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Brewster Community Solar Garden Cooperative Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 45-5016871

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Feb 28, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.BREWSTERCOMMUNITYSOLARGARDEN.COM
PO Box 823Brewster, MA 02631

(508) 694-6884

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

34th percentile

0.00x

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

2016 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

34th percentile

0.00x

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

2016 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

34th percentile

-3.4%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

74th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

16th percentile

-10%

Faster asset growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

20th percentile

-7.7%

Faster revenue growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets34th percentile

Assets

Down

$3,154

Down $369 (-10%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$3,154

Down $369 (-10%) from 2015

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue34th percentileNet Margin34th percentile

Revenue

Down

$10,800

Down $900 (-7.7%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$11,170

Down $870 (-7.2%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$370

Down $30 (-8.8%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth16th percentile

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

$4.0K$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0Assets 2013: $3,990Net Assets 2013: $3,9902013Assets 2014: $3,863Net Assets 2014: $3,8632014Assets 2015: $3,523Net Assets 2015: $3,5232015Assets 2016: $3,154Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $3,1542016Assets 2018: $3,278Net Assets 2018: $3,2782018Assets 2019: $3,985Net Assets 2019: $3,9852019Assets 2020: $2,337Net Assets 2020: $2,3372020Assets 2021: $2,002Net Assets 2021: $2,0022021Assets 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $02022

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$3,154
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$3,154
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth20th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2013: $14,638Expenses 2013: $14,583Net Income 2013: $552013Revenue 2014: $10,925Expenses 2014: $11,050Net Income 2014: -$1252014Revenue 2015: $11,700Expenses 2015: $12,040Net Income 2015: -$3402015Revenue 2016: $10,800Expenses 2016: $11,170Net Income 2016: -$3702016Revenue 2018: $62,720Expenses 2018: $61,301Net Income 2018: $1,4192018Revenue 2019: $64,920Expenses 2019: $64,213Net Income 2019: $7072019Revenue 2020: $59,520Expenses 2020: $61,168Net Income 2020: -$1,6482020Revenue 2021: $57,660Expenses 2021: $57,995Net Income 2021: -$3352021Revenue 2022: $2,880Expenses 2022: $4,882Net Income 2022: -$2,0022022

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$10,800
Expenses$11,170
Net Income-$370
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Feb 28, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$10,800
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The cooperative was formed for the primary, if not sole, purpose of providing its members with the environmental and economic benefits of renewable energy at low cost. The activities of the cooperative include the purchase of net metering credits under a long term contract, and membership and collecting income from members to cover the cost of purchasing net metering credits for electricity.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO PURCHASE AND REDISTRIBUTE ENERGY, IN THE FORM OF NET METERING CREDITS, AND ENERGY-RELATED SERVICES TO ITS MEMBERS, AS PATRONS, ON A COOPERATIVE, NON-PROFIT BASIS.-$10,230
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay74th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RICHARD M WOLFTreasurerPT$0--
DANIEL RYANChairman-$0--
CHARLES OLIVERSecretary-$0--
ROBERT WILLIAMSDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Brewster Community Solar Garden
EIN
45-5016871
Phone
5086946884
Address
PO BOX 823, BREWSTER, MA 02631

Signing Officer

Name
Richard M Wolf
Title
Treasurer
Phone
5088963472
Signed
2017-02-28
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sanders Walsh & Eaton Llp
Address
PO BOX F, OSTERVILLE, MA 02655
Preparer
Michael J Walsh CPA
Phone
5084280790
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses office 350 meetings 55 purchase of energy 10,000 total 10,405”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The cooperative was formed for the primary, if not sole, purpose of providing its members with the environmental and economic benefits of renewable energy at low cost. The activities of the cooperative include the purchase of net metering credits under a long term contract, and membership and collecting income from members to cover the cost of purchasing net metering credits for electricity.”

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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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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$3,154
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$3,154
Revenue
$10,800
Expenses
$11,170
Net income
-$370
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$2.88$4.88$2.00
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.00$2.00$57.7$58.0$0.34
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.34$2.34$59.5$61.2$1.65
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.99$3.99$64.9$64.2$0.71
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.28$3.28$62.7$61.3$1.42
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.15$0.00$3.15$10.8$11.2$0.37
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.52$3.52$11.7$12.0$0.34
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.86$3.86$10.9$11.1$0.13
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.99$3.99$14.6$14.6$0.06