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Black Alphabet Nfp

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 46-4578118

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Jul 06, 2018

Organization ProfileN/A
3712 N BroadwayChicago, IL 60613

(312) 678-7688

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2017

Net Margin

4th percentile

-137%

Higher net margin than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

15th percentile

-31%

Faster asset growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2017

Revenue Growth

12th percentile

-40%

Faster revenue growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$3,767

Down $4,042 (-52%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$3,767

Down $4,042 (-52%) from 2015

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin4th percentile

Revenue

Down

$4,017

Down $7,259 (-64%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$9,533

Up $983 (+11%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$5,516

Down $8,242 (-302%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth15th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2015: $7,809Net Assets 2015: $7,8092015Assets 2017: $3,767Net Assets 2017: $3,7672017Assets 2019: $88Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $882019Assets 2020: $3,101Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $3,1012020Assets 2021: $2,457Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $2,4572021Assets 2022: $29,218Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $29,2182022Assets 2023: $127,750Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $127,7502023Assets 2024: $59,485Liabilities 2024: $213Net Assets 2024: $59,2722024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$3,767
Liabilities-
Net Assets$3,767
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth12th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2015: $11,276Expenses 2015: $8,550Net Income 2015: $2,7262015Revenue 2017: $4,017Expenses 2017: $9,533Net Income 2017: -$5,5162017Revenue 2019: $14,944Expenses 2019: $14,991Net Income 2019: -$472019Revenue 2020: $9,944Expenses 2020: $6,931Net Income 2020: $3,0132020Revenue 2021: $49,847Expenses 2021: $50,491Net Income 2021: -$6442021Revenue 2022: $141,988Expenses 2022: $112,770Net Income 2022: $29,2182022Revenue 2023: $438,401Expenses 2023: $334,989Net Income 2023: $103,4122023Revenue 2024: $438,997Expenses 2024: $515,486Net Income 2024: -$76,4892024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$4,017
Expenses$9,533
Net Income-$5,516
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Jul 6, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$4,017
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Black Alphabet's mission is to promote social equity awareness and education in all aspects of life for the Black LGBT+ community through the use of media and the arts.

Black Alphabet symbolizes the unity and affirming of diversity in gender and sexual expression within the Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer or Questioning (LGBTQ) community. Our mission is to empower our community by promoting

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
OUR ORGANIZATION MEETS OUR SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS WITH A NURTURED COMMUNITY.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LANGSTAN SMITHPresident/Director Of MarketingPT$0--
ADAM MCMATHVice President & Secretary/Director Of Programming-$0--
DAVID DODDTreasurer/Director Of Communications-$0--
TIM M WESTAt Large Board Member/Director Of Nat'L Outreach-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Black Alphabet Nfp
EIN
46-4578118
Phone
3126787688
Address
3712 N BROADWAY, CHICAGO, IL 60613

Signing Officer

Name
Langstan Smith
Title
President
Phone
3126787688
Signed
2018-07-06

Preparer

Firm
HELEN'S TAX SERVICE
Address
PO BOX 43278, CHICAGO, IL 60643
Preparer
Helen J Smith
Phone
7732338660
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“ADVERTISING 691.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“BANK CHARGES 80.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Business meals & entertainment 1204.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“EVENT STARTER BANK 203.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Food service equipment 54.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“TRAVEL 1442.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“INSURANCE 180.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OFFICE EXPENSE 905.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“PARKING 61.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Uncategorized expense 2697.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,767
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$3,767
Revenue
$4,017
Expenses
$9,533
Net income
-$5,516
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.59$0.00$0.59$4.39$5.15$0.76
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.28$0.00$1.28$4.38$3.35$1.03
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.29$0.00$0.29$1.42$1.13$0.29
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.50$0.50$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.10$0.07$0.03
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.15$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.04$0.10$0.06
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.08$0.11$0.09$0.03