Civic Intelligence

Better to Buoy Foundation

EIN 86-2528357 • 501(c)3 • Rancho Santa Fe, CA

Profile

Our mission is to provide outreach to students through activities including, but not limited to, providing educational assistance, and pairing students with mentors that have experience in the field they are studying to provide guidance and support.

PO Box 7058Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

bettertobuoy.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 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

46th percentile

0.0%

Higher net margin than 46% 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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin46th percentile

Revenue

$69,200

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$69,200

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$0Assets 2021: $0Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $02021

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$0
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Revenue 2021: $69,200Expenses 2021: $69,200Net Income 2021: $02021

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$69,200
Expenses$69,200
Net Income$0
Open 2021 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$0
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$69,200
Expenses
$69,200
Net income
$0
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$69.2$69.2$0.00
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Nov 15, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$69,200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Our mission is to provide outreach to students through activities including, but not limited to, providing educational assistance, and pairing students with mentors that have experience in the field they are studying to provide guidance and support.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
We awarded college scholarships to 20 college bound seniors, conducted award ceremonies to celebrate the recipients with their families and paired many of them with mentors in their desired field of study.$49,900$19,300
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Susan ShearPresident-$0--
Anne JohnsonDirector-$0--
Heather RigbyDirector-$0--
Judy AndrewsDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Better to Buoy Foundation
EIN
86-2528357
Phone
8587661414
Address
PO Box 7058, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067

Signing Officer

Name
William Shear
Title
Director
Phone
8587661363
Signed
2022-11-15
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10

“Scholarships paid to students”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Operating expenses including website, advertising, events for scholarship winners and their families”

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