Liabilities / Assets
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
54th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
83rd percentile
Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
89th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 19.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
96th percentile
Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
95th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$41,227
Up $35,427 (+611%) from 2022
Net Assets
Up$41,227
Up $35,427 (+611%) from 2022
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2022
Revenue
Up$96,974
Up $78,909 (+437%) from 2022
Expenses
Up$55,747
Up $43,482 (+355%) from 2022
Net Income
Up$41,227
Up $35,427 (+611%) from 2022
BREATHE INK is a charitable nonprofit organization working to create artistic safe spaces for teens and other youth. BREATHE INK's focus is on poetry and creative writing, but also seeks to collaborate with other youth arts organizations to assist young artists in building an youth arts community within Charlotte, NC and Mecklenburg County.
BreatheINK's purpose is to show pre-teens and teenagers how to use poetry as a means of increasing literacy skills, improving scholastic performances and test scores, and addressing issues of social and emotional behavior through therapeutic use of growing writing skills and sharing their poems and stories in a public performance format.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| BreatheINK organized and hosted a youth poetry festival for teens and pre-teens from North and South Carolina in Charlotte, NC. Through collaboration with city poet laureates from both states, BreatheINK was able to reach thousands of students across the Carolinas. | $20,000 | $41,000 |
| BreatheINK facilitated a series of poetry workshops in local middle and high schools to prepare students for a performance poetry competition hosted by BreatheINK at a local festival. BreatheINK facilitated workshops in 18 local schools, impacting over 1,600 students. | $10,000 | $22,000 |
| BreatheINK organized and facilitated a submission format contest to award the first Charlotte Youth Poet Laureate. All Mecklenburg County, NC public, private, and charter high school students were contacted through email, social media advertising, and mailings. | $6,000 | $14,000 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Creech | Executive Director | FT | $18,650 | - | $18,650 |
| Dawn Arvelo | Board Secretary | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Centarrio Grier | Board Treasurer | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Jessicah Kean | Board Chairperson | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Junious Ward | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Randa Ross | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Mason Parker | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Edmund Washington | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Chiquita Griswell | Board Member | PT | $0 | - | - |
“Other expenses include equipment and supply purchases, subscriptions to professional services (Canva, Vimeo, GoDaddy for website, ZOOM, etc.), parking and meals during business meetings, social media marketing, and registration and travel expenses for trainings and conferences.”
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| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Our organization has been experiencing transitioning leadership and board positions throughout the first half of 2024. Multiple transitions and organizational growth have caused the organization to fall behind on certain requirements and activities, which we are currently attempting to rectify. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.35 | $0.35 | $0.97 | $1.03 | $0.06 | |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.41 | $0.00 | $0.41 | $0.97 | $0.56 | $0.41 |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.06 | $0.00 | $0.06 | $0.18 | $0.12 | $0.06 |