Books Are the Beginning

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 80-0460869

Sep 01, 2016 to Aug 31, 2017

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.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

-11%

Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2017

-16%

Faster asset growth than 24% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

-12%

Faster revenue growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets65th percentile

Assets

Down

$48,353

Down $8,881 (-16%) from 2016

Net Assets

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$800

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue64th percentile Net Margin22nd percentile

Revenue

Down

$79,441

Down $10,762 (-12%) from 2016

Expenses

$88,319

Up $10,341 (+13%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

-$8,878

Down $21,103 (-173%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth24th percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$48,353

Liabilities$800

Net Assets-

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth31st percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$79,441

Expenses$88,319

Net Income-$8,878

Open 2017 Filing

Filing Detail Status

This 2017 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, 2016 to Aug 31, 2017

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providingbooksandeducationaltraining

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

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Assets: $48,353
Liabilities: $800
Net assets: -
Revenue: $79,441
Expenses: $88,319
Net income: -$8,878

	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