Liabilities / Assets
93rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Hero Spark Inc
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 47-4150038
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.81x
Liabilities / Revenue
88th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
53rd percentile
Higher net margin than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
98th percentile
Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
95th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$9,794
Up $8,828 (+914%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$1,827
Up $1,709 (+1448%) from 2016
Liabilities
Up$7,967
Up $7,119 (+840%) from 2016
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$36,846
Up $22,864 (+164%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$35,136
Up $20,057 (+133%) from 2016
Net Income
Up$1,710
Up $2,807 (+256%) from 2016
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
- Signed
- Mar 1, 2018
- Return Version
- 2017v2.3
- Gross Receipts
- $36,846
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. | - | $34,984 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHILLIP ZOSHAK | Executive Di | - | $0 | - | - |
| SHERRI WANTUCK | Ofifcer | - | $0 | - | - |
| ANDREA PEREZ | Vice Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| ALEX LENHOFF | Treasuer | - | $0 | - | - |
| CURTIS MICHELSON | President | - | $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
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 3863167096
- Signed
- 2018-03-01
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Lomness CPA Services Inc
- Address
- 1095 EVERGREEN CIR SUITE 205, THE WOODLANDS, TX 77380-3646
- Preparer
- Katie Lomness
- Phone
- 4074402825
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses advertising 27 computer & internet 104 licenses 221 bank charges 42 supplies 6,602 meals & entertainment 96 total 7,092”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 849 901 escrow account 0 7,066”
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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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 27 COMPUTER & INTERNET 104 LICENSES 221 BANK CHARGES 42 SUPPLIES 6,602 MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT 96 TOTAL 7,092 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $9,794
- Liabilities
- $7,967
- Net assets
- $1,827
- Revenue
- $36,846
- Expenses
- $35,136
- Net income
- $1,710