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Swla Childrens Book Writers And

EIN 45-4485635 • 501(c)3 • Lake Charles, LA

Profile

To educate and promote local authors and illustrators on the business of children's literature, while ultimately enouraging children to read.

3102 Enterprise BlvdLake Charles, LA 70601-8722

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Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

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Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

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Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Net Margin

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No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

-

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Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

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

$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0Assets 2013: $643Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $1,383Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $1,3832014Assets 2015: $2,234Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $2,2342015Assets 2016: $904Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $9042016Assets 2017: $751Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $7512017Assets 2018: $751Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $7512018Assets 2019: $751Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $7512019Assets 2020: $716Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $7162020Assets 2021: $0Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $0Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$0
Liabilities-
Net Assets$0
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KRevenue 2013: $8,356Expenses 2013: $7,713Net Income 2013: $6432013Revenue 2014: $6,953Expenses 2014: $6,214Net Income 2014: $7392014Revenue 2015: $3,678Expenses 2015: $2,827Net Income 2015: $8512015Revenue 2016: $3,862Expenses 2016: $5,192Net Income 2016: -$1,3302016Revenue 2017: $3,450Expenses 2017: $3,603Net Income 2017: -$1532017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $02018Revenue 2019: $0Expenses 2019: $0Net Income 2019: $02019Revenue 2020: $0Expenses 2020: $35Net Income 2020: -$352020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $716Net Income 2021: -$7162021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $0Net Income 2022: $02022

Latest loaded filing

2022

Revenue$0
Expenses$0
Net Income$0
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$0
Revenue
-
Expenses
-
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0$0$0$0$0
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0$0$0$716$716
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$716$0$716$0$35$35
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$751$0$751$0$0$0
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$751$0$751$0$0$0
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$751$0$751$3,450$3,603$153
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$904$0$904$3,862$5,192$1,330
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2,234$0$2,234$3,678$2,827$851
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1,383$0$1,383$6,953$6,214$739
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$643$0$8,356$7,713$643
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
May 29, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To educate and promote local authors and illustrators on the business of children's literature, while ultimately enouraging children to read.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE LOCAL AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS ON THE BUSINESS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, WHILE ULTIMATELY ENOURAGING CHILDREN TO READ.--
TO EDUCATE AND PROMOTE LOCAL AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS ON THE BUSINESS OF CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, WHILE ULTIMATELY ENOURAGING CHILDREN TO READ.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
TOMMIE TOWNSLEYPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Swla Childrens Book Writers and
EIN
45-4485635
Phone
3375156501
Address
3102 ENTERPRISE BLVD, LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601-8722

Signing Officer

Name
Tommie Townsley
Title
President
Phone
3375156501
Signed
2024-05-29
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Marie Agosto Prejean CPA LLC
Address
203 E MILLER AVE STE D, IOWA, LA 70647-4075
Preparer
Marie Agosto Prejean
Phone
3372057619
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To educate and promote local authors and illustrators on the business of children's literature, while ultimately enouraging children to read.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“To educate and promote local authors and illustrators on the business of children's literature, while ultimately enouraging children to read.”

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