Liabilities / Assets
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
58th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
2nd percentile
Higher net margin than 2% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
82nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 82% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 22.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
10th percentile
Faster asset growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
3rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$437,964
Down $389,096 (-47%) from 2021
Net Assets
Down$437,964
Down $389,096 (-47%) from 2021
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2021
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$44,909
Down $1,105,191 (-96%) from 2021
Expenses
Up$434,005
Up $110,965 (+34%) from 2021
Net Income
Down-$389,096
Down $1,216,156 (-147%) from 2021
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Signed
- May 9, 2023
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $44,909
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Bravingbird is a crowd-funded non-profit with a mission to tell stories that carry those kinds of ideas and insights with the potential to help us live more meaningful lives, enjoy richer relationships, and build stronger communities and organizations.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| VIDEO PRODUCTION | $0 | $398,037 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAUL JOHNSON | Executive Director | FT | $2,800 | $7,200 | $10,000 |
| DELWIN EILAND | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| ETHAN PAGLIARO | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Bravingbird
- EIN
- 85-4349182
- Phone
- 2248028961
- Address
- 114 W MAIN STREET, WEST DUNDEE, IL 60118
Signing Officer
- Name
- Paul Johnson
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 2248028961
- Signed
- 2023-05-09
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Porte Brown LLC
- Address
- 845 OAKTON STREET, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL 60007
- Preparer
- Daniel Karnatz
- Phone
- 8479561040
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 14
“Description: depreciation. Amount: 3,858. Description: other expenses. Amount: 3,344. Total to form 990-ez, line 14: 7,202.”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: supplies. Amount: 13,199. Description: payroll taxes. Amount: 33,044. Description: insurance. Amount: 2,473. Description: advertising. Amount: 3,895. Description: vehicle. Amount: 364. Description: appreciation. Amount: 84. Description: office. Amount: 10,538. Description: purchases. Amount: 14,390. Description: travel. Amount: 5,895. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 83,882.”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24 - Other Assets
“Description: other depreciable assets. Beg. Of year amount: 18,208. End of year amount: 20,125.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2022 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $437,964
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $437,964
- Revenue
- $44,909
- Expenses
- $434,005
- Net income
- -$389,096