Civic Intelligence

Please Tell Me the Truth Inc

EIN 81-2887479 • 501(c)3 • Encinitas, CA

Profile

Christian apologetics and evangelism

324 Encinitas BlvdEncinitas, CA 92024

pleasetellmethetruth.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Net Margin

25th percentile

-17%

Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

10th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

93rd percentile

123%

Faster revenue growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$10,713

Down $1,114 (-9.4%) from 2021

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2021

Net Assets

Down

$10,713

Down $1,114 (-9.4%) from 2021

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin25th percentile

Revenue

Up

$23,914

Up $8,914 (+59%) from 2021

Expenses

Up

$25,028

Up $16,401 (+190%) from 2021

Net Income

Down

-$1,114

Down $7,487 (-117%) from 2021

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth10th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2017: $3,771Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $3,7712017Assets 2018: $6,151Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $6,1512018Assets 2019: $1,238Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $1,2382019Assets 2020: $5,454Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $5,4542020Assets 2021: $11,827Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $11,8272021Assets 2022: $10,713Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $10,7132022

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$10,713
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$10,713
Open 2022 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth93rd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2017: $43,288Expenses 2017: $61,715Net Income 2017: -$18,4272017Revenue 2018: $25,914Expenses 2018: $23,534Net Income 2018: $2,3802018Revenue 2019: $12,857Expenses 2019: $17,770Net Income 2019: -$4,9132019Revenue 2020: $10,131Expenses 2020: $5,915Net Income 2020: $4,2162020Revenue 2021: $15,000Expenses 2021: $8,627Net Income 2021: $6,3732021Revenue 2022: $23,914Expenses 2022: $25,028Net Income 2022: -$1,1142022

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$23,914
Expenses$25,028
Net Income-$1,114
Open 2022 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2022 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$10,713
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$10,713
Revenue
$23,914
Expenses
$25,028
Net income
-$1,114
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$10.7$0.00$10.7$23.9$25.0$1.11
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$11.8$0.00$11.8$15.0$8.63$6.37
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.45$0.00$5.45$10.1$5.92$4.22
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.24$0.00$1.24$12.9$17.8$4.91
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.15$0.00$6.15$25.9$23.5$2.38
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.77$0.00$3.77$43.3$61.7$18.4
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2022 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2021 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Mar 30, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.1
Gross Receipts
$15,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Christian apologetics and evangelism

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Books and videos published, web site active, evangelism outreaches conducted-$8,626
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Mark StenglerDirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Please Tell Me the Truth Inc
EIN
81-2887479
Address
324 Encinitas Blvd, Encinitas, CA 92024

Signing Officer

Name
Mark Stengler
Title
Director
Phone
7602742377
Signed
2022-03-30
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Preparer

Firm
Ken Cunningham CPA
Address
1555 Rosewood Street, Mountain Home, ID 83647
Preparer
Kenneth Cunningham
Phone
7608455321
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other assets Part II line 24

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearReceivables 0 316”

Raw XML Appendix121 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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