Converge Lecture Series

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 82-1407571

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on May 02, 2022

Organization Profile www.convergecs.org

601 S Institute St Ste 3Colorado Springs, CO 80903

(719) 210-3726

Siviq Scores

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

0.00x

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

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

0.00x

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

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

-18%

Higher net margin than 22% of similar nonprofits.

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

$57,600

Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 43.7% of source-year revenue.

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

-92%

Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

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

39%

Faster revenue growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Down

$2,032

Down $24,235 (-92%) from 2019

Net Assets

$2,032

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Down

Down $57 (-100%) from 2019

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue55th percentile Net Margin22nd percentile

Revenue

$131,681

Up $36,820 (+39%) from 2019

Expenses

$155,859

Up $86,216 (+124%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$24,178

Down $49,396 (-196%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth3rd percentile

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

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2020

Assets$2,032

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$2,032

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth86th percentile

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

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2020

Revenue$131,681

Expenses$155,859

Net Income-$24,178

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed: May 2, 2022
Return Version: 2020v4.0

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Education for Colorado Springs residents

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Converge fellows program including intensive liturature course materials and access to all lecture events	-	$63,278
Large scale community lectures featuring nationally acclaimed poets and authors	-	$43,596
Adult reading program including currated materials	-	$34,243

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay93rd percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Samuel Stephenson	Executive Director Board Chair	FT	$57,600	-	$57,600
Samuel Sells	Board Secretary	-	$0	-	-
Jane Hilberry	Board Member	-	$0	-	-
Jenny Kruckeberg	Board Member	-	$0	-	-
John Stephenson	Board Treasurer	-	$0	-	-
Jeff Scholes	Board Member	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Converge Lecture Series
EIN: 82-1407571
Address: 601 S INSTITUTE ST STE 3, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80903

Signing Officer

Name: Samuel Stephenson
Title: Executive Director
Signed: 2022-05-02

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Schedule O:

“Part I Line 16 Other Expenses - 60012 Fellows Program - 20013 Adult Readingbook box program - 16807 Office Supplies and Software - 16362 Lecture Events - 4056 Misc - 2774 Part II Line 24 Other Assets Beginning of Year - 24500 Prepaid Deposit for Lecturer - 24500 No prepaid deposits for Lecturers at End of Year”

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Filings

Displayed year

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $2,032
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $2,032
Revenue: $131,681
Expenses: $155,859
Net income: -$24,178

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00	$0.18	$0.19	$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.01	$0.01	$0.00	$3.61	$3.37	$0.24
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.31	$0.31	$0.00	$2.35	$2.51	$0.16
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.01	$0.00	$0.01	$1.71	$1.72	$0.01
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.02	$0.00	$0.02	$1.32	$1.56	$0.24
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.26	$0.00		$0.95	$0.70	$0.25
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.01	$0.09		$0.74	$0.77	$0.02