Civic Intelligence

Bbb Educational Foundation Inc

EIN 45-0463336 • 501(c)3 • Birmingham, AL

Profile

Consumer skills education

2101 Highland Ave Suite 410Birmingham, AL 35205

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

94th percentile

1.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 94% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

94th percentile

0.97x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 94% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

10th percentile

-87%

Higher net margin than 10% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

17th percentile

-52%

Faster asset growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

24th percentile

-31%

Faster revenue growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets94th percentile

Assets

Down

$11,824

Down $12,708 (-52%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$12,415

Down $1,527 (-11%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

-$591

Down $11,181 (-106%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue94th percentileNet Margin10th percentile

Revenue

Down

$12,815

Down $5,892 (-31%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$23,996

Up $9,605 (+67%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$11,181

Down $15,497 (-359%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth17th percentile

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KAssets 2011: $14,290Liabilities 2011: $7,171Net Assets 2011: $7,1192011Assets 2012: $14,863Liabilities 2012: $6,692Net Assets 2012: $8,1712012Assets 2013: $19,806Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $19,8062013Assets 2014: $9,848Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $9,8482014Assets 2015: $15,804Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $15,8042015Assets 2016: $21,692Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $21,6922016Assets 2017: $26,561Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $26,5612017Assets 2018: $30,140Liabilities 2018: $6,088Net Assets 2018: $24,0522018Assets 2019: $26,220Liabilities 2019: $185Net Assets 2019: $26,0352019Assets 2020: $26,184Liabilities 2020: $5,288Net Assets 2020: $20,8962020Assets 2021: $24,581Liabilities 2021: $11,588Net Assets 2021: $12,9932021Assets 2022: $24,531Liabilities 2022: $18,257Net Assets 2022: $6,2742022Assets 2023: $24,532Liabilities 2023: $13,942Net Assets 2023: $10,5902023Assets 2024: $11,824Liabilities 2024: $12,415Net Assets 2024: -$5912024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$11,824
Liabilities$12,415
Net Assets-$591
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth24th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $57,018Expenses 2011: $98,676Net Income 2011: -$41,6582011Revenue 2012: $48,377Expenses 2012: $47,325Net Income 2012: $1,0522012Revenue 2013: $79,514Expenses 2013: $67,879Net Income 2013: $11,6352013Revenue 2014: $24,398Expenses 2014: $34,356Net Income 2014: -$9,9582014Revenue 2015: $6,120Expenses 2015: $164Net Income 2015: $5,9562015Revenue 2016: $6,070Expenses 2016: $182Net Income 2016: $5,8882016Revenue 2017: $5,075Expenses 2017: $206Net Income 2017: $4,8692017Revenue 2018: $2,135Expenses 2018: $6,221Net Income 2018: -$4,0862018Revenue 2019: $8,473Expenses 2019: $6,490Net Income 2019: $1,9832019Revenue 2020: $897Expenses 2020: $6,036Net Income 2020: -$5,1392020Revenue 2021: $4,339Expenses 2021: $12,242Net Income 2021: -$7,9032021Revenue 2022: $5,430Expenses 2022: $12,149Net Income 2022: -$6,7192022Revenue 2023: $18,707Expenses 2023: $14,391Net Income 2023: $4,3162023Revenue 2024: $12,815Expenses 2024: $23,996Net Income 2024: -$11,1812024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$12,815
Expenses$23,996
Net Income-$11,181
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$11,824
Liabilities
$12,415
Net assets
-$591
Revenue
$12,815
Expenses
$23,996
Net income
-$11,181
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.8$12.4$0.59$12.8$24.0$11.2
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.5$13.9$10.6$18.7$14.4$4.32
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.5$18.3$6.27$5.43$12.1$6.72
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$24.6$11.6$13.0$4.34$12.2$7.90
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.2$5.29$20.9$0.90$6.04$5.14
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.2$0.19$26.0$8.47$6.49$1.98
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$30.1$6.09$24.1$2.14$6.22$4.09
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.6$0.00$26.6$5.08$0.21$4.87
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$21.7$0.00$21.7$6.07$0.18$5.89
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.8$0.00$15.8$6.12$0.16$5.96
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.85$0.00$9.85$24.4$34.4$9.96
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$19.8$0.00$19.8$79.5$67.9$11.6
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$14.9$6.69$8.17$48.4$47.3$1.05
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$14.3$7.17$7.12$57.0$98.7$41.7
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 10, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$12,815
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Consumer skills education

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL CLASSES, CONFERENCES, AND OTHER EVENTS TO TEACH BASIC CONSUMER SKILLS TO INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT 50 COUNTIES WITHIN CENTRAL AND SOUTH ALABAMA.$0$23,994
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
CARL BATESPresident, BbbPT$0--
JOHN WILSONChairman-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Bbb Educational Foundation Inc
EIN
45-0463336
Phone
2055582222
Address
2101 HIGHLAND AVE SUITE 410, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35205

Signing Officer

Name
Carl Bates
Title
President
Phone
2055582222
Signed
2025-06-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cri Advisors LLC
Address
3700 COLONNADE PARKWAY SUITE 300, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35243
Preparer
Andrew Waits
Phone
2059337822
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: program support. Amount: 16,296. Description: advertising. Amount: 900. Description: office supplies. Amount: 50. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 17,246.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: due to bbb. Beg. Of year amount: 13,942. End of year amount: 12,415.”

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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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