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The Ron Finley Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 47-1416564

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Nov 15, 2016

Organization ProfileRONFINLEY.COM
PO Box 3664Beverly Hills, CA 90212

(818) 646-6586

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

88th percentile

0.46x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

75th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 75% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

54th percentile

4.9%

Higher net margin than 54% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

99th percentile

4113%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

100th percentile

2758%

Faster revenue growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets88th percentile

Assets

Up

$6,698

Up $6,539 (+4113%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$3,609

Up $3,550 (+6017%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$3,089

Up $2,989 (+2989%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue75th percentileNet Margin54th percentile

Revenue

Up

$73,131

Up $70,572 (+2758%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$69,581

Up $67,081 (+2683%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

$3,550

Up $3,491 (+5917%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2014: $159Liabilities 2014: $100Net Assets 2014: $592014Assets 2015: $6,698Liabilities 2015: $3,089Net Assets 2015: $3,6092015Assets 2016: $47,292Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $47,2922016Assets 2017: $875,574Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $875,5742017Assets 2018: $845,589Liabilities 2018: $10,569Net Assets 2018: $835,0202018Assets 2019: $750,781Liabilities 2019: $884Net Assets 2019: $749,8972019Assets 2020: $921,345Liabilities 2020: $85,025Net Assets 2020: $836,3202020Assets 2021: $906,711Liabilities 2021: $85,831Net Assets 2021: $820,8802021Assets 2022: $1,035,225Liabilities 2022: $71,760Net Assets 2022: $963,4652022Assets 2023: $1,016,050Liabilities 2023: $64,301Net Assets 2023: $951,7492023Assets 2024: $932,824Liabilities 2024: $69,579Net Assets 2024: $863,2452024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$6,698
Liabilities$3,089
Net Assets$3,609
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth100th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2014: $2,559Expenses 2014: $2,500Net Income 2014: $592014Revenue 2015: $73,131Expenses 2015: $69,581Net Income 2015: $3,5502015Revenue 2016: $169,164Expenses 2016: $125,481Net Income 2016: $43,6832016Revenue 2017: $1,025,755Expenses 2017: $197,467Net Income 2017: $828,2882017Revenue 2018: $145,804Expenses 2018: $186,358Net Income 2018: -$40,5542018Revenue 2019: $111,251Expenses 2019: $196,374Net Income 2019: -$85,1232019Revenue 2020: $284,281Expenses 2020: $197,858Net Income 2020: $86,4232020Revenue 2021: $150,715Expenses 2021: $166,155Net Income 2021: -$15,4402021Revenue 2022: $302,070Expenses 2022: $171,730Net Income 2022: $130,3402022Revenue 2023: $224,380Expenses 2023: $236,096Net Income 2023: -$11,7162023Revenue 2024: $35,185Expenses 2024: $123,691Net Income 2024: -$88,5062024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$73,131
Expenses$69,581
Net Income$3,550
Open 2015 Filing
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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
$73,131
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Conversion of unused parkways and vacant lots to into urban garden in south central los angeles, to serve the community as a gathering place where the community learns about nutrition and joins together to plant and work in the garden. This creates myriad jobs for local residents and is a self-sufficient ecosystem of gardening, education, cooking, business learning and management.

Unite communities through common gardening to transform unused public space into community gardens to regenerate their lands into creative business models and to educate the community on nutrition and self-sustainability and provide a constructive outlet for youths in the communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CREATORS OF THE ANNUAL EVENT DA FUNCTION.THE MISSION OF DA FUNCTION IS TO SPREAD KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS OF ALTERNATIVE OPTIONS AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLE CHOICES. THROUGH SETTING UP INTERACTIVE STATIONS WHERE THE ARTISTS CAN WORK ONE ON ONE WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND PROVIDING A PLACE FOR ALL TO LEARN, THE ARTISTS AND PARTICIPANTS ARE ABLE TO SHIFT PERSPECTIVES, CHANGE OUTLOOKS AND CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY HAVE OTHERWISE NEVER EVEN CONSIDERED SUCH POSSIBILITIES, MUCH LESS BEEN EXPOSED TO THEM. IN ADDITION TO THE LOCAL ARTISANS, THERE ARE VARIOUS PERFORMING ARTISTS, GAMES AND ACTIVITIES, FOOD TRUCKS, AND A SPACE FOR OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THEIR ORGANIZATIONS.$0$5,465
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RON FINLEYDirector, President, SecreFT$0--
AZZEDINE FINLEYTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Ron Finley Project
EIN
47-1416564
Phone
8186466586
Address
PO BOX 3664, BEVERLY HILLS, CA 90212

Signing Officer

Name
Ron Finley
Title
President
Phone
8186466586
Signed
2016-11-15

Preparer

Firm
Jem Financial Group Inc
Address
330 WILSHIRE BLVD, SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
Preparer
Joan E Manning
Phone
3103953950
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: meals & entertainment. Amount: 1,377. Description: supplies. Amount: 6,498. Description: travel. Amount: 1,755. Description: bank fees. Amount: 767. Description: contributions. Amount: 428. Description: dues & subscriptions. Amount: 1,846. Description: parking. Amount: 20. Description: software. Amount: 227. Description: licenses. Amount: 35. Description: events expense. Amount: 5,564. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 18,517.”

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

“Description: . Beg. Of year amount: 100. End of year amount: 0. Description: loan payable. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 3,089.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$6,698
Liabilities
$3,089
Net assets
$3,609
Revenue
$73,131
Expenses
$69,581
Net income
$3,550
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.93$0.07$0.86$0.04$0.12$0.09
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.02$0.06$0.95$0.22$0.24$0.01
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.04$0.07$0.96$0.30$0.17$0.13
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.91$0.09$0.82$0.15$0.17$0.02
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.92$0.09$0.84$0.28$0.20$0.09
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.75$0.00$0.75$0.11$0.20$0.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.85$0.01$0.84$0.15$0.19$0.04
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.88$0.00$0.88$1.03$0.20$0.83
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.17$0.13$0.04
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.07$0.00
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
Peer Organizations

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