Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 27-4410893
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
7th percentile
Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
11th percentile
Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
5th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$1,998
Down $1,343 (-40%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down$1,998
Down $1,343 (-40%) from 2014
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2014
Revenue
Down$2,225
Down $6,056 (-73%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$3,568
Down $2,394 (-40%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$1,343
Down $3,662 (-158%) from 2014
Bigger Conversation, Inc. is dedicated to advancing healing and hopeful dialogue and service in society. The purpose of this dialogue is to build community, with an emphasis on conscious living and conscious dying. Bigger Conversation, Inc accomplishes this purpose by: 1. Sponsoring gatherings, classes, workshops and lectures, primarily in and around Columbia, Maryland; 2. Inviting and inspiring participation of all generations in the conversation, to promote collaboration and the creation of healing and hopeful dialogue, and to keep the old and wise conversations alive and expanding; 3. Initiating and supporting the education of participating individuals and community organizations with experiential, written, verbal, visual and on-line resources; 4. Encouraging the growth of life-affirming community programs. Our work currently is focused on the areas of: care for the caregivers, conscious aging, death and dying, and healing practices.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Caregiver Wellness Circles (CWC) classes for family caregivers: Caregiver Wellness Circles were created by Bigger Conversation in 2012 to fill a gap we identified in support for family caregivers. The number of caregivers in Howard County and across the nation continues to grow (currently estimated at 56,000 in Howard County alone), along with the challenges they face as they adjust their lives to tend love ones. Caregiver Wellness Circles, a six-week program that provides healing support for caregivers with an emphasis on reducing stress and promoting wellness. At the end of six weeks, caregivers have created an individual self-care plan that allows caregivers to sustain their self care into the future. We conducted three Caregiver Wellness Circles in Howard County in 2015, training 18 caregivers and supporting their caregiver work within their families. Given the positive feedback and evaluations from our CWCs, we plan to continue offering this support and also to develop a mentoring / train-the-trainer program to train others to offer CWCs across Maryland and the nation to expand this valuable support to family caregivers. | $0 | $2,002 |
| Comfort Touch classes: During 2015, Bigger Conversation conducted two 11-hour Comfort Touch classes, training 26 hospice volunteers and staff. Comfort Touch, created by Bigger Conversation, is a simple, hands-on technique designed especially for hospice patients, elders and others who would benefit from gentle and compassionate touch. | $0 | $674 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara Catlin | Board President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Della Aubrey-Miller | Board Vice-President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Della Aubrey-Miller | Board Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mark Catlin | Board Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Mary Ellen Rosche | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Barbara Catlin | Executive Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Form 990-EZ, Part 1, Line 16 - Expenses for conducting three Caregiver Wellness Circles for 18 family caregivers were $1,002, expenses for conducting two Comfort Touch classes for hospice staff and volunteers were $674, other expenses for administration / other program work were $ 377.”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | Bigger Conversation, Inc. is dedicated to advancing healing and hopeful dialogue and service in society. The purpose of this dialogue is to build community, with an emphasis on conscious living and conscious dying. Bigger Conversation, Inc accomplishes this purpose by: 1. Sponsoring gatherings, classes, workshops and lectures, primarily in and around Columbia, Maryland; 2. Inviting and inspiring participation of all generations in the conversation, to promote collaboration and the creation of healing and hopeful dialogue, and to keep the old and wise conversations alive and expanding; 3. Initiating and supporting the education of participating individuals and community organizations with experiential, written, verbal, visual and on-line resources; 4. Encouraging the growth of life-affirming community programs. Our work currently is focused on the areas of: care for the caregivers, conscious aging, death and dying, and healing practices. |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 0 | $1900 was paid to Bigger Conversation by hospice organization the delivery of two (2) Comfort Touch class for their staff and volunteers. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part 1, Line 16 - Expenses for conducting three Caregiver Wellness Circles for 18 family caregivers were $1,002, expenses for conducting two Comfort Touch classes for hospice staff and volunteers were $674, other expenses for administration / other program work were $ 377. |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2016-12-15 16:53:06Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2015-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2015-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2015 |
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