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Books Are the Beginning

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 80-0460869

Sep 01, 2019 to Aug 31, 2020

Organization Profilewww.booksarethebeginning.org
San Marcos, TX
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

78th percentile

0.14x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

75th percentile

0.08x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

32nd percentile

-6.1%

Higher net margin than 32% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2020

Asset Growth

56th percentile

8.7%

Faster asset growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

83rd percentile

31%

Faster revenue growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets78th percentile

Assets

Up

$59,476

Up $4,740 (+8.7%) from 2019

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Up

$8,442

Up $8,375 (+12500%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue75th percentileNet Margin32nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$100,205

Up $23,654 (+31%) from 2019

Expenses

Up

$106,290

Up $42,370 (+66%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$6,085

Down $18,716 (-148%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth56th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2013: $35,301Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $31,046Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $45,010Liabilities 2015: $8012015Assets 2016: $57,234Liabilities 2016: $8002016Assets 2017: $48,353Liabilities 2017: $8002017Assets 2018: $45,238Liabilities 2018: $7502018Assets 2019: $54,736Liabilities 2019: $672019Assets 2020: $59,476Liabilities 2020: $8,4422020Assets 2021: $46,744Liabilities 2021: $938Net Assets 2021: $45,8062021Assets 2022: $31,219Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $31,2192022Assets 2023: $38,609Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $38,6092023Assets 2024: $27,374Liabilities 2024: $10,4962024Assets 2025: $25,768Liabilities 2025: $1,978Net Assets 2025: $23,7902025

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$59,476
Liabilities$8,442
Net Assets-
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth83rd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $129,823Expenses 2013: $101,230Net Income 2013: $28,5932013Revenue 2014: $116,469Expenses 2014: $120,724Net Income 2014: -$4,2552014Revenue 2015: $139,956Expenses 2015: $126,793Net Income 2015: $13,1632015Revenue 2016: $90,203Expenses 2016: $77,978Net Income 2016: $12,2252016Revenue 2017: $79,441Expenses 2017: $88,319Net Income 2017: -$8,8782017Revenue 2018: $75,406Expenses 2018: $78,470Net Income 2018: -$3,0642018Revenue 2019: $76,551Expenses 2019: $63,920Net Income 2019: $12,6312019Revenue 2020: $100,205Expenses 2020: $106,290Net Income 2020: -$6,0852020Revenue 2021: $39,938Expenses 2021: $45,166Net Income 2021: -$5,2282021Revenue 2022: $56,841Expenses 2022: $71,428Net Income 2022: -$14,5872022Revenue 2023: $83,899Expenses 2023: $76,509Net Income 2023: $7,3902023Revenue 2024: $104,512Expenses 2024: $126,243Net Income 2024: -$21,7312024Revenue 2025: $128,706Expenses 2025: $121,794Net Income 2025: $6,9122025

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$100,205
Expenses$106,290
Net Income-$6,085
Open 2020 Filing
Filing Detail Status

This 2020 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 Period
Sep 1, 2019 to Aug 31, 2020
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Providingbooksandeducationaltraining

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

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Assets
$59,476
Liabilities
$8,442
Net assets
-
Revenue
$100,205
Expenses
$106,290
Net income
-$6,085
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet 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