Liabilities / Assets
57th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Beauty for Ashes Project
990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 46-1191185
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
50th percentile
Higher net margin than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
55th percentile
Faster asset growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
29th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$80,563
Up $3,363 (+4.4%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$80,563
Up $3,363 (+4.4%) from 2017
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$103,761
Down $16,838 (-14%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$100,398
Up $11,884 (+13%) from 2017
Net Income
Down$3,363
Down $28,722 (-90%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Mar 19, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $103,761
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To serve impoverished communities and families in Nicaragua. Our focus is on the families who live in or near the trash dumps near Managua and the family of God. Generations of families have earned their living sifting through others trash to find anything of value surrounded by fire smoke flies stench and filth. We would like to remove all of the children from this environment and break this cycle of poverty through education and training and to give these families the hope they need to build a better life for themselves their neighbors and their families. One of the ways that we work to do this is by raising up local Nicaraguans who want to build the Kingdom of God and serve the poor. We do this through discipleship and mission training schools.
To serve impoverished communities and families in Nicaragua. Our focus is on the families who live in or near the trash dumps near Managua. Generations of families have earned their "living" sifting through other's trash to find anything of value surrounded by fire, smoke, flies, stench and filth. We would like to remove all of the children from this environment and break this cycle of poverty through education and training and to give these families the hope they need to build a better life for themselves, their neighbors and their families.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| We have 21 children who live outside the trash dump who attend a private school, The Lighthouse Christian Academy. We don't choose to be political, but there was a crisis in Nicaragua this year and there was violence and rioting. Our school was closed, but the teachers were so gracious to continue to teach online. We had to get enough computers and monitors and staff for our kids to be able to keep achieving while online because suddenly, we were home schooling 21! Twenty one kids all day, online, meals, PE, recess, everything, at home...you parents get it!!! Our amazing kids continued to achieve being on the honor roll and have the highest GPA in their classes. Numerous non-profits chose to leave Nicaragua and we respect that, we chose to stay. | $0 | $47,585 |
| We have two safe houses and built a learning center in the Nueva Vida trash dump call Ninos Con Destino de Nueva Vide...Children with Destiny. We will concentrate a lot our our efforts in this area in the next many years. We have physically moved near this area and this will be our concentration in the future while maintaining our other projects. We currently have 21 kids who were working in the trash dump who are now in school. Several live in our safe house there and are experiencing family life for the first time in their lives and absolutely love being loved! This is an exciting project!! | $0 | $21,895 |
| We built an additional 10 homes in the Nueva Vida trash dump in 2018. We replaced homes built of cardboard, plastic and other items from the trash dump with homes built with metal sheeting walls and roof, concrete floors, electricity and in some cases a covered porch for cooking and laundry. The happiness and pride these families experience owning a home that is safe and dry is overwhelming to watch! This will be an ongoing project for us for many years and it's a great way to make a difference! We allow donors to earmark their donations for home building if they wish. | $0 | $10,970 |
| We also assist numerous mission trips who want to provide aid and enjoyment to those living in the trash dump. We help guide them in many areas as we are extremely familiar with the people and their needs. | $0 | $1,200 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kara Westermann | Executive Director | FT | $0 | - | - |
| Janet Taylor | Accounting | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Beauty for Ashes Project
- EIN
- 46-1191185
- In Care Of
- % Kara S Westermann
- Phone
- 8033704395
- Address
- 2343 Mt Gallant Rd, Rock Hill, SC 29732
Signing Officer
- Name
- Janet O Taylor
- Title
- Accounting
- Phone
- 8033704395
- Signed
- 2019-03-19
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part I, line 16
“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Auto Maintenance/Expenses, $1198.00| Bank Service Charges, $285.00| Educational Expenses, $7652.00| Home Building Expenses, $9860.00| Legal and Accounting, $252.00| Meals for Students, $11100.00| Office Supplies, $67.00| PayPal Fees, $1767.00| Safehouse Rent, $6000.00| School Supplies, $8380.00| Study Center Construction and Supplies, $4626.00| Transportation, $12962.00| Travel and Meetings, $3552.00| Tuition, $17860.00| Tutoring Expenses, $12742.00| Utilities, $2095.00|”
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $80,563
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $80,563
- Revenue
- $103,761
- Expenses
- $100,398
- Net income
- $3,363