Civic Intelligence

Comicbooks for Kids

EIN 82-1691809 • 501(c)3 • Saint Charles, IL

Profile

To provide comic books and other pop culture items to children in hospitals and cancer centers

4230 River View DriveSaint Charles, IL 60174

www.comicbooksforkids.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

61st percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

33rd percentile

-7.2%

Higher net margin than 33% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

88th percentile

$8,809

Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 5.8% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

60th percentile

3.4%

Faster asset growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

33rd percentile

-18%

Faster revenue growth than 33% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$431,091

Up $17,855 (+4.3%) from 2023

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$431,091

Up $17,855 (+4.3%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue61st percentileNet Margin33rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$123,875

Up $41,910 (+51%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$106,166

Up $18,264 (+21%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

$17,709

Up $23,646 (+398%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth60th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2021: $369,468Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $369,4682021Assets 2022: $399,673Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $399,6732022Assets 2023: $413,236Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $413,2362023Assets 2024: $431,091Net Assets 2024: $431,0912024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$431,091
Liabilities-
Net Assets$431,091
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth33rd percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2021: $150,782Expenses 2021: $48,318Net Income 2021: $102,4642021Revenue 2022: $99,420Expenses 2022: $69,215Net Income 2022: $30,2052022Revenue 2023: $81,965Expenses 2023: $87,902Net Income 2023: -$5,9372023Revenue 2024: $123,875Expenses 2024: $106,166Net Income 2024: $17,7092024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$123,875
Expenses$106,166
Net Income$17,709
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$431,091
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$431,091
Revenue
$123,875
Expenses
$106,166
Net income
$17,709
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.31$4.31$1.24$1.06$0.18
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.13$0.00$4.13$0.82$0.88$0.06
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.00$0.00$4.00$0.99$0.69$0.30
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.69$0.00$3.69$1.51$0.48$1.02
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Apr 3, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$123,875
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide comic books and other pop culture items to children in hospitals and cancer centers.

To provide comic books and other pop culture items to children in hospitals and cancer centers

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO PROVIDE COMIC BOOKS AND OTHER POP CULTURE ITEMS TO CHILDREN IN HOSPITALS AND CANCER CENTERS-$106,166
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay88th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MARK WEISSPresidentFT$20,000-$20,000
LAURA F WEISSDirectorPT$10,000-$10,000
ADAM CONLEYSecretary-$0--
MICHELLE WEISSDirectorPT$0--
JON BETANCOURTDirector-$0--
KAE WINTERSDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Comicbooks for Kids
EIN
82-1691809
Phone
6306596087
Address
4230 RIVER VIEW DRIVE, SAINT CHARLES, IL 60174

Signing Officer

Name
Mark Weiss
Title
President
Phone
6306596087
Signed
2025-04-03

Preparer

Firm
Haines & Associates LLC
Address
1121 E MAIN ST SUITE 407, ST CHARLES, IL 60174
Preparer
Justin Browning
Phone
6305245118
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses 8,156 7,313 1,622 24 auto expense 2,341 bank service fee 35 business license fee 41 ebay/paypal/admin 996 hospital 2,323 medical 3,609 outside services 4,310 pez expense 1,460 shipping/postage 6,766 spanish/bilingual 2,108 subscriptions 671 telephone expense 750 uncatagorized expense 13,327 wix web hosting 998 total 56,850”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Comics, collectibles, misc 224,236 252,438 total 224,236 252,438”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“To provide comic books and other pop culture items to children in hospitals and cancer centers”

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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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