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990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 47-3176463

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on May 08, 2019

Organization Profile
2000 Edwards St Ste 208Houston, TX 77007-4433

(713) 516-5679

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 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2018

Net Margin

25th percentile

-8.5%

Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$28,469

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 24.3% of source-year revenue.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

8th percentile

-53%

Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

85th percentile

46%

Faster revenue growth than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$19,533

Down $21,639 (-53%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$19,533

Down $21,639 (-53%) from 2017

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin25th percentile

Revenue

Up

$116,938

Up $36,819 (+46%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$126,847

Up $50,255 (+66%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$9,909

Down $13,436 (-381%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth8th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2016: $37,645Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $41,172Net Assets 2017: $41,1722017Assets 2018: $19,533Net Assets 2018: $19,5332018Assets 2019: $15,916Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $23,201Net Assets 2020: $23,2012020Assets 2021: $14,846Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $14,8462021Assets 2022: $7,929Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $7,9292022Assets 2023: $10,494Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $10,4942023Assets 2024: $1,725Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $1,7252024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$19,533
Liabilities-
Net Assets$19,533
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth85th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $77,878Expenses 2016: $65,492Net Income 2016: $12,3862016Revenue 2017: $80,119Expenses 2017: $76,592Net Income 2017: $3,5272017Revenue 2018: $116,938Expenses 2018: $126,847Net Income 2018: -$9,9092018Revenue 2019: $141,924Expenses 2019: $145,541Net Income 2019: -$3,6172019Revenue 2020: $82,279Expenses 2020: $74,935Net Income 2020: $7,3442020Revenue 2021: $34,248Expenses 2021: $42,603Net Income 2021: -$8,3552021Revenue 2022: $50,233Expenses 2022: $57,150Net Income 2022: -$6,9172022Revenue 2023: $69,399Expenses 2023: $68,658Net Income 2023: $7412023Revenue 2024: $54,153Expenses 2024: $62,922Net Income 2024: -$8,7692024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$116,938
Expenses$126,847
Net Income-$9,909
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
May 8, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.0
Gross Receipts
$116,938
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

TEACH THE ART OF WRITING

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TEACHING THE ART OF WRITING$3,500$126,847
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ELIZABETH WHITE-OLSENExecutive DirectorPT$28,469-$28,469
LORENZO MARTINEZPresidentFT$0--
DOROTHY GIBBONSVice PresidentPT$0--
KRISTIN ELLISONSecretaryPT$0--
MEGAN BLADEN-BLINKOFFDirectorPT$0--
CARY HESSDirectorPT$0--
RUSSELL WARDDirectorPT$0--
ERIC SKELLYDirectorPT$0--
JULIE HERMANDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Writespace
EIN
47-3176463
Phone
7135165679
Address
2000 EDWARDS ST STE 208, HOUSTON, TX 77007-4433

Signing Officer

Name
Dorothy Gibbons
Title
Vice President
Signed
2019-05-08
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Will K Blakemore Pc
Address
1315 BRAMBLEBURY DRIVE, SUGAR LAND, TX 77498-2442
Preparer
Will K Blakemore CPA
Phone
2816827083
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Schedule A Part II Line 10

“Fees for workshops consulting and events”

Part I Line 20

“Prior year correction in funds”

Part I Line 16

“Expenses for vrious events and marketing for the events”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$19,533
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$19,533
Revenue
$116,938
Expenses
$126,847
Net income
-$9,909
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.54$0.63$0.09
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.69$0.69$0.01
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.08$0.00$0.08$0.50$0.57$0.07
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.15$0.00$0.15$0.34$0.43$0.08
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.23$0.23$0.82$0.75$0.07
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$1.42$1.46$0.04
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.20$1.17$1.27$0.10
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.41$0.41$0.80$0.77$0.04
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.38$0.00$0.78$0.65$0.12