Civic Intelligence

Swiss-California Foundation

EIN 46-0486062 • 501(c)3 • Santa Rosa, CA

Profile

The primary purpose of the Corporation is to strive to prepare Swiss graduates for key roles in future economic and governmental relationships between Switzerland and Northern California. In addition, this Corporation is formed for the purposes of performing all actions incidental to, or appropriate in, the achievement of the foregoing primary educational purpose.

141 Stony CircleSanta Rosa, CA 95401

www.swisscalifornia.com

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2018

Net Margin

94th percentile

70%

Higher net margin than 94% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2018

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$78,885

Up $52,844 (+203%) from 2012

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2012

Net Assets

$78,885

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin94th percentile

Revenue

Up

$70,820

Up $41,847 (+144%) from 2012

Expenses

Down

$21,386

Down $2,095 (-8.9%) from 2012

Net Income

Up

$49,434

Up $43,942 (+800%) from 2012

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $21,672Liabilities 2011: $1,1232011Assets 2012: $26,041Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2018: $78,885Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $78,8852018

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$78,885
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$78,885
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Revenue 2011: $17,135Expenses 2011: $14,255Net Income 2011: $2,8802011Revenue 2012: $28,973Expenses 2012: $23,481Net Income 2012: $5,4922012Revenue 2018: $70,820Expenses 2018: $21,386Net Income 2018: $49,4342018

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$70,820
Expenses$21,386
Net Income$49,434
Open 2018 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$78,885
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$78,885
Revenue
$70,820
Expenses
$21,386
Net income
$49,434
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$78.9$0.00$78.9$70.8$21.4$49.4
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$26.0$0.00$29.0$23.5$5.49
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$21.7$1.12$17.1$14.3$2.88
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
Signed
Feb 15, 2019
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$70,820
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The primary purpose of the Corporation is to strive to prepare Swiss graduates for key roles in future economic and governmental relationships between Switzerland and Northern California. In addition, this Corporation is formed for the purposes of performing all actions incidental to, or appropriate in, the achievement of the foregoing primary educational purpose.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
For 18 years now, the Swiss-California Foundation has provided a Swiss graduate with the opportunity to experience the economic and governmental relationships between Switzerland and Northern California first-hand. The Swiss-California Foundation exposes Swiss graduates to the broader business community in Northern California, which complements their academic degree and helps them develop entrepreneurial know-how, a political understanding, and a broad network of contacts.The Swiss graduates annually creates a report on the tourism industry in Sonoma County, and contributes to the success of the Sonoma County Economic Development Board. Last year, the Swiss graduate helped organize a module of a higher education course of a Swiss university, which took place in the San Francisco Bay Area, and thus interacted with both business and academia.$20,637-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Tom NeideckerPresident-$0--
Phillip H KalschedTreasurer-$0--
Ben StoneExecutive Director-$0--
Bruno SchurterDirector-$0--
Andrea UllmanDirector-$0--
Philip RauberDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Swiss-California Foundation
EIN
46-0486062
Phone
7075656456
Address
141 Stony Circle, Santa Rosa, CA 95401

Signing Officer

Name
Ben Stone
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2019-02-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Goranson and Associates Inc
Address
717 College Avenue First Floor, Santa Rosa, CA 95404
Preparer
Susan E Goranson
Phone
7075421256
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $1597”

Other Expenses.1

“Stipends $13738”

Other Expenses.2

“Housing expenses $5436”

Other Expenses.3

“Bank charges $307”

Other Expenses.5

“filing fees $20”

Other Assets.1005

“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $1000 Accounts Receivable - Ending $0”

Other Assets.1011

“Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $1597 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $1597”

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