Civic Intelligence

Community Helps Itself Inc

EIN 93-1535699 • 501(c)3 • Chattanooga, TN

NTEE K30

Profile

Provide low cost and free local food to community

3915 Oakland TerraceChattanooga, TN 37415
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

95th percentile

1.48x

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

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

Liabilities / Revenue

90th percentile

0.38x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 90% of similar nonprofits.

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

Net Margin

25th percentile

-17%

Higher net margin than 25% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

84th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2024

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets95th percentile

Assets

$15,180

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$22,521

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

-$9,907

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue90th percentileNet Margin25th percentile

Revenue

$59,532

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$69,439

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$9,907

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.

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KAssets 2024: $15,180Liabilities 2024: $22,521Net Assets 2024: -$9,9072024

Highlighted filing

2024

Assets$15,180
Liabilities$22,521
Net Assets-$9,907
Open 2024 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2024: $59,532Expenses 2024: $69,439Net Income 2024: -$9,9072024

Highlighted filing

2024

Revenue$59,532
Expenses$69,439
Net Income-$9,907
Open 2024 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

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

Open filing
Assets
$15,180
Liabilities
$22,521
Net assets
-$9,907
Revenue
$59,532
Expenses
$69,439
Net income
-$9,907
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.2$22.5$9.91$59.5$69.4$9.91
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024
Signed
Jun 19, 2025
Return Version
2024v5.1
Gross Receipts
$59,532
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide low cost and free local food to community

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Provided over $10,000 in free food to those in need in the community while providing a more economical local food sourc to those who are able to contribute.--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BATES REEDPresidentPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Community Helps Itself Inc
EIN
93-1535699
Phone
4238009043
Address
3915 OAKLAND TERRACE, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37415

Signing Officer

Name
Bates Reed
Title
President
Phone
4238009043
Signed
2025-06-19
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Tony C Sanders CPA Cfe
Address
8521 HIXSON PIKE SUITE B, HIXSON, TN 37343
Preparer
Norman David Agan Ii
Phone
4236072426
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“COGS, Legal & Proffessional fees, Office & Admin exp Software, Dues and Subscriptions Cost of food distributed to the community at no cost”

990-EZ, Part II, Line 26

“Loan for shed and to founder for startup”

Raw XML Appendix103 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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