Civic Intelligence

Blind Start of America

EIN 83-0443518 • 501(c)3 • Cerritos, CA

Profile

To help blind and visually impaired

13047 Artesia Blvd Ste C204Cerritos, CA 90703

www.blindstart.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

69th percentile

15%

Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

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.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

72nd percentile

15%

Faster asset growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

27th percentile

-30%

Faster revenue growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Up

$39,351

Up $5,000 (+15%) from 2015

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2015

Net Assets

Up

$39,351

Up $5,000 (+15%) from 2015

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin69th percentile

Revenue

Down

$33,416

Down $14,270 (-30%) from 2015

Expenses

Up

$28,416

Up $6,855 (+32%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

$5,000

Down $21,125 (-81%) from 2015

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth72nd percentile

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2010: $0Liabilities 2010: $4,1912010Assets 2011: $0Liabilities 2011: $4,3982011Assets 2012: $10,507Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $15,449Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $8,226Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $8,2262014Assets 2015: $34,351Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $34,3512015Assets 2016: $39,351Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $39,3512016

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$39,351
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$39,351
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth27th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2010: $24,670Expenses 2010: $46,283Net Income 2010: -$21,6132010Revenue 2011: $29,846Expenses 2011: $30,053Net Income 2011: -$2072011Revenue 2012: $29,885Expenses 2012: $14,980Net Income 2012: $14,9052012Revenue 2013: $15,609Expenses 2013: $10,667Net Income 2013: $4,9422013Revenue 2014: $9,796Expenses 2014: $17,019Net Income 2014: -$7,2232014Revenue 2015: $47,686Expenses 2015: $21,561Net Income 2015: $26,1252015Revenue 2016: $33,416Expenses 2016: $28,416Net Income 2016: $5,0002016

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$33,416
Expenses$28,416
Net Income$5,000
Open 2016 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$39,351
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$39,351
Revenue
$33,416
Expenses
$28,416
Net income
$5,000
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$39.4$0.00$39.4$33.4$28.4$5.00
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$34.4$0.00$34.4$47.7$21.6$26.1
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$8.23$0.00$8.23$9.80$17.0$7.22
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$15.4$0.00$15.6$10.7$4.94
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$10.5$0.00$29.9$15.0$14.9
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$4.40$29.8$30.1$0.21
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$4.19$24.7$46.3$21.6
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Nov 15, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$50,416
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To help blind and visually impaired

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
HELP BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS LEARN AND DEVELOP JOB-SPECIFIC SKILLS TO ENABLE THEM TO ULTIMATELY LEAD LIVES OF INDEPENDENCE THROUGH EDUCATION AND TRAINING-$21,581
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRIAN TOMCeopresdirPT$0--
JEANELLE PADRECfosecdirPT$0--
DAVID TAKAKAWADirector-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Mud & Sport$49,416$49,416$17,000$32,416
Total Events$49,416$49,416$17,000$32,416
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Blind Start of America
EIN
83-0443518
Address
13047 ARTESIA BLVD STE C204, CERRITOS, CA 90703

Signing Officer

Name
Jeanelle Padre
Title
VP Secretary Tr
Phone
5628607633
Signed
2017-11-15
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Dwight Nakata CPA Cfpr
Address
1442 E LINCOLN AVENUE STE 215, ORANGE, CA 92865-1934
Preparer
Dwight Nakata
Phone
7143295022
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description amountbank 350filing fees 35insurance 1,400meals 50office expenses 4,000program expeses 21,581”

Description of other assets Part II line 24

“Category beginning of year end of yearloan receivable 27,300 17,300”

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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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