Civic Intelligence

Think Local First - County of Santa Cruz

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 71-1038324

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Jul 25, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.THINKLOCALFIRST.ORG
6 Oak RoadSanta Cruz, CA 95060

(831) 429-4084

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

46th percentile

0.00x

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

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

46th percentile

0.00x

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

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

56th percentile

4.9%

Higher net margin than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

69th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.

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

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

70th percentile

13%

Faster asset growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

88th percentile

35%

Faster revenue growth than 88% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)6 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets46th percentile

Assets

Up

$37,673

Up $4,331 (+13%) from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$37,673

Up $4,331 (+13%) from 2015

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue46th percentileNet Margin56th percentile

Revenue

Up

$88,581

Up $23,102 (+35%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$84,250

Up $18,432 (+28%) from 2015

Net Income

Up

$4,331

Up $4,670 (+1378%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth70th percentile

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2010: $28,757Net Assets 2010: $28,7572010Assets 2011: $32,814Net Assets 2011: $32,8142011Assets 2012: $34,810Net Assets 2012: $34,8102012Assets 2013: $12,189Net Assets 2013: $12,1892013Assets 2014: $33,681Net Assets 2014: $33,6812014Assets 2015: $33,342Net Assets 2015: $33,3422015Assets 2016: $37,673Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $37,6732016Assets 2017: $17,286Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $14,955Net Assets 2018: $14,9552018Assets 2019: $13,499Net Assets 2019: $13,4992019

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$37,673
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$37,673
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth88th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2010: $66,359Expenses 2010: $71,809Net Income 2010: -$5,4502010Revenue 2011: $62,421Expenses 2011: $58,363Net Income 2011: $4,0582011Revenue 2012: $85,717Expenses 2012: $83,731Net Income 2012: $1,9862012Revenue 2013: $59,318Expenses 2013: $82,119Net Income 2013: -$22,8012013Revenue 2014: $85,102Expenses 2014: $64,018Net Income 2014: $21,0842014Revenue 2015: $65,479Expenses 2015: $65,818Net Income 2015: -$3392015Revenue 2016: $88,581Expenses 2016: $84,250Net Income 2016: $4,3312016Revenue 2017: $35,683Expenses 2017: $55,598Net Income 2017: -$19,9152017Revenue 2018: $50,180Expenses 2018: $52,511Net Income 2018: -$2,3312018Revenue 2019: $63,036Expenses 2019: $64,492Net Income 2019: -$1,4562019

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$88,581
Expenses$84,250
Net Income$4,331
Open 2016 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Jul 25, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$88,581
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Promoting and strengthening locally owned independent businesses in santa cruz county.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
A BUSINESS LEAGUE WHICH FACILITATES PROMOTING AND STRENGTHENING LOCALLY OWNED INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES IN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay69th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
PETER BECKMANBoard Member-$0--
KARL HEIMANBoard Member-$0--
JILL SOLLITTOCo-Chair-$0--
MICHAEL OLSONBoard Member-$0--
KIMBERLY PARRISHBoard Member-$0--
PETER NEUWALDCo-Chair-$0--
KAREN KEFAUVERBoard Member-$0--
Political and Lobbying Activity
In-house lobbying only
No
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Think Local First
EIN
71-1038324
Address
6 OAK ROAD, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95060

Signing Officer

Name
Peter Neuwald
Title
Co-chair
Phone
8314234304
Signed
2017-07-25
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Coast Financial Services Inc
Address
655 CAPITOLA RD STE 101, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95062
Preparer
Robert Mason
Phone
8314620330
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 45,597 office expense 49 insurance 942 licenses & taxes 10 total 46,598”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“MEMBER CONTRIBUTION 0”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Promoting and strengthening locally owned independent businesses in santa cruz county.”

Raw XML Appendix114 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

Displayed year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$37,673
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$37,673
Revenue
$88,581
Expenses
$84,250
Net income
$4,331
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$13.5$13.5$63.0$64.5$1.46
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$15.0$15.0$50.2$52.5$2.33
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$17.3$0.00$35.7$55.6$19.9
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$37.7$0.00$37.7$88.6$84.3$4.33
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$33.3$33.3$65.5$65.8$0.34
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$33.7$33.7$85.1$64.0$21.1
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.2$12.2$59.3$82.1$22.8
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$34.8$34.8$85.7$83.7$1.99
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$32.8$32.8$62.4$58.4$4.06
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$28.8$28.8$66.4$71.8$5.45
Peer Organizations

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