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Once Upon a Hero

EIN 46-1994827 • 501(c)3 • Cranberry Twp, PA

Revoked

Profile

To raise money for local families who have experienced financial hardship due to illness, disability, or any life event that elicited bravery

Revocation date: May 15, 2025

1201 Stockton RidgeCranberry Twp, PA 16066

onceuponahero.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 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2021

Net Margin

31st percentile

-9.4%

Higher net margin than 31% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

23rd percentile

-38%

Faster asset growth than 23% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

792%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$2,981

Down $1,858 (-38%) from 2020

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$2,981

Down $1,858 (-38%) from 2020

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin31st percentile

Revenue

Up

$19,827

Up $17,603 (+792%) from 2020

Expenses

Up

$21,685

Up $20,580 (+1862%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$1,858

Down $2,977 (-266%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth23rd percentile

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

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2014: $2,022Liabilities 2014: $1,521Net Assets 2014: $5012014Assets 2015: $8,240Liabilities 2015: $21Net Assets 2015: $8,2192015Assets 2016: $5,441Liabilities 2016: $21Net Assets 2016: $5,4202016Assets 2017: $6,887Net Assets 2017: $6,8872017Assets 2018: $11,444Net Assets 2018: $11,4442018Assets 2019: $3,720Net Assets 2019: $3,7202019Assets 2020: $4,839Net Assets 2020: $4,8392020Assets 2021: $2,981Net Assets 2021: $2,9812021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$2,981
Liabilities-
Net Assets$2,981
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth99th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2014: $3,234Expenses 2014: $4,650Net Income 2014: -$1,4162014Revenue 2015: $8,233Expenses 2015: $515Net Income 2015: $7,7182015Revenue 2016: $14,382Expenses 2016: $17,181Net Income 2016: -$2,7992016Revenue 2017: $13,759Expenses 2017: $12,292Net Income 2017: $1,4672017Revenue 2018: $19,016Expenses 2018: $14,459Net Income 2018: $4,5572018Revenue 2019: $43,247Expenses 2019: $50,971Net Income 2019: -$7,7242019Revenue 2020: $2,224Expenses 2020: $1,105Net Income 2020: $1,1192020Revenue 2021: $19,827Expenses 2021: $21,685Net Income 2021: -$1,8582021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$19,827
Expenses$21,685
Net Income-$1,858
Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,981
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$2,981
Revenue
$19,827
Expenses
$21,685
Net income
-$1,858
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.98$2.98$19.8$21.7$1.86
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.84$4.84$2.22$1.11$1.12
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.72$3.72$43.2$51.0$7.72
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.4$11.4$19.0$14.5$4.56
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.89$6.89$13.8$12.3$1.47
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.44$0.02$5.42$14.4$17.2$2.80
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.24$0.02$8.22$8.23$0.52$7.72
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.02$1.52$0.50$3.23$4.65$1.42
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Nov 15, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.1
Gross Receipts
$23,787
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To raise money for local families who have experienced financial hardship due to illness, disability, or any life event that elicited bravery

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
DONATED MONIES TO THE PALUMBO FAMILY WHOSE WIFEWAS INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT AND CAN NO LONGER WORK$21,000$21,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAWN HACKPresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Once Upon a Hero
EIN
46-1994827
Phone
7249967016
Address
1201 STOCKTON RIDGE, CRANBERRY TWP, PA 16066

Signing Officer

Name
Dawn Hack
Title
President
Phone
7249967016
Signed
2022-11-15

Preparer

Firm
Mercadante & Company
Address
2200 GEORGETOWN DR STE 202, SEWICKLEY, PA 15143
Preparer
Jonathan C Kratsas CPA
Phone
7248693007
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Amazon smile donation 535.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Donated monies to the palumbo family whose wife was injured in an accident and can no longer work; charitable; : , , , ; , 21000.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OFFICE SUPPLIES 365.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Local registration fees 60.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“ADVERTISING 125.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“POSTAGE 35.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“BANK FEES 100.”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Loan to dawn for fundraising supplies”

Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Donation paid to tom palkovic uncashed at 12/31”

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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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