Civic Intelligence

Acts of Wisdom

EIN 46-4531619 • 501(c)3 • Cypress, TX

Profile

Reduction in ethiopian school dropout rates and an increase in school attendance rates.

19802 Appleton Hills TrlCypress, TX 77433

www.actsofwisdom.com

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 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

34th percentile

-7.2%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

71st percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Revenue Growth

78th percentile

30%

Faster revenue growth than 78% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$21,032

Down $8,702 (-29%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$21,032

Down $8,702 (-29%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin34th percentile

Revenue

Up

$120,528

Up $2,300 (+1.9%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$129,229

Up $24,155 (+23%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$8,701

Down $21,855 (-166%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth71st percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2018: $15,484Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $15,4842018Assets 2019: $9,068Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2021: $16,759Net Assets 2021: $16,7592021Assets 2022: $16,580Net Assets 2022: $16,5802022Assets 2023: $29,734Net Assets 2023: $29,7342023Assets 2024: $21,032Net Assets 2024: $21,0322024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$21,032
Liabilities-
Net Assets$21,032
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth78th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2018: $65,005Expenses 2018: $72,280Net Income 2018: -$7,2752018Revenue 2019: $69,878Expenses 2019: $76,294Net Income 2019: -$6,4162019Revenue 2021: $49,161Expenses 2021: $56,330Net Income 2021: -$7,1692021Revenue 2022: $70,858Expenses 2022: $71,238Net Income 2022: -$3802022Revenue 2023: $118,228Expenses 2023: $105,074Net Income 2023: $13,1542023Revenue 2024: $120,528Expenses 2024: $129,229Net Income 2024: -$8,7012024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$120,528
Expenses$129,229
Net Income-$8,701
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$21,032
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$21,032
Revenue
$120,528
Expenses
$129,229
Net income
-$8,701
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.21$0.21$1.21$1.29$0.09
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.30$0.30$1.18$1.05$0.13
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.17$0.17$0.71$0.71$0.00
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.17$0.17$0.49$0.56$0.07
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.70$0.76$0.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.15$0.00$0.15$0.65$0.72$0.07
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
May 25, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$120,528
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Acts of wisdom is a non-profit charity organization dedicated to assist those in rural africa in their quest to obtain qualify and relevant education.

Reduction in ethiopian school dropout rates and an increase in school attendance rates.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
REDUCTION IN ETHIOPIAN SCHOOL DROPOUT RATES AND AN INCREASE IN SCHOOL ATTENDANCE RATES.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRAD OTTOPresident And FounderPT$0--
DESI LANCASTERVice PresidentPT$0--
BOB SCHMADEKETreasurerPT$0--
LISA KAINDLSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Acts of Wisdom
EIN
46-4531619
Phone
7139660809
Address
19802 APPLETON HILLS TRL, CYPRESS, TX 77433

Signing Officer

Name
Brad Otto
Title
President and founder
Phone
2818587667
Signed
2025-05-25
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Steven J Elliott Mst CPA
Address
10319 MOSSBACK PINE RD, KATY, TX 77494-1886
Preparer
Steven J Elliott
Phone
5165101943
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 16

“1) other expenses 2024 grants travel and related expenses amount 129229”

990 EZ Page I,line 20

“Acts of wisdom is a non-profit charity organization dedicated to assist those in rural africa in their quest to obtain a quality and relevant education.”

Raw XML Appendix139 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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