Liabilities / Assets
59th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 59% of similar nonprofits.
Meet Me in the Middle
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 47-2724113
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
57th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
75th percentile
Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
83rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 33.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
51st percentile
Faster asset growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
55th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$18,570
Up $892 (+5.0%) from 2015
Net Assets
Up$18,520
Up $892 (+5.1%) from 2015
Liabilities
Flat$50
Flat from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$60,100
Up $5,100 (+9.3%) from 2015
Expenses
Up$48,611
Up $11,239 (+30%) from 2015
Net Income
Down$11,489
Down $6,139 (-35%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- Jan 18, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.2
- Gross Receipts
- $60,100
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Comprehensive and specialized support for pre-adjudicated and adjudicated urban youth.
Meet me in the middle is focused solely on its program "reader/writer." reader/writer provides academic and social emotional support for urban youth by pairing personal writing coaches with each student and facilitating weekly essay exchanges.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| IN 2017, WE BEGAN A PILOT ACADEMIC SUPPORT PROGRAM IN A MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOL AND NAMED IT READER/WRITER. WE MATCH TWO STUDENTS TO ONE ADULT PROFESSIONAL WHO SERVES AS THEIR WRITING COACH. STUDENTS WRITE PERSONAL ESSAYS ALMOST EACH WEEK OF THE SCHOOL YEAR WHICH ARE MAILED BY US TO VOLUNTEER "READERS." THESE ADULT VOLUNTEERS THEN READ, COMMENT UPON, LIGHTLY EDIT AND THEN MAIL BACK TO THE SCHOOL SITE IN SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPES THAT WE PROVIDE.BEGINNING IN SEPTEMBER 2017, THE PROGRAM GREW TO INCLUDE 100 STUDENTS AND BY THE END OF DECEMBER 2017, THE PROGRAM HAD GROWN TO 150 MIDDLE SCHOOL WRITERS AND 75 VOLUNTEER READERS.SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDE WORKING DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS AND THEIR TEACHERS ABOUT ONCE A WEEK IN THEIR CLASSROOMS ON WRITING AND THE WRITING PROCESS; RECRUITING AND MEETING WITH VOLUNTEERS (VOLUNTEERS ARE PRIMARILY ATTORNEYS IN THE MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL AREA); AND RUNNING A WEBSITE THAT FEATURES STUDENT WRITING. | $0 | $30,143 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIA VENCHI | Executive Director | PT | $20,400 | - | $20,400 |
| LAWRENCE LUCIO | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| LUIS ROSARIO | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANN BOURNE WILLIAMS | Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Meet Me in the Middle
- EIN
- 47-2724113
- Phone
- 6512471908
- Address
- 34 WHEELER STREET NORTH, SAINT PAUL, MN 55104
Signing Officer
- Name
- Ann Bourne Williams
- Title
- Chair
- Phone
- 6512471908
- Signed
- 2018-01-18
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Mahoneyulbrichchristiansen & Russ Pa
- Address
- 10 RIVER PARK PLAZA SUITE 800, SAINT PAUL, MN 55107
- Preparer
- Bonnie R Russ
- Phone
- 6512276695
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: payroll tax. Amount: 2,680. Description: business registration fee. Amount: 575. Description: equipment purchases and maintenance. Amount: 2,838. Description: travel and meeting expense. Amount: 366. Description: bank service charges. Amount: 5. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 6,464.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: investment in fury foods, sbc. Beg. Of year amount: 50. End of year amount: 50. Description: prepaid payroll expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 965.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities
“Description: subscription payable to fury foods, sbc. Beg. Of year amount: 50. End of year amount: 50.”
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| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 50 |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 50 |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAX. AMOUNT: 2,680. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEE. AMOUNT: 575. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 2,838. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 366. DESCRIPTION: BANK SERVICE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 5. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,464. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT IN FURY FOODS, SBC. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 50. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID PAYROLL EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 965. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: SUBSCRIPTION PAYABLE TO FURY FOODS, SBC. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 50. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 50. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2017-12-31 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $18,570
- Liabilities
- $50
- Net assets
- $18,520
- Revenue
- $60,100
- Expenses
- $48,611
- Net income
- $11,489