Forsyth County Community Bail Fund

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 84-3509488

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on Aug 28, 2024

Organization Profile forsythcountycbf.org

1500 N Patterson Ave 1132Winston Salem, NC 27105-6049

(717) 816-6009

Siviq Scores

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

0.00x

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

2023 filings • NTEE I • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

0.00x

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

2023 filings • NTEE I • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

-874%

Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE I • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.

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

2023 filings • NTEE I • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

-27%

Faster asset growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE I • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

-37%

Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE I • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

Flat

$185,904

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

$185,904

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2023

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue59th percentile Net Margin2nd percentile

Revenue

Flat

$7,893

Flat from 2023

Expenses

Flat

$76,900

Flat from 2023

Net Income

Flat

-$69,007

Flat from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth21st percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$185,904

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$185,904

Open 2023 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth18th percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$7,893

Expenses$76,900

Net Income-$69,007

Open 2023 Filing

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed: Aug 28, 2024
Return Version: 2023v5.1
Gross Receipts: $7,893

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The Forsyth County Community Bail Fund uses donations to pay bail for people being held pre-trial on unaffordable bonds.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
The bail fund bailed out 143 people in 2022. Expenses include wire transfer service fees post office box fee website hosting fee annual board planning meeting costs and bond that has been forfeited. Assets include bail we have already used to pay that is now in the court system waiting for the case it is attached to to be resolved so it can then be returned to us.	$0	$76,900

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay74th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Kit Kniss	Executive Director	PT	$0	-	-
Brianna White	Associate Director	PT	$0	-	-
Benjamin Gryder	Associate Director	PT	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Forsyth County Community Bail Fund
EIN: 84-3509488
In Care Of: % Kit Kniss
Address: 1500 N PATTERSON AVE 1132, WINSTON SALEM, NC 27105-6049

Signing Officer

Name: Kit Kniss
Title: Executive Director
Signed: 2024-08-28

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 16

“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Bank service fee charges, $240| Website charge, $19| PO Box Charge, $176| Tax service fees, $115| Forfeited bail, $76350|”

Part II, line 24

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Cash, $, $| Savings, $, $| Investments, $, $| Land and Buildings, $, $| Inventory, $, $| Prepaid Expenses, $, $| Organization's share of assets, $231618, $182838|”

Part II, line 26

“| Explanation:, BOYAmount:, EOYAmount:| Accounts Payable, $, $| Grants Payable, $, $| Mortgages or other loans payable, $, $|”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing

Assets: $185,904
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $185,904
Revenue: $7,893
Expenses: $76,900
Net income: -$69,007

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.64		$1.64	$0.06	$0.28	$0.22
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.86	$0.00	$1.86	$0.08	$0.77	$0.69
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.86	$0.00		$0.08	$0.77	$0.69
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.55	$0.00	$2.55	$0.12	$0.97	$0.85
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$3.40		$3.40	$0.34	$0.82	$0.48
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$3.88	$0.00	$3.88	$4.24	$0.36	$3.88