Civic Intelligence

Why Not Charleston

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 82-1949955

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

Organization ProfileWWW. WHYNOTCHARLESTON.COM
1345 Old Georgetown Road No CMT Pleasant, SC 29464

(843) 410-8568

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

97th percentile

79%

Higher net margin than 97% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

$6,547

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Net Assets

$6,547

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin97th percentile

Revenue

$8,268

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$1,721

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$6,547

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2017: $6,547Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $6,5472017Assets 2019: $21,500Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $21,5002019Assets 2020: $85,476Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $85,4762020Assets 2022: $50,221Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $50,2212022Assets 2024: $18,879Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $18,8792024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$6,547
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$6,547
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2017: $8,268Expenses 2017: $1,721Net Income 2017: $6,5472017Revenue 2019: $108,844Expenses 2019: $108,499Net Income 2019: $3452019Revenue 2020: $129,229Expenses 2020: $65,253Net Income 2020: $63,9762020Revenue 2022: $140,263Expenses 2022: $164,953Net Income 2022: -$24,6902022Revenue 2024: $120,482Expenses 2024: $151,550Net Income 2024: -$31,0682024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$8,268
Expenses$1,721
Net Income$6,547
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
May 14, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$8,268
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Why not charleston is committed to supporting people discover, develop, and deploy their gifts and resources to strengthen the influence of the gospel in our city, charleston, sc. Our mission is to see a city renewed by a gospel-rich lifestyle. We fulfill this mission by connecting believers with a common desire to reach and serve their communities. We feel that the greatest way to share the benefits of a gospel-rich lifestyle with our community is by educating families in how to look to an use the gospel as a guide in building strong families and by connecting churches within the community with teachers in our schools as a way to facilitate those churches desire to support the teachers in their efforts to educate the children of our community.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
FIRESTARTERS - A FIRESTARTER IS A WOMAN OF GOD WHO PROFESSES HER FAITH WITH FIERCE PRECISION. WHEN YOU COME TO A FIRESTARTERS GATHERING, YOU CAN EXPECT A RIGOROUS AND ENGAGING EXPERIENCE. GATHERINGS PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A PERSONAL CONFRONTATION WITH THE WORD OF GOD IN ORDER TO ASSUME YOUR PROPER POSITION IN CHRIST. FROM MARRIAGE, TO PARENTING, TO A MONTHLY DISCUSSION ON GOD'S VISION FOR YOUR PERSONAL MINISTRY, FIRESTARTERS COME TOGETHER TO BE STRENGTHENED AND TO GO BACK OUT TO SERVE AND MINISTER STRONGER AND BRIGHTER IN THEIR FIRE FOR GOD.$0$1,600
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MEGGAN CORBINChairman-$0--
BRANDON HOFFMANTreasurer-$0--
STACY ANDERSONSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Why Not Charleston
EIN
82-1949955
Phone
8434108568
Address
1345 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD NO C, MT PLEASANT, SC 29464

Signing Officer

Name
Brandon Hoffman
Title
Treasurer
Phone
8434108568
Signed
2018-05-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Hoffman & Hoffman CPA Pa
Address
PO BOX 31212, CHARLESTON, SC 29417
Preparer
Brandon J Hoffman
Phone
8437663465
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: bank fees. Amount: 121. Description: website development. Amount: 1,600. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 1,721.”

Raw XML Appendix131 raw XML fields

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$6,547
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$6,547
Revenue
$8,268
Expenses
$1,721
Net income
$6,547
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.19$0.00$0.19$1.20$1.52$0.31
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.00$0.50$1.40$1.65$0.25
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.85$0.00$0.85$1.29$0.65$0.64
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.22$0.00$0.22$1.09$1.08$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$0.07$0.08$0.02$0.07