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Pilcrow Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 38-3921215

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on Mar 25, 2022

Organization ProfileTHEPILCROWFOUNDATION.ORG
343 E Washington AveCottage Grove, OR 97424

(541) 767-3604

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

73rd percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 73% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

79th percentile

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

57th percentile

14%

Higher net margin than 57% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$36,000

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 25.1% of source-year revenue.

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

Asset Growth

65th percentile

19%

Faster asset growth than 65% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

59th percentile

16%

Faster revenue growth than 59% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets73rd percentile

Assets

Up

$279,973

Up $45,323 (+19%) from 2020

Net Assets

Up

$265,923

Up $33,246 (+14%) from 2020

Liabilities

Up

$14,050

Up $12,077 (+612%) from 2020

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue79th percentileNet Margin57th percentile

Revenue

Up

$143,389

Up $19,398 (+16%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$123,392

Down $15,025 (-11%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

$19,997

Up $34,423 (+239%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth65th percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2015: $62,858Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $96,781Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $110,650Liabilities 2017: $1,0482017Assets 2018: $241,430Liabilities 2018: $11,648Net Assets 2018: $229,7822018Assets 2019: $241,704Liabilities 2019: $8,609Net Assets 2019: $233,0952019Assets 2020: $234,650Liabilities 2020: $1,973Net Assets 2020: $232,6772020Assets 2021: $279,973Liabilities 2021: $14,050Net Assets 2021: $265,9232021Assets 2022: $259,573Liabilities 2022: $6,274Net Assets 2022: $253,2992022Assets 2023: $317,293Liabilities 2023: $9,501Net Assets 2023: $307,7922023Assets 2024: $378,911Liabilities 2024: $17,177Net Assets 2024: $361,7342024

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$279,973
Liabilities$14,050
Net Assets$265,923
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth59th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $82,793Expenses 2015: $29,718Net Income 2015: $53,0752015Revenue 2016: $103,247Expenses 2016: $69,324Net Income 2016: $33,9232016Revenue 2017: $110,375Expenses 2017: $96,408Net Income 2017: $13,9672017Revenue 2018: $235,954Expenses 2018: $111,394Net Income 2018: $124,5602018Revenue 2019: $152,332Expenses 2019: $163,593Net Income 2019: -$11,2612019Revenue 2020: $123,991Expenses 2020: $138,417Net Income 2020: -$14,4262020Revenue 2021: $143,389Expenses 2021: $123,392Net Income 2021: $19,9972021Revenue 2022: $158,573Expenses 2022: $172,184Net Income 2022: -$13,6112022Revenue 2023: $225,026Expenses 2023: $195,495Net Income 2023: $29,5312023Revenue 2024: $220,753Expenses 2024: $225,095Net Income 2024: -$4,3422024

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$143,389
Expenses$123,392
Net Income$19,997
Open 2021 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Mar 25, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$143,389
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide new hardcover children's books to rural libraries.

Provide new hardcover children's books to rural libraries

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CHILDREN'S BOOK PROJECT - IN 2021, WE PROVIDED NEW HARDCOVER QUALITY CHILDRENS BOOKS TO RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARIES ACROSS THE U.S.-$112,679
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
KARREN TIMMERMANSPresidentPT$36,000-$36,000
KATE ESSICKVice Preside-$0--
LINDA GREENSTEINTreasurer-$0--
SANDY LUDEMANSecretary-$0--
STEVE AMENDUMDirector-$0--
LINDA DESPAINDirector-$0--
ANN MATSCHINERDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Pilcrow Foundation
EIN
38-3921215
Phone
5417673604
Address
343 E WASHINGTON AVE, COTTAGE GROVE, OR 97424

Signing Officer

Name
Karren Timmermans
Title
President
Phone
5419134754
Signed
2022-03-25

Preparer

Firm
Henderson CPA LLC
Address
1126 GATEWAY LOOP STE 144, SPRINGFIELD, OR 97477-7748
Preparer
Casey Skinner CPA
Phone
5415057607
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses software and website fees 598 state registration fees 2,483 subscriptions 395 supplies 572 book purchases 61,048 total 65,096”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Unrealized gain on investments 13,250”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 0 12,077 payroll tax liabilities 1,973 1,973”

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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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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$279,973
Liabilities
$14,050
Net assets
$265,923
Revenue
$143,389
Expenses
$123,392
Net income
$19,997
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.79$0.17$3.62$2.21$2.25$0.04
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.17$0.10$3.08$2.25$1.95$0.30
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.60$0.06$2.53$1.59$1.72$0.14
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.80$0.14$2.66$1.43$1.23$0.20
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.35$0.02$2.33$1.24$1.38$0.14
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.42$0.09$2.33$1.52$1.64$0.11
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.41$0.12$2.30$2.36$1.11$1.25
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.11$0.01$1.10$0.96$0.14
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.97$0.00$1.03$0.69$0.34
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.63$0.00$0.83$0.30$0.53