Civic Intelligence

Chapters Ahead Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 27-4872835

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on Apr 04, 2024

Organization Profilewww.nextchapterbookclub.org
5909 Cleveland AveColumbus, OH 43231

(614) 824-7695

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2023

Net Margin

3rd percentile

-329%

Higher net margin than 3% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-56%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

5th percentile

-76%

Faster revenue growth than 5% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$26,676

Down $33,923 (-56%) from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$26,676

Down $33,923 (-56%) from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin3rd percentile

Revenue

Down

$10,302

Down $32,761 (-76%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$44,225

Up $27,663 (+167%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

-$33,923

Down $60,424 (-228%) from 2022

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$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

2023

Assets$26,676
Liabilities-
Net Assets$26,676
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth5th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this 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

2023

Revenue$10,302
Expenses$44,225
Net Income-$33,923
Open 2023 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Apr 4, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$10,706
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

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

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

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Affiliate start up and maintenance of clubs: We established 13 new clubs for people with disabilities (about 78 new members) and managed (with outside assistance) any retraining, questions, or support to the remaining 200+ clubs.-$36,000
Database subscriptions for club membership and participation: These databases helped train 13 new Affiliates, sell our merchandise to members, and allow us to contact our active 237 clubs for documentation, new activities, support, and news.-$4,570
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 material.-$1,108
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lyna SmithConsultant-$0--
Desirea DoolinExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Thomas FishBoard Member-$0--
Amanda SmithBoard Member-$0--
Crystal LettBoard Member-$0--
Melissa GourleyBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Chapters Ahead Inc
EIN
27-4872835
Phone
6148247695
Address
5909 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH 43231

Signing Officer

Name
desirea doolin
Title
executive director
Phone
6148247695
Signed
2024-04-04
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 16

“Grant $727 Marketing $1108 Database Subscription $4570 Taxes and Licenses $267 Management fees $30000 Total other expenses = $36672”

Part V, Line 35B

“The answer is no because we did not have any unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more.”

Part V, Line 44D

“The answer is no because the organization did not receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the year.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$26,676
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$26,676
Revenue
$10,302
Expenses
$44,225
Net income
-$33,923
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