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The Student Loan Struggle

EIN 86-1505485 • 501(c)3 • Okemos, MI

Revoked

Profile

Educational debt relief for qualifying Americans

Revocation date: May 15, 2025

2222 W Grand River AveOkemos, MI 48864

www.sls.ngo

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

88th percentile

0.44x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 88% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

91st percentile

0.44x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

91st percentile

57%

Higher net margin than 91% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2021

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

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

Source year 2021

Assets

$2,911

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$1,271

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$1,640

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

$2,875

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$1,235

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$1,640

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0Assets 2021: $2,911Liabilities 2021: $1,271Net Assets 2021: $1,6402021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$2,911
Liabilities$1,271
Net Assets$1,640

Operations Trend

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

$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0Revenue 2021: $2,875Expenses 2021: $1,235Net Income 2021: $1,6402021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$2,875
Expenses$1,235
Net Income$1,640

Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2,911$1,271$1,640$2,875$1,235$1,640
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Nov 15, 2023
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$2,875
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educational debt relief for qualifying Americans

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Resources during the tax year were used to build the infrastructure of the program. To build a website interface and branding with the purpose of preparing for soliciting donations and for processing grant applications$0$1,235
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ross ZylmanPresidentPT$0--
Blake BarkleyTreasurer-$0--
Kacie GinSecretary-$0--
Catherine ClontzDirector-$0--
Robert RiksenDirector-$0--
Michael EdwardsDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The STUDENT LOAN STRUGGLE
EIN
86-1505485
Phone
2482472033
Address
2222 W Grand River Ave, Okemos, MI 48864

Signing Officer

Name
Ross Zylman
Title
President
Phone
6162477470
Signed
2023-11-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

No grants were able to be given because we worked on developing the infrastructure which will allow for public donations as well as requests for financial support. I.E. the website, backend programming, the administrative process, and so forth.

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24

Description;EOY Amount^Website IP and Brand IP;2800^Total;2800^

Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

Description;EOY Amount^Web hosting development and accounting fees;1271^Total;1271^

Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31)

Resources during the tax year were used to build the infrastructure of the program. To build a website interface and branding with the purpose of preparing for soliciting donations and for processing grant applications

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