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A Better Divorce Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 56-2409303

Jul 01, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018 • Filed on Oct 01, 2018

Organization Profilewww.abetterdivorce.com
1888 Century Park East No 900Los Angeles, CA 90067

(310) 552-0960

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

28th percentile

-6.5%

Higher net margin than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

32nd percentile

-8.0%

Faster asset growth than 32% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

45th percentile

-2.0%

Faster revenue growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Down

$12,733

Down $1,106 (-8.0%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$12,733

Down $1,106 (-8.0%) from 2017

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin28th percentile

Revenue

Down

$16,900

Down $350 (-2.0%) from 2017

Expenses

Down

$18,006

Down $9,899 (-35%) from 2017

Net Income

Up

-$1,106

Up $9,549 (+90%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth32nd percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2016: $24,494Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $13,839Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $13,8392017Assets 2018: $12,733Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $12,7332018Assets 2019: $6,253Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $6,2532019Assets 2020: $10,466Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $10,4662020Assets 2021: $14,958Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $14,9582021Assets 2022: $1,681Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $1,6812022Assets 2023: $868Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $8682023Assets 2024: $9,041Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $9,0412024Assets 2025: $22,961Liabilities 2025: $0Net Assets 2025: $22,9612025

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$12,733
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$12,733
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth45th percentile

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

$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2016: $31,148Expenses 2016: $24,635Net Income 2016: $6,5132016Revenue 2017: $17,250Expenses 2017: $27,905Net Income 2017: -$10,6552017Revenue 2018: $16,900Expenses 2018: $18,006Net Income 2018: -$1,1062018Revenue 2019: $21,650Expenses 2019: $28,130Net Income 2019: -$6,4802019Revenue 2020: $20,500Expenses 2020: $16,287Net Income 2020: $4,2132020Revenue 2021: $20,125Expenses 2021: $15,633Net Income 2021: $4,4922021Revenue 2022: $5,980Expenses 2022: $19,257Net Income 2022: -$13,2772022Revenue 2023: $36,210Expenses 2023: $37,023Net Income 2023: -$8132023Revenue 2024: $25,950Expenses 2024: $17,777Net Income 2024: $8,1732024Revenue 2025: $28,312Expenses 2025: $14,392Net Income 2025: $13,9202025

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$16,900
Expenses$18,006
Net Income-$1,106
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2018
Signed
Oct 1, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$16,900
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educating the public and making the public aware of the practice of the collaborative family law model, an alternative dispute resolution process that involves no court of law.Retreats and seminarsRetreats have been sponsored and speakers have been engaged to further the education of the membership in the collaborative model.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Educating the public and making the public aware of the practice of the collaborative family law model, an alternative dispute resolution process that involves no court of law$0$1,600
Retreats and SeminarsRetreats have been sponsored and speakers have been engaged to further the education of the membership in the collaborative model.$0$1,300
WebsiteA website is maintained to inform the public of the collaborative model$0$1,194
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Deborah EwingPresident-$0--
Jane EulerSecretary-$0--
Robert WattsTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
A Better Divorce Inc
EIN
56-2409303
Phone
3105520960
Address
1888 Century Park East No 900, Los Angeles, CA 90067

Signing Officer

Name
Robert Watts
Title
Treasurer
Phone
3103706122
Signed
2018-10-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Keith L Schulberg CPA
Address
1230 Los Altos Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90815
Preparer
Keith L Schulberg CPA
Phone
3108806114
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: Advertising. Amount: 1,600. Description: Continuing education. Amount: 1,300. Description: Dues and subscriptions. Amount: 8,750. Description: Meals. Amount: 3,991. Description: Office supplies. Amount: 408. Description: Web service. Amount: 1,194. Description: Tax. Amount: 20. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 17,263.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$12,733
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$12,733
Revenue
$16,900
Expenses
$18,006
Net income
-$1,106
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$23.0$0.00$23.0$28.3$14.4$13.9
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.04$0.00$9.04$26.0$17.8$8.17
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.00$0.87$36.2$37.0$0.81
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.68$0.00$1.68$5.98$19.3$13.3
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.0$0.00$15.0$20.1$15.6$4.49
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.5$0.00$10.5$20.5$16.3$4.21
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.25$0.00$6.25$21.7$28.1$6.48
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.7$0.00$12.7$16.9$18.0$1.11
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.8$0.00$13.8$17.3$27.9$10.7
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$24.5$0.00$31.1$24.6$6.51