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Communications Workers of America Disaster Relief Fund

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 52-2128973

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on May 13, 2016

501 Third St NWWashington, DC 20001-2797

(202) 797-8700

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

1st percentile

-577%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

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.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

13th percentile

-35%

Faster asset growth than 13% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

7th percentile

-61%

Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Assets

Down

$4,748

Down $2,574 (-35%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$4,748

Down $2,574 (-35%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue

Down

$446

Down $692 (-61%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$3,020

Up $2,237 (+286%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$2,574

Down $2,929 (-825%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $25,968Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $25,9682011Assets 2012: $43,040Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $43,0402012Assets 2013: $6,967Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $6,9672013Assets 2014: $7,322Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $7,3222014Assets 2015: $4,748Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $4,7482015Assets 2016: $47,107Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $47,1072016Assets 2017: $224,997Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $224,9972017Assets 2018: $121,112Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $121,1122018Assets 2019: $113,813Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $113,8132019Assets 2020: $115,987Liabilities 2020: $02020Assets 2021: $115,625Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $115,6252021Assets 2022: $110,813Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $110,8132022Assets 2023: $109,873Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $87,385Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $87,3852024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$4,748
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$4,748

Operations Trend

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2011: $1,355Expenses 2011: $48,786Net Income 2011: -$47,4312011Revenue 2012: $19,767Expenses 2012: $2,695Net Income 2012: $17,0722012Revenue 2013: $452,848Expenses 2013: $488,921Net Income 2013: -$36,0732013Revenue 2014: $1,138Expenses 2014: $783Net Income 2014: $3552014Revenue 2015: $446Expenses 2015: $3,020Net Income 2015: -$2,5742015Revenue 2016: $50,003Expenses 2016: $7,644Net Income 2016: $42,3592016Revenue 2017: $258,762Expenses 2017: $80,872Net Income 2017: $177,8902017Revenue 2018: $661Expenses 2018: $104,546Net Income 2018: -$103,8852018Revenue 2019: $246Expenses 2019: $7,545Net Income 2019: -$7,2992019Revenue 2020: $4,229Expenses 2020: $2,055Net Income 2020: $2,1742020Revenue 2021: $194Expenses 2021: $556Net Income 2021: -$3622021Revenue 2022: $193Expenses 2022: $5,005Net Income 2022: -$4,8122022Revenue 2023: $60Expenses 2023: $1,000Net Income 2023: -$9402023Revenue 2024: $147Expenses 2024: $22,635Net Income 2024: -$22,4882024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$446
Expenses$3,020
Net Income-$2,574
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
May 13, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$446
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide disaster assistance to current and future members of cwa.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE GRANTS TO CWA MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO ARE VICTIMS OF DECLARED FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL DISASTERS$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LAWRENCE COHENPresident & Director-$0--
CHRIS SHELTONPresident & Director-$0--
ANNIE HILLSecretary-Treasurer-$0--
SARA STEFFENSSecretary-Treasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Communications Workers of America
EIN
52-2128973
Phone
2027978700
Address
501 THIRD ST NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20001-2797

Signing Officer

Name
Sara Steffens
Title
Secretary-treasurer
Phone
2027978700
Signed
2016-05-13
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Calibre CPA Group Pllc
Address
7501 WISCONSIN AVENUE SUITE 1200, WEST, BETHESDA, MD 20814
Preparer
Subrina Wood CPA
Phone
2023319880
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

Description: interest. Amount: 1.

Raw XML Appendix158 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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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.87$0.00$0.87$0.00$0.23$0.22
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.10$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.01
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.11$0.00$1.11$0.00$0.05$0.05
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.16$0.00$1.16$0.00$0.01$0.00
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.16$0.00$0.04$0.02$0.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.14$0.00$1.14$0.00$0.08$0.07
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.21$0.00$1.21$0.01$1.05$1.04
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.25$0.00$2.25$2.59$0.81$1.78
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.47$0.00$0.47$0.50$0.08$0.42
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.03$0.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$0.01$0.01$0.00
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$4.53$4.89$0.36
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.43$0.00$0.43$0.20$0.03$0.17
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.26$0.00$0.26$0.01$0.49$0.47