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Linking Community Now Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 47-4796952
Siviq Scores
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
75th percentile
Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
77th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
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No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
$37,407
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Net Assets
$37,407
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Liabilities
-
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Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$61,905
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Expenses
$50,203
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Net Income
$11,702
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
- Signed
- Jun 17, 2020
- Return Version
- 2019v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $61,905
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Linking community now is a non-profit, educational organization whose mission is to educate community members and cultivate civic engagement by reporting and curating local news and community information in an accessible, user-friendly digital format.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| THROUGH LKLDNOW, LINKING COMMUNITY NOW PUBISHES HIGH-QUALITY JOURNALISM THAT SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY, ENCOURAGES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND STRENGTHENS COMMUNITY IN LAKELAND, FLORIDA. | - | $50,203 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARRY FRIEDMAN | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| TRINITY LAURINO | Vice-Preside | - | $0 | - | - |
| SANDRA SHEETS | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| DORIS MOORE BAILEY | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHUCK WELCH | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| AMY WIGGINS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOHN FITZWATER | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL TRICE | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS MCARTHUR | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Linking Community Now Inc
- EIN
- 47-4796952
- Phone
- 8635767079
- Address
- 112 W MAIN ST 234, LAKELAND, FL 33801
Signing Officer
- Name
- Barry Friedman
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 8635767079
- Signed
- 2020-06-17
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- David R Ramos CPA
- Address
- 4215 OLD ROAD 37, LAKELAND, FL 33813
- Preparer
- David R Ramos CPA
- Phone
- 8637017885
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses marketing & promotions 2,488 supplies 1,030 telephone 170 quickbook fees 290 travel 2,910 insurance 863 registration fees 198 contract services 2,868 memberships 1,521 books, subscriptions 836 bad debt 1,420 non-investment depreciation 71 total 14,665”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Equipment 0 71 less accumulated depreciation 0 71 total 0 0”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Linking community now is a non-profit, educational organization whose mission is to educate community members and cultivate civic engagement by reporting and curating local news and community information in an accessible, user-friendly digital format.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES MARKETING & PROMOTIONS 2,488 SUPPLIES 1,030 TELEPHONE 170 QUICKBOOK FEES 290 TRAVEL 2,910 INSURANCE 863 REGISTRATION FEES 198 CONTRACT SERVICES 2,868 MEMBERSHIPS 1,521 BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS 836 BAD DEBT 1,420 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 71 TOTAL 14,665 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $37,407
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $37,407
- Revenue
- $61,905
- Expenses
- $50,203
- Net income
- $11,702