Civic Intelligence

The Borderlands Foundation

990EZ • Fiscal year 2024 • EIN 88-1118730

Jan 01, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024 • Filed on Nov 17, 2025

Organization ProfileN/A
501 Congress Ave Ste 150Austin, TX 78701

(929) 231-9954

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

100th percentile

42.45x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 100% of similar nonprofits.

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

Liabilities / Revenue

95th percentile

0.89x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 95% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

14th percentile

-32%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

79th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

99th percentile

1673%

Faster asset growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

1861%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets100th percentile

Assets

Up

$2,677

Up $2,526 (+1673%) from 2023

Net Assets

Down

-$110,963

Down $41,618 (-60%) from 2023

Liabilities

Up

$113,640

Up $44,144 (+64%) from 2023

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue95th percentileNet Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Up

$128,274

Up $121,734 (+1861%) from 2023

Expenses

Up

$169,892

Up $109,864 (+183%) from 2023

Net Income

Up

-$41,618

Up $11,870 (+22%) from 2023

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth99th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100K-$200KAssets 2022: $374Liabilities 2022: $16,230Net Assets 2022: -$15,8562022Assets 2023: $151Liabilities 2023: $69,496Net Assets 2023: -$69,3452023Assets 2024: $2,677Liabilities 2024: $113,640Net Assets 2024: -$110,9632024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$2,677
Liabilities$113,640
Net Assets-$110,963
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth99th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2022: $37,025Expenses 2022: $52,881Net Income 2022: -$15,8562022Revenue 2023: $6,540Expenses 2023: $60,028Net Income 2023: -$53,4882023Revenue 2024: $128,274Expenses 2024: $169,892Net Income 2024: -$41,6182024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$128,274
Expenses$169,892
Net Income-$41,618
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Nov 17, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.0
Gross Receipts
$128,274
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

History of ukrainian veterans and their wartime experiences.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
GOVERNMENT FUNDING FOR UKRANIAN WAR EXPLAINED--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay79th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SAMUEL COOKNonprofit Ce-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Borderlands Foundation
EIN
88-1118730
Phone
9292319954
Address
501 CONGRESS AVE STE 150, AUSTIN, TX 78701

Signing Officer

Name
Samuel Cook
Title
Nonprofit CEO
Phone
9292319954
Signed
2025-11-17
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Thomas J Owens CPA
Address
950 E STATE HWY 114 STE 160 903, SOUTHLAKE, TX 76092
Preparer
Thomas J Owens CPA
Phone
2016698919
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses advertising 14,652 bank charges 2,665 auto fuel 1,123 software expense 18,433 travel 70,412 donor manager 20,259 books 1,769 event management 6,146 food costs 16,284 food for golf tournament 6,829 public relations 3,950 sales manager 3,507 other 122 non-investment depreciation 424 total 166,575”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“Audio visual equipment 0 2,120 less accumulated depreciation 0 424 total 0 1,696”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“Due to james cook media inc 24,465 34,623 due to james cook media llc 28,971 0 due to james cook personal 0 0 due to james cook holding inc 122 56,075 due to boarderland group inc 15,938 21,360 due to digital purse technologies in 0 1,582”

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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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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$2,677
Liabilities
$113,640
Net assets
-$110,963
Revenue
$128,274
Expenses
$169,892
Net income
-$41,618
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$1.14$1.11$1.28$1.70$0.42
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.69$0.69$0.07$0.60$0.53
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.16$0.16$0.37$0.53$0.16