Civic Intelligence

Blackbird Arts

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 47-4234774

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on May 15, 2017

Organization Profilewww.blackbirdartstc.org
1485 Barlow StreetTraverse City, MI 49686

(231) 421-8085

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

94th percentile

0.95x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

83rd percentile

0.13x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

21st percentile

-13%

Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2016

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets94th percentile

Assets

$14,302

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$679

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$13,623

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue83rd percentileNet Margin21st percentile

Revenue

$108,967

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$123,150

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$14,183

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$20K$10K$0-$10K-$20KAssets 2016: $14,302Liabilities 2016: $13,623Net Assets 2016: $6792016Assets 2017: $6,110Liabilities 2017: $16,190Net Assets 2017: -$10,0802017

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2016

Assets$14,302
Liabilities$13,623
Net Assets$679
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2016: $108,967Expenses 2016: $123,150Net Income 2016: -$14,1832016Revenue 2017: $120,879Expenses 2017: $131,638Net Income 2017: -$10,7592017

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2016

Revenue$108,967
Expenses$123,150
Net Income-$14,183
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
May 15, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$108,967
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Blackbird Arts is a creative force for inclusive arts education and innovative community involvement.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Blackbird Arts is an inclusive arts education studio focused on community engagement through the arts. We have a year-round arts program for children, families, and adults with the following objectives: strengthening the creative opportunities for all individualsregardless of ability, location or economic status; bringing professional teaching artists to community centers, nursing centers, parks, and other nontraditional settings; creating collaborative public art designed and created by the community, for the community. Our studio is housed within a 3500 square foot studio space, includes a ceramics studio with onsite kiln, a screenprinting studio, letterpress and book arts program, exhibition space and arts classroom. Blackbird Arts offers studio classes for children as young as two years with a parent, through adults. These programs are led by professional, degreed teaching artistsranging from ceramic artists and metalsmiths, to printmakers and painters. Blackbird Arts program served over 4,000 hands-on art opportunities in 2016. Blackbird Arts provided programs in 11 schoolselementary, middle and high school. We average 20 classes weekly. Blackbird Arts builds the capacity for other organizations to integrate arts into their programming. In 2016, Blackbird Arts had partnerships with 12 other nonprofit organizations. In 2016, The Community Arts program created public art for Empty Bowls, Traverse City Film Festival, SEEDS, and Art Rapids! Sculpture Park.$109,652-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Melissa JohnsonExecutive DirectorFT$0--
Bill PaladinoDirector-$0--
Lynn GeigerDirector-$0--
Joshua DavisDirector-$0--
Samir MoubarekDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Blackbird Arts
EIN
47-4234774
Phone
2314218085
Address
1485 Barlow Street, Traverse City, MI 49686

Signing Officer

Name
Melissa Johnson
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2017-05-15
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Current Consulting
Address
223 Lake St Suite B, Traverse City, MI 49684
Preparer
Brian Beckwith
Phone
2317144745
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $3”

Other Expenses.1012

“Insurance $4934”

Other Expenses.1

“Art Supplies $18654”

Other Expenses.3

“Merchant Fees $2101”

Other Expenses.4

“Telephone & Internet $1679”

Other Expenses.5

“Events $1254”

Other Expenses.6

“Payroll Fees $661”

Other Expenses.7

“Cleaning $438”

Other Expenses.8

“Professional Development $100”

Other Expenses.9

“Bank Charges $78”

Other Expenses.10

“Taxes & Licenses $20”

Other Assets.1005

“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $5000 Accounts Receivable - Ending $0”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $4961 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $13623”

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Filings

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$14,302
Liabilities
$13,623
Net assets
$679
Revenue
$108,967
Expenses
$123,150
Net income
-$14,183
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.06$0.16$0.10$1.21$1.32$0.11
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.14$0.14$0.01$1.09$1.23$0.14