Civic Intelligence

The Freshman Fifteen

EIN 87-0754300 • 501(c)3 • Charleston, SC

Profile

To provide underprivileged college students with the basic dorm room items that they could not easily afford, thereby helping to ease the transition into college life and the financial burden of purchasing these items.

44 Meeting StreetCharleston, SC 29401

www.freshmanfifteen.org

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2024

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2024

Asset Growth

55th percentile

0.0%

Faster asset growth than 55% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Revenue Growth

3rd percentile

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2023 to 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Flat

$54,611

Flat from 2023

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2023

Net Assets

Down

$0

Down $54,611 (-100%) from 2023

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

Down

$0

Down $50,192 (-100%) from 2023

Expenses

Down

$0

Down $3,930 (-100%) from 2023

Net Income

Down

$0

Down $46,262 (-100%) from 2023

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth55th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2011: $44,559Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2017: $25,043Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $36,514Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2021: $11,557Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $38,3942021Assets 2022: $8,349Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $8,3492022Assets 2023: $54,611Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $54,6112023Assets 2024: $54,611Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$54,611
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$0
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth3rd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2011: $65,650Expenses 2011: $52,252Net Income 2011: $13,3982011Revenue 2017: $132,142Expenses 2017: $143,697Net Income 2017: -$11,5552017Revenue 2018: $145,232Expenses 2018: $133,761Net Income 2018: $11,4712018Revenue 2021: $94,118Expenses 2021: $88,892Net Income 2021: $5,2262021Revenue 2022: $48,166Expenses 2022: $51,374Net Income 2022: -$3,2082022Revenue 2023: $50,192Expenses 2023: $3,930Net Income 2023: $46,2622023Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $0Net Income 2024: $02024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$0
Expenses$0
Net Income$0
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2024 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$54,611
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$0
Revenue
$0
Expenses
$0
Net income
$0
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.00$0.55$0.50$0.04$0.46
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.08$0.00$0.08$0.48$0.51$0.03
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.12$0.00$0.38$0.94$0.89$0.05
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.37$0.00$1.45$1.34$0.11
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.25$0.00$1.32$1.44$0.12
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.45$0.00$0.66$0.52$0.13
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2023 to Sep 30, 2024
Signed
Feb 17, 2025
Return Version
2023v6.0
Gross Receipts
$0
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To provide underprivileged college students with the basic dorm room items that they could not easily afford, thereby helping to ease the transition into college life and the financial burden of purchasing these items.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE FRESHMAN FIFTEEN DONATED 264 PACKAGES CONTAINING SHEETS, TOWELS, BLANKETS, COMFORTERS, PERSONAL TOILETRY ITEMS, A BACKPACK, SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND HEALTHY SNACKS AS IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS TO 501(C)(3) PUBLIC CHARITIES. THE PUBLIC CHARITIES THEN SELECTED STUDENTS TO RECEIVE THE PACKAGES.--
VOLUNTEERS USED RAW MATERIALS OF BEADS AND WIRE TO MAKE JEWELRY, WHICH WAS THEN SOLD. THE PROCEEDS WERE USED TO PURCHASE THE ITEMS COMPILED FOR THE PACKAGES DONATED TO CHARITY. INVENTORY CONSISTS OF RAW MATERIAL ONLY, AS THE JEWELRY IS MADE ON A CUSTOM REQUEST BASIS.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MARY K BUCKLEYTrustee-$0--
WILLIAM J BUCKLEYTrustee-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Freshman Fifteen
EIN
87-0754300
In Care Of
% FRESHMAN FIFTEEN
Phone
2127733000
Address
44 MEETING STREET, CHARLESTON, SC 29401

Signing Officer

Name
Mary Buckley
Title
Trustee
Phone
2127733000
Signed
2025-02-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Ernst & Young US Llp
Address
One Manhattan West, NEW YORK, NY 10001-8604
Preparer
Brian Stroh
Phone
2127733000
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ Part I Line 16

“Description:MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES”

Raw XML Appendix129 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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