Civic Intelligence

Black Leadership Organizing

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 81-0824161

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Sep 14, 2018

Organization ProfileN/A
25 East Boardman Street No 230Youngstown, OH 44503

(330) 743-1196

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

99th percentile

95%

Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

98th percentile

216%

Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

30th percentile

-10%

Faster revenue growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

Up

$207,726

Up $141,892 (+216%) from 2016

Net Assets

$207,726

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin99th percentile

Revenue

Down

$150,000

Down $17,000 (-10%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$8,108

Down $93,058 (-92%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$141,892

Up $76,058 (+116%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth98th percentile

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

$800K$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2016: $65,834Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $207,726Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $207,7262017Assets 2018: $197,575Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $197,5752018Assets 2019: $150,686Liabilities 2019: $106,420Net Assets 2019: $44,2662019Assets 2020: $145,200Liabilities 2020: $102,655Net Assets 2020: $42,5452020Assets 2021: $126,046Liabilities 2021: $46,507Net Assets 2021: $79,5392021Assets 2022: $218,639Liabilities 2022: $130,473Net Assets 2022: $88,1662022Assets 2023: $325,279Liabilities 2023: $206,072Net Assets 2023: $119,2072023Assets 2024: $761,624Liabilities 2024: $310,480Net Assets 2024: $451,1442024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$207,726
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$207,726
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth30th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2016: $167,000Expenses 2016: $101,166Net Income 2016: $65,8342016Revenue 2017: $150,000Expenses 2017: $8,108Net Income 2017: $141,8922017Revenue 2018: $0Expenses 2018: $10,151Net Income 2018: -$10,1512018Revenue 2019: $43,585Expenses 2019: $46,894Net Income 2019: -$3,3092019Revenue 2020: $436,433Expenses 2020: $438,154Net Income 2020: -$1,7212020Revenue 2021: $462,243Expenses 2021: $425,249Net Income 2021: $36,9942021Revenue 2022: $289,219Expenses 2022: $280,592Net Income 2022: $8,6272022Revenue 2023: $389,513Expenses 2023: $358,472Net Income 2023: $31,0412023Revenue 2024: $1,398,471Expenses 2024: $1,081,534Net Income 2024: $316,9372024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$150,000
Expenses$8,108
Net Income$141,892
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Sep 14, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$150,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educating african-american communities about the importance of civic engagement, lobbying elected officials concerning local, state and national issues that are important to african-american communitites and training and developing leadership within such communities.

Educating african-american communities about the importance of civic engagement; lobbying elected officials concerning local, state, and national issues that are important to african-american communities; and training and developing leadership within such communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATING AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT; LOBBYING ELECTED OFFICIALS CONCERNING LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES; AND TRAINING AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP WITHIN SUCH COMMUNITIES.$0$7,397
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
PASTOR BRUCE BUTCHERChairmanPT$0--
JENNIFER TOLESTrusteePT$0--
FRED WARDTrusteePT$0--
DR AMOABA GOODENTrusteePT$0--
CLAY DIXONTrusteePT$0--
ANGELA WOODSONTrusteePT$0--
DAMAREO COOPERExecutive DirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Black Leadership Organizing
EIN
81-0824161
Phone
3307431196
Address
25 EAST BOARDMAN STREET NO 230, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44503

Signing Officer

Name
Damareo Cooper
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3307431196
Signed
2018-09-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Packer Thomas
Address
6601 WESTFORD PLACE SUITE 101, CANFIELD, OH 44406
Preparer
Thomas J Anness
Phone
3305339777
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: travel. Amount: 999. Description: office expense. Amount: 1,539. Description: communications. Amount: 20. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 2,558.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets

“Description: due from affiliates. Beg. Of year amount: 23,747. End of year amount: 21,851.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$207,726
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$207,726
Revenue
$150,000
Expenses
$8,108
Net income
$141,892
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.76$0.31$0.45$1.40$1.08$0.32
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.33$0.21$0.12$0.39$0.36$0.03
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.22$0.13$0.09$0.29$0.28$0.01
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.13$0.05$0.08$0.46$0.43$0.04
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.15$0.10$0.04$0.44$0.44$0.00
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.15$0.11$0.04$0.04$0.05$0.00
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.01$0.01
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.21$0.00$0.21$0.15$0.01$0.14
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.17$0.10$0.07