Civic Intelligence

Ben Was Here Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 47-1549046

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on Mar 24, 2023

Organization ProfileN/A
109 Churchill StreetSouthington, CT 06489

(860) 209-2457

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 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2022

Net Margin

6th percentile

-117%

Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

33rd percentile

-8.2%

Faster asset growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

11th percentile

-51%

Faster revenue growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$78,134

Down $6,990 (-8.2%) from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$78,134

Down $6,990 (-8.2%) from 2021

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin6th percentile

Revenue

Down

$5,995

Down $6,364 (-51%) from 2021

Expenses

Down

$12,985

Down $5,943 (-31%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$6,990

Down $421 (-6.4%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth33rd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $4,060Net Assets 2014: $4,0602014Assets 2015: $85,384Net Assets 2015: $85,3842015Assets 2016: $110,022Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $105,185Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $101,961Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $95,012Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $91,693Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $85,124Net Assets 2021: $85,1242021Assets 2022: $78,134Net Assets 2022: $78,1342022Assets 2023: $69,374Net Assets 2023: $69,3742023Assets 2024: $64,076Net Assets 2024: $64,0762024Assets 2025: $56,183Net Assets 2025: $56,1832025

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$78,134
Liabilities-
Net Assets$78,134
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth11th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $4,0602014Revenue 2015: $87,937Expenses 2015: $6,613Net Income 2015: $81,3242015Revenue 2016: $54,041Expenses 2016: $28,205Net Income 2016: $25,8362016Revenue 2017: $27,992Expenses 2017: $32,828Net Income 2017: -$4,8362017Revenue 2018: $22,588Expenses 2018: $25,812Net Income 2018: -$3,2242018Revenue 2019: $23,434Expenses 2019: $30,384Net Income 2019: -$6,9502019Revenue 2020: $16,744Expenses 2020: $20,063Net Income 2020: -$3,3192020Revenue 2021: $12,359Expenses 2021: $18,928Net Income 2021: -$6,5692021Revenue 2022: $5,995Expenses 2022: $12,985Net Income 2022: -$6,9902022Revenue 2023: $2,665Expenses 2023: $11,425Net Income 2023: -$8,7602023Revenue 2024: $3,260Expenses 2024: $8,558Net Income 2024: -$5,2982024Revenue 2025: $1,051Expenses 2025: $8,944Net Income 2025: -$7,8932025

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$5,995
Expenses$12,985
Net Income-$6,990
Open 2022 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Mar 24, 2023
Return Version
2022v4.1
Gross Receipts
$5,995
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Scholarship and community support

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Scholarships-$6,000
Community support-$5,355
Arts and school support-$1,630
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Jeffrey BuckleyDirector-$0--
Cristin BuckleyDirectorPT$0--
John TamburroDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Ben Was Here Inc
EIN
47-1549046
Phone
8602092457
Address
109 Churchill Street, Southington, CT 06489

Signing Officer

Name
John Tamburro
Title
Director
Phone
8602092457
Signed
2023-03-24
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Kulas and Company
Address
33 Silo Drive, Plantsville, CT 06479
Preparer
Paul J Kulas
Phone
8609196486
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 28

“1,500 scholarship to each of the following students, Owen Huard, Brooke Zajac, Taylor DePaolo-Bailey and Anita Mathur”

Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 29

“2,300 to Our Fight for Wesley 1,029 to Branden McLarty Memorial 1,026 to RIP Medical Debt and 1,000 to Allergy and Asthma Network. All of these payments relate to community support.”

Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 30

“1,130 to Southingon YMCA and 500 to Flanders Elementary School.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$78,134
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$78,134
Revenue
$5,995
Expenses
$12,985
Net income
-$6,990
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.56$0.01$0.09$0.08
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.64$0.64$0.03$0.09$0.05
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.69$0.69$0.03$0.11$0.09
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.78$0.78$0.06$0.13$0.07
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.85$0.85$0.12$0.19$0.07
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.92$0.00$0.17$0.20$0.03
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.95$0.00$0.23$0.30$0.07
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.02$0.00$0.23$0.26$0.03
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.05$0.00$0.28$0.33$0.05
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.10$0.00$0.54$0.28$0.26
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.85$0.85$0.88$0.07$0.81
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.04$0.04