Civic Intelligence

Eric M Laufer Charitable Trust

EIN 47-6657542 • 501(c)3 • West Seneca, NY

Profile

Music education through scholarship and assistance for music students

20 E Center RdWest Seneca, NY 14224

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2025

Net Margin

2nd percentile

-2516%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B82 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

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

NTEE B82 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

30th percentile

-10.0%

Faster asset growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B82 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

98th percentile

2011%

Faster revenue growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

NTEE B82 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$50,218

Down $4,179 (-7.7%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Flat

$11

Flat from 2022

Expenses

Down

$4,190

Down $793 (-16%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$4,179

Up $793 (+16%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth30th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2015: $63,996Net Assets 2015: $63,9962015Assets 2019: $61,906Net Assets 2019: $61,9062019Assets 2020: $59,369Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $55,884Net Assets 2021: $55,8842021Assets 2022: $54,397Liabilities 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $50,218Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$50,218
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth98th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2015: $71,157Expenses 2015: $7,161Net Income 2015: $63,9962015Revenue 2019: $4,196Expenses 2019: $4,550Net Income 2019: -$3542019Revenue 2020: $13Expenses 2020: $2,550Net Income 2020: -$2,5372020Revenue 2021: $15Expenses 2021: $3,500Net Income 2021: -$3,4852021Revenue 2022: $11Expenses 2022: $4,983Net Income 2022: -$4,9722022Revenue 2023: $11Expenses 2023: $4,190Net Income 2023: -$4,1792023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$11
Expenses$4,190
Net Income-$4,179
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$50,218
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
-
Revenue
$11
Expenses
$4,190
Net income
-$4,179
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$50.2$0.00$0.01$4.19$4.18
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$54.4$0.00$0.01$4.98$4.97
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$55.9$55.9$0.02$3.50$3.49
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$59.4$0.00$0.01$2.55$2.54
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$61.9$61.9$4.20$4.55$0.35
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$64.0$64.0$71.2$7.16$64.0
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2021 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Sep 1, 2020 to Aug 31, 2021
Signed
Jan 10, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$15
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

In memory of eric m. Laufer,the trusts purpose is to support music students through scholarships and music education assistence.

In memory of eric m laufer, the trust's purpose is to support music students through scholarships and music education assistence.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
WORKING THE THE HIGH SCHOOLS IN WEST SENECA, THE TRUST PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS TO STUDENTS INTERESTED IN STUDYING MUSIC.$3,000$3,000
SUPPORT FOR E SENECA VOLUNTEER FIRE CO$200$200
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAVID LAUFERTrustee-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Eric M Laufer Charitable Trust
EIN
47-6657542
Phone
7166751976
Address
20 E CENTER RD, WEST SENECA, NY 14224

Signing Officer

Name
David Laufer
Title
Trustee
Phone
7166751976
Signed
2021-01-10

Preparer

Firm
Edward L Arcara CPA Pc
Address
465 FRANKLIN ST, BUFFALO, NY 14202-1301
Preparer
Edward F Hacherl CPA
Phone
7168842492
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses nys char 500 fee 50 tax preparation 250 total 300”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“In memory of eric m laufer, the trust's purpose is to support music students through scholarships and music education assistence.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“Support for e seneca volunteer fire co”

Raw XML Appendix111 raw XML fields

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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