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Breathe Ink

990EZ • Fiscal year 2023 • EIN 87-4064552

Jan 01, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023 • Filed on Jun 07, 2024

4237 Raleigh StCharlotte, NC 28213

(980) 428-6007

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

54th percentile

0.00x

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

2023 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Liabilities / Revenue

54th percentile

0.00x

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

2023 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Net Margin

83rd percentile

43%

Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Top Officer Pay

89th percentile

$18,650

Higher top officer pay than 89% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 19.2% of source-year revenue.

2023 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2023

Asset Growth

96th percentile

611%

Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

Revenue Growth

95th percentile

437%

Faster revenue growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.

2023 filings • NTEE A20 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2022 to 2023

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

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2022: $5,800Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $5,8002022Assets 2023: $41,227Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $41,2272023Assets 2024: $35,463Net Assets 2024: $35,4632024

Highlighted filing

2023

Assets$41,227
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$41,227

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2022: $18,065Expenses 2022: $12,265Net Income 2022: $5,8002022Revenue 2023: $96,974Expenses 2023: $55,747Net Income 2023: $41,2272023Revenue 2024: $96,925Expenses 2024: $102,689Net Income 2024: -$5,7642024

Highlighted filing

2023

Revenue$96,974
Expenses$55,747
Net Income$41,227
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2023
Signed
Jun 7, 2024
Return Version
2023v5.0
Gross Receipts
$96,974
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

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.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
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
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Terry CreechExecutive DirectorFT$18,650-$18,650
Dawn ArveloBoard SecretaryPT$0--
Centarrio GrierBoard TreasurerPT$0--
Jessicah KeanBoard ChairpersonPT$0--
Junious WardBoard MemberPT$0--
Randa RossBoard MemberPT$0--
Mason ParkerBoard MemberPT$0--
Edmund WashingtonBoard MemberPT$0--
Chiquita GriswellBoard MemberPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Breathe Ink
EIN
87-4064552
Phone
9804286007
Address
4237 Raleigh St, CHARLOTTE, NC 28213

Signing Officer

Name
Terry Creech
Title
Executive Director
Phone
9804286007
Signed
2024-06-07
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, Line 16

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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