Books Are the Beginning

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 80-0460869

Sep 01, 2014 to Aug 31, 2015

Organization Profile www.booksarethebeginning.org

San Marcos, TX

Siviq Scores

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

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 65% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

9.4%

Higher net margin than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2015

45%

Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

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

20%

Faster revenue growth than 73% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets65th percentile

Assets

$45,010

Up $13,964 (+45%) from 2014

Net Assets

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$801

Up $801 from 2014

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue60th percentile Net Margin63rd percentile

Revenue

$139,956

Up $23,487 (+20%) from 2014

Expenses

$126,793

Up $6,069 (+5.0%) from 2014

Net Income

$13,163

Up $17,418 (+409%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth83rd percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$45,010

Liabilities$801

Net Assets-

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth73rd percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$139,956

Expenses$126,793

Net Income$13,163

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Filing Detail Status

This 2015 filing currently has summary financial data only. Detailed schedules, leadership, and program rows are not available for this filing yet.

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Sep 1, 2014 to Aug 31, 2015

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providingbooksandeducationaltraining

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

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Assets: $45,010
Liabilities: $801
Net assets: -
Revenue: $139,956
Expenses: $126,793
Net income: $13,163

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.26	$0.02	$0.24	$1.29	$1.22	$0.07
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.27	$0.10		$1.05	$1.26	$0.22
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.39	$0.00	$0.39	$0.84	$0.77	$0.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.31	$0.00	$0.31	$0.57	$0.71	$0.15
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.47	$0.01	$0.46	$0.40	$0.45	$0.05
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.59	$0.08		$1.00	$1.06	$0.06
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.55	$0.00		$0.77	$0.64	$0.13
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.45	$0.01		$0.75	$0.78	$0.03
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.48	$0.01		$0.79	$0.88	$0.09
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.57	$0.01		$0.90	$0.78	$0.12
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.45	$0.01		$1.40	$1.27	$0.13
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.31	$0.00		$1.16	$1.21	$0.04
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.35	$0.00		$1.30	$1.01	$0.29