Liabilities / Assets
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Linking Community Now Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 47-4796952
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
78th percentile
Higher net margin than 78% 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
86th percentile
Faster asset growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
91st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$68,575
Up $31,168 (+83%) from 2019
Net Assets
Up$68,575
Up $31,168 (+83%) from 2019
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$106,232
Up $44,327 (+72%) from 2019
Expenses
Up$75,064
Up $24,861 (+50%) from 2019
Net Income
Up$31,168
Up $19,466 (+166%) from 2019
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Apr 14, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $106,232
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. | - | $75,064 |
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
- 122 E MAIN STREET STE 234, LAKELAND, FL 33801
Signing Officer
- Name
- Barry Friedman
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 8635767079
- Signed
- 2021-04-14
- 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 577 ad hosting 617 business expenses 835 memberships 1,334 books, subscriptions 583 qb fees 1,511 software & applications 1,773 postage 56 supplies 86 telephone 507 conferences and trainings 88 networking 238 accounting 792 non-investment depreciation 1,145 total 10,142”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“71 1,216 less accumulated depreciation 71 1,216 give well fund 0 10,114 total 0 10,114”
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 577 AD HOSTING 617 BUSINESS EXPENSES 835 MEMBERSHIPS 1,334 BOOKS, SUBSCRIPTIONS 583 QB FEES 1,511 SOFTWARE & APPLICATIONS 1,773 POSTAGE 56 SUPPLIES 86 TELEPHONE 507 CONFERENCES AND TRAININGS 88 NETWORKING 238 ACCOUNTING 792 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 1,145 TOTAL 10,142 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $68,575
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $68,575
- Revenue
- $106,232
- Expenses
- $75,064
- Net income
- $31,168