Civic Intelligence

Living Praise Ministries

EIN 43-1379438 • 501(c)3 • High Ridge, MO

Profile

to serve and minister to others in need

P O Box 1431High Ridge, MO 63049
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

59th percentile

6.6%

Higher net margin than 59% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

60th percentile

3.3%

Faster asset growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

48th percentile

-3.8%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$79,576

Up $2,571 (+3.3%) from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Up

$79,576

Up $2,571 (+3.3%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin59th percentile

Revenue

Down

$39,042

Down $1,531 (-3.8%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$36,471

Down $10,951 (-23%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$2,571

Up $9,420 (+138%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth60th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $40,780Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $38,765Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $40,152Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $38,912Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $37,189Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $42,743Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $61,085Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $61,0852017Assets 2018: $63,841Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $63,8412018Assets 2019: $72,502Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $72,5022019Assets 2020: $77,282Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $77,2822020Assets 2021: $84,444Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $84,4442021Assets 2022: $83,854Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $83,8542022Assets 2023: $77,005Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $77,0052023Assets 2024: $79,576Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $79,5762024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$79,576
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$79,576
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth48th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $54,527Expenses 2011: $44,203Net Income 2011: $10,3242011Revenue 2012: $63,551Expenses 2012: $65,566Net Income 2012: -$2,0152012Revenue 2013: $54,092Expenses 2013: $52,705Net Income 2013: $1,3872013Revenue 2014: $54,565Expenses 2014: $49,145Net Income 2014: $5,4202014Revenue 2015: $34,645Expenses 2015: $37,608Net Income 2015: -$2,9632015Revenue 2016: $25,659Expenses 2016: $20,104Net Income 2016: $5,5552016Revenue 2017: $39,952Expenses 2017: $21,610Net Income 2017: $18,3422017Revenue 2018: $42,359Expenses 2018: $39,603Net Income 2018: $2,7562018Revenue 2019: $41,411Expenses 2019: $36,683Net Income 2019: $4,7282019Revenue 2020: $38,528Expenses 2020: $33,748Net Income 2020: $4,7802020Revenue 2021: $39,499Expenses 2021: $32,337Net Income 2021: $7,1622021Revenue 2022: $42,520Expenses 2022: $43,110Net Income 2022: -$5902022Revenue 2023: $40,573Expenses 2023: $47,422Net Income 2023: -$6,8492023Revenue 2024: $39,042Expenses 2024: $36,471Net Income 2024: $2,5712024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$39,042
Expenses$36,471
Net Income$2,571
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$79,576
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$79,576
Revenue
$39,042
Expenses
$36,471
Net income
$2,571
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$79.6$0.00$79.6$39.0$36.5$2.57
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$77.0$0.00$77.0$40.6$47.4$6.85
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$83.9$0.00$83.9$42.5$43.1$0.59
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$84.4$0.00$84.4$39.5$32.3$7.16
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$77.3$0.00$77.3$38.5$33.7$4.78
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$72.5$0.00$72.5$41.4$36.7$4.73
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$63.8$0.00$63.8$42.4$39.6$2.76
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$61.1$0.00$61.1$40.0$21.6$18.3
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$42.7$0.00$25.7$20.1$5.56
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$37.2$0.00$34.6$37.6$2.96
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$38.9$0.00$54.6$49.1$5.42
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$40.2$0.00$54.1$52.7$1.39
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$38.8$0.00$63.6$65.6$2.02
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$40.8$0.00$54.5$44.2$10.3
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 18, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$39,042
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

to serve and minister to others in need

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
minister to Gods people and help with the needs of others-$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Penny WattlePresidentPT$0--
Joyce HaleSecretary-TreasurerPT$0--
Jim WallaceOfficerPT$0--
Sonny WattleVice PresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Living Praise Ministries
EIN
43-1379438
In Care Of
% Penny Wattle
Phone
3146679512
Address
P O Box 1431, High Ridge, MO 63049

Signing Officer

Name
Penny Wattle
Title
President
Phone
3146679512
Signed
2025-04-18
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Clayton Tax Service
Address
4689 Brennan Woods Dr, High Ridge, MO 63049
Preparer
Lori a Clayton
Phone
6366772793
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other revenue Part I line 8

“Description AmountReimbursement - returned items 147”

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountInsurance 2,512Poor and Needy/Benevolence 6,214Mission Minostries/Papua New Guinea 5,940Bible Literacy 1,800Fresh Proof Ministry 200Funeral Outreach Ministry 684Bible Study 230Guest Speakers/expenses 968Music Ministry 450Wsetern Union Fees 59”

Raw XML Appendix150 raw XML fields

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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