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Message Carriers of Pennsylvania

EIN 30-0539015 • 501(c)3 • Pittsburgh, PA

Profile

Providing advocacy and recovery related services to individuals and family members impacted by addiction and/or mental health disorders.

5907 Penn Avenue Suite 235Pittsburgh, PA 15206

www.messagecarriersofpennsylvania.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

86th percentile

0.36x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 86% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

83rd percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 83% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

10th percentile

-95%

Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

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 2021

Asset Growth

14th percentile

-76%

Faster asset growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

16th percentile

-55%

Faster revenue growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets86th percentile

Assets

Down

$21,087

Down $66,800 (-76%) from 2020

Liabilities

Up

$7,585

Up $1,100 (+17%) from 2020

Net Assets

Down

$13,502

Down $67,900 (-83%) from 2020

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue83rd percentileNet Margin10th percentile

Revenue

Down

$71,596

Down $88,709 (-55%) from 2020

Expenses

Up

$139,498

Up $4,595 (+3.4%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$67,902

Down $93,304 (-367%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth14th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $58,079Liabilities 2014: $6,148Net Assets 2014: $51,9312014Assets 2015: $61,221Liabilities 2015: $9,025Net Assets 2015: $52,1962015Assets 2016: $61,410Liabilities 2016: $9,752Net Assets 2016: $51,6582016Assets 2017: $94,397Liabilities 2017: $27,673Net Assets 2017: $66,7242017Assets 2018: $81,276Liabilities 2018: $17,696Net Assets 2018: $63,5802018Assets 2019: $56,240Liabilities 2019: $240Net Assets 2019: $56,0002019Assets 2020: $87,887Liabilities 2020: $6,485Net Assets 2020: $81,4022020Assets 2021: $21,087Liabilities 2021: $7,585Net Assets 2021: $13,5022021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$21,087
Liabilities$7,585
Net Assets$13,502
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth16th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2014: $117,521Expenses 2014: $120,090Net Income 2014: -$2,5692014Revenue 2015: $115,177Expenses 2015: $114,912Net Income 2015: $2652015Revenue 2016: $122,198Expenses 2016: $122,738Net Income 2016: -$5402016Revenue 2017: $135,046Expenses 2017: $119,980Net Income 2017: $15,0662017Revenue 2018: $129,457Expenses 2018: $132,601Net Income 2018: -$3,1442018Revenue 2019: $130,318Expenses 2019: $137,897Net Income 2019: -$7,5792019Revenue 2020: $160,305Expenses 2020: $134,903Net Income 2020: $25,4022020Revenue 2021: $71,596Expenses 2021: $139,498Net Income 2021: -$67,9022021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$71,596
Expenses$139,498
Net Income-$67,902
Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$21,087
Liabilities
$7,585
Net assets
$13,502
Revenue
$71,596
Expenses
$139,498
Net income
-$67,902
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.21$0.08$0.14$0.72$1.39$0.68
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.88$0.06$0.81$1.60$1.35$0.25
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.56$0.00$0.56$1.30$1.38$0.08
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.81$0.18$0.64$1.29$1.33$0.03
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.94$0.28$0.67$1.35$1.20$0.15
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.61$0.10$0.52$1.22$1.23$0.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.61$0.09$0.52$1.15$1.15$0.00
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.58$0.06$0.52$1.18$1.20$0.03
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2021 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2015 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015
Signed
Jan 21, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$115,177
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providing advocacy and recovery related services to individuals and family members impacted by addiction and/or mental health disorders.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVIDING ADVOCACY AND RECOVERY RELATED SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILY MEMBERS IMPACTED BY ADDICTION AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS.-$90,057
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ROBIN HORSTON-SPENCERExecutive DiFT$55,000$9,141$64,141
CAROL-RAMSEY LEWISTreasurer-$0--
DAVID RIGGSSecretary-$0--
MYRA FREEMANPresidentPT$0--
MARCO ATTISANODirector-$0--
BRYANT HOUSERDirector-$0--
CHARLES HARVEYDirector-$0--
RON CARDWELL JRDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Message Carriers of Pennsylvania
EIN
30-0539015
Phone
4123610142
Address
5907 PENN AVENUE SUITE 235, PITTSBURGH, PA 15206

Signing Officer

Name
Robin Horston-spencer
Title
Executive Director
Phone
4123610142
Signed
2016-01-21
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Bielau Tierney Coon & Co Pc
Address
2740 SMALLMAN ST SUITE 202, PITTSBURGH, PA 15222
Preparer
Robert H Coon CPA
Phone
4122610330
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses meetings 1,795 conventions 651 liability insurance 1,897 supplies 7,447 board expenses 525 other costs 844 depreciation-office equip 1,198 advocacy and recovery awa 3,679 total 18,036”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Accounts receivable 1,207 9,180 prepaid expenses and deferred charges 615 0 total 1,822 9,180”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 6,148 9,025”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Providing advocacy and recovery related services to individuals and family members impacted by addiction and/or mental health disorders.”

Raw XML Appendix172 raw XML fields

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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