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Citizens Mediation Services Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 38-3024909

Jan 01, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012 • Filed on May 06, 2013

Organization ProfileWWW.CITIZENSMEDIATION.ORG
811 Ship Street Suite 20549085
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 2012

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

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

Source year 2012

Net Margin

18th percentile

-17%

Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2012

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2012

Asset Growth

8th percentile

-52%

Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Revenue Growth

27th percentile

-16%

Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$17,807

Down $19,674 (-52%) from 2011

Net Assets

Down

$17,807

Down $19,674 (-52%) from 2011

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin18th percentile

Revenue

Down

$114,002

Down $22,109 (-16%) from 2011

Expenses

Up

$133,676

Up $19,151 (+17%) from 2011

Net Income

Down

-$19,674

Down $41,260 (-191%) from 2011

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth8th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $15,895Net Assets 2010: $15,8952010Assets 2011: $37,481Net Assets 2011: $37,4812011Assets 2012: $17,807Net Assets 2012: $17,8072012Assets 2013: $10,219Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $10,2192013Assets 2014: $7,333Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $7,3332014Assets 2015: $14,864Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $14,8642015Assets 2016: $13,304Liabilities 2016: $614Net Assets 2016: $12,6902016Assets 2017: $71,881Liabilities 2017: $614Net Assets 2017: $71,2672017Assets 2018: $47,034Liabilities 2018: $614Net Assets 2018: $46,4202018Assets 2019: $51,784Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $51,7842019Assets 2020: $104,518Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $104,5182020Assets 2021: $87,935Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $87,9352021Assets 2022: $104,777Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $104,7772022Assets 2023: $126,873Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $126,8732023Assets 2024: $147,868Net Assets 2024: $147,8682024

Highlighted filing

2012

Assets$17,807
Liabilities-
Net Assets$17,807
Open 2012 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth27th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $123,632Expenses 2010: $141,018Net Income 2010: -$17,3862010Revenue 2011: $136,111Expenses 2011: $114,525Net Income 2011: $21,5862011Revenue 2012: $114,002Expenses 2012: $133,676Net Income 2012: -$19,6742012Revenue 2013: $99,202Expenses 2013: $106,790Net Income 2013: -$7,5882013Revenue 2014: $106,473Expenses 2014: $109,359Net Income 2014: -$2,8862014Revenue 2015: $101,239Expenses 2015: $93,708Net Income 2015: $7,5312015Revenue 2016: $105,224Expenses 2016: $107,398Net Income 2016: -$2,1742016Revenue 2017: $173,931Expenses 2017: $115,358Net Income 2017: $58,5732017Revenue 2018: $112,391Expenses 2018: $118,061Net Income 2018: -$5,6702018Revenue 2019: $124,702Expenses 2019: $119,339Net Income 2019: $5,3632019Revenue 2020: $171,369Expenses 2020: $118,633Net Income 2020: $52,7362020Revenue 2021: $121,575Expenses 2021: $138,158Net Income 2021: -$16,5832021Revenue 2022: $173,314Expenses 2022: $156,469Net Income 2022: $16,8452022Revenue 2023: $184,099Expenses 2023: $162,001Net Income 2023: $22,0982023Revenue 2024: $198,002Expenses 2024: $177,007Net Income 2024: $20,9952024

Highlighted filing

2012

Revenue$114,002
Expenses$133,676
Net Income-$19,674
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Signed
May 6, 2013
Return Version
2012v2.1
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Citizens mediation service, inc.'s mission is to empower all the people of southwest michigan to successfully resolve conflict through mediation services that facilitate lasting, positive solutions.

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
38-3024909
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Filings

Displayed year

2012 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$17,807
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$17,807
Revenue
$114,002
Expenses
$133,676
Net income
-$19,674
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.48$1.48$1.98$1.77$0.21
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.27$0.00$1.27$1.84$1.62$0.22
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.05$0.00$1.05$1.73$1.56$0.17
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.00$0.88$1.22$1.38$0.17
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.05$0.00$1.05$1.71$1.19$0.53
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.52$0.00$0.52$1.25$1.19$0.05
2018Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$0.47$0.01$0.46$1.12$1.18$0.06
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.72$0.01$0.71$1.74$1.15$0.59
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.13$0.01$0.13$1.05$1.07$0.02
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.15$1.01$0.94$0.08
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$1.06$1.09$0.03
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.99$1.07$0.08
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.18$0.18$1.14$1.34$0.20
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.37$0.37$1.36$1.15$0.22
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.16$0.16$1.24$1.41$0.17