Civic Intelligence

The Beginning Project

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 68-0455188

Jul 01, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015 • Filed on Feb 11, 2016

Organization Profilewww.treeoflifeschool.net
PO Box 966Ukiah, CA 95482

(707) 462-0913

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.07x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 55% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

48th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

39th percentile

-0.1%

Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$71,097

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 8.9% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

45th percentile

-0.1%

Faster asset growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

60th percentile

8.2%

Faster revenue growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Down

$441,710

Down $242 (-0.1%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$412,833

Down $692 (-0.2%) from 2014

Liabilities

Up

$28,877

Up $450 (+1.6%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue48th percentileNet Margin39th percentile

Revenue

Up

$801,529

Up $60,910 (+8.2%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$802,221

Up $42,483 (+5.6%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

-$692

Up $18,427 (+96%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth45th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2010: $345,432Liabilities 2010: $32,320Net Assets 2010: $313,1122010Assets 2011: $389,614Liabilities 2011: $7,134Net Assets 2011: $382,4802011Assets 2012: $481,176Liabilities 2012: $21,291Net Assets 2012: $459,8852012Assets 2013: $459,544Liabilities 2013: $26,900Net Assets 2013: $432,6442013Assets 2014: $441,952Liabilities 2014: $28,427Net Assets 2014: $413,5252014Assets 2015: $441,710Liabilities 2015: $28,877Net Assets 2015: $412,8332015Assets 2016: $603,453Liabilities 2016: $45,267Net Assets 2016: $558,1862016Assets 2017: $574,063Liabilities 2017: $32,207Net Assets 2017: $541,8562017Assets 2018: $609,532Liabilities 2018: $35,911Net Assets 2018: $573,6212018Assets 2019: $662,508Liabilities 2019: $24,502Net Assets 2019: $638,0062019Assets 2020: $580,663Liabilities 2020: $29,712Net Assets 2020: $550,9512020Assets 2021: $594,342Liabilities 2021: $4,761Net Assets 2021: $589,5812021Assets 2022: $819,732Liabilities 2022: $60,681Net Assets 2022: $759,0512022Assets 2023: $1,020,291Liabilities 2023: $199,958Net Assets 2023: $820,3332023

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$441,710
Liabilities$28,877
Net Assets$412,833
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth60th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2010: $411,090Expenses 2010: $436,871Net Income 2010: -$25,7812010Revenue 2011: $530,806Expenses 2011: $461,438Net Income 2011: $69,3682011Expenses 2012: $509,8432012Expenses 2013: $598,2842013Revenue 2014: $740,619Expenses 2014: $759,738Net Income 2014: -$19,1192014Revenue 2015: $801,529Expenses 2015: $802,221Net Income 2015: -$6922015Revenue 2016: $1,027,570Expenses 2016: $882,217Net Income 2016: $145,3532016Revenue 2017: $931,527Expenses 2017: $947,857Net Income 2017: -$16,3302017Revenue 2018: $909,893Expenses 2018: $878,128Net Income 2018: $31,7652018Revenue 2019: $1,002,038Expenses 2019: $937,653Net Income 2019: $64,3852019Revenue 2020: $921,544Expenses 2020: $1,008,599Net Income 2020: -$87,0552020Revenue 2021: $996,847Expenses 2021: $958,217Net Income 2021: $38,6302021Revenue 2022: $1,235,117Expenses 2022: $1,065,647Net Income 2022: $169,4702022Revenue 2023: $1,450,714Expenses 2023: $1,378,262Net Income 2023: $72,4522023

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$801,529
Expenses$802,221
Net Income-$692
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015
Signed
Feb 11, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$801,529
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Utilizing the montessor philosophy we will work and learn with our children, with our school staff, with each other, and with the community to develop confident, creative, fruitful citizens of a world made better by their having the opportunity to fully develop.

Education

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$326,046$352,850▲ $26,804
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$53,269$49,236▼ $4,033
Accounts Receivable$62,637$33,814▼ $28,823
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$5,810-
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$441,952$441,710▼ $242
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$28,427$26,766▼ $1,661
Deferred Revenue-$2,111-
Total Liabilities$28,427$28,877▲ $450
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$323,007$313,267▼ $9,740
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$90,518$99,566▲ $9,048
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$413,525$412,833▼ $692
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$441,952$441,710▼ $242

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings$33,588$37,055$70,643
Equipment$8,970$7,335$16,305
Leasehold Improvements$6,678$3,144$9,822
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Celeste BeckPrincipalFT$71,097$71,097

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Ben MilderCEO
Tom MilderCFO
David Smith FerriMember
Tai MilderSecretary
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$737,302
Program Service Revenue
$63,476
Investment Income
$751
Other Revenue
$0
Change in Net Assets
$-692

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$801,529
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$801,529
Total Revenue per Form 990
$801,529
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$555,440
Other Expenses$246,781
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$313,955$26,862-$340,817
Other Employee Benefits$130,003$13,523-$143,526
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$71,097--$71,097
Other Expenses$32,780$74,523-$32,780
Depreciation Depletion-$4,033-$4,033
Total Functional Expenses$683,280$118,941$0$802,221

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$802,221
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$802,221
Total Expenses per Form 990$802,221
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
No
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et

“Familial relationship between three of the board members.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“Form 990 was reviewed by the PRINCIPAL”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“Board members and key employees are required to complete a conflict of interest form annually.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“All reports are considered public documents and are available upon request from administration.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Beginning Project
EIN
68-0455188
Phone
7074620913
Address
PO Box 966, Ukiah, CA 95482

Signing Officer

Name
Celeste Beck
Title
Administrator
Signed
2016-02-11
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Voting Board Members
4
Independent Board Members
4
Employees
14
Volunteers
55

Preparer

Firm
Goodell Porter Sanchez & Bright LLP
Address
7801 Folsom Blvd Ste 301, Sacramento, CA 95826
Preparer
John L Goodell
Phone
9163877000
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IRS990ScheduleE/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1Schedule E, Line 3 - Racially Nondiscriminatory Policy Publicized
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2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$441,710
Liabilities
$28,877
Net assets
$412,833
Revenue
$801,529
Expenses
$802,221
Net income
-$692
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.02$0.20$0.82$1.45$1.38$0.07
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.82$0.06$0.76$1.24$1.07$0.17
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.59$0.00$0.59$1.00$0.96$0.04
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.58$0.03$0.55$0.92$1.01$0.09
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.66$0.02$0.64$1.00$0.94$0.06
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.61$0.04$0.57$0.91$0.88$0.03
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.57$0.03$0.54$0.93$0.95$0.02
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.60$0.05$0.56$1.03$0.88$0.15
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.44$0.03$0.41$0.80$0.80$0.00
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.44$0.03$0.41$0.74$0.76$0.02
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.46$0.03$0.43$0.60
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.48$0.02$0.46$0.51
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.39$0.01$0.38$0.53$0.46$0.07
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.35$0.03$0.31$0.41$0.44$0.03