Civic Intelligence

Two Burning Candles

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 82-3452352

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Apr 21, 2021

Organization Profiletwoburningcandles.org
309 North Shore DriveSunset Beach, NC 28468

(252) 373-1127

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2020

Net Margin

77th percentile

37%

Higher net margin than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

2020 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

71st percentile

57%

Faster asset growth than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

34th percentile

-30%

Faster revenue growth than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE P20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$37,430

Up $13,642 (+57%) from 2019

Net Assets

Up

$37,430

Up $13,642 (+57%) from 2019

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin77th percentile

Revenue

Down

$37,035

Down $15,966 (-30%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$23,393

Down $38,801 (-62%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$13,642

Up $22,835 (+248%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth71st percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2018: $32,981Net Assets 2018: $32,9812018Assets 2019: $23,788Net Assets 2019: $23,7882019Assets 2020: $37,430Net Assets 2020: $37,4302020Assets 2021: $146,691Net Assets 2021: $146,6912021Assets 2022: $147,507Net Assets 2022: $147,5072022Assets 2023: $233,950Net Assets 2023: $233,9502023Assets 2024: $283,797Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $283,7972024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$37,430
Liabilities-
Net Assets$37,430
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth34th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2018: $98,072Expenses 2018: $65,091Net Income 2018: $32,9812018Revenue 2019: $53,001Expenses 2019: $62,194Net Income 2019: -$9,1932019Revenue 2020: $37,035Expenses 2020: $23,393Net Income 2020: $13,6422020Revenue 2021: $180,184Expenses 2021: $70,923Net Income 2021: $109,2612021Revenue 2022: $121,143Expenses 2022: $120,327Net Income 2022: $8162022Revenue 2023: $188,019Expenses 2023: $101,576Net Income 2023: $86,4432023Revenue 2024: $209,107Expenses 2024: $159,260Net Income 2024: $49,8472024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$37,035
Expenses$23,393
Net Income$13,642
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Apr 21, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$37,035
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Reducing poverty in Kenya, Africa through humanitarian assistance, free educational programs, to provide food, shelter, clothing for orphans and homeless children, programs for the elderly, and teaching financial self-sufficiency.

Reducing poverty in Kenya, Africa through humanitarian assistance, free educational programs, to provide food, shelter, clothing

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Children's projects in Kenya$0$13,798
Mission team and community projects to support Kenya$0$4,610
Agricultural projects in Kenya$0$3,680
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Patty CarterPresident/TreasurerPT$0--
Kenneth CarterVice President-$0--
Shari SwensonSecretary-$0--
Wendy WingroveDirector-$0--
Susan SaltzmanDirector-$0--
John WalzDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Two Burning Candles
EIN
82-3452352
Phone
2523731127
Address
309 North Shore Drive, Sunset Beach, NC 28468

Signing Officer

Name
Patty Carter
Title
President
Phone
2523731127
Signed
2021-04-21
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Starling CPA PLLC
Address
5232 Spreading Branch Rd, Hope Mills, NC 28348
Preparer
Jennifer K Starling
Phone
9109874629
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Children's projects; Kenya projects; : , , , ; , 13798.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Agricultural projects; Kenya projects; : , , , ; , 3680.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Mission team projects; Kenya projects; : , , , ; , 2425.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Community projects; Kenya projects; : , , , ; , 2185.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Bank and wire fees 555.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$37,430
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$37,430
Revenue
$37,035
Expenses
$23,393
Net income
$13,642
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.84$0.00$2.84$2.09$1.59$0.50
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.34$2.34$1.88$1.02$0.86
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.48$1.48$1.21$1.20$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.47$1.47$1.80$0.71$1.09
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.37$0.37$0.23$0.14
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.24$0.24$0.53$0.62$0.09
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.33$0.33$0.98$0.65$0.33