Liabilities / Assets
94th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.96x
Liabilities / Revenue
98th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
29th percentile
Higher net margin than 29% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
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Asset Growth
99th percentile
Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
45th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$208,024
Up $194,892 (+1484%) from 2017
Net Assets
Down$8,024
Down $5,108 (-39%) from 2017
Liabilities
Up$200,000
Up $200,000 from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$81,387
Down $1,401 (-1.7%) from 2017
Expenses
Down$86,041
Down $4,564 (-5.0%) from 2017
Net Income
Up-$4,654
Up $3,163 (+40%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- May 15, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $81,387
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Be the tools mission is to provide opportunities for adults to share the love of jesus christ in a tangible, hands-on way by coordinating service/mission trips to areas affected by natural disaster, economic oppression, or other need.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| COORDINATING SERVICE/MISSION TRIPS TO AREAS AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTER, ECONOMIC OPPRESSION, OR OTHER NEED | - | $81,572 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RODNEY O SCOFIELD | Exec Directo | FT | $48,986 | - | $48,986 |
| HOWARD NEWTON | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JEFF SHAW | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| ROMA BASSI | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| KIM OLSTAD | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Be the Tool
- EIN
- 47-2178075
- Phone
- 6517058072
- Address
- 1530 OAKDALE AVE, WEST ST PAUL, MN 55118
Signing Officer
- Name
- Rodney O Scofield
- Title
- Exec Director
- Phone
- 6517058072
- Signed
- 2019-05-15
Preparer
- Firm
- Nuance Financial
- Address
- 17850 KENWOOD TRL STE 214, LAKEVILLE, MN 55044-7035
- Preparer
- Nicholas D Meester CPA
- Phone
- 9528927723
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office expenses 660 phone/internet 1,077 bank charges 57 missions travel 24,994 168 food & beverage 195 supplies 101 total 27,252”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“Book / tax depreciation difference -455”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“9,619 9,619 less accumulated depreciation 9,164 9,619 security deposit 315 315 property acquisition 0 137,455 total 770 137,770”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Loans from officers 0 200,000”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Be the tools mission is to provide opportunities for adults to share the love of jesus christ in a tangible, hands-on way by coordinating service/mission trips to areas affected by natural disaster, economic oppression, or other need.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | BOOK / TAX DEPRECIATION DIFFERENCE -455 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | BE THE TOOLS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ADULTS TO SHARE THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST IN A TANGIBLE, HANDS-ON WAY BY COORDINATING SERVICE/MISSION TRIPS TO AREAS AFFECTED BY NATURAL DISASTER, ECONOMIC OPPRESSION, OR OTHER NEED. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $208,024
- Liabilities
- $200,000
- Net assets
- $8,024
- Revenue
- $81,387
- Expenses
- $86,041
- Net income
- -$4,654