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The Small Things Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 45-2466306

Aug 01, 2019 to Jul 31, 2020 • Filed on Dec 14, 2020

Organization Profilewww.thesmallthings.org
1204 Main StBranford, CT 06405

(475) 331-0505

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Balance Sheet

Assets

Down

$0

Down $95,373 (-100%) from 2019

Net Assets

Flat

$79,189

Flat from 2019

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $321,207 (-100%) from 2019

Expenses

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$400K$200K$0-$200KAssets 2014: $91,108Liabilities 2014: $3,0862014Assets 2015: $61,510Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $61,5102015Assets 2016: $68,308Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $68,3082016Assets 2017: $14,370Liabilities 2017: $9,580Net Assets 2017: $4,7902017Assets 2018: $231,741Liabilities 2018: $7,083Net Assets 2018: $224,6582018Assets 2019: $95,373Liabilities 2019: $16,184Net Assets 2019: $79,1892019Assets 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $79,1892020Assets 2020: $276,886Liabilities 2020: $239,493Net Assets 2020: $37,3932020Assets 2021: $93,706Liabilities 2021: $165,488Net Assets 2021: -$71,7822021Assets 2022: $71,142Liabilities 2022: $199,900Net Assets 2022: -$128,7582022Assets 2023: $32,854Liabilities 2023: $214,764Net Assets 2023: -$181,9102023Assets 2024: $5,152Liabilities 2024: $136,577Net Assets 2024: -$131,4252024

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2020

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$79,189
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Operations Trend

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2014: $185,595Expenses 2014: $150,343Net Income 2014: $35,2522014Revenue 2015: $361,327Expenses 2015: $388,244Net Income 2015: -$26,9172015Revenue 2016: $820,114Expenses 2016: $364,704Net Income 2016: $455,4102016Revenue 2017: $317,394Expenses 2017: $378,277Net Income 2017: -$60,8832017Revenue 2018: $642,707Expenses 2018: $425,737Net Income 2018: $216,9702018Revenue 2019: $321,207Expenses 2019: $466,676Net Income 2019: -$145,4692019Revenue 2020: $02020Revenue 2020: $453,211Expenses 2020: $495,010Net Income 2020: -$41,7992020Revenue 2021: $399,742Expenses 2021: $508,917Net Income 2021: -$109,1752021Revenue 2022: $486,449Expenses 2022: $543,337Net Income 2022: -$56,8882022Revenue 2023: $487,609Expenses 2023: $540,761Net Income 2023: -$53,1522023Revenue 2024: $383,229Expenses 2024: $332,745Net Income 2024: $50,4842024

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2020

Revenue$0
Expenses-
Net Income-
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Aug 1, 2019 to Jul 31, 2020
Signed
Dec 14, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

TST has a mission of working with the community and empowering our clients and bringing together small acts from around the world to create big change for orphaned and vulnerable children in Tanzania.

TST believes in building and supporting families in all their various shapes and forms. We create sustainable participatory and evolving care plans for orphaned and vulnerable children and families in the Meru district of Tanzania. See Sch O

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The Small Things Inc. provides financial and administrative support to The Small Things TZ sister organization incorporated in Tanzania. This support provides for the operation of Happy Families Children Village and the ELECT Nkoaranga orphanage at Nkoaranga Hospital. Direct financial grants provide for staff salaries, food, clothing and education for the children resident in these programs. Additionally, support is provided for outreach programs which works to preserve and reintegrate families. Through microgrants, community outreach, training and support, the extended families of children previously in care, or families of children at risk of needing placement are enabled to keep these children in the family setting avoiding the need for residential care.--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jason SmithChairman-$0--
Richard FurterVice President-$0--
Wendy BondDirector-$0--
Amy FontaineDirector-$0--
Dorothy GoldbergSecretary-$0--
Michelle RussellDirector-$0--
Kristina AlexanderDirector-$0--
Rebecca Ross RussellExecutive DirectorFT$0--
Delphine MendezDirector-$0--
Poloumi BattachayraTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Small Things Inc
EIN
45-2466306
Phone
4753310505
Address
1204 Main St, Branford, CT 06405

Signing Officer

Name
Jason Smith
Title
Chairman
Signed
2020-12-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Abacus Hive
Address
9234 Kingston Pike 317, Knoxville, TN 37922
Preparer
John Young
Phone
8653169548
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Assets.1011

“Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $2821 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $0”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $16184 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $0”

Form 990, Part III, Line 1 - Organization Mission

“Working with the community we aim to empower our clients and bringing together small acts from around the world to create big change.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$79,189
Revenue
$0
Expenses
-
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$1.37$1.31$3.83$3.33$0.50
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.33$2.15$1.82$4.88$5.41$0.53
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.71$2.00$1.29$4.86$5.43$0.57
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.94$1.65$0.72$4.00$5.09$1.09
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.77$2.39$0.37$4.53$4.95$0.42
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.79$0.00
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.95$0.16$0.79$3.21$4.67$1.45
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.32$0.07$2.25$6.43$4.26$2.17
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.14$0.10$0.05$3.17$3.78$0.61
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.68$0.00$0.68$8.20$3.65$4.55
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.62$0.00$0.62$3.61$3.88$0.27
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.91$0.03$1.86$1.50$0.35