Liabilities / Assets
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Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
30th percentile
Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
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Asset Growth
34th percentile
Faster asset growth than 34% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
43rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$119,484
Down $7,840 (-6.2%) from 2012
Net Assets
Down$119,484
Down $7,840 (-6.2%) from 2012
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$144,906
Down $3,731 (-2.5%) from 2012
Expenses
Up$152,746
Up $2,294 (+1.5%) from 2012
Net Income
Down-$7,840
Down $6,025 (-332%) from 2012
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Aug 1, 2012 to Jul 31, 2013
- Signed
- Oct 2, 2013
- Return Version
- 2012v2.0
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The mission of art buddies is to bring the power of one-to-one creative mentoring to twin cities children from high need schools and communities. Art buddies helps children connect the child with their self and their community, to give them agency over their artistry and ideas, to inspire creative expression and sense of personal agency, and to help the child build a strong sense of creative confidence. Art buddies annually pairs 200 creative mentors, one-to-one with 200 twin cities public school kids (ages 8-11). Each program features 8-10 weekly workshops. Mentors also help the kids develop writing, project planning and storytelling skills by creating a special journal of their art buddies experience called a buddy book. At the end of each program, the kids become "stars" posing with their creations and mentors for portraits by professional photographers. The children celebrate their accomplishments with a parade and presentation for schoolmates, teachers, family and friends. The art
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 41-1797876
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2013 • Form 990EZFacts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
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