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Better Cities Project
990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 83-4568874
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Net Margin
93rd percentile
Higher net margin than 93% of similar nonprofits.
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Asset Growth
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Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
$70,947
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Net Assets
$70,947
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Liabilities
$0
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Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$129,188
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Expenses
$58,241
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Net Income
$70,947
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
- Signed
- May 26, 2021
- Return Version
- 2019v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $129,188
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Bcp uncovers ideas that work, promotes realistic solutions, and forges partnerships that help people in america's largest cities live free and happy lives.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| IN 2019, OUR MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS WERE LARGELY RELATED TO ESTABLISHING THE ORGANIZATION AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER GROUPS WORKING ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF OUR MISSION. ADMINISTRATIVELY, WE DEVELOPED A ROBUST STRATEGIC PAN AND PURSUED FUNDING FOR A NATIONWIDE REPORT ON THE GIG ECONOMY, WHILE ALSO GETTING OUR WEBSITE ESTABLISHED AND ATTENDING RELEVANT EVENTS FOR PUBLIC- POLICY PROFESSIONALS. PROGRAMMATICALLY, WE CREATED A NEWSLETTR-OUR PRIMARY TOOL FOR REACHING THOSE INTERESTED IN LOCAL-GOVERNMENT POLICY-THAT REACHES 5,000-13,000 PEOPLE EACH TIME IT IS PRODUCED. | - | $16,179 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREG BROOKS | President | FT | $9,000 | - | $9,000 |
| JOHN GABRIEL | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JARRETT SKORUP | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| MEGAN LICURSI | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Better Cities Project
- EIN
- 83-4568874
- Address
- 4700 W ROCHELLE AVE STE 141, LAS VEGAS, NV 89103-3822
Signing Officer
- Name
- Greg Brooks
- Title
- President
- Signed
- 2021-05-26
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Jansen Valk Thompson & Reahm Pc
- Address
- 7171 STADIUM DR, KALAMAZOO, MI 49009-4943
- Preparer
- Rhonda L Newman
- Phone
- 2693817600
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office 510 information technology 1,172 travel 3,579 conferences/meetings 1,700 subscriptions 2,500 total 9,461”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“Bcp uncovers ideas that work, promotes realistic solutions, and forges partnerships that help people in america's largest cities live free and happy lives.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“In 2019, our major achievements were largely related to establishing the organization and partnerships with other groups working on various aspects of our mission. Administratively, we developed a robust strategic pan and pursued funding for a nationwide report on the gig economy, while also getting our website established and attending relevant events for public- policy professionals. Programmatically, we created a newslettr-our primary tool for reaching those interested in local-government policy-that reaches 5,000-13,000 people each time it is produced.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $70,947
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $70,947
- Revenue
- $129,188
- Expenses
- $58,241
- Net income
- $70,947