THE MEDICAL TREATMENT OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH TREATABLE CANCERS, AND ABOUT NON-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE FOR PATIENTS WITH TREATABLE CANCERS, AND TO TAKE ALL ACTIONS NECESSARY, APPROPRIATE, OR DESIRABLE TO ACHIEVE THESE SPECIFIC PURPOSES. TO PROVIDE A CANCER PATIENT MENTOR PROGRAM THAT WILL PAIR VETERAN CANCER PATIENTS WITH NEWLY DIAGNOSED CANCER PATIENTS. THROUGH THIS PROGRAM VETERAN PATIENTS WILL BE IDENTIFIED, SCREENED AND TRAINED TO PROVIDE ADVICE, ENCOURAGEMENT AND MORAL SUPPORT TO NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENTS. THIS MENTOR-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WILL BE DESIGNED TO LAST THROUGH A PATIENT'S COURSE OF TREATMENT. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/TotalRevenueAmt | 0 | 116514 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 932. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 2,483. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 511. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 5,254. DESCRIPTION: SALES TAX. AMOUNT: 250. DESCRIPTION: OTHER BUSINESS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,177. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 242. DESCRIPTION: STAFF DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 3,714. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCE, CONVENTION MEETING. AMOUNT: 1,948. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 13,167. DESCRIPTION: CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. AMOUNT: 701. DESCRIPTION: CASH AWARDS AND GRANTS. AMOUNT: 250. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 31,697. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: SALES TAX RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 921. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 921. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 985. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 985. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,323. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,520. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | DESCRIPTION: DUE TO DR. C. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,432. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,432. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2017-07-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2018-06-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2017 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $53,447
- Liabilities
- $2,432
- Net assets
- $51,015
- Revenue
- $116,514
- Expenses
- $115,498
- Net income
- $1,016