Civic Intelligence

Better Education for Mississippi

EIN 46-1075284 • 501(c)4 • Jackson, MS

Profile

Better education for mississippi is an organization dedicated to improving public education in mississippi. The group both educates the public about public charter schools as a means for improving the public school system and advocates for improved charter school laws.

200 North Congress Street No 500Jackson, MS 39201

www.be4miss.org

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 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2015

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $7 (-100%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $7 (-100%) from 2014

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $3,379 (-100%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$7

Down $3,662 (-100%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

-$7

Up $283 (+98%) from 2014

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

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

$8$6$4$2$0Assets 2014: $7Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $72014Assets 2015: $0Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $02015

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

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

$4.0K$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0-$1.0KRevenue 2014: $3,379Expenses 2014: $3,669Net Income 2014: -$2902014Revenue 2015: $0Expenses 2015: $7Net Income 2015: -$72015

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$0
Expenses$7
Net Income-$7
Open 2015 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$7
Net income
-$7
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0$0$0$0$7$7
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7$0$7$3,379$3,669$290
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2014 to Sep 30, 2015
Signed
Feb 15, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Better education for mississippi is an organization dedicated to improving public education in mississippi. The group both educates the public about public charter schools as a means for improving the public school system and advocates for improved charter school laws.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
INACTIVE FOR ALL OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2014$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
JOEL BOMGARChairman/Board Member-$0--
SPENCE FLATGARDSecretary/Treasurer/Board-$0--
ERIC GRAHAMBoard Member-$0--
JUSTIN BRASELLBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Better Education for Mississippi
EIN
46-1075284
Phone
6019486020
Address
200 NORTH CONGRESS STREET NO 500, JACKSON, MS 39201

Signing Officer

Name
Spence Flatgard
Title
Secretary/treasurer
Phone
6016725917
Signed
2016-02-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Haddox Reid Eubank Betts Pllc
Address
188 EAST CAPITOL STREET STE 500, JACKSON, MS 39201
Preparer
Ted B Edwards CPA
Phone
6019482924
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: miscellaneous. Amount: 7.”

Raw XML Appendix120 raw XML fields

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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