Civic Intelligence

The Backyard Experience

EIN 82-2056937 • 501(c)3 • Schaumburg, IL

Profile

We accomplish our vision through an expanding variety of events and programs all infused with imagination & creativity. The 4 main areas we concentrate on are education, healthcare, special needs & community. This includes a fantastic partnership with the chuck jones center for creativity in california and their wonderful programs.

1244 Remington RoadSchaumburg, IL 60173

www.thebackyardexperience.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 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2021

Net Margin

15th percentile

-46%

Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

19th percentile

-45%

Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-72%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$9,652

Down $7,885 (-45%) from 2020

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Down

$9,652

Down $7,885 (-45%) from 2020

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin15th percentile

Revenue

Down

$16,780

Down $43,937 (-72%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$24,432

Down $39,718 (-62%) from 2020

Net Income

Down

-$7,652

Down $4,219 (-123%) from 2020

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth19th percentile

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

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2017: $701Net Assets 2017: $7012017Assets 2019: $19,743Net Assets 2019: $19,7432019Assets 2020: $17,537Net Assets 2020: $17,5372020Assets 2021: $9,652Net Assets 2021: $9,6522021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$9,652
Liabilities-
Net Assets$9,652
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth10th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2017: $1,708Expenses 2017: $1,007Net Income 2017: $7012017Revenue 2019: $74,617Expenses 2019: $57,948Net Income 2019: $16,6692019Revenue 2020: $60,717Expenses 2020: $64,150Net Income 2020: -$3,4332020Revenue 2021: $16,780Expenses 2021: $24,432Net Income 2021: -$7,6522021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$16,780
Expenses$24,432
Net Income-$7,652
Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$9,652
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$9,652
Revenue
$16,780
Expenses
$24,432
Net income
-$7,652
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.65$9.65$16.8$24.4$7.65
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$17.5$17.5$60.7$64.2$3.43
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$19.7$19.7$74.6$57.9$16.7
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.70$0.70$1.71$1.01$0.70
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Apr 1, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$16,780
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

We accomplish our vision through an expanding variety of events and programs all infused with imagination & creativity. The 4 main areas we concentrate on are education, healthcare, special needs & community. This includes a fantastic partnership with the chuck jones center for creativity in california and their wonderful programs.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ART EDUCATION TRAINING AND CLASSES-$14,242
ART EDUCATION--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BENJAMIN OLSONPresident-$0--
MATTHEW FRANKSecretary-$0--
LEIF JENSENTreasurer-$0--
KAREN MILLERDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Backyard Experience
EIN
82-2056937
Phone
6302833621
Address
1244 REMINGTON ROAD, SCHAUMBURG, IL 60173

Signing Officer

Name
Benjamin Olson
Title
President
Phone
6302833621
Signed
2022-04-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Leif Jensen and Associaties Ltd
Address
1881 COMMERCE DR STE 105, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007-2134
Preparer
Leif Jensen
Phone
8476909454
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 144 insurance 1,663 umbrella 348 non-investment depreciation 304 total 2,459”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“ASSET 0 PYA -234”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Gearpress 1,490 1,490 less accumulated depreciation 426 730 total 1,064 760”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“We accomplish our vision through an expanding variety of events and programs all infused with imagination & creativity. The 4 main areas we concentrate on are education, healthcare, special needs & community. This includes a fantastic partnership with the chuck jones center for creativity in california and their wonderful programs.”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“Art education training and classes”

Raw XML Appendix119 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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