Civic Intelligence

Better Business Bureau Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 72-0379835

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Oct 15, 2018

Organization ProfileSHREVEPORT.BBB.ORG
2006 E 70th StreetShreveport, LA 71105

(318) 222-7575

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

51st percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 51% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

45th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 45% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

40th percentile

1.1%

Higher net margin than 40% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

40th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 40% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

20th percentile

-6.6%

Faster asset growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

66th percentile

7.9%

Faster revenue growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)6 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets51st percentile

Assets

Down

$498,227

Down $35,455 (-6.6%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$459,832

Up $8,384 (+1.9%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$38,395

Down $43,839 (-53%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue45th percentileNet Margin40th percentile

Revenue

Up

$881,607

Up $64,550 (+7.9%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$872,057

Up $52,170 (+6.4%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$9,550

Up $12,380 (+437%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth20th percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2010: $213,924Liabilities 2010: $16,033Net Assets 2010: $197,8912010Assets 2011: $229,897Liabilities 2011: $18,193Net Assets 2011: $211,7042011Assets 2012: $475,840Liabilities 2012: $263,834Net Assets 2012: $212,0062012Assets 2013: $443,239Liabilities 2013: $224,496Net Assets 2013: $218,7432013Assets 2014: $415,885Liabilities 2014: $189,354Net Assets 2014: $226,5312014Assets 2015: $386,276Liabilities 2015: $159,476Net Assets 2015: $226,8002015Assets 2016: $533,682Liabilities 2016: $82,234Net Assets 2016: $451,4482016Assets 2017: $498,227Liabilities 2017: $38,395Net Assets 2017: $459,8322017Assets 2018: $473,418Liabilities 2018: $33,330Net Assets 2018: $440,0882018Assets 2019: $435,165Liabilities 2019: $26,282Net Assets 2019: $408,8832019Assets 2020: $425,818Liabilities 2020: $33,404Net Assets 2020: $392,4142020Assets 2021: $643,867Liabilities 2021: $24,541Net Assets 2021: $619,3262021Assets 2022: $787,185Liabilities 2022: $32,154Net Assets 2022: $755,0312022Assets 2023: $831,448Liabilities 2023: $32,593Net Assets 2023: $798,8552023Assets 2024: $869,341Liabilities 2024: $35,147Net Assets 2024: $834,1942024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$498,227
Liabilities$38,395
Net Assets$459,832
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth66th percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2010: $534,0182010Revenue 2011: $564,456Expenses 2011: $550,643Net Income 2011: $13,8132011Expenses 2012: $592,9122012Revenue 2013: $605,607Expenses 2013: $598,870Net Income 2013: $6,7372013Revenue 2014: $623,872Expenses 2014: $616,084Net Income 2014: $7,7882014Revenue 2015: $671,678Expenses 2015: $671,409Net Income 2015: $2692015Revenue 2016: $817,057Expenses 2016: $819,887Net Income 2016: -$2,8302016Revenue 2017: $881,607Expenses 2017: $872,057Net Income 2017: $9,5502017Revenue 2018: $894,977Expenses 2018: $915,075Net Income 2018: -$20,0982018Revenue 2019: $882,018Expenses 2019: $913,223Net Income 2019: -$31,2052019Revenue 2020: $805,562Expenses 2020: $822,031Net Income 2020: -$16,4692020Revenue 2021: $943,235Expenses 2021: $716,323Net Income 2021: $226,9122021Revenue 2022: $800,982Expenses 2022: $665,277Net Income 2022: $135,7052022Revenue 2023: $782,427Expenses 2023: $738,603Net Income 2023: $43,8242023Revenue 2024: $749,640Expenses 2024: $714,301Net Income 2024: $35,3392024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$881,607
Expenses$872,057
Net Income$9,550
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Oct 15, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$881,607
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

An outlet for business to promote an ethical marketplace by encouraging businesses to be honest in their advertising and selling practices and to be fair and prompt in resolving complaints.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$272,742$265,736▼ $7,006
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$222,983$178,593▼ $44,390
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$29,349$27,365▼ $1,984
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$4,379$22,703▲ $18,324
Accounts Receivable$2,318$1,918▼ $400
Total Assets$533,682$498,227▼ $35,455
Other Assets Total$1,911$1,912▲ $1
Liabilities
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$48,632--
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$7,284$24,517▲ $17,233
Other Liabilities$26,318$13,878▼ $12,440
Total Liabilities$82,234$38,395▼ $43,839
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$451,448$459,832▲ $8,384
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$451,448$459,832▲ $8,384
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$533,682$498,227▼ $35,455

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$141,486$99,579$241,065
Land$124,250-$124,250
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay40th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
-Chairman
-Past Chairma
-President
-Vice Chairma
-Director
Andrew FisherDirector/exe
Bob DavisDirector/exe
-Alexandria a
-Exec. VP
-Monroe Advis
Robin GuernardSec-treasure
-Texarkana Ad
-VP Operation
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$0
Program Service Revenue
$860,130
Investment Income
$1,918
Other Revenue
$19,559
Change in Net Assets
$9,550
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$575,513
Other Expenses$290,144
Total Fundraising Expense$20,720
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$6,400
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$485,827$48,049-$533,876
Office Expenses$35,680$2,678$20,720$59,078
Payments to Affiliates$38,015$10,105-$48,120
Payroll Taxes$32,893$8,744-$41,637
Travel$33,660$3,740-$37,400
Occupancy$24,876$6,612-$31,488
Advertising$23,977$2,587-$26,564
Fees for Services Accounting$16,206$4,950-$21,156
Information Technology$14,455$3,842-$18,297
Conferences and Meetings$13,725$3,648-$17,373
Insurance$8,898$2,365-$11,263
Depreciation Depletion$9,883$86-$9,969
Grants to Domestic Individuals$6,400--$6,400
Other Expenses$3,994$1,331-$5,325
Fees for Services Legal-$3,600-$3,600
Interest-$511-$511
Total Functional Expenses$748,489$102,848$20,720$872,057
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
Yes
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Fundraising Gross Income$19,885
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Annual Torch Aw$19,885$19,885-$19,885
Total Events$19,885$19,885-$19,885
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Accrued Payroll & Commissions$26,034
Payroll Taxes Payable$-12,156
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
Yes
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
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
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
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, Page 6, Part VI, Line 7A

“The members of the bureau elect the board of directors at an annual meeting”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa. It is reviewed by management and subsequently presented to the board of directors for approval before filing.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 12C

“On a annual basis, all bbb employees except for the bbb ceo and officers disclose any association with a 1)for-profit business, 2) a not-for-profit organization, and 3) any other financial, business or community relationship that may conflict with the work or service performed for the bbb. The ceo and officers disclose the same in addition to disclosing potentional conflicts of a spouse or immediate family member to the board of directors. On a annual basis, all bbb directors disclose to the bbb board of directors any financial, business, or community relationship that may conflict with the work or service performed for the bbb.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15A

“An executive committee of the board of directors reviews annual salaries and adjustments and reports to the full board of directors for final approval.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15B

“The other officers- and employees' salaries receive the same review as the ceo.”

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 19

“Written request can be made to management.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Better Business Bureau Inc
EIN
72-0379835
Phone
3182227575
Address
2006 E 70TH STREET, SHREVEPORT, LA 71105
Doing Business As
Better Business Bureau Serving

Signing Officer

Name
Andrew Fisher
Title
President
Phone
3182227575
Signed
2018-10-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Andrew Fisher
Formed
1947
Legal Domicile
La
Voting Board Members
12
Independent Board Members
12
Employees
17
Volunteers
25

Preparer

Firm
Dees Gardner Cpas LLC
Address
122 JEFFERSON ST, MANSFIELD, LA 71052
Preparer
Deborah D Dees CPA
Phone
3188723007
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 1, Item C

“Central louisiana and the ark-la-tex”

Form 990, Page 1, Part I, Line 6

“Volunteers from the membership serve as board members and committee members.”

Form 990, Part XI, Line 9

“-1,166”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE MEMBERS OF THE BUREAU ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT AN ANNUAL MEETING
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT CPA. IT IS REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND SUBSEQUENTLY PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR APPROVAL BEFORE FILING.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4ON A ANNUAL BASIS, ALL BBB EMPLOYEES EXCEPT FOR THE BBB CEO AND OFFICERS DISCLOSE ANY ASSOCIATION WITH A 1)FOR-PROFIT BUSINESS, 2) A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND 3) ANY OTHER FINANCIAL, BUSINESS OR COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP THAT MAY CONFLICT WITH THE WORK OR SERVICE PERFORMED FOR THE BBB. THE CEO AND OFFICERS DISCLOSE THE SAME IN ADDITION TO DISCLOSING POTENTIONAL CONFLICTS OF A SPOUSE OR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ON A ANNUAL BASIS, ALL BBB DIRECTORS DISCLOSE TO THE BBB BOARD OF DIRECTORS ANY FINANCIAL, BUSINESS, OR COMMUNITY RELATIONSHIP THAT MAY CONFLICT WITH THE WORK OR SERVICE PERFORMED FOR THE BBB.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6THE OTHER OFFICERS- AND EMPLOYEES' SALARIES RECEIVE THE SAME REVIEW AS THE CEO.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt7WRITTEN REQUEST CAN BE MADE TO MANAGEMENT.
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$498,227
Liabilities
$38,395
Net assets
$459,832
Revenue
$881,607
Expenses
$872,057
Net income
$9,550
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$8.69$0.35$8.34$7.50$7.14$0.35
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$8.31$0.33$7.99$7.82$7.39$0.44
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$7.87$0.32$7.55$8.01$6.65$1.36
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$6.44$0.25$6.19$9.43$7.16$2.27
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.26$0.33$3.92$8.06$8.22$0.16
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.35$0.26$4.09$8.82$9.13$0.31
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.73$0.33$4.40$8.95$9.15$0.20
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.98$0.38$4.60$8.82$8.72$0.10
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.34$0.82$4.51$8.17$8.20$0.03
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.86$1.59$2.27$6.72$6.71$0.00
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.16$1.89$2.27$6.24$6.16$0.08
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.43$2.24$2.19$6.06$5.99$0.07
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$4.76$2.64$2.12$5.93
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.30$0.18$2.12$5.64$5.51$0.14
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.14$0.16$1.98$5.34