Civic Intelligence

Louisiana for Lifeline

EIN 47-1291787 • 501(c)4 • Baton Rouge, LA

Profile

To advocate for the federal communication commission's lifeline phone program.

5834 Convention StreetBaton Rouge, LA 70806

www.louisianaforlifeline.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 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

6th percentile

-151%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.

Asset Growth

7th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

6th percentile

-93%

Faster revenue growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $9,331 (-100%) from 2014

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $100 (-100%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $9,231 (-100%) from 2014

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin6th percentile

Revenue

Down

$6,130

Down $81,770 (-93%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$15,361

Down $63,308 (-80%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$9,231

Down $18,462 (-200%) from 2014

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth7th percentile

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

$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2014: $9,331Liabilities 2014: $100Net Assets 2014: $9,2312014Assets 2015: $0Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $02015

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth6th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $87,900Expenses 2014: $78,669Net Income 2014: $9,2312014Revenue 2015: $6,130Expenses 2015: $15,361Net Income 2015: -$9,2312015

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$6,130
Expenses$15,361
Net Income-$9,231
Open 2015 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$6,130
Expenses
$15,361
Net income
-$9,231
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$6.13$15.4$9.23
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.33$0.10$9.23$87.9$78.7$9.23
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Nov 15, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$6,130
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To advocate for the federal communication commission's lifeline phone program.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
RAISING AWARENESS VIA PRESS CONFERENCES$0$7,724
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT VIA PROGRAM ROLLOUT WITH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS$0$1,500
ACHIEVING PUBLIC SUPPORT THROUGH FACE TO FACE CONVERSATIONS WITH POLITICAL LEADERS$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MILTON HEYWARD WHETSELLPresidentFT$0--
MICHAEL SHERMANTreasurerPT$0--
AVERY COOTESSecretaryPT$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
No
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Louisiana for Lifeline
EIN
47-1291787
Phone
3109103403
Address
5834 CONVENTION STREET, BATON ROUGE, LA 70806

Signing Officer

Name
Milton Heyward Whetsell
Title
State Director
Phone
3109103403
Signed
2016-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Frost Pllc
Address
425 WEST CAPITOL SUITE 3300, LITTLE ROCK, AR 72201
Preparer
Jason Thomas
Phone
5013769241
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: bank service charges. Amount: 40. Description: call program. Amount: 9,224. Description: office supplies. Amount: 864. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 10,128.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: payable to markham group. Beg. Of year amount: 100. End of year amount: 0.”

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