Civic Intelligence

Top Notch Scholars Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 46-4527723

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Jun 15, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.TOPNOTCHSCHOLARS.ORG
60 Island Street Mailbox 54Lawrence, MA 01840

(978) 994-8060

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

79th percentile

22%

Higher net margin than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

94th percentile

162%

Faster asset growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

96th percentile

186%

Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Up

$2,435

Up $1,507 (+162%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$2,435

Up $1,507 (+162%) from 2015

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin79th percentile

Revenue

Up

$6,824

Up $4,436 (+186%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$5,317

Up $3,857 (+264%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$1,507

Up $579 (+62%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth94th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2014: $0Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $928Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $9282015Assets 2016: $2,435Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $2,4352016Assets 2017: $25,600Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $53,820Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $53,8202018Assets 2019: $63,626Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $63,6262019Assets 2020: $109,364Liabilities 2020: $13,7502020Assets 2021: $175,096Liabilities 2021: $18,388Net Assets 2021: $156,7082021Assets 2022: $257,714Liabilities 2022: $3,493Net Assets 2022: $254,2212022Assets 2023: $533,404Liabilities 2023: $87,198Net Assets 2023: $446,2062023Assets 2024: $431,612Liabilities 2024: $97,548Net Assets 2024: $334,0642024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$2,435
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$2,435
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth96th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2015: $2,388Expenses 2015: $1,460Net Income 2015: $9282015Revenue 2016: $6,824Expenses 2016: $5,317Net Income 2016: $1,5072016Revenue 2017: $50,122Expenses 2017: $26,957Net Income 2017: $23,1652017Revenue 2018: $96,999Expenses 2018: $68,779Net Income 2018: $28,2202018Revenue 2019: $120,555Expenses 2019: $110,749Net Income 2019: $9,8062019Revenue 2020: $185,561Expenses 2020: $153,574Net Income 2020: $31,9872020Revenue 2021: $287,150Expenses 2021: $226,056Net Income 2021: $61,0942021Revenue 2022: $439,863Expenses 2022: $342,350Net Income 2022: $97,5132022Revenue 2023: $707,018Expenses 2023: $549,770Net Income 2023: $157,2482023Revenue 2024: $444,014Expenses 2024: $556,156Net Income 2024: -$112,1422024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$6,824
Expenses$5,317
Net Income$1,507
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Jun 15, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$6,824
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide post high school educational scholarships to inner city individuals.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
MENTORING AT RISK YOUTHS AND MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKING$0$2,338
SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS$0$0
LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM FOR SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LOUIS DE PENADirector-$0--
JOANNA DE PENAPresidentPT$0--
JEFFERSON MAYARDVice PresidentPT$0--
NALINI JUGISTERTreasurer-$0--
ALTAGRACIA DE PENAClerk-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Top Notch Scholars Inc
EIN
46-4527723
Phone
9789948060
Address
60 ISLAND STREET MAILBOX 54, LAWRENCE, MA 01840

Signing Officer

Name
Joanna De Pena
Title
President
Phone
9789948060
Signed
2017-06-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Sullivan Bille Pc
Address
600 CLARK ROAD, TEWKSBURY, MA 01876
Preparer
Richard Hart Harrington CPA
Phone
9789702900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: bank fees. Amount: 180. Description: office. Amount: 1,095. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 1,275.”

Raw XML Appendix159 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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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,435
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$2,435
Revenue
$6,824
Expenses
$5,317
Net income
$1,507
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.32$0.98$3.34$4.44$5.56$1.12
2023Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.33$0.87$4.46$7.07$5.50$1.57
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.58$0.03$2.54$4.40$3.42$0.98
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.75$0.18$1.57$2.87$2.26$0.61
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.09$0.14$1.86$1.54$0.32
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.64$0.00$0.64$1.21$1.11$0.10
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.54$0.00$0.54$0.97$0.69$0.28
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.26$0.00$0.50$0.27$0.23
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.07$0.05$0.02
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.02$0.01$0.01
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00