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Better Pennsylvania Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 84-3194010

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Feb 19, 2020

Organization ProfileN/A
1740 Main StreetMechanicsburg, PA 17055

(717) 697-2111

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

57th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

56th percentile

0.00x

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

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

72nd percentile

14%

Higher net margin than 72% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2019

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets57th percentile

Assets

$11,874

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$11,874

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue56th percentileNet Margin72nd percentile

Revenue

$85,000

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$73,126

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$11,874

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2019: $11,874Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $11,8742019Assets 2020: $173,222Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $173,2222020Assets 2021: $88,045Liabilities 2021: $528Net Assets 2021: $87,5172021Assets 2022: $83,959Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $83,9592022Assets 2023: $1,175,250Liabilities 2023: $7,595Net Assets 2023: $1,167,6552023Assets 2024: $509,916Liabilities 2024: $7,595Net Assets 2024: $502,3212024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$11,874
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$11,874
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$6.0M$4.0M$2.0M$0-$2.0MRevenue 2019: $85,000Expenses 2019: $73,126Net Income 2019: $11,8742019Revenue 2020: $1,810,996Expenses 2020: $1,649,647Net Income 2020: $161,3492020Revenue 2021: $324,987Expenses 2021: $410,692Net Income 2021: -$85,7052021Revenue 2022: $1,726,800Expenses 2022: $1,725,491Net Income 2022: $1,3092022Revenue 2023: $1,625,000Expenses 2023: $559,736Net Income 2023: $1,065,2642023Revenue 2024: $3,500,203Expenses 2024: $4,165,537Net Income 2024: -$665,3342024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$85,000
Expenses$73,126
Net Income$11,874
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Feb 19, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$85,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Better pennsylvania exists to advance a more progressive economic and democratic policy agenda in pennsylvania. Our goals are to analyze and advocate for policy priorities and to educate, engage, and mobilize people in order to build and demonstrate public will to improve policies that affect the pocketbooks, quality of life and democratic participation of average pennsylvanians.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATING 44,000 CITIZENS ABOUT THE HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND THEIR EXPOSURE TO SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS VIA COMMUNICATION BY MAIL.$0$39,109
EDUCATING 16,100 CITIZENS ABOUT THE HIGHT COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND THEIR EXPOSURE TO SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS VIA PHONE CALLS.$0$20,920
EDUCATING 13,000 CITIZENS ABOUT THE HIGH COST OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND THEIR EXPOSURE TO SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS VIA A DIGITAL AD CAMPAIGN.$0$11,097
OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES$0$2,000
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
WILLIAM EWINGTreasurer-$0--
JANE PALMERMember-$0--
JODI HIRSCHMember-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Better Pennsylvania Inc
EIN
84-3194010
Phone
7176972111
Address
1740 MAIN STREET, MECHANICSBURG, PA 17055

Signing Officer

Name
William Ewing
Title
Treasurer
Phone
7176972111
Signed
2020-02-19

Preparer

Firm
Wipfli Llp
Address
14143 DENVER WEST PARKWAY STE 450, LAKEWOOD, CO 80401
Preparer
Leslie Schaus CPA
Phone
3039881900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: bank service fee. Amount: 7. Description: business licenses and fees. Amount: 300. Description: digital media. Amount: 12,950. Description: lobbying services. Amount: 10,800. Description: management services. Amount: 8,876. Description: office supplies. Amount: 28. Description: parking & tolls. Amount: 12. Description: telephone. Amount: 238. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 33,211.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$11,874
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$11,874
Revenue
$85,000
Expenses
$73,126
Net income
$11,874
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.51$0.01$0.50$3.50$4.17$0.67
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.18$0.01$1.17$1.63$0.56$1.07
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.00$0.08$1.73$1.73$0.00
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.32$0.41$0.09
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.17$0.00$0.17$1.81$1.65$0.16
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.01$0.09$0.07$0.01