Civic Intelligence

Highlands Current Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 45-4403312

Jul 01, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016 • Filed on Mar 18, 2017

Organization ProfileHIGHLANDSCURRENT.COM
161 Main StreetCold Spring, NY 10516

(845) 809-5584

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

52nd percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 52% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE A • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

41st percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 41% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE A • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

91st percentile

45%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE A • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

49th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 49% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • NTEE A • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

99th percentile

1245%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE A • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

91st percentile

77%

Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • NTEE A • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets52nd percentile

Assets

Up

$387,965

Up $359,122 (+1245%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$367,192

Up $338,349 (+1173%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$20,773

Up $20,773 from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue41st percentileNet Margin91st percentile

Revenue

Up

$769,788

Up $334,761 (+77%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$427,027

Up $15,024 (+3.6%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$342,761

Up $319,737 (+1389%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2012: $9,550Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $9,5502012Assets 2013: $12,225Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $12,2252013Assets 2014: $5,819Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $5,8192014Assets 2015: $28,843Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $28,8432015Assets 2016: $387,965Liabilities 2016: $20,773Net Assets 2016: $367,1922016Assets 2017: $591,857Liabilities 2017: $23,580Net Assets 2017: $568,2772017Assets 2018: $711,572Liabilities 2018: $25,087Net Assets 2018: $686,4852018Assets 2019: $824,320Liabilities 2019: $21,537Net Assets 2019: $802,7832019Assets 2020: $887,017Liabilities 2020: $62,162Net Assets 2020: $824,8552020Assets 2021: $844,096Liabilities 2021: $76,725Net Assets 2021: $767,3712021Assets 2022: $849,746Liabilities 2022: $14,062Net Assets 2022: $835,6842022Assets 2023: $897,096Liabilities 2023: $55,707Net Assets 2023: $841,3892023Assets 2024: $844,427Liabilities 2024: $31,466Net Assets 2024: $812,9612024Assets 2025: $848,432Liabilities 2025: $26,666Net Assets 2025: $821,7662025

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$387,965
Liabilities$20,773
Net Assets$367,192
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth91st percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2012: $234,595Expenses 2012: $225,045Net Income 2012: $9,5502012Revenue 2013: $330,678Expenses 2013: $328,003Net Income 2013: $2,6752013Revenue 2014: $457,388Expenses 2014: $463,794Net Income 2014: -$6,4062014Revenue 2015: $435,027Expenses 2015: $412,003Net Income 2015: $23,0242015Revenue 2016: $769,788Expenses 2016: $427,027Net Income 2016: $342,7612016Revenue 2017: $627,074Expenses 2017: $425,989Net Income 2017: $201,0852017Revenue 2018: $607,458Expenses 2018: $489,250Net Income 2018: $118,2082018Revenue 2019: $608,559Expenses 2019: $492,261Net Income 2019: $116,2982019Revenue 2020: $571,769Expenses 2020: $549,697Net Income 2020: $22,0722020Revenue 2021: $549,906Expenses 2021: $607,390Net Income 2021: -$57,4842021Revenue 2022: $693,004Expenses 2022: $624,691Net Income 2022: $68,3132022Revenue 2023: $641,841Expenses 2023: $634,797Net Income 2023: $7,0442023Revenue 2024: $619,538Expenses 2024: $658,825Net Income 2024: -$39,2872024Revenue 2025: $697,331Expenses 2025: $688,385Net Income 2025: $8,9462025

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$769,788
Expenses$427,027
Net Income$342,761
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2016
Signed
Mar 18, 2017
Return Version
2015v3.0
Gross Receipts
$769,788
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To be a trusted independent and nonpartisan source of information in topics of importance to our hudson highlands communities. Through both our print edition, the highlands current, and our website, highlandscurrent.org, we seek to provide a vital forum for wide-ranging views and to reflect the diverse interests, concerns and experiences of our readers.

To provide fair, objective, and high- quality news and information free to our communities on our website, highlandscurrent.com, and in our print edition, the highlands current

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Pledges and Grants Receivable$0$200,000▲ $200,000
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$28,843$163,949▲ $135,106
Accounts Receivable$0$24,016▲ $24,016
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$0$0→ $0
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net$0$0→ $0
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn$0$0→ $0
Receivables From Officers Etc$0$0→ $0
Investments Other Securities$0$0→ $0
Investments Program Related$0$0→ $0
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$0$0→ $0
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$0--
Intangible Assets$0$0→ $0
Inventories for Sale or Use$0$0→ $0
Loans From Officers Directors$0$0→ $0
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$0$0→ $0
Total Assets$28,843$387,965▲ $359,122
Other Assets Total$0$0→ $0
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$0$20,773▲ $20,773
Grants Payable$0$0→ $0
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$0$0→ $0
Unsecured Notes Loans Payable$0$0→ $0
Other Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Deferred Revenue$0$0→ $0
Escrow Account Liability$0$0→ $0
Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities$0$0→ $0
Total Liabilities$0$20,773▲ $20,773
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$28,843$367,192▲ $338,349
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$0$0→ $0
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$0$0→ $0
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$28,843$367,192▲ $338,349
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$28,843$387,965▲ $359,122
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay49th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Christine Bockelmann NorrisChairperson
Joseph T PlummerVice Chairperson
Bevis LongstrethDirector
Frederick Osborn IiiDirector
Jason McmanusDirector
Ralph ArditiDirector
Rudolph RauchDirector
Stacey a FarleyDirector
Irvine FlinnSecretary
Nicholas GroombridgeTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$673,615
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$89
Other Revenue
$96,084
All Other Contributions
$673,615
Change in Net Assets
$342,761

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$769,788
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$769,788
Total Revenue per Form 990
$769,788
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$264,074
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$162,953
Total Fundraising Expense$21,337
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$120,418$30,105-$150,523
Fees for Services Other$76,196$19,048$10,879$106,123
Fees for Services Accounting-$26,789-$26,789
Occupancy$17,776$4,444-$22,220
Payroll Taxes$9,944$2,486-$12,430
Advertising$705$6,347-$7,052
Insurance$5,182$1,296-$6,478
Other Expenses$811$3,096$9,051$3,096
Office Expenses-$2,288$417$2,705
All Other Expenses--$990$990
Travel-$371-$371
Fees for Services Legal-$225-$225
Interest-$70-$70
Total Functional Expenses$308,044$97,646$21,337$427,027

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$427,027
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$427,027
Total Expenses per Form 990$427,027
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$0$0→ $0
Receivables from Disqualified Persons$0$0→ $0
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$0$0→ $0
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
Yes
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Part VI, Section C, Question 19

“The organization provides its governing, conflict of interest policy, and financial documents to the public upon request.”

Part VI, Section B, Question 11B

“Copies of the form 990 are distributed in an email attachment to each board member, who then responds to the chair that he or she has reviewed the documents.”

Part VI, Section B, Question 12C

“The organization regularly and consistently monitors and enforces compliance with its conflict of interest policy by requiring annually each officer, director and key employee to answer a detailed written questionnaire.”

Form 990, Part VI, Question 4

“The organization amended its bylaws since its prior tax return filing. Changes included addressing the change in its name from philipstown.info, inc. To highlands current inc., changes to board member terms, formation of an audit and executive committee, and other various changes.”

PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 15A

“Compensation for the top management official was based on a study of compensation and benefits benchmarking and analysis in the industry done for the organization in february 2016 by a human-resource firm whose specialties include nonprofit organizations and on an evaluation of the experience of the top management official.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Highlands Current Inc
EIN
45-4403312
In Care Of
% CHRISTINE BOCKELMANN NORRIS
Phone
8458095584
Address
161 Main Street, Cold Spring, NY 10516

Signing Officer

Name
Christine Bockelmann
Title
Chairperson
Phone
8458095584
Signed
2017-03-18
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Christine Bockelmann Norris
Formed
2010
Legal Domicile
Ny
Voting Board Members
10
Independent Board Members
10
Employees
4
Volunteers
10

Preparer

Firm
Pattison Koskey Howe & Bucci CPA Pc
Address
2880 ROUTE 9, VALATIE, NY 12184
Preparer
Matthew H Vanderbeck
Phone
5187586776
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part XII, Question 1

“The organization changed its basis of accounting from cash to accrual resulting in net assets of the organization being restated and decreased by $4,412 as of july 1, 2015.”

Form 990 Part IX Line 11G

“Description:editorial contractor expense total fees:92937”

Form 990 Part IX Line 11G

“Description:payroll processing total fees:2307”

Form 990 Part IX Line 11G

“Description:fundraising contractor expense total fees:10879”

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IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0SCHEDULE A, SECTION C, LINE 17A
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES ITS GOVERNING, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1COPIES OF THE FORM 990 ARE DISTRIBUTED IN AN EMAIL ATTACHMENT TO EACH BOARD MEMBER, WHO THEN RESPONDS TO THE CHAIR THAT HE OR SHE HAS REVIEWED THE DOCUMENTS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY AND CONSISTENTLY MONITORS AND ENFORCES COMPLIANCE WITH ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY BY REQUIRING ANNUALLY EACH OFFICER, DIRECTOR AND KEY EMPLOYEE TO ANSWER A DETAILED WRITTEN QUESTIONNAIRE.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED ITS BASIS OF ACCOUNTING FROM CASH TO ACCRUAL RESULTING IN NET ASSETS OF THE ORGANIZATION BEING RESTATED AND DECREASED BY $4,412 AS OF JULY 1, 2015.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE ORGANIZATION AMENDED ITS BYLAWS SINCE ITS PRIOR TAX RETURN FILING. CHANGES INCLUDED ADDRESSING THE CHANGE IN ITS NAME FROM PHILIPSTOWN.INFO, INC. TO HIGHLANDS CURRENT INC., CHANGES TO BOARD MEMBER TERMS, FORMATION OF AN AUDIT AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, AND OTHER VARIOUS CHANGES.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5COMPENSATION FOR THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL WAS BASED ON A STUDY OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS BENCHMARKING AND ANALYSIS IN THE INDUSTRY DONE FOR THE ORGANIZATION IN FEBRUARY 2016 BY A HUMAN-RESOURCE FIRM WHOSE SPECIALTIES INCLUDE NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND ON AN EVALUATION OF THE EXPERIENCE OF THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt7DESCRIPTION:PAYROLL PROCESSING TOTAL FEES:2307
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt8DESCRIPTION:FUNDRAISING CONTRACTOR EXPENSE TOTAL FEES:10879
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0PART VI, SECTION C, QUESTION 19
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2PART VI, SECTION B, QUESTION 12C
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3PART XII, QUESTION 1
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, QUESTION 4
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5PART VI, SECTION b, QUESTION 15A

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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$387,965
Liabilities
$20,773
Net assets
$367,192
Revenue
$769,788
Expenses
$427,027
Net income
$342,761
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.48$0.27$8.22$6.97$6.88$0.09
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.44$0.31$8.13$6.20$6.59$0.39
2023Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$8.97$0.56$8.41$6.42$6.35$0.07
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.50$0.14$8.36$6.93$6.25$0.68
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.44$0.77$7.67$5.50$6.07$0.57
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$8.87$0.62$8.25$5.72$5.50$0.22
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$8.24$0.22$8.03$6.09$4.92$1.16
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$7.12$0.25$6.86$6.07$4.89$1.18
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.92$0.24$5.68$6.27$4.26$2.01
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.88$0.21$3.67$7.70$4.27$3.43
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.29$0.00$0.29$4.35$4.12$0.23
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.06$0.00$0.06$4.57$4.64$0.06
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.12$3.31$3.28$0.03
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.10$0.00$0.10$2.35$2.25$0.10