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Pal Portable Academic Lapdesk

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 80-0673707

Jan 01, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022 • Filed on Apr 06, 2023

Organization ProfileN/A
PO Box 18929Spokane, WA 99228

(509) 828-0357

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2022

Net Margin

22nd percentile

-15%

Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

78th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.

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

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-55%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

97th percentile

852%

Faster revenue growth than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$6,081

Down $7,441 (-55%) from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$6,081

Down $7,441 (-55%) from 2021

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin22nd percentile

Revenue

Up

$49,357

Up $44,175 (+852%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$56,798

Up $55,009 (+3075%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$7,441

Down $10,834 (-319%) from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2011: $1,287Net Assets 2011: $1,2872011Assets 2012: $10,410Net Assets 2012: $10,4102012Assets 2013: $19,837Net Assets 2013: $19,8372013Assets 2014: $2,412Net Assets 2014: $2,4122014Assets 2015: $2,569Net Assets 2015: $2,5692015Assets 2016: $9,288Net Assets 2016: $9,2882016Assets 2017: $3,132Net Assets 2017: $3,1322017Assets 2018: $5,302Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $6,200Net Assets 2019: $6,2002019Assets 2020: $10,737Liabilities 2020: $608Net Assets 2020: $10,1292020Assets 2021: $13,522Net Assets 2021: $13,5222021Assets 2022: $6,081Net Assets 2022: $6,0812022Assets 2023: $7,069Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $7,0692023

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$6,081
Liabilities-
Net Assets$6,081
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth97th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2011: $7,402Expenses 2011: $6,115Net Income 2011: $1,2872011Revenue 2012: $11,477Expenses 2012: $2,354Net Income 2012: $9,1232012Revenue 2013: $12,353Expenses 2013: $2,926Net Income 2013: $9,4272013Revenue 2014: $11,613Expenses 2014: $29,038Net Income 2014: -$17,4252014Revenue 2015: $25,012Expenses 2015: $24,855Net Income 2015: $1572015Revenue 2016: $23,853Expenses 2016: $17,134Net Income 2016: $6,7192016Revenue 2017: $14,271Expenses 2017: $20,427Net Income 2017: -$6,1562017Revenue 2018: $27,163Expenses 2018: $24,993Net Income 2018: $2,1702018Revenue 2019: $42,953Expenses 2019: $42,055Net Income 2019: $8982019Revenue 2020: $17,554Expenses 2020: $12,032Net Income 2020: $5,5222020Revenue 2021: $5,182Expenses 2021: $1,789Net Income 2021: $3,3932021Revenue 2022: $49,357Expenses 2022: $56,798Net Income 2022: -$7,4412022Revenue 2023: $53,867Expenses 2023: $52,879Net Income 2023: $9882023

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$49,357
Expenses$56,798
Net Income-$7,441
Open 2022 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Apr 6, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$49,357
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The organization distributes Lapboards and does teacher training in schools in Malawi

The primary goal and mission of PAL Portable Academic Lapdesk is to give the children of Malawi an improved education by introducing the Portable Academic Lapdesk into the classroom, and to provide teachers with materials, supplemental training and motivational techniques in order to see greater student retention rates and academic improvement.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
2022 was the ninth year the PAL - Portable Academic Lapdesk, has worked to improve the education of primary students in the nation of Malawi. The World Wide Covid -19 Pandemic brought great challenges to Malawi as a nation and had a particularly hard impact on education. 2022 was the turnaround year for Malawi with schools coming back into sessions on a full time basis. This was particularly important for Malawi as many schools have no electricity and impoverished situations give no alternatives if class is canceled. Teen pregnancies rates sky rocketed during Covid restrictions according to reports; and violence increased as young men found themselves with nowhere to go and no motivation or help with their learning. During the 2022 outreach to Malawi 14 schools were visited along with training of over 400 teachers and distribution of 1500 LapDesks. We have team members ready and prepared to travel once again. We now have over 5,500 PALs in the school system. These PALs have impacted over 145,000 students, 86 schools, nearly 2,700 teachers as well as the 91 team members who have traveled to Africa and helped with training and distribution. The assessment forms returned from the Head Masters and teachers have stated over and over the improvement of test scores, attendance, class room participation, learners ability to recite the mathematical times tables, improved penmanship and many more improvements in their class rooms. The teachers themselves have stated how much easier it is to prepare lessons with the use of the PAL and accompanying teachers manual. It is our goal to once again provide these tools to teachers and schools in Malawi.Fund raising and grant applications will once again be pursued. PAL is in this work for the long haul and we look forward to the work into Malawi.-$56,752
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay78th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Joel D WellsPresidentPT$0--
Jacquelyn R WellsVice PresidentPT$0--
Jalene CookeTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
P a L
EIN
80-0673707
Phone
5098280357
Address
PO BOX 18929, SPOKANE, WA 99228

Signing Officer

Name
Jacquelyn R Wells
Title
Vice President
Signed
2023-04-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Jordan Hatfield PLLC
Address
312 N Mullan Rd, SPOKANE VALLEY, WA 99206
Preparer
Jeffrey A Jordan EA
Phone
5099271040
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $961”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $24181”

Other Expenses.1

“Outreach Costs $29308”

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Filings

Displayed year

2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$6,081
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$6,081
Revenue
$49,357
Expenses
$56,798
Net income
-$7,441
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.07$0.00$7.07$53.9$52.9$0.99
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.08$6.08$49.4$56.8$7.44
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.5$13.5$5.18$1.79$3.39
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$10.7$0.61$10.1$17.6$12.0$5.52
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.20$6.20$43.0$42.1$0.90
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.30$0.00$27.2$25.0$2.17
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.13$3.13$14.3$20.4$6.16
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.29$9.29$23.9$17.1$6.72
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.57$2.57$25.0$24.9$0.16
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.41$2.41$11.6$29.0$17.4
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$19.8$19.8$12.4$2.93$9.43
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$10.4$10.4$11.5$2.35$9.12
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.29$1.29$7.40$6.12$1.29
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