Civic Intelligence

Black Leadership Organizing

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 81-0824161

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jun 16, 2020

Organization ProfileN/A
25 E Boardman Street Suite 230Youngstown, OH 44503

(330) 227-8347

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

94th percentile

0.71x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 94% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

98th percentile

2.44x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 98% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

27th percentile

-7.6%

Higher net margin than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

92nd percentile

$11,430

Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 26.2% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

14th percentile

-24%

Faster asset growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets94th percentile

Assets

Down

$150,686

Down $46,889 (-24%) from 2018

Net Assets

Down

$44,266

Down $153,309 (-78%) from 2018

Liabilities

Up

$106,420

Up $106,420 from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue98th percentileNet Margin27th percentile

Revenue

Up

$43,585

Up $43,585 from 2018

Expenses

Up

$46,894

Up $36,743 (+362%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

-$3,309

Up $6,842 (+67%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth14th 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

2019

Assets$150,686
Liabilities$106,420
Net Assets$44,266
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

2019

Revenue$43,585
Expenses$46,894
Net Income-$3,309
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jun 16, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$43,585
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 engagment, lobbying elected officials concerning local, state and national issues that are important to african-american communitites and training and developing leadership within such communities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATING AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITIES ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC ENGAGMENT, LOBBYING ELECTED OFFICIALS CONCERNING LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL ISSUES THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITITES AND TRAINING AND DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP WITHIN SUCH COMMUNITIES.-$34,437
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay92nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RAYMOND GREENE JRExecutive DiPT$11,430-$11,430
JENNIFER TOLESChairpersonPT$0--
ALI COKERTrusteePT$0--
JULIE SCARCELLATrusteePT$0--
DR BRUCE BUTCHERTrusteePT$0--
ROBIN TURNERTrusteePT$0--
JUDI HILLTrusteePT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Black Leadership Organizing
EIN
81-0824161
Phone
3302278347
Address
25 E BOARDMAN STREET SUITE 230, YOUNGSTOWN, OH 44503

Signing Officer

Name
Raymond Greene Jr
Title
Executive Director
Phone
3307431196
Signed
2020-06-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Ottinger & Associates LLC
Address
PO BOX 185, GALENA, OH 43021-0185
Preparer
Catherine E Ottingercpa
Phone
7409656853
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising and promotion 155 office 364 information technology 200 travel 4,184 conferences and meetings 13 professional development 214 non-investment depreciation 3,310 total 8,440”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Deferred revenue correction -150,000 in a prior year (2017) deferred revenue from a grant, or exchange transaction, was reported as revenue and it should have been deferred until it was earned. To better match that income with expenses when they incurred.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Tshirt machine 0 23,169 less accumulated depreciation 0 3,310 due from affilates 21,851 21,851 insurance ee portion 0 243 total 21,851 41,953”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Deferred revenue 0 106,420”

Form 990-ez, Part III

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

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28

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

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$150,686
Liabilities
$106,420
Net assets
$44,266
Revenue
$43,585
Expenses
$46,894
Net income
-$3,309
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
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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
Peer Organizations

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