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Guernica Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 94-3474132

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on Oct 10, 2022

Organization ProfileWWW.GUERNICAMAG.COM
1000 Union Street 6BBrooklyn, NY 11225

(347) 335-6957

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

48th percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

48th percentile

0.00x

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

2021 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

27th percentile

-8.3%

Higher net margin than 27% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

74th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.

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

2021 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

29th percentile

-6.7%

Faster asset growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

61st percentile

22%

Faster revenue growth than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets48th percentile

Assets

Down

$34,324

Down $2,463 (-6.7%) from 2020

Net Assets

Down

$34,324

Down $2,398 (-6.5%) from 2020

Liabilities

Down

$0

Down $65 (-100%) from 2020

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue48th percentileNet Margin27th percentile

Revenue

Up

$28,921

Up $5,134 (+22%) from 2020

Expenses

Down

$31,319

Down $10,522 (-25%) from 2020

Net Income

Up

-$2,398

Up $15,656 (+87%) from 2020

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth29th percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2013: $45,417Liabilities 2013: $15,0002013Assets 2014: $18,550Liabilities 2014: $2,414Net Assets 2014: $16,1362014Assets 2015: $8,849Liabilities 2015: $305Net Assets 2015: $8,5442015Assets 2016: $11,066Liabilities 2016: $2,100Net Assets 2016: $8,9662016Assets 2017: $9,217Liabilities 2017: $500Net Assets 2017: $8,7172017Assets 2018: $22,883Liabilities 2018: $302018Assets 2019: $54,776Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $54,7762019Assets 2020: $36,787Liabilities 2020: $65Net Assets 2020: $36,7222020Assets 2021: $34,324Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $34,3242021Assets 2022: $38,736Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $38,7362022Assets 2023: $86,590Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $157,326Liabilities 2024: $3,924Net Assets 2024: $153,4022024

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$34,324
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$34,324
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth61st percentile

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

$200K$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2013: $55,405Expenses 2013: $28,100Net Income 2013: $27,3052013Revenue 2014: $119,719Expenses 2014: $134,000Net Income 2014: -$14,2812014Revenue 2015: $147,244Expenses 2015: $154,836Net Income 2015: -$7,5922015Revenue 2016: $75,187Expenses 2016: $74,765Net Income 2016: $4222016Revenue 2017: $58,501Expenses 2017: $58,750Net Income 2017: -$2492017Revenue 2018: $55,932Expenses 2018: $41,796Net Income 2018: $14,1362018Revenue 2019: $77,345Expenses 2019: $45,422Net Income 2019: $31,9232019Revenue 2020: $23,787Expenses 2020: $41,841Net Income 2020: -$18,0542020Revenue 2021: $28,921Expenses 2021: $31,319Net Income 2021: -$2,3982021Revenue 2022: $42,605Expenses 2022: $38,193Net Income 2022: $4,4122022Revenue 2023: $104,153Expenses 2023: $56,299Net Income 2023: $47,8542023Revenue 2024: $117,421Expenses 2024: $50,609Net Income 2024: $66,8122024

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$28,921
Expenses$31,319
Net Income-$2,398
Open 2021 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
Oct 10, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.2
Gross Receipts
$28,921
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Online magazine publication

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
GUERNICA IS AN AWARD-WINNING ONLINE MAGAZINE WITH A DAILY PUBLICATION SCHEDULE.$0$26,670
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay74th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MICHAEL ARCHERPresident-$0--
PHINEAS LAMBERTFormer Executive Director-$0--
LISA FACTORA-BORCHERSPublisherPT$0--
MADHURI SASTRYPublisherPT$0--
MAGOGODI OAMPHELA MAKHENEBoard Member-$0--
KATHERINE ROWLANDBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Guernica Inc
EIN
94-3474132
Phone
3473356957
Address
1000 UNION STREET 6B, BROOKLYN, NY 11225

Signing Officer

Name
Madhuri Sastry
Title
Publisher
Phone
3473356957
Signed
2022-10-10
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Lutz and Carr Cpas Llp
Address
551 FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 400, NEW YORK, NY 10176
Preparer
Frederick Martens
Phone
2126972299
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: bank and credit card charges. Amount: 562. Description: dues and subscriptions. Amount: 3,147. Description: advertising and marketing. Amount: 241. Description: office expenses. Amount: 3,923. Description: web expenses. Amount: 8,221. Description: misc expenses. Amount: 529. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 16,623.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: accounts payable. Beg. Of year amount: 65. End of year amount: 0.”

Raw XML Appendix159 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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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$34,324
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$34,324
Revenue
$28,921
Expenses
$31,319
Net income
-$2,398
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.57$0.04$1.53$1.17$0.51$0.67
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.87$0.00$1.04$0.56$0.48
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.39$0.43$0.38$0.04
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.34$0.00$0.34$0.29$0.31$0.02
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.37$0.00$0.37$0.24$0.42$0.18
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.55$0.00$0.55$0.77$0.45$0.32
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.23$0.00$0.56$0.42$0.14
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.09$0.01$0.09$0.59$0.59$0.00
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.11$0.02$0.09$0.75$0.75$0.00
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$1.47$1.55$0.08
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.02$0.16$1.20$1.34$0.14
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.45$0.15$0.55$0.28$0.27
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