Civic Intelligence

The Flame Tree Initiative

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 35-2347770

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Jul 26, 2018

Organization Profilewww.flametreeinitiative.org
5630 E Shadow View CtTucson, AZ 85750

(520) 270-0817

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

56th percentile

6.2%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$30,400

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 50.2% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$4,246

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Net Assets

$4,246

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

$60,518

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$56,780

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Net Income

$3,738

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2017: $4,246Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $4,2462017Assets 2018: $13,691Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $13,6912018Assets 2019: $8,253Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $8,2532019Assets 2020: $10,970Liabilities 2020: $89Net Assets 2020: $10,8812020Assets 2021: $22,958Liabilities 2021: $43Net Assets 2021: $22,9152021

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2017

Assets$4,246
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$4,246
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2017: $60,518Expenses 2017: $56,780Net Income 2017: $3,7382017Revenue 2018: $107,758Expenses 2018: $98,313Net Income 2018: $9,4452018Revenue 2019: $144,108Expenses 2019: $149,546Net Income 2019: -$5,4382019Revenue 2020: $114,871Expenses 2020: $112,243Net Income 2020: $2,6282020Revenue 2021: $111,461Expenses 2021: $99,427Net Income 2021: $12,0342021

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2017

Revenue$60,518
Expenses$56,780
Net Income$3,738
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Jul 26, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$60,518
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Flame Tree Initiative is a non-profit organization providing training, mentoring, and support to development entrepreneurs in East Africa.

501c3 status

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Partnership and program participant engagement which include: Organizational meeting with Mzuzu University, meetings with current DE Studio participants to monitor progress on their enterprises and entrepreneurship skills and site visit at Malawi University Science and Technology$0$3,633
The Forum to Map Malawi's Development Entrepreneurship Ecosystem - a forum that consisted of numerous key players in the Malawi development sector.$0$2,544
Implementation of Development Entrepreneur Lab in Mzuzu University - a six day training program for social entrepreneurs in a variety of business specializations.$0$2,452
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lauren SimonisLead On Special Projects-$30,400-$30,400
Angel AllenLead Grants And Mentorship-$10-$10
Wayne DeckerFounder And President-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Flame Tree Initiative
EIN
35-2347770
Address
5630 E Shadow View Ct, Tucson, AZ 85750

Signing Officer

Name
Wayne Decker
Title
Founder and President
Phone
5202700817
Signed
2018-07-26
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Preparer
Patricia Repolda
Phone
5204958122
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 16

“Office supplies, magazine subscription, parking fees, meals, meeting expenses and travel expenses.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,246
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$4,246
Revenue
$60,518
Expenses
$56,780
Net income
$3,738
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.00$0.23$1.11$0.99$0.12
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.00$0.11$1.15$1.12$0.03
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.00$0.08$1.44$1.50$0.05
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.00$0.14$1.08$0.98$0.09
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.61$0.57$0.04