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Shaw Institute

990 • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 01-0455007

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Feb 12, 2016

Organization Profilewww.meriresearch.org
PO Box 1652Blue Hill, ME 04614

(207) 374-2135

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

71st percentile

0.23x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 71% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

77th percentile

0.28x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

69th percentile

12%

Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

54th percentile

$23,658

Higher top officer pay than 54% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 4.8% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

74th percentile

15%

Faster asset growth than 74% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

28th percentile

-6.3%

Faster revenue growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets71st percentile

Assets

Up

$601,394

Up $57,615 (+11%) from 2013

Net Assets

Up

$460,337

Up $59,377 (+15%) from 2013

Liabilities

Down

$141,057

Down $1,762 (-1.2%) from 2013

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue77th percentileNet Margin69th percentile

Revenue

Down

$496,079

Down $33,581 (-6.3%) from 2013

Expenses

Down

$436,704

Down $136,553 (-24%) from 2013

Net Income

Up

$59,375

Up $102,972 (+236%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth74th percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $701,020Liabilities 2011: $174,250Net Assets 2011: $526,7702011Assets 2012: $600,358Liabilities 2012: $157,512Net Assets 2012: $442,8462012Assets 2013: $543,779Liabilities 2013: $142,819Net Assets 2013: $400,9602013Assets 2014: $601,394Liabilities 2014: $141,057Net Assets 2014: $460,3372014Assets 2014: $601,394Liabilities 2014: $141,057Net Assets 2014: $460,3372014Assets 2015: $566,811Liabilities 2015: $128,167Net Assets 2015: $438,6442015Assets 2016: $605,017Liabilities 2016: $120,579Net Assets 2016: $484,4382016Assets 2017: $517,857Liabilities 2017: $116,152Net Assets 2017: $401,7052017Assets 2018: $643,749Liabilities 2018: $112,656Net Assets 2018: $531,0932018Assets 2019: $593,528Liabilities 2019: $104,232Net Assets 2019: $489,2962019Assets 2020: $558,492Liabilities 2020: $100,745Net Assets 2020: $457,7472020Assets 2021: $483,449Liabilities 2021: $90,785Net Assets 2021: $392,6642021Assets 2022: $604,669Liabilities 2022: $106,218Net Assets 2022: $498,4512022Assets 2023: $787,543Liabilities 2023: $98,850Net Assets 2023: $688,6932023Assets 2024: $939,647Liabilities 2024: $295,222Net Assets 2024: $644,4252024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$601,394
Liabilities$141,057
Net Assets$460,337
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth28th percentile

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

$1.0M$500K$0-$500KRevenue 2011: $524,739Expenses 2011: $685,687Net Income 2011: -$160,9482011Expenses 2012: $679,9142012Revenue 2013: $529,660Expenses 2013: $573,257Net Income 2013: -$43,5972013Revenue 2014: $496,079Expenses 2014: $436,704Net Income 2014: $59,3752014Revenue 2014: $496,079Expenses 2014: $436,704Net Income 2014: $59,3752014Revenue 2015: $409,099Expenses 2015: $437,226Net Income 2015: -$28,1272015Revenue 2016: $376,253Expenses 2016: $330,459Net Income 2016: $45,7942016Revenue 2017: $271,727Expenses 2017: $354,460Net Income 2017: -$82,7332017Revenue 2018: $516,879Expenses 2018: $387,491Net Income 2018: $129,3882018Revenue 2019: $381,262Expenses 2019: $423,059Net Income 2019: -$41,7972019Revenue 2020: $266,650Expenses 2020: $298,221Net Income 2020: -$31,5712020Revenue 2021: $286,551Expenses 2021: $351,634Net Income 2021: -$65,0832021Revenue 2022: $517,126Expenses 2022: $411,066Net Income 2022: $106,0602022Revenue 2023: $666,930Expenses 2023: $476,688Net Income 2023: $190,2422023Revenue 2024: $539,358Expenses 2024: $583,626Net Income 2024: -$44,2682024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$496,079
Expenses$436,704
Net Income$59,375
Open 2014 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Feb 12, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$494,767
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Protect/improve ocean life and human health by advancing understanding of ocean pollution, educating the public and advocating for policies to preserve the ocean/human environment for this and future generations.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$470,057$466,322▼ $3,735
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$62,520$133,621▲ $71,101
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$8,602$8,719▲ $117
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$2,600$2,608▲ $8
Accounts Receivable-$0-
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$543,779$611,270▲ $67,491
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property$131,029$127,100▼ $3,929
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$11,790$17,399▲ $5,609
Total Liabilities$142,819$144,499▲ $1,680
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$384,994$466,771▲ $81,777
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$15,966--
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$400,960$466,771▲ $65,811
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$543,779$611,270▲ $67,491

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Buildings-$430,261$430,261
Land$424,608-$424,608
Equipment$41,714$175,822$217,536
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay54th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseTotal
Francis DayCOO & Assoc DirectorFT$23,658$23,658

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Shelley KehlChair
Susan D Shaw DR PHPresident
Matthew K NewtonVice President
David GalloDirector
H Richard Dietrich MBADirector
Rick KeatingDirector
Martha DischingerSecretary
Greg SundbergTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$477,277
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$67
Other Revenue
$17,423
All Other Contributions
$477,277
Change in Net Assets
$65,811

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$494,767
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$175,454
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$670,221
Total Revenue per Form 990
$494,767
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$315,131
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$113,825
Total Fundraising Expense$52,505
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Fees for Services Other$71,544$1,809$6,072$79,425
Other Salaries and Wages$53,657$6,358$18,046$78,061
Occupancy$47,921$5,939$5,939$59,799
Fees for Services Accounting$10,222$18,820$1,278$30,320
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$19,000$1,182$3,476$23,658
Office Expenses$7,328$8,365$1,013$16,706
Depreciation Depletion$12,121$1,515$1,515$15,151
Other Expenses$1,097$1,199$11,027$13,323
Information Technology$2,560$3,817$615$6,992
Payroll Taxes$5,585$698$698$6,981
Fees for Services Legal$5,496$687$687$6,870
Other Employee Benefits$4,323$401$401$5,125
Travel$3,447$84$1,188$4,719
Advertising$2,380-$550$2,930
Conferences and Meetings$2,146--$2,146
Total Functional Expenses$325,574$50,877$52,505$428,956

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$604,410
Expenses per Audited Statements$428,956
Total Expenses per Form 990$428,956
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$175,454
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Interested-Person Transactions

Interested PartyRelationshipDescriptionShared RevenueAmount
-Board MemberConsultingNo$65,000

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
No
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The Institute has its form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm. When the form 990 has been prepared, it is reviewed by management for completeness and accuracy. After management has completed their review, an electronic version of the form 990 is forwarded to each board member for their review.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Marine Environmental Research Institute makes its form 990 available for public inspection on Guidestar.org. In addition, forms 990 and financial statements are available upon request at the Organization's address.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Marine Environmental Research Institute
EIN
01-0455007
Phone
2073742135
Address
PO Box 1652, Blue Hill, ME 04614

Signing Officer

Name
Greg Sundberg
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2016-02-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Formed
1990
Legal Domicile
Me
Voting Board Members
8
Independent Board Members
7
Employees
8
Volunteers
5

Preparer

Firm
Nickerson PA
Address
PO Box 211, Belfast, ME 04915-0211
Preparer
Michael L Nickerson CPA MSFP
Phone
2073382770
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection Process

“The process for assuming responsibility over the audit of the Institute and for the selection of an independent accountant has not changed since the prior year.”

Amended Explanation

“Changes made as a result of an audit of financial statements performed after the original form 990 was filed.”

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2014 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$601,394
Liabilities
$141,057
Net assets
$460,337
Revenue
$496,079
Expenses
$436,704
Net income
$59,375
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$9.40$2.95$6.44$5.39$5.84$0.44
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$7.88$0.99$6.89$6.67$4.77$1.90
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.05$1.06$4.98$5.17$4.11$1.06
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$4.83$0.91$3.93$2.87$3.52$0.65
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.58$1.01$4.58$2.67$2.98$0.32
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.94$1.04$4.89$3.81$4.23$0.42
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$6.44$1.13$5.31$5.17$3.87$1.29
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$5.18$1.16$4.02$2.72$3.54$0.83
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$6.05$1.21$4.84$3.76$3.30$0.46
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.67$1.28$4.39$4.09$4.37$0.28
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.01$1.41$4.60$4.96$4.37$0.59
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$6.01$1.41$4.60$4.96$4.37$0.59
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$5.44$1.43$4.01$5.30$5.73$0.44
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$6.00$1.58$4.43$6.80
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$7.01$1.74$5.27$5.25$6.86$1.61