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Brewster Community Solar Garden Cooperative Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 45-5016871

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Aug 30, 2018

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

37th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

37th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

20th percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 20% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-41%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

34th percentile

-2.3%

Faster revenue growth than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)12 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets37th percentile

Assets

Down

$1,860

Down $1,663 (-47%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$1,860

Down $1,663 (-47%) from 2015

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue37th percentileNet Margin20th percentile

Revenue

Down

$10,550

Down $1,150 (-9.8%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$11,844

Down $196 (-1.6%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$1,294

Down $954 (-281%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th 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 2017: $1,860Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $1,8602017Assets 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

2017

Assets$1,860
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$1,860
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth34th 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 2017: $10,550Expenses 2017: $11,844Net Income 2017: -$1,2942017Revenue 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

2017

Revenue$10,550
Expenses$11,844
Net Income-$1,294
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Aug 30, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$10,550
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.-$11,066
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th 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
2018-08-30
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sanders Walsh & Eaton LLC
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 205 meetings 55 purchase of energy 10,909 filing fees 175 total 11,344”

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

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,860
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$1,860
Revenue
$10,550
Expenses
$11,844
Net income
-$1,294
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
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.86$0.00$1.86$10.6$11.8$1.29
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