Civic Intelligence

Making Sense of Language Arts

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 45-4001689

Jul 01, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020 • Filed on Nov 27, 2020

Organization Profilewww.makingsenseoflanguagearts.com
4714 Chickering AvenueCincinnati, OH 45232

(513) 477-3428

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2020

Net Margin

68th percentile

19%

Higher net margin than 68% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

194%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

63rd percentile

-0.5%

Faster revenue growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$1,936

Up $1,278 (+194%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$1,936

Up $1,278 (+194%) from 2019

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin68th percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,745

Down $37 (-0.5%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$5,467

Down $2,108 (-28%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$1,278

Up $2,071 (+261%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth93rd percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2013: $2,005Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2015: $1,420Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $3,170Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $1,206Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $1,451Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $658Net Assets 2019: $6582019Assets 2020: $1,936Net Assets 2020: $1,9362020Assets 2021: $17,030Net Assets 2021: $17,0302021Assets 2022: $21,784Net Assets 2022: $21,7842022Assets 2023: $18,490Net Assets 2023: $18,4902023Assets 2024: $19,739Liabilities 2024: $02024Assets 2025: $19,717Net Assets 2025: $19,7172025

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$1,936
Liabilities-
Net Assets$1,936
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth63rd percentile

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KRevenue 2013: $2,555Expenses 2013: $550Net Income 2013: $2,0052013Revenue 2015: $708Expenses 2015: $1,625Net Income 2015: -$9172015Revenue 2016: $1,857Expenses 2016: $107Net Income 2016: $1,7502016Revenue 2017: $5,267Expenses 2017: $7,231Net Income 2017: -$1,9642017Revenue 2018: $8,048Expenses 2018: $7,803Net Income 2018: $2452018Revenue 2019: $6,782Expenses 2019: $7,575Net Income 2019: -$7932019Revenue 2020: $6,745Expenses 2020: $5,467Net Income 2020: $1,2782020Revenue 2021: $15,611Expenses 2021: $517Net Income 2021: $15,0942021Revenue 2022: $12,826Expenses 2022: $8,072Net Income 2022: $4,7542022Revenue 2023: $1,580Expenses 2023: $4,874Net Income 2023: -$3,2942023Revenue 2024: $1,700Expenses 2024: $451Net Income 2024: $1,2492024Revenue 2025: $500Expenses 2025: $522Net Income 2025: -$222025

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$6,745
Expenses$5,467
Net Income$1,278
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
Signed
Nov 27, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$6,745
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Bridging the literacy gap through tutoring

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Making Sense of Language Arts served 24 students not including a student who left early in the year before mid-year testing 12 in the in school program once a week, 12 in the afterschool program three times per week.$6,745$5,467
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Linda WihlPresident Executive DirectorPT$0--
Harriet KaufmanTreasurer Tutor-$0--
Dr Christina RussoBoard Member - Attended Board Meeting-$0--
Camille ServizziBoard Member - Attended Board Meeting-$0--
Carol PitzerBoard Member - Attended Board Meeting-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Making Sense of Language Arts
EIN
45-4001689
Phone
5134773428
Address
4714 Chickering Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45232

Signing Officer

Name
Linda Wihl
Title
President
Signed
2020-11-27
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Raymond J Wernke and Company
Address
5889 Fourson Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45233
Preparer
Mark R Wernke
Phone
5133811414
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Insurance 467”

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

“Ignatian Volunteer Corps Partnership Fees 5,000”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$1,936
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$1,936
Revenue
$6,745
Expenses
$5,467
Net income
$1,278
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$19.7$19.7$0.50$0.52$0.02
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$19.7$0.00$1.70$0.45$1.25
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$18.5$18.5$1.58$4.87$3.29
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$21.8$21.8$12.8$8.07$4.75
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$17.0$17.0$15.6$0.52$15.1
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.94$1.94$6.75$5.47$1.28
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.66$0.66$6.78$7.58$0.79
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.45$0.00$8.05$7.80$0.25
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.21$0.00$5.27$7.23$1.96
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.17$0.00$1.86$0.11$1.75
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.42$0.00$0.71$1.63$0.92
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.01$0.00$2.56$0.55$2.01