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Small Business for a Better Michigan

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 82-4819085

Mar 22, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on May 21, 2019

Organization ProfileN/A
120 N Washington Square No 1000Lansing, MI 48893

(517) 482-8788

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

70th percentile

13%

Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2018

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

$25,410

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$25,410

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue57th percentileNet Margin70th percentile

Revenue

$196,000

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$170,590

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$25,410

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.

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2018: $25,410Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $25,4102018Assets 2019: $1,844Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $1,8442019Assets 2020: $3,790Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $3,7902020Assets 2021: $2,885Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $2,8852021Assets 2022: $11,365Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $11,3652022Assets 2024: $338Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $3382024

Highlighted filing

2018

Assets$25,410
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$25,410
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2018: $196,000Expenses 2018: $170,590Net Income 2018: $25,4102018Revenue 2019: $10,982Expenses 2019: $34,548Net Income 2019: -$23,5662019Revenue 2020: $6,509Expenses 2020: $4,563Net Income 2020: $1,9462020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $905Net Income 2021: -$9052021Revenue 2022: $30,000Expenses 2022: $21,520Net Income 2022: $8,4802022Revenue 2024: $1,003Expenses 2024: $6,505Net Income 2024: -$5,5022024

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$196,000
Expenses$170,590
Net Income$25,410
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Mar 22, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
May 21, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$196,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To promote free enterprise and protect small businesses against misleading and damaging ballot proposals.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
IN 2018, SMALL BUSINESS FOR A BETTER MICHIGAN WAS COMMITTED TO DEFEAT THE EARNED SICK TIME ACT, AND ANY OTHER PROPOSALS WHICH THREATENS MICHIGAN'S ECONOMY.$0$170,590
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ANTHONY STAMAS ENDED 111518Treasurer-$0--
ANN PARKERSecretary-$0--
ROBERT FOWLERPresident-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Small Business for a Better Michigan
EIN
82-4819085
Phone
5174828788
Address
120 N WASHINGTON SQUARE NO 1000, LANSING, MI 48893

Signing Officer

Name
Ann Parker
Title
Secretary
Phone
5174828788
Signed
2019-05-21
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Maner Costerisan Pc
Address
2425 E GRAND RIVER SUITE 1, LANSING, MI 48912-3291
Preparer
Jeffrey C Stevens CPA
Phone
5173237500
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: office supplies. Amount: 71.”

Raw XML Appendix113 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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IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt20
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IRS990EZ/OperateHospitalInd00
IRS990EZ/Organization501cInd0X
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IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd00
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IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd00
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IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd00
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IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt00
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IRS990EZ/TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt00
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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$25,410
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$25,410
Revenue
$196,000
Expenses
$170,590
Net income
$25,410
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.01$0.07$0.06
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.11$0.00$0.11$0.30$0.22$0.08
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.03$0.00$0.03$0.00$0.01$0.01
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.07$0.05$0.02
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.02$0.00$0.02$0.11$0.35$0.24
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$0.25$1.96$1.71$0.25
Peer Organizations

Similar nonprofits based on the same Siviq industry and scale cohort. 2018 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits