Civic Intelligence

A Cause for Tea

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 47-4916342

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Sep 30, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.ACAUSEFORTEA.ORG
900 West Franklin StMonroe, NC 28112

(704) 562-2807

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

61st percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

60th percentile

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

47th percentile

3.1%

Higher net margin than 47% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

50th percentile

4.1%

Faster asset growth than 50% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

44th percentile

-3.0%

Faster revenue growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets61st percentile

Assets

Up

$29,988

Up $1,173 (+4.1%) from 2017

Net Assets

Up

$29,795

Up $2,857 (+11%) from 2017

Liabilities

Down

$193

Down $1,684 (-90%) from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue60th percentileNet Margin47th percentile

Revenue

Down

$91,923

Down $2,796 (-3.0%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$89,066

Down $32,235 (-27%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

$2,857

Up $29,439 (+111%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth50th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2017: $28,815Liabilities 2017: $1,877Net Assets 2017: $26,9382017Assets 2018: $29,988Liabilities 2018: $193Net Assets 2018: $29,7952018Assets 2019: $24,412Liabilities 2019: $7,180Net Assets 2019: $17,2322019Assets 2020: $51,868Liabilities 2020: $7,489Net Assets 2020: $44,3792020Assets 2021: $117,293Liabilities 2021: $7,151Net Assets 2021: $110,1422021Assets 2022: $232,137Liabilities 2022: $2,918Net Assets 2022: $229,2192022Assets 2023: $499,037Liabilities 2023: $850Net Assets 2023: $498,1872023Assets 2024: $500,370Liabilities 2024: $15,752Net Assets 2024: $484,6182024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$29,988
Liabilities$193
Net Assets$29,795
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth44th percentile

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

$2.0M$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2017: $94,719Expenses 2017: $121,301Net Income 2017: -$26,5822017Revenue 2018: $91,923Expenses 2018: $89,066Net Income 2018: $2,8572018Revenue 2019: $32,994Expenses 2019: $45,557Net Income 2019: -$12,5632019Revenue 2020: $66,026Expenses 2020: $38,879Net Income 2020: $27,1472020Revenue 2021: $208,971Expenses 2021: $143,208Net Income 2021: $65,7632021Revenue 2022: $263,812Expenses 2022: $144,735Net Income 2022: $119,0772022Revenue 2023: $1,020,959Expenses 2023: $751,991Net Income 2023: $268,9682023Revenue 2024: $1,747,658Expenses 2024: $1,759,249Net Income 2024: -$11,5912024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$91,923
Expenses$89,066
Net Income$2,857
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Sep 30, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$120,579
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Empower women and children

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
SUPPORT FOR NEW LIFE NICARAGUA, TO HELP WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN POVERTY--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RHONDA GRIFFINPresidentPT$0--
JASON LANIERSecretaryPT$0--
CLAY HELMSTreasurerPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
A Cause for Tea
EIN
47-4916342
Address
900 WEST FRANKLIN ST, MONROE, NC 28112

Signing Officer

Name
Rhonda Griffin
Title
President
Signed
2019-09-30
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Carlini CPA Pllc
Address
3804 MEETING ST, INDIAN TRAIL, NC 28079
Preparer
Christine Carlini CPA
Phone
7046042613
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue

“INTEREST INCOME 4”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Depreciation 500”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“BANK SERVICE CHARGES 90”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“MARKETING 1,660”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Website maintenance 4,918”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“SALES TAX 1,164”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“INSURANCE 1,339”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“Foreign mission trip 65,750”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses

“OPERATIONS EXPENSE 2,357”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets

“INVENTORY Beginning of year 4,091, End of year 4,091”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets

“TRUCK, NET OF DEPRECIATION Beginning of year 1,750, End of year 1,250”

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities

“CREDIT CARDS Beginning of year 1,877, End of year 193”

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This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$29,988
Liabilities
$193
Net assets
$29,795
Revenue
$91,923
Expenses
$89,066
Net income
$2,857
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.50$0.02$0.48$1.75$1.76$0.01
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.50$0.00$0.50$1.02$0.75$0.27
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.23$0.00$0.23$0.26$0.14$0.12
2021Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.12$0.01$0.11$0.21$0.14$0.07
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.05$0.01$0.04$0.07$0.04$0.03
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.02$0.01$0.02$0.03$0.05$0.01
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.09$0.09$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.09$0.12$0.03