Liabilities / Assets
57th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Meet Me in the Middle
990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • 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
93rd percentile
Higher net margin than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
90th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 31.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
97th percentile
Faster asset growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
94th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$96,513
Up $77,943 (+420%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$96,463
Up $77,943 (+421%) from 2017
Liabilities
Flat$50
Flat from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$135,042
Up $74,942 (+125%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$57,099
Up $8,488 (+17%) from 2017
Net Income
Up$77,943
Up $66,454 (+578%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- Jun 12, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.1
- Gross Receipts
- $135,042
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Reader/writer's purpose is to provide individual literacy support for about 300 middle school students in minneapolis and st. Paul minnesota throughout each school year.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| DURING 2018, READER/WRITER SERVED 200 STUDENTS BY OVER 100 VOLUNTEERS, A 25% INCREASE OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR. OVER 2,000 ESSAYS WERE WRITTEN BY STUDENTS AND READ, EDITED AND COMMENTED ON BY SKILLED VOLUNTEER READERS. THE COMMUNITY OF READERS GREW STRONGER AND MORE INVESTED AS MOST HAD ONE YEAR OF EXPERIENCE UNDER THEIR BELTS AND KNEW HOW TO APPROACH ENCOURAGING AND RESPONDING TO YOUTHFUL, RELUCTANT WRITERS. OUR BOARD CHANGED FROM THE FOUNDING MEMBERS TO FOUR ATTORNEY READERS FROM THREE MAJOR LAW FIRMS AND ONE COMMUNITY ACTIVIST. FINALLY, FUNDING BROADENED FROM ONE MAJOR GRANTOR TO TWO. | $0 | $35,894 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIA VENCHI | Executive Director | PT | $42,332 | - | $42,332 |
| MONICA CLARK | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| MALISSA ENG | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| NADJA BAER | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| HEIDI SILTON | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANN WILLIAMS | Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Readerwriter
- 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
- 2019-06-12
- 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: 3,238. Description: business registration fee. Amount: 396. Description: equipment purchases and maintenance. Amount: 6. Description: travel and meeting expense. Amount: 92. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 3,732.”
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: 965. End of year amount: 0.”
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/OrganizationHadUBIInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | 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. |
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| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 50 |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAX. AMOUNT: 3,238. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEE. AMOUNT: 396. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT PURCHASES AND MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 6. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 92. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 3,732. |
| 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: 965. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. |
| 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 | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | ANN BOURNE WILLIAMS |
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| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparationDt | 0 | 2019-06-12 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm | 0 | BONNIE R RUSS |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2019-06-17T16:45:56-05:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2018-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2018-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2018 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $96,513
- Liabilities
- $50
- Net assets
- $96,463
- Revenue
- $135,042
- Expenses
- $57,099
- Net income
- $77,943