Civic Intelligence

Chapters Ahead Inc

EIN 27-4872835 • 501(c)3 • Columbus, OH

Profile

The organization's primary purpose is to provide affordable community programming to those with disabilities.

5909 Cleveland AveColumbus, OH 43231

www.nextchapterbookclub.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

84th percentile

35%

Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

94th percentile

138%

Faster asset growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

97th percentile

373%

Faster revenue growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$4,351

Down $22,325 (-84%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$31,027

Up $4,351 (+16%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin84th percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,171

Down $4,131 (-40%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$1,820

Down $42,405 (-96%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$4,351

Up $38,274 (+113%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth94th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2016: $9,945Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $9,9452016Assets 2017: $24,849Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $24,8492017Assets 2021: $34,098Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $34,0982021Assets 2022: $60,599Net Assets 2022: $60,5992022Assets 2023: $26,676Net Assets 2023: $26,6762023Assets 2024: $4,351Net Assets 2024: $31,0272024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$4,351
Liabilities-
Net Assets$31,027
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth97th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $126,836Expenses 2016: $156,558Net Income 2016: -$29,7222016Revenue 2017: $159,992Expenses 2017: $145,088Net Income 2017: $14,9042017Revenue 2021: $24,939Expenses 2021: $43,904Net Income 2021: -$18,9652021Revenue 2022: $43,063Expenses 2022: $16,562Net Income 2022: $26,5012022Revenue 2023: $10,302Expenses 2023: $44,225Net Income 2023: -$33,9232023Revenue 2024: $6,171Expenses 2024: $1,820Net Income 2024: $4,3512024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$6,171
Expenses$1,820
Net Income$4,351
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,351
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$31,027
Revenue
$6,171
Expenses
$1,820
Net income
$4,351
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.31$0.06$0.02$0.04
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.27$0.10$0.44$0.34
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.61$0.61$0.43$0.17$0.27
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.34$0.00$0.34$0.25$0.44$0.19
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$1.60$1.45$0.15
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$1.27$1.57$0.30
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 30, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$6,208
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization primarily aims to provide affordable community programming to people with disabilities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Database Subscriptions: These databases helped us train 16 new Affiliates, sell our merchandise to members, and allowed us to contact our active clubs for documentation, new activities, support, and news.-$1,315
Website: We used the website so people could access our information, seek support, and it stores our Affiliate information. We have over 250 clubs online that people can reach out to.-$429
Advertising and Marketing: We did several activities that involved getting members of the community involved, as well as members (500+ people). to gain participation, we needed to send out marketing and advertising materials.-$77
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
amanda barnettProgram DirectorPT$0--
lyna smithConsultant-$0--
desirea doolinConsultant-$0--
tom fishBoard Member-$0--
melissa gourleyBoard President-$0--
amanda smithBoard Member-$0--
crystal lettBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chapters Ahead Inc
EIN
27-4872835
Phone
3309368874
Address
5909 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH 43231

Signing Officer

Name
amanda barnett
Title
program director
Phone
3309368874
Signed
2025-04-30
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 16

“Advertising and Marketing $77; Database Subscriptions $1,315; Website $429”

part V, line 35B

“the answer is no becasue the organization did not have an unrelated busniess gross income over $1,000”

part V, line 44D

“the answer was no becasue the organization did not get any payments for indoor tanning services during this year”

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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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