Civic Intelligence

Black Alphabet Nfp

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 46-4578118

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jul 20, 2021

Organization Profilewww.blackalphabet.org
4600 S Indiana Ave 1NChicago, IL 60653

(414) 350-6265

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

39th percentile

-0.3%

Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

4th percentile

-85%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2019

Revenue Growth

92nd percentile

93%

Faster revenue growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$88

Down $3,679 (-98%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$88

Down $3,679 (-98%) from 2017

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin39th percentile

Revenue

Up

$14,944

Up $10,927 (+272%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$14,991

Up $5,458 (+57%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

-$47

Up $5,469 (+99%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th 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

2019

Assets$88
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$88
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth92nd 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

2019

Revenue$14,944
Expenses$14,991
Net Income-$47
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jul 20, 2021
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$14,944
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.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
2019 Film Festival$6,000$7,870
Jokes, Flix & Heal$0$1,645
Black Alphabet Foam Fest, more than 50 attendees to support featured artists Storie Devereaux and her band, a local Black LGBTQ artist.$245$566
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Adam L McMathExecutive Director And PresidentPT$0--
Ray HarrellManaging Director And TreasurerPT$0--
Gil ShannonSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Black Alphabet Nfp
EIN
46-4578118
Phone
4143506265
Address
4600 S Indiana Ave 1N, Chicago, IL 60653

Signing Officer

Name
Ray Harrell
Title
Managing Director
Phone
4143506265
Signed
2021-07-20
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8

“Description;Amount^Screening Fees;245|Donations;300|Ticket Sales;296^Total;841^”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Bank Fees;347|Event Supplies;3253|Honorarium;1500|Internet;854|Office Supplies;489|Screening Fees;1500|Subscriptions and Memberships;2543^Total;10486^”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“Description;Amount^Donations;135^Total;135^”

Raw XML Appendix191 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

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$88
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$88
Revenue
$14,944
Expenses
$14,991
Net income
-$47
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