Civic Intelligence

Ascend Pickens Inc

EIN 45-3185394 • 501(c)3 • Pickens, SC

Profile

Enhance, preserve and sustain growth of pickens' historic downtown area.

222 W Main St Ste APickens, SC 29671

historicpickens.com

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Net Margin

7th percentile

-160%

Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

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 2019

Asset Growth

26th percentile

-27%

Faster asset growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

6th percentile

-91%

Faster revenue growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Down

$13,073

Down $4,913 (-27%) from 2021

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$13,073

Down $4,913 (-27%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin7th percentile

Revenue

Down

$3,067

Down $32,426 (-91%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$7,980

Down $37,025 (-82%) from 2021

Net Income

Up

-$4,913

Up $4,599 (+48%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth26th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $140,831Net Assets 2015: $140,8312015Assets 2016: $70,908Net Assets 2016: $70,9082016Assets 2017: $37,725Net Assets 2017: $37,7252017Assets 2018: $41,119Net Assets 2018: $41,1192018Assets 2019: $21,988Net Assets 2019: $21,9882019Assets 2020: $27,498Net Assets 2020: $27,4982020Assets 2021: $17,986Net Assets 2021: $17,9862021Assets 2022: $13,073Net Assets 2022: $13,0732022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$13,073
Liabilities-
Net Assets$13,073
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth6th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $180,688Expenses 2015: $47,000Net Income 2015: $133,6882015Revenue 2016: $65,454Expenses 2016: $135,377Net Income 2016: -$69,9232016Revenue 2017: $62,632Expenses 2017: $95,814Net Income 2017: -$33,1822017Revenue 2018: $62,802Expenses 2018: $59,409Net Income 2018: $3,3932018Revenue 2019: $75,828Expenses 2019: $94,959Net Income 2019: -$19,1312019Revenue 2020: $85,200Expenses 2020: $79,690Net Income 2020: $5,5102020Revenue 2021: $35,493Expenses 2021: $45,005Net Income 2021: -$9,5122021Revenue 2022: $3,067Expenses 2022: $7,980Net Income 2022: -$4,9132022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$3,067
Expenses$7,980
Net Income-$4,913
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,073
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$13,073
Revenue
$3,067
Expenses
$7,980
Net income
-$4,913
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.13$0.03$0.08$0.05
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.18$0.18$0.35$0.45$0.10
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.27$0.27$0.85$0.80$0.06
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.22$0.76$0.95$0.19
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.41$0.41$0.63$0.59$0.03
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.38$0.38$0.63$0.96$0.33
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.71$0.71$0.65$1.35$0.70
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.41$1.41$1.81$0.47$1.34
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
May 1, 2021 to Apr 30, 2022
Signed
Sep 14, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$3,067
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Enhance, preserve and sustain growth of pickens' historic downtown area.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ENHANCE AND PRESERVE GROWTH IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.-$1,927
CULTIVATE TOURISM-$453
CREATE, MANAGE AND SUPPORT PROMOTIONAL AND ENTERTAINMENT EVENTS--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MEGAN THOMASPresident-$0--
PATRICK LARKVice Preside-$0--
ALLISON FOWLERTreasurer-$0--
LISA BRYANTDirector-$0--
MARGARET COLLINSDirector-$0--
KENNA DILLARDDirector-$0--
RICK MURPHYDirector-$0--
NORM RENTZDirector-$0--
ISAIAH SCIPIODirector-$0--
DAVID HARNEDDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ascend Pickens Inc
EIN
45-3185394
Phone
8644203449
Address
222 W MAIN ST STE A, PICKENS, SC 29671

Signing Officer

Name
Megan Thomas
Title
President
Phone
8644203449
Signed
2022-09-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Cassell & Hendricks CPA Pa
Address
269 ANN ST, PICKENS, SC 29671-2238
Preparer
Donna K Hendricks CPA
Phone
8648787735
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising-promotions 453 computer software 424 insurance 1,999 banquet expenses 1,927 registration fees 135 telephone 1,162 total 6,100”

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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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