Civic Intelligence

A Better Story Ministries Inc

EIN 47-3975885 • 501(c)3 • Weatherford, TX

Profile

Build vocational school in Philipines

315 Chuckwagon TrlWeatherford, TX 76087
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

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

Net Margin

29th percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 29% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

16th percentile

-66%

Faster asset growth than 16% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

11th percentile

-73%

Faster revenue growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$499

Down $952 (-66%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Net Assets

$499

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin29th percentile

Revenue

Down

$7,833

Down $20,961 (-73%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$8,785

Down $23,621 (-73%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

-$952

Up $2,660 (+74%) from 2017

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth16th percentile

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

$1.5K$1.0K$500$0Assets 2017: $1,451Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $499Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $4992018

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$499
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$499
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth11th percentile

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2017: $28,794Expenses 2017: $32,406Net Income 2017: -$3,6122017Revenue 2018: $7,833Expenses 2018: $8,785Net Income 2018: -$9522018

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$7,833
Expenses$8,785
Net Income-$952
Open 2018 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$499
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$499
Revenue
$7,833
Expenses
$8,785
Net income
-$952
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.00$0.50$7.83$8.79$0.95
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.45$0.00$28.8$32.4$3.61
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Feb 8, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$7,833
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Build vocational school in Philipines

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Shipment of materials to build vocational school in Arapal Philipines and payments for construction by subcontractors overseen by Tree Of Life organization-$8,600
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Chad H SearsDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
A Better Story Ministries Inc
EIN
47-3975885
Address
315 CHUCKWAGON TRL, Weatherford, TX 76087

Signing Officer

Name
Chad Sears
Title
Chairman of the
Phone
8177814198
Signed
2019-02-08
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
W E Beck CPA PLLC
Address
8713 White Settlement Rd, Fort Worth, TX 76108
Preparer
William E Beck III
Phone
8172467163
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountMaterials and Labor 8,600Bank Charges 35”

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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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