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Cara Foundation

990PF • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 82-2688651

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Nov 17, 2019

Organization Profile
3261 Ross RoadPalo Alto, CA 94303

(314) 422-3194

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

59th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

59th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

99th percentile

100%

Higher net margin than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

100th percentile

869900%

Faster asset growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

100th percentile

869900%

Faster revenue growth than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets59th percentile

Assets

Up

$8,700

Up $8,699 (+869900%) from 2017

Net Assets

$8,700

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue59th percentileNet Margin99th percentile

Revenue

Up

$8,700

Up $8,699 (+869900%) from 2017

Expenses

Flat

$0

Flat from 2017

Net Income

Up

$8,700

Up $8,699 (+869900%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth100th percentile

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2017: $1Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $8,700Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $8,7002018Assets 2019: $31,710Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $31,7102019Assets 2020: $31,911Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $31,9112020Assets 2021: $28,709Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $28,7092021Assets 2022: $25,445Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $25,4452022Assets 2023: $23,834Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $23,8342023Assets 2024: $23,057Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $23,0572024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$8,700
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$8,700
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth100th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2017: $1Expenses 2017: $0Net Income 2017: $12017Revenue 2018: $8,700Expenses 2018: $0Net Income 2018: $8,7002018Revenue 2019: $29,751Expenses 2019: $6,741Net Income 2019: $23,0102019Revenue 2020: $3,077Expenses 2020: $2,876Net Income 2020: $2012020Revenue 2021: $2,000Expenses 2021: $5,202Net Income 2021: -$3,2022021Revenue 2022: $194Expenses 2022: $3,458Net Income 2022: -$3,2642022Revenue 2023: $718Expenses 2023: $2,329Net Income 2023: -$1,6112023Revenue 2024: $723Expenses 2024: $1,500Net Income 2024: -$7772024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$8,700
Expenses$0
Net Income$8,700
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Nov 17, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
RANDOLPH TSIENPresident & CEOPT$0--
ASHLEY TSIENSecretaryPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Cara Foundation
EIN
82-2688651
Phone
3144223194
Address
3261 ROSS ROAD, PALO ALTO, CA 94303

Signing Officer

Name
Randolph Tsien
Title
President & CEO
Phone
6502234282
Signed
2019-11-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Ashley Tsien
Address
3261 ROSS RD, PALO ALTO, CA 94303-4155
Preparer
Ashley Tsien
Phone
6502234282
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Filings

Displayed year

2018 • Form 990PFDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$8,700
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$8,700
Revenue
$8,700
Expenses
$0
Net income
$8,700
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$23.1$0.00$23.1$0.72$1.50$0.78
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$23.8$0.00$23.8$0.72$2.33$1.61
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$25.4$0.00$25.4$0.19$3.46$3.26
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$28.7$0.00$28.7$2.00$5.20$3.20
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$31.9$0.00$31.9$3.08$2.88$0.20
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$31.7$0.00$31.7$29.8$6.74$23.0
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.70$0.00$8.70$8.70$0.00$8.70
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00