Civic Intelligence

The Better Hour Foundation Inc

EIN 83-2080596 • 501(c)4 • Raleigh, NC

Profile

The better hour foundation inc. Is a social welfare organization dedicated to improving the lives of the citizens of north carolina and elsewhere through its education and advocacy efforts.

PO Box 10462Raleigh, NC 27605

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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 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2023

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-100%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

A valid growth rate could not be computed from the available filing history.

Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$0

Down $4,292 (-100%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $4,292 (-100%) from 2022

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Flat

$0

Flat from 2022

Expenses

Down

$4,292

Down $10,641 (-71%) from 2022

Net Income

Up

-$4,292

Up $10,641 (+71%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2018: $96,121Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $96,1212018Assets 2019: $338,881Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $338,8812019Assets 2020: $12,957Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $12,9572020Assets 2021: $19,225Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $19,2252021Assets 2022: $4,292Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $4,2922022Assets 2023: $0Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2018: $108,750Expenses 2018: $12,629Net Income 2018: $96,1212018Revenue 2019: $285,525Expenses 2019: $42,765Net Income 2019: $242,7602019Revenue 2020: $654,065Expenses 2020: $979,989Net Income 2020: -$325,9242020Revenue 2021: $20,991Expenses 2021: $14,723Net Income 2021: $6,2682021Revenue 2022: $0Expenses 2022: $14,933Net Income 2022: -$14,9332022Revenue 2023: $0Expenses 2023: $4,292Net Income 2023: -$4,2922023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$0
Expenses$4,292
Net Income-$4,292
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$4,292
Net income
-$4,292
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.04$0.04
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.04$0.00$0.04$0.00$0.15$0.15
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.00$0.19$0.21$0.15$0.06
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.13$0.00$0.13$6.54$9.80$3.26
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.39$0.00$3.39$2.86$0.43$2.43
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.96$0.00$0.96$1.09$0.13$0.96
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Dec 31, 2022 to Aug 31, 2023
Signed
Aug 16, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The purpose of the corporation is to further the common good and general welfare of the people of north carolina by promoting lower taxes, less government and economic prosperity, sponsoring faith-based intiatives to alleviate poverty, and to engage in any and all lawful activities that are appropriate to carry out and fulfill any or all such purposes.

Education & advocacy to improve lives of nc citizens

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE BETTER HOUR FOUNDATION HAS USED VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO CIRCULATE ARTICLES AND CURRENT AFFAIR INFORMATION TO HIGHLIGHT MATTERS THAT THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES IS IMPORTANT TO THE CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2023, THE ORGANIZATION WOUND UP ACTIVITY AND DISSOLVED.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay89th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
WILLIAM R GUPTONTreasurer/Secretary-$0--
DAVID LONGOPresident-$0--
HOWARD L SHOE JRDirector-$0--
MARVIN B BENNETT JRDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Better Hour Foundation Inc
EIN
83-2080596
Phone
9848844427
Address
PO BOX 10462, RALEIGH, NC 27605

Signing Officer

Name
William Gupton
Title
Secretary/treasurer
Phone
9848844427
Signed
2023-08-16
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Greerwalker Llp
Address
227 WEST TRADE ST SUITE 1100, CHARLOTTE, NC 28202
Preparer
Paula P Tilley
Phone
7043770239
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: web hosting. Amount: 280. Description: miscellaneous expenses. Amount: 87. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 367.”

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