Civic Intelligence

Chapters Ahead Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2025 • EIN 27-4872835

Jan 01, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025 • Filed on Apr 20, 2026

5909 Cleveland AveColumbus, OH 43231

(330) 936-8874

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 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2025

Net Margin

87th percentile

35%

Higher net margin than 87% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

82nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

95th percentile

138%

Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

373%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

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

Assets

Up

$10,349

Up $5,998 (+138%) from 2024

Net Assets

Down

$14,699

Down $16,328 (-53%) from 2024

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Up

$29,200

Up $23,029 (+373%) from 2024

Expenses

Up

$18,852

Up $17,032 (+936%) from 2024

Net Income

Up

$10,348

Up $5,997 (+138%) from 2024

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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: $31,0272024Assets 2025: $10,349Net Assets 2025: $14,6992025

Highlighted filing

2025

Assets$10,349
Liabilities-
Net Assets$14,699

Operations Trend

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: $4,3512024Revenue 2025: $29,200Expenses 2025: $18,852Net Income 2025: $10,3482025

Highlighted filing

2025

Revenue$29,200
Expenses$18,852
Net Income$10,348
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
Signed
Apr 20, 2026
Return Version
2025v4.0
Gross Receipts
$29,200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

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

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Published a book: the purpose of the book is to provide reading material for people with disabilities in simplified language, we did this for 250 clubs+. We needed to spend this money to publish the book.-$6,723
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.-$1,908
Website: We used the website so people could access our information, seek support, and it stores our Affiliates information. We have over 250 clubs online that people can reach out to.-$213
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Amanda BarnettProgram DirectorPT$0--
Desirea DoolinConsultant-$0--
Lyna SmithConsultant-$0--
Melissa GourleyBoard President-$0--
Amanda SmithBoard Member-$0--
Crystal LettBoard Member-$0--
Tom FishBoard 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
2026-04-20
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 16

Advertising and Marketing $1908, Database Subscriptions $1694, General Administrative Expenses $18, Other Business Expenses $5296, Travel $3000, Website $213

Part V, Line 35B

The answer is no because the organization did not have an unrelated business gross income over $1000

Part V, Line 44D

The answer was no because the organization did not get any payments for indoor tanning services during this year

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