Liabilities / Assets
93rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Hero Spark Inc
990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 47-4150038
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.88x
Liabilities / Revenue
78th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
26th percentile
Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
80th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 93.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
11th percentile
Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
96th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$966
Down $725 (-43%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$118
Down $1,097 (-90%) from 2015
Liabilities
Up$848
Up $372 (+78%) from 2015
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$13,982
Up $9,405 (+205%) from 2015
Expenses
Up$15,079
Up $11,717 (+349%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$1,097
Down $2,312 (-190%) from 2015
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
- Signed
- Apr 3, 2017
- Return Version
- 2016v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $14,395
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Hero spark believes that gaming provides multiple ways to learn, helping each individual student find the path right for him or herself. We believe that failure in a safe environment brings comfort in risk-taking, and gaming provides that safe place to fail in a stress-free environment.
Game changer believes that gaming provides multiple ways to learn, helping each individual student find the path right for him or herself. We believe that failure in a safe environment brings comfort in risk-taking, and gaming provides that safe place to fail in a stress-free environment.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| GAME CHANGER TEACHES KIDS HOW TO LEARN THROUGH GAMES AND GAMING. GAME CHAGER USES STRATEGIC CARD AND BOARD GAMES AND CREATIVE ROLE-PLAYING GAMES, INFUSED WITH AN EDUCTATIONAL AND SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL CURRICULUM, ALL MEANT TO CREATE EXCITEMENT ABOUT LEARNING AND GROWING, WITHOUT THE PRESSURES OF A SCHOOL SETTING. | - | $15,022 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIP ZOSHAK | Director | - | $13,115 | - | $13,115 |
| ANDREA PEREZ | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| MIA THOMAS | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| ALEX LENHOFF | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CURTIS MICHELSON | Asst. Secret | - | $0 | - | - |
| KARLA RADKA | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Game Changer Orlando Inc
- EIN
- 47-4150038
- Phone
- 3863167096
- Address
- PO BOX 533363, ORLANDO, FL 32853
Signing Officer
- Name
- Phillip Zoshak
- Title
- Director
- Phone
- 3863167096
- Signed
- 2017-04-03
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Lomness CPA Services Pa
- Address
- 1408 E ROBINSON ST, ORLANDO, FL 32801-2120
- Preparer
- Katie Lomness
- Phone
- 4074402825
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 287 computer & internet 139 licenses 61 meals & entertainment 22 total 509”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 476 848”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Game changer believes that gaming provides multiple ways to learn, helping each individual student find the path right for him or herself. We believe that failure in a safe environment brings comfort in risk-taking, and gaming provides that safe place to fail in a stress-free environment.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Game changer teaches kids how to learn through games and gaming. Game chager uses strategic card and board games and creative role-playing games, infused with an eductational and social/emotional curriculum, all meant to create excitement about learning and growing, without the pressures of a school setting.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $966
- Liabilities
- $848
- Net assets
- $118
- Revenue
- $13,982
- Expenses
- $15,079
- Net income
- -$1,097