Civic Intelligence

Better City Superior Inc

EIN 46-4946971 • 501(c)6 • Superior, WI

Profile

The corporation will revitalize the downtown business core of superior, wi by attracting new business and growth opportunities to the district. Recruiting and assisting these businesses with high potential for growth results in increasing job opportunities for superior residents and graduates of superior schools. This also results in future population growth, job generation, creation of an expanded tax base, and revitilazation of the downtown area.

823 Belknap Street No L-10Superior, WI 54880

bettercitysuperior.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

49th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

50th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

14th percentile

-36%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

80th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

12th percentile

-48%

Faster asset growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

95th percentile

112%

Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets49th percentile

Assets

Down

$16,326

Down $15,149 (-48%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$16,326

Down $15,149 (-48%) from 2019

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue50th percentileNet Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Up

$42,350

Up $22,350 (+112%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$57,499

Up $31,766 (+123%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$15,149

Down $9,416 (-164%) from 2019

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth12th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $73,705Liabilities 2014: $13,135Net Assets 2014: $60,5702014Assets 2015: $86,846Liabilities 2015: $14,350Net Assets 2015: $72,4962015Assets 2016: $75,547Liabilities 2016: $372Net Assets 2016: $75,1752016Assets 2017: $35,679Liabilities 2017: $2,000Net Assets 2017: $33,6792017Assets 2018: $37,208Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $37,2082018Assets 2019: $31,475Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $31,4752019Assets 2020: $16,326Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $16,3262020

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$16,326
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$16,326
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth95th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2014: $161,500Expenses 2014: $100,930Net Income 2014: $60,5702014Revenue 2015: $156,500Expenses 2015: $144,574Net Income 2015: $11,9262015Revenue 2016: $81,750Expenses 2016: $79,071Net Income 2016: $2,6792016Revenue 2017: $105,650Expenses 2017: $147,146Net Income 2017: -$41,4962017Revenue 2018: $47,600Expenses 2018: $44,071Net Income 2018: $3,5292018Revenue 2019: $20,000Expenses 2019: $25,733Net Income 2019: -$5,7332019Revenue 2020: $42,350Expenses 2020: $57,499Net Income 2020: -$15,1492020

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$42,350
Expenses$57,499
Net Income-$15,149
Open 2020 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$16,326
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$16,326
Revenue
$42,350
Expenses
$57,499
Net income
-$15,149
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.16$0.42$0.57$0.15
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.31$0.00$0.31$0.20$0.26$0.06
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.00$0.37$0.48$0.44$0.04
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.02$0.34$1.06$1.47$0.41
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.76$0.00$0.75$0.82$0.79$0.03
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.14$0.72$1.57$1.45$0.12
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.74$0.13$0.61$1.62$1.01$0.61
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
Signed
Nov 4, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$42,350
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The corporation will revitalize the downtown business core of superior, wi by attracting new business and growth opportunities to the district. Recruiting and assisting these businesses with high potential for growth results in increasing job opportunities for superior residents and graduates of superior schools. This also results in future population growth, job generation, creation of an expanded tax base, and revitilazation of the downtown area.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
BETTER CITY: SUPERIOR, INC. (BETTER CITY) WILL DEVELOP AND EXECUTE AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN TO REVITALIZE THE CITY OF SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN. THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THE PLAN IS TO REDEVELOP THE DOWNTOWN CORE OF THE CITY AND CREATE HIGH-PAYING JOBS. BETTER CITY WILL WORK WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS INCLUDING THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION INC. AND THE CITY OF SUPERIOR.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay80th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRUCE THOMPSONChair-$0--
DAVE MILLERVice Chair-$0--
MARK HUBBARDTreasurer-$0--
RYAN FRALEYSecretary-$0--
AL KURTZ JRDirector-$0--
JIM RONDINGDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Better City Superior Inc
EIN
46-4946971
Phone
7153926642
Address
823 BELKNAP STREET NO L-10, SUPERIOR, WI 54880

Signing Officer

Name
Bruce Thompson
Title
Chair
Phone
7153926642
Signed
2020-11-04
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Rsm US Llp
Address
227 WEST FIRST STREET SUITE 700, DULUTH, MN 55802-1926
Preparer
Julie Boyer
Phone
2187275025
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: office expense. Amount: 1,610. Description: insurance expense. Amount: 1,232. Description: lobby expenses. Amount: 30,300. Description: meeting expense. Amount: 18,203. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 51,345.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: prepaid insurance. Beg. Of year amount: 561. End of year amount: 722.”

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