Civic Intelligence

Fierce Backbone

EIN 80-0181433 • 501(c)3 • Venice, CA

Profile

Fierce Backbone is an organization devoted to the development and production of new plays by local Los Angeles writers.

5419 Hollywood BlvdSuite C-118Venice, CA 90027

www.fiercebackbone.com

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

28th percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 28% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

82nd percentile

$3,100

Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 12.4% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2013

Asset Growth

45th percentile

-5.3%

Faster asset growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

22nd percentile

-40%

Faster revenue growth than 22% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$8,329

Down $465 (-5.3%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin28th percentile

Revenue

Down

$3,777

Down $2,491 (-40%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$4,242

Down $7,058 (-62%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

-$465

Up $4,567 (+91%) from 2019

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth45th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2011: $6,869Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $6,8692011Assets 2012: $1,154Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $1,1542012Assets 2013: $1,496Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $1,4962013Assets 2014: $5,018Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $22,044Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $28,281Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $24,990Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $13,826Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $8,794Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $8,329Liabilities 2020: $02020

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$8,329
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth22nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $9,071Expenses 2011: $7,000Net Income 2011: $2,0712011Revenue 2012: $58,211Expenses 2012: $63,926Net Income 2012: -$5,7152012Revenue 2013: $24,911Expenses 2013: $24,570Net Income 2013: $3412013Revenue 2014: $25,867Expenses 2014: $22,345Net Income 2014: $3,5222014Revenue 2015: $38,182Expenses 2015: $21,156Net Income 2015: $17,0262015Revenue 2016: $45,566Expenses 2016: $39,329Net Income 2016: $6,2372016Revenue 2017: $43,656Expenses 2017: $46,947Net Income 2017: -$3,2912017Revenue 2018: $7,281Expenses 2018: $18,445Net Income 2018: -$11,1642018Revenue 2019: $6,268Expenses 2019: $11,300Net Income 2019: -$5,0322019Revenue 2020: $3,777Expenses 2020: $4,242Net Income 2020: -$4652020

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$3,777
Expenses$4,242
Net Income-$465
Open 2020 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2020 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,329
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
-
Revenue
$3,777
Expenses
$4,242
Net income
-$465
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.33$0.00$3.78$4.24$0.47
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.79$0.00$6.27$11.3$5.03
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$13.8$0.00$7.28$18.4$11.2
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$25.0$0.00$43.7$46.9$3.29
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$28.3$0.00$45.6$39.3$6.24
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$22.0$0.00$38.2$21.2$17.0
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.02$0.00$25.9$22.3$3.52
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.50$0.00$1.50$24.9$24.6$0.34
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.15$0.00$1.15$58.2$63.9$5.72
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.87$0.00$6.87$9.07$7.00$2.07
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2020 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2013 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013
Signed
Nov 9, 2014
Return Version
2013v3.0
Gross Receipts
$24,911
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Fierce Backbone is an organization devoted to the development and production of new plays by local Los Angeles writers.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
The organization (Fierce Backbone) maintained it's mission statement by meeting as a group every week (barring holidays) to continue the development and production of new plays by local Los Angeles playwrights. 2 workshops and 1 full production were completed this year.$750$21,012
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay82nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Victoria WatsonManaging DirectorPT$3,100-$3,100
Amy TofteBoard PresidentPT$0--
Morris NashBoard SecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
80-0181433
Phone
8186939774

Signing Officer

Name
Victoria Watson
Title
Managing Director
Phone
8186939774
Signed
2014-11-09
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses related to the production of new plays, in accordance with our mission.”

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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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