Civic Intelligence

Minnesota Early Learning Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2010 • EIN 71-0984782

Jan 01, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010 • Filed on Jul 15, 2011

Organization Profile
2021 E Hennepin AvenueRoom/Suite 25055413
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

44th percentile

0.10x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2010 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2010

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2010

Net Margin

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Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2010

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

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Source year 2010

Asset Growth

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No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2010

Revenue Growth

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Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets44th percentile

Assets

$2,929,338

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$2,646,849

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$282,489

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$3,578,169

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Net Income

-

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Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2010: $2,929,338Liabilities 2010: $282,489Net Assets 2010: $2,646,8492010Assets 2011: $987,511Liabilities 2011: $292,361Net Assets 2011: $695,1502011

Highlighted filing

2010

Assets$2,929,338
Liabilities$282,489
Net Assets$2,646,849
Open 2010 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Expenses 2010: $3,578,1692010Expenses 2011: $2,030,4662011

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2010

Revenue-
Expenses$3,578,169
Net Income-
Open 2010 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2010 to Dec 31, 2010
Signed
Jul 15, 2011
Return Version
2010v3.2
Gross Receipts
$496,633
Mission and Program Overview

Major Activities

Activity 2
Resources spent in-house for program and policy implementation and through contracts to evaluators for extensive data collection, assessment and evaluation for program pilots.
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
71-0984782
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2010 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$2,929,338
Liabilities
$282,489
Net assets
$2,646,849
Revenue
-
Expenses
$3,578,169
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.99$0.29$0.70$2.03
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.93$0.28$2.65$3.58