Liabilities / Assets
96th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Big Sun Foundation Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 46-1604260
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
1.38x
Liabilities / Revenue
96th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
13th percentile
Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
92nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
11th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$11,330
Up $5,994 (+112%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down-$4,302
Down $2,995 (-229%) from 2014
Liabilities
Up$15,632
Up $8,989 (+135%) from 2014
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$11,000
Down $8,265 (-43%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$13,995
Down $7,853 (-36%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$2,995
Down $412 (-16%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
- Signed
- Oct 14, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.0
- Gross Receipts
- $11,000
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Big Sun is dedicated to assisting and facilitating more sustainable communal living throughout the world. The Organization works to provide funding, operational support and services to Community Land Trusts, Co-ops and other motivated groups committed to forging such communities and opportunities in their area.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| In 2015 we continued to raise funds for future program initiatives. | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Ling | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Alex Ebert | CEO | - | $0 | - | - |
| Orpheo McCord | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Josh Collazo | CFO | - | $0 | - | - |
| Christian Thompson | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Nora Kirkpatrick | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Stewart Cole | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Big Sun Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 46-1604260
- Phone
- 2122466433
- Address
- 235 Park Avenue South 9th Floor, New York, NY 10003
Signing Officer
- Name
- Josh Collazo
- Title
- CFO
- Signed
- 2016-10-14
- Discuss with paid preparer
- No
Preparer
- Firm
- Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLP
- Address
- 44 Montgomery Street Suite 1305, San Francisco, CA 94104
- Preparer
- Carol Duffield
- Phone
- 4159830200
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Other Expenses.1002
“Office Expenses $1317”
Other Expenses.1012
“Insurance $1080”
Other Expenses.1
“Filing Fees $1079”
Other Expenses.2
“Payroll Processing Fee $117”
Other Assets.1010
“Inventories - Beginning $1480 Inventories - Ending $1480”
Other Assets.1011
“Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $1193 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $1351”
Other Assets.1012
“Intangible Assets - Beginning $2518 Intangible Assets - Ending $2518”
Total Liabilities.1001
“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $6643 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $6132”
Total Liabilities.1006
“Payable to Officers, Directors, Etc. - Beginning $0 Payable to Officers, Directors, Etc. - Ending $9500”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Office Expenses $1317 |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z |
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Filings
Displayed year
2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $11,330
- Liabilities
- $15,632
- Net assets
- -$4,302
- Revenue
- $11,000
- Expenses
- $13,995
- Net income
- -$2,995