Civic Intelligence

Better Life Ministries

EIN 84-1213411 • 501(c)3 • Greeley, CO

Profile

ToTeach,Preach,andPromoteChristianLiving

1020 21st AveGreeley, CO 80631-3655

www.ethnoscommission.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

76th percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Liabilities / Revenue

76th percentile

0.03x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 76% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Net Margin

64th percentile

10%

Higher net margin than 64% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Top Officer Pay

87th percentile

$18,575

Higher top officer pay than 87% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 6.4% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Asset Growth

80th percentile

30%

Faster asset growth than 80% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Revenue Growth

77th percentile

29%

Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets76th percentile

Assets

Down

$120,573

Down $8,741 (-6.8%) from 2023

Liabilities

Down

$2,974

Down $2,165 (-42%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$117,599

Down $6,576 (-5.3%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue76th percentileNet Margin64th percentile

Revenue

Down

$225,551

Down $39,427 (-15%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$232,127

Down $7,013 (-2.9%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

-$6,576

Down $32,414 (-125%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth80th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $15,921Liabilities 2011: $2,4552011Assets 2012: $19,667Liabilities 2012: $2,2962012Assets 2013: $13,780Liabilities 2013: $3,5822013Assets 2014: $13,762Liabilities 2014: $2,3172014Assets 2015: $13,455Liabilities 2015: $2,2372015Assets 2016: $12,171Liabilities 2016: $4,1712016Assets 2017: $24,771Liabilities 2017: $5,0362017Assets 2018: $34,629Liabilities 2018: $4,3582018Assets 2019: $36,965Liabilities 2019: $3,1842019Assets 2020: $53,090Liabilities 2020: $9,7882020Assets 2021: $50,177Liabilities 2021: $5,257Net Assets 2021: $44,9202021Assets 2022: $108,118Liabilities 2022: $9,781Net Assets 2022: $98,3372022Assets 2023: $129,314Liabilities 2023: $5,139Net Assets 2023: $124,1752023Assets 2024: $120,573Liabilities 2024: $2,974Net Assets 2024: $117,5992024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$120,573
Liabilities$2,974
Net Assets$117,599
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth77th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $120,895Expenses 2011: $120,646Net Income 2011: $2492011Revenue 2012: $117,203Expenses 2012: $114,253Net Income 2012: $2,9502012Revenue 2013: $111,209Expenses 2013: $117,427Net Income 2013: -$6,2182013Revenue 2014: $79,351Expenses 2014: $78,105Net Income 2014: $1,2462014Revenue 2015: $78,256Expenses 2015: $78,483Net Income 2015: -$2272015Revenue 2016: $73,852Expenses 2016: $74,461Net Income 2016: -$6092016Revenue 2017: $80,526Expenses 2017: $68,790Net Income 2017: $11,7362017Revenue 2018: $87,009Expenses 2018: $76,472Net Income 2018: $10,5372018Revenue 2019: $103,162Expenses 2019: $99,653Net Income 2019: $3,5092019Revenue 2020: $130,497Expenses 2020: $120,976Net Income 2020: $9,5212020Revenue 2021: $177,224Expenses 2021: $175,606Net Income 2021: $1,6182021Revenue 2022: $286,414Expenses 2022: $232,997Net Income 2022: $53,4172022Revenue 2023: $264,978Expenses 2023: $239,140Net Income 2023: $25,8382023Revenue 2024: $225,551Expenses 2024: $232,127Net Income 2024: -$6,5762024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$225,551
Expenses$232,127
Net Income-$6,576
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.

Open filing
Assets
$120,573
Liabilities
$2,974
Net assets
$117,599
Revenue
$225,551
Expenses
$232,127
Net income
-$6,576
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.21$0.03$1.18$2.26$2.32$0.07
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.29$0.05$1.24$2.65$2.39$0.26
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.08$0.10$0.98$2.86$2.33$0.53
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.50$0.05$0.45$1.77$1.76$0.02
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.53$0.10$1.30$1.21$0.10
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.37$0.03$1.03$1.00$0.04
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.35$0.04$0.87$0.76$0.11
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.25$0.05$0.81$0.69$0.12
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.12$0.04$0.74$0.74$0.01
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.13$0.02$0.78$0.78$0.00
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.14$0.02$0.79$0.78$0.01
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.14$0.04$1.11$1.17$0.06
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.20$0.02$1.17$1.14$0.03
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.16$0.02$1.21$1.21$0.00
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2024 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2021 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Apr 27, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$177,224
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Better Life Ministries exists to evangelize the lost with the Gospel of Jesus Christ make disciples strengthen and develop healthy churches and equip leaders to serve Him faithfully.

ToTeach,Preach,andPromoteChristianLiving

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Evangelism,churchdevelopment,counseling,discipleship,andleadershiptraining.Numerouspeoplewereevangelized,trainedthroughliterature,visitation,churchdevelopment.5168peoplewerereached.MinistriesweredonewithNativeAmericans,Hispanicsandotherpopulations.$46,066$175,606
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay87th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Charles G BurtonCharimanFT$7,700$27,123$34,823
Joseph ShehataBoard Treasurer-$0--
John LargoBoard Secretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Better Life Ministries
EIN
84-1213411
In Care Of
% Charles Gene Burton
Address
1020 21ST AVE, GREELEY, CO 80631-3655

Signing Officer

Name
Charles Gene Burton
Title
Chairman of the Board
Signed
2022-04-27
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 10

“| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Ministry to the needy to spread the Gospel in the African region, $18100| Ministry to the needy to spread the Gospel in the Asian region, $27966|”

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Local travel and conference, $5711| Outreach Education and help to the needy, $15537| Depreciation, $3071|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Capital expenditures and accumulate depreciation., $, $3511|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts payable and credit card balance as of 12 31 2021, $9788, $5257|”

Raw XML Appendix158 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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