Liabilities / Assets
74th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 74% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 27-4543828 • 501(c)3 • Lake Villa, IL
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
74th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 74% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
78th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
63rd percentile
Higher net margin than 63% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
66th percentile
Faster asset growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
18th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$25,700
Up $1,984 (+8.4%) from 2021
Liabilities
Down$1,074
Down $403 (-27%) from 2021
Net Assets
Up$24,626
Up $2,387 (+11%) from 2021
Revenue
Down$24,038
Down $23,745 (-50%) from 2021
Expenses
Down$21,651
Down $16,884 (-44%) from 2021
Net Income
Down$2,387
Down $6,861 (-74%) from 2021
Most recent year
2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
SEE SCHEDULE O
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SEE SCHEDULE O | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETH RAGSDALE | Executive Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| WAYNE LEE | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| HEATHER RAGSDALE | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANTONIA DELGADO | Board Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| CINDY RUBIN | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| NADINE JOHNSON | President | - | $0 | - | - |
“Organizations primary exempt purposewords on wheels inc provides a program to train, screen and coordinate community volunteers to deliver early childhood brain development activities to at-risk infants and toddlers. The volunteers bring the words to them at transitional housing facilities, licensed childcare locations, head-start centers, etc. They engage and gift the children an activity bag filled with bubbles, a puppet, a musical instrument and a book at each visit. Our mission is to enrich the lives and futures of young children through the power of words. Statement of program service accomplishmentsactivity has been focused on the infrastructure and testing of the program, primarily done through our website. Providing a quality volunteer process and experience (application, background checks, tb test results, required training and testing). We have been active in a community awareness campaign, attending local activities, speaking at organizations, recruiting volunteers. Fundraising and donor managements are also critical to ensure our vision is successful.”
“Description amountdepreciation from 4562 512business expenses 118advertising & promotion 100contract services 8,272operations 5,037other types of expenses 1,079corporation filling fees 224payroll expenses 6,309”
“Category beginning of year end of yearinventories 2,643 2,644machinery and equipment 1,188 1,138program inventory 2,880 3,384other asset 0 180”
“Category beginning of year end of yearaccounts pay and accrued exp 1,477 1,074”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | ORGANIZATIONS PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSEWORDS ON WHEELS INC PROVIDES A PROGRAM TO TRAIN, SCREEN AND COORDINATE COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS TO DELIVER EARLY CHILDHOOD BRAIN DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES TO AT-RISK INFANTS AND TODDLERS. THE VOLUNTEERS BRING THE WORDS TO THEM AT TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FACILITIES, LICENSED CHILDCARE LOCATIONS, HEAD-START CENTERS, ETC. THEY ENGAGE AND GIFT THE CHILDREN AN ACTIVITY BAG FILLED WITH BUBBLES, A PUPPET, A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND A BOOK AT EACH VISIT. OUR MISSION IS TO ENRICH THE LIVES AND FUTURES OF YOUNG CHILDREN THROUGH THE POWER OF WORDS. STATEMENT OF PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTSACTIVITY HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TESTING OF THE PROGRAM, PRIMARILY DONE THROUGH OUR WEBSITE. PROVIDING A QUALITY VOLUNTEER PROCESS AND EXPERIENCE (APPLICATION, BACKGROUND CHECKS, TB TEST RESULTS, REQUIRED TRAINING AND TESTING). WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVE IN A COMMUNITY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN, ATTENDING LOCAL ACTIVITIES, SPEAKING AT ORGANIZATIONS, RECRUITING VOLUNTEERS. FUNDRAISING AND DONOR MANAGEMENTS ARE ALSO CRITICAL TO ENSURE OUR VISION IS SUCCESSFUL. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DESCRIPTION AMOUNTDEPRECIATION FROM 4562 512BUSINESS EXPENSES 118ADVERTISING & PROMOTION 100CONTRACT SERVICES 8,272OPERATIONS 5,037OTHER TYPES OF EXPENSES 1,079CORPORATION FILLING FEES 224PAYROLL EXPENSES 6,309 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARINVENTORIES 2,643 2,644MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT 1,188 1,138PROGRAM INVENTORY 2,880 3,384OTHER ASSET 0 180 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARACCOUNTS PAY AND ACCRUED EXP 1,477 1,074 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | General explanation attachment |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Description of other assets Part II line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 |
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