Liabilities / Assets
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
83rd percentile
Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
95th percentile
Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
96th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$42,596
Up $28,595 (+204%) from 2015
Net Assets
Up$42,596
Up $28,595 (+204%) from 2015
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$105,492
Up $66,937 (+174%) from 2015
Expenses
Up$76,897
Up $52,343 (+213%) from 2015
Net Income
Up$28,595
Up $14,594 (+104%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
- Signed
- Sep 28, 2017
- Return Version
- 2016v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $105,492
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
General needs ltd mission is to provide the basic necessities of life through financial and material donations to homeless and veterans in need.
General needs ltd mission is to provide the basic necessities of life through financial and material donations to homeless and needed veterans.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THE ORGANIZATION USED THE DONATIONS RECEIVED TO PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE CLOTHING AND FOOD FOR THE HOMELESS AND VETERANS IN NEED. | $0 | $62,689 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONNIE SHERMAN | President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| DR MITCHELL SCHARE | Vice President | PT | $0 | - | - |
| SUSAN SHERMAN | Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| THERESE MORA | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- General Needs Ltd
- EIN
- 47-3930824
- Phone
- 6312661672
- Address
- 297 LARKFIELD ROAD 761, EAST NORTHPORT, NY 11731
Signing Officer
- Name
- Lonnie Sherman
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 6312661672
- Signed
- 2017-09-28
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Skwiersky Alpert & Bressler Llp
- Address
- 462 SEVENTH AVENUE-23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK, NY 10018
- Preparer
- Steven Gordon
- Phone
- 2127140462
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid
“Activity classification: . Grantee name: gift of life. Property description: cash. Amount given: 200.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: program services. Amount: 62,689. Description: office expenses. Amount: 2,617. Description: bank fees. Amount: 144. Description: insurance. Amount: 1,795. Description: meetings & conferences. Amount: 2,113. Description: licencses, permits and fees. Amount: 76. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 69,434.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: clothing inventory. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 6,700. Description: due from pay pal. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 884. Description: security deposits. Beg. Of year amount: 0. End of year amount: 1,494.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: . GRANTEE NAME: GIFT OF LIFE. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. AMOUNT GIVEN: 200. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DESCRIPTION: CLOTHING INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 6,700. DESCRIPTION: DUE FROM PAY PAL. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 884. DESCRIPTION: SECURITY DEPOSITS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,494. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS |
| TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. |
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $42,596
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $42,596
- Revenue
- $105,492
- Expenses
- $76,897
- Net income
- $28,595