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The Baffler Foundation Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2011 • EIN 27-4645833

Jan 01, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011 • Filed on Aug 21, 2012

Organization ProfileTHEBAFFLER.COM
200 Hampshire StreetNumber 302139
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

45th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2011 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2011

Liabilities / Revenue

47th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2011 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2011

Net Margin

86th percentile

29%

Higher net margin than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2011 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2011

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

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Source year 2011

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2011

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2011

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets45th percentile

Assets

$28,243

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$28,243

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue47th percentileNet Margin86th percentile

Revenue

$94,663

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$66,920

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$27,743

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MAssets 2011: $28,243Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $28,2432011Assets 2012: $13,218Liabilities 2012: $13,960Net Assets 2012: -$7422012Assets 2013: $125,183Liabilities 2013: $41,194Net Assets 2013: $83,9892013Assets 2014: $275,087Liabilities 2014: $69,345Net Assets 2014: $205,7422014Assets 2015: $2,444,061Liabilities 2015: $83,065Net Assets 2015: $2,360,9962015Assets 2016: $604,458Liabilities 2016: $123,673Net Assets 2016: $480,7852016Assets 2017: $290,560Liabilities 2017: $201,230Net Assets 2017: $89,3302017Assets 2018: $290,818Liabilities 2018: $168,868Net Assets 2018: $121,9502018Assets 2019: $182,667Liabilities 2019: $212,554Net Assets 2019: -$29,8872019Assets 2020: $371,971Liabilities 2020: $377,756Net Assets 2020: -$5,7852020Assets 2021: $224,014Liabilities 2021: $220,311Net Assets 2021: $3,7032021Assets 2022: $133,950Liabilities 2022: $346,223Net Assets 2022: -$212,2732022Assets 2023: $364,679Liabilities 2023: $487,870Net Assets 2023: -$123,1912023Assets 2024: $780,836Liabilities 2024: $636,342Net Assets 2024: $144,4942024

Highlighted filing

2011

Assets$28,243
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$28,243
Open 2011 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MRevenue 2011: $94,663Expenses 2011: $66,920Net Income 2011: $27,7432011Expenses 2012: $227,9472012Revenue 2013: $748,731Expenses 2013: $628,320Net Income 2013: $120,4112013Revenue 2014: $908,979Expenses 2014: $767,396Net Income 2014: $141,5832014Revenue 2015: $3,713,639Expenses 2015: $1,558,385Net Income 2015: $2,155,2542015Revenue 2016: $149,589Expenses 2016: $2,029,800Net Income 2016: -$1,880,2112016Revenue 2017: $1,645,850Expenses 2017: $2,037,305Net Income 2017: -$391,4552017Revenue 2018: $2,143,714Expenses 2018: $2,111,094Net Income 2018: $32,6202018Revenue 2019: $2,106,569Expenses 2019: $2,259,100Net Income 2019: -$152,5312019Revenue 2020: $2,075,256Expenses 2020: $2,057,866Net Income 2020: $17,3902020Revenue 2021: $2,201,003Expenses 2021: $2,212,730Net Income 2021: -$11,7272021Revenue 2022: $2,379,286Expenses 2022: $2,595,093Net Income 2022: -$215,8072022Revenue 2023: $2,521,411Expenses 2023: $2,486,677Net Income 2023: $34,7342023Revenue 2024: $2,465,764Expenses 2024: $2,388,433Net Income 2024: $77,3312024

Highlighted filing

2011

Revenue$94,663
Expenses$66,920
Net Income$27,743
Open 2011 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2011 to Dec 31, 2011
Signed
Aug 21, 2012
Return Version
2011v1.2
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Publishing a literary magazine and to act exclusively for charitable, educational purposes. Also, to maintain a research institute exclusively for these purposes.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
27-4645833
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2011 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$28,243
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$28,243
Revenue
$94,663
Expenses
$66,920
Net income
$27,743
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.78$0.64$0.14$2.47$2.39$0.08
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.49$0.12$2.52$2.49$0.03
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.35$0.21$2.38$2.60$0.22
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.22$0.00$2.20$2.21$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.38$0.01$2.08$2.06$0.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.21$0.03$2.11$2.26$0.15
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.17$0.12$2.14$2.11$0.03
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.20$0.09$1.65$2.04$0.39
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.60$0.12$0.48$0.15$2.03$1.88
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.44$0.08$2.36$3.71$1.56$2.16
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.28$0.07$0.21$0.91$0.77$0.14
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.04$0.08$0.75$0.63$0.12
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.01$0.01$0.00$0.23
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.09$0.07$0.03