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You Tell Me Storiesinc

EIN 47-2815241 • 501(c)3 • Chatham, NY

Profile

The Foundation will use funds to develop literacy storybook apps for young children for their first decade of life. This multi-lingual collection of read aloud picture book applications for smartphones and tablets will provide the oral language skills necessary for success in school. These applications (ebooks) and their unique methodology are developed based on decades of peer review research and literature and delivered with revolutionary technology. The Foundation will distribute both hardware (Tablets) and software (ebooks) to libraries and schools for a licensing fee to be reinvested in the Foundation, as well as make charitable donations to groups providing education to preschool environments and those who support children with special needs. In addition the Foundation will work with parent, community and educational groups, particularly in minority and low income facilities.

33 Longview DriveChatham, NY 12037

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

82nd percentile

0.31x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 82% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

84th percentile

0.16x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

67th percentile

23%

Higher net margin than 67% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

84th percentile

82%

Faster asset growth than 84% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-75%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B90 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets82nd percentile

Assets

Up

$3,616

Up $1,632 (+82%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$1,115

Flat from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$2,501

Up $1,632 (+188%) from 2019

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue84th percentileNet Margin67th percentile

Revenue

Down

$7,031

Down $21,399 (-75%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$5,399

Down $35,313 (-87%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$1,632

Up $13,914 (+113%) from 2019

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth84th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2015: $12,782Liabilities 2015: $152015Assets 2016: $51,319Liabilities 2016: $6532016Assets 2017: $30,819Liabilities 2017: $1,2252017Assets 2018: $14,333Liabilities 2018: $1,182Net Assets 2018: $13,1512018Assets 2019: $1,984Liabilities 2019: $1,115Net Assets 2019: $8692019Assets 2020: $3,616Liabilities 2020: $1,115Net Assets 2020: $2,5012020

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$3,616
Liabilities$1,115
Net Assets$2,501
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth10th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2015: $55,000Expenses 2015: $42,233Net Income 2015: $12,7672015Revenue 2016: $110,715Expenses 2016: $72,816Net Income 2016: $37,8992016Revenue 2017: $10,275Expenses 2017: $31,347Net Income 2017: -$21,0722017Revenue 2018: $97Expenses 2018: $16,540Net Income 2018: -$16,4432018Revenue 2019: $28,430Expenses 2019: $40,712Net Income 2019: -$12,2822019Revenue 2020: $7,031Expenses 2020: $5,399Net Income 2020: $1,6322020

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$7,031
Expenses$5,399
Net Income$1,632
Open 2020 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$3,616
Liabilities
$1,115
Net assets
$2,501
Revenue
$7,031
Expenses
$5,399
Net income
$1,632
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.01$0.03$0.07$0.05$0.02
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.02$0.01$0.01$0.28$0.41$0.12
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.14$0.01$0.13$0.00$0.17$0.16
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.31$0.01$0.10$0.31$0.21
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.51$0.01$1.11$0.73$0.38
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.13$0.00$0.55$0.42$0.13
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
May 12, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$7,031
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Foundation will use funds to develop literacy storybook apps for young children for their first decade of life. This multi-lingual collection of read aloud picture book applications for smartphones and tablets will provide the oral language skills necessary for success in school. These applications (ebooks) and their unique methodology are developed based on decades of peer review research and literature and delivered with revolutionary technology. The Foundation will distribute both hardware (Tablets) and software (ebooks) to libraries and schools for a licensing fee to be reinvested in the Foundation, as well as make charitable donations to groups providing education to preschool environments and those who support children with special needs. In addition the Foundation will work with parent, community and educational groups, particularly in minority and low income facilities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
To develop a multi-lingual library (collection) of preschool read aloud picture e-book applications for digital platforms (such as tablets, smartphones) providing teaching tools for parents and educators, and resources for children that build necessary oral language skills for school achievement-closing the word achievement gap by combining research based methodology with revolutionary technology. The content and intellectual property will be available for licensing and charitable contributions to groups providing pre-school education (predominantly minority and low income families) and through these groups, directly to parents of young children.$4,286-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Lynn RubinPresident-$0--
Alexandra HartenbaumTreasurer-$0--
Dr Ira MehlmanSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
You Tell Me StoriesInc
EIN
47-2815241
Phone
9175176177
Address
33 Longview Drive, Chatham, NY 12037

Signing Officer

Name
Lynn Rubin
Title
President
Signed
2021-05-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Satty Levine & Ciacco CPAs PC
Address
534 Broadhollow Road Suite 300, Melville, NY 11747
Preparer
Frank Lou CPA
Phone
5163389500
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $1866”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $26”

Other Expenses.1

“Web Design Maintenance $400”

Other Expenses.2

“Donation expense $250”

Other Expenses.3

“Miscellaneous $211”

Other Expenses.4

“Utilites $193”

Other Expenses.5

“Meals $193”

Other Expenses.6

“Bank charges $62”

Other Expenses.7

“Filing Fees $50”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $1115 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $1115”

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