Civic Intelligence

Hows Project

EIN 84-2151178 • 501(c)3 • Ruckersville, VA

Profile

The hows project mission is to address an overlooked need to help improve the lives and well-being of outside dogs in charlottesville and surrounding counties.

PO Box 56Ruckersville, VA 22968

housesofwoodandstraw.org

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 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2024

Net Margin

21st percentile

-25%

Higher net margin than 21% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

85th percentile

$10,500

Higher top officer pay than 85% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 10.1% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

37th percentile

-13%

Faster asset growth than 37% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

35th percentile

-18%

Faster revenue growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$199,662

Up $32,171 (+19%) from 2022

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin21st percentile

Revenue

Down

$126,877

Down $4,975 (-3.8%) from 2022

Expenses

Up

$94,707

Up $9,918 (+12%) from 2022

Net Income

Down

$32,170

Down $14,893 (-32%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth37th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2020: $84,124Net Assets 2020: $84,1242020Assets 2021: $120,424Net Assets 2021: $120,4242021Assets 2022: $167,491Net Assets 2022: $167,4912022Assets 2023: $199,662Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$199,662
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-
Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth35th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Revenue 2020: $84,242Expenses 2020: $78,591Net Income 2020: $5,6512020Revenue 2021: $118,866Expenses 2021: $82,566Net Income 2021: $36,3002021Revenue 2022: $131,852Expenses 2022: $84,789Net Income 2022: $47,0632022Revenue 2023: $126,877Expenses 2023: $94,707Net Income 2023: $32,1702023

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$126,877
Expenses$94,707
Net Income$32,170
Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$199,662
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
-
Revenue
$126,877
Expenses
$94,707
Net income
$32,170
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.00$0.00$1.27$0.95$0.32
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.67$1.67$1.32$0.85$0.47
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.20$1.20$1.19$0.83$0.36
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.84$0.84$0.84$0.79$0.06
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2022 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
Signed
Nov 2, 2023
Return Version
2022v5.0
Gross Receipts
$131,852
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The hows project mission is to address an overlooked need to help improve the lives and well-being of outside dogs in charlottesville and surrounding counties.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO PROVIDE SHELTER TO OUTSIDE DOGS, ERECT DOG FENCES TO ALLOW FREEDOM FROM CHAINS, PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPLIES FOR DOGS AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF OUTSIDE DOGS.-$73,458
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay85th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
STACEY NORRISPresidentPT$9,500-$9,500
ANDREA DENTONSecretary-$0--
MARY BARRICKTreasurer-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Hows Project
EIN
84-2151178
Phone
4348821847
Address
PO BOX 56, RUCKERSVILLE, VA 22968

Signing Officer

Name
Virginia C Hanssen
Title
Current Treasurer
Phone
4348821847
Signed
2023-11-02
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Robinson Farmer Cox Associates
Address
530 WESTFIELD RD, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22901-1726
Preparer
Matthew a Mclearen
Phone
4349738314
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising and promotion 4,471 office 288 information technology 1,266 insurance 1,806 animal care 35,649 bedding 1,962 building materials 7,453 memberships 77 misc 599 pet essentials 5,296 pet food 4,518 storage 2,299 transportation 8,604 total 74,288”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The hows project mission is to address an overlooked need to help improve the lives and well-being of outside dogs in charlottesville and surrounding counties.”

Raw XML Appendix131 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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