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Highlights Foundation Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 31-1203417

Mar 01, 2014 to Feb 28, 2015 • Filed on May 30, 2015

Organization ProfileWWW.HIGHLIGHTSFOUNDATION.ORG
814 Court StreetHonesdale, PA 18431-1843

(570) 251-4537

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

48th percentile

0.16x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

81st percentile

1.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 81% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

88th percentile

38%

Higher net margin than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

19th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 19% of similar nonprofits.

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

57th percentile

2.3%

Faster asset growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

18th percentile

-14%

Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $5M-$10M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets48th percentile

Assets

Up

$5,808,262

Up $128,106 (+2.3%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$4,868,148

Up $193,356 (+4.1%) from 2014

Liabilities

Down

$940,114

Down $65,250 (-6.5%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue81st percentileNet Margin88th percentile

Revenue

Down

$909,903

Down $147,151 (-14%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$566,890

Down $73,756 (-12%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

$343,013

Down $73,395 (-18%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth57th percentile

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

$8.0M$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0Assets 2010: $2,908,238Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $2,908,2382010Assets 2011: $4,213,585Liabilities 2011: $775,000Net Assets 2011: $3,438,5852011Assets 2012: $5,053,091Liabilities 2012: $1,223,992Net Assets 2012: $3,829,0992012Assets 2013: $5,423,018Liabilities 2013: $1,286,989Net Assets 2013: $4,136,0292013Assets 2014: $5,680,156Liabilities 2014: $1,005,364Net Assets 2014: $4,674,7922014Assets 2015: $5,808,262Liabilities 2015: $940,114Net Assets 2015: $4,868,1482015Assets 2016: $5,392,315Liabilities 2016: $842,634Net Assets 2016: $4,549,6812016Assets 2017: $5,829,061Liabilities 2017: $742,634Net Assets 2017: $5,086,4272017Assets 2018: $6,054,733Liabilities 2018: $748,845Net Assets 2018: $5,305,8882018Assets 2019: $5,650,467Liabilities 2019: $679,519Net Assets 2019: $4,970,9482019Assets 2020: $5,803,466Liabilities 2020: $604,559Net Assets 2020: $5,198,9072020Assets 2021: $6,153,760Liabilities 2021: $5,262Net Assets 2021: $6,148,4982021Assets 2022: $6,777,622Liabilities 2022: $480,265Net Assets 2022: $6,297,3572022Assets 2023: $6,250,809Liabilities 2023: $529,777Net Assets 2023: $5,721,0322023Assets 2025: $6,991,152Liabilities 2025: $591,676Net Assets 2025: $6,399,4762025

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$5,808,262
Liabilities$940,114
Net Assets$4,868,148
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth18th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MExpenses 2010: $445,8342010Expenses 2011: $505,5442011Expenses 2012: $545,4762012Expenses 2013: $630,4832013Revenue 2014: $1,057,054Expenses 2014: $640,646Net Income 2014: $416,4082014Revenue 2015: $909,903Expenses 2015: $566,890Net Income 2015: $343,0132015Revenue 2016: $788,345Expenses 2016: $630,942Net Income 2016: $157,4032016Revenue 2017: $974,493Expenses 2017: $951,973Net Income 2017: $22,5202017Revenue 2018: $1,253,438Expenses 2018: $1,229,949Net Income 2018: $23,4892018Revenue 2019: $1,264,478Expenses 2019: $1,404,208Net Income 2019: -$139,7302019Revenue 2020: $1,672,157Expenses 2020: $1,436,448Net Income 2020: $235,7092020Revenue 2021: $1,601,480Expenses 2021: $958,711Net Income 2021: $642,7692021Revenue 2022: $1,577,025Expenses 2022: $1,512,726Net Income 2022: $64,2992022Revenue 2023: $2,062,404Expenses 2023: $2,192,934Net Income 2023: -$130,5302023Revenue 2025: $2,552,924Expenses 2025: $2,525,305Net Income 2025: $27,6192025

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$909,903
Expenses$566,890
Net Income$343,013
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Mar 1, 2014 to Feb 28, 2015
Signed
May 30, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$909,903
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Improve the qualtiy of children's literature by helping authors and illustrators hone their craft. The foundation hosts over 40 workshops annually at retreat center in the northern pocono mountains of pennsylvania. Provide scholarships to ease the financial burden of attenging workshops

Further the writing of children's literature

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$3,972,498$3,936,140▼ $36,358
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$1,329,736$1,297,601▼ $32,135
Investments Other Securities$321,826$443,281▲ $121,455
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$55,592$130,571▲ $74,979
Intangible Assets-$669-
Total Assets$5,680,156$5,808,262▲ $128,106
Other Assets Total$504--
Liabilities
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$1,005,364$940,114▼ $65,250
Total Liabilities$1,005,364$940,114▼ $65,250
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$2,275,698$2,351,608▲ $75,910
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$1,597,112$1,711,275▲ $114,163
Unrestricted Net Assets$801,982$805,932▲ $3,950
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$4,674,792$4,868,148▲ $193,356
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$5,680,156$5,808,262▲ $128,106

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$1,288,690$146,753$1,435,443
Equipment$9,246$8,776$18,022
Other Securities$443,281--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay19th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Christine French CullyPresident
Carly ShepherdTrustee
David HarrisonTrustee
Ray ShepardTrustee
Katherine ErskineAssistant Se
Clay WintersAssistant Tr
Susan Campell BartolettiSecretary
Kent L Brown JrTreasurer/ex
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$202,783
Program Service Revenue
$474,368
Investment Income
$232,752
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$202,783
Change in Net Assets
$343,013

Noncash Contribution Practices

Property subject to holding requirements
No
Reviewed unusual noncash gifts
No
Third parties used for noncash contributions
No

Noncash Contributions

Contribution TypeContribution CountReported Amount
Securities Closely Held Stock1$104,640
Other Non Cash Contri Table1$436
Total Noncash Contributions2$105,076
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$485,873
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$81,017
Total Fundraising Expense$4,924
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Conferences and Meetings$279,567--$279,567
Grants to Domestic Individuals$81,017--$81,017
Fees for Services Other$26,148$13,845-$39,993
Depreciation Depletion$39,569--$39,569
Office Expenses$34,506--$34,506
Travel$26,150--$26,150
Occupancy$14,458$2,809$4,924$22,191
Interest-$19,860-$19,860
Insurance-$16,136-$16,136
Fees for Services Accounting$4,850--$4,850
Advertising$1,578--$1,578
Fees for Services Management-$1,473-$1,473
Total Functional Expenses$507,843$54,123$4,924$566,890
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“The organization's policy is to distribute copies of form 990 to all trustees for review, comment, if applicable, and approval prior to filing.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“All officers and trustees are required to formally notify the organization's governing body of any issues of " conflict of interests", as such arise, for board review, determination and resolutin.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“The organization's form 990 is available for review at its offices upon public request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Highlights Foundation Inc
EIN
31-1203417
Phone
5702514537
Address
814 COURT STREET, HONESDALE, PA 18431-1843

Signing Officer

Name
Kent L Brown
Title
Treasurer/ex Director
Phone
5702514537
Signed
2015-05-30

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Kent L Brown
Formed
1987
Legal Domicile
Oh
Voting Board Members
8
Independent Board Members
8
Employees
0

Preparer

Firm
Susan Faye Mancuso LLC
Address
71 RIVER ST STE 1, CARBONDALE, PA 18407-2307
Preparer
Susan Mancuso
Phone
5702826519
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

“WRITING WORKSHOPS”

Form 990, Part XI, Line 9

“Asset/depreciation adj 44,211”

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2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$5,808,262
Liabilities
$940,114
Net assets
$4,868,148
Revenue
$909,903
Expenses
$566,890
Net income
$343,013
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.99$0.59$6.40$2.55$2.53$0.03
2023Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.25$0.53$5.72$2.06$2.19$0.13
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$6.78$0.48$6.30$1.58$1.51$0.06
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$6.15$0.01$6.15$1.60$0.96$0.64
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.80$0.60$5.20$1.67$1.44$0.24
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.65$0.68$4.97$1.26$1.40$0.14
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.05$0.75$5.31$1.25$1.23$0.02
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.83$0.74$5.09$0.97$0.95$0.02
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.39$0.84$4.55$0.79$0.63$0.16
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.81$0.94$4.87$0.91$0.57$0.34
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.68$1.01$4.67$1.06$0.64$0.42
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.42$1.29$4.14$0.63
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.05$1.22$3.83$0.55
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.21$0.78$3.44$0.51
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.91$0.00$2.91$0.45
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