Liabilities / Assets
13th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 02-0492913
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
13th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
13th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
5th percentile
Higher net margin than 5% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
57th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 50.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
8th percentile
Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
4th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$1,444,650
Down $250,753 (-15%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down$1,444,650
Down $250,753 (-15%) from 2014
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2014
Revenue
Down$151,183
Down $222,334 (-60%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$241,889
Down $120,928 (-33%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$90,706
Down $101,406 (-948%) from 2014
To advance the field of awareness-based systemic change in order to accelerate ecological, social, and economic well-being.
Sustainability Research, Education & Information The Donella Meadows Institute's mission is to bring economic, social, and environmental systems into closer harmony with the realities of a finite planet and a globally powerful human race by using the disciplines of systems thinking, system dynamics and collaborative learning that were pioneered by our founder, Donella Meadows.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds | $1,695,403 | $1,444,650 | ▼ $250,753 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $1,336,132 | $1,161,161 | ▼ $174,971 |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $77,975 | $14,236 | ▼ $63,739 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $281,296 | $5,513 | ▼ $275,783 |
| Total Assets | $1,695,403 | $1,444,650 | ▼ $250,753 |
| Other Assets Total | - | $263,740 | - |
| Liabilities | |||
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $1,695,403 | $1,444,650 | ▼ $250,753 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $1,695,403 | $1,444,650 | ▼ $250,753 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equipment | $5,513 | $38,411 | $43,924 |
| Other Land Buildings | - | $9,450 | $9,450 |
| Other Assets Org | $-40,000 | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marta Ceroni | Executive Director | FT | $70,000 | $5,965 | $75,965 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Wayne a Barstad | Chair |
| Erik Esseltyn | Director |
| Hal Hamilton | Director |
| Joseph Bragdon | Assistant Treasurer |
| Helen Van Hoeven Ripmeester | Secretary |
| Jenna Musco | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $170,954 |
| Other Expenses | $70,935 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $13,326 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $60,988 | $7,624 | $7,623 | $76,235 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $42,944 | $29,363 | $2,236 | $74,543 |
| Occupancy | $19,495 | $7,165 | $1,820 | $28,480 |
| Fees for Services Other | $17,630 | $552 | $30 | $18,212 |
| Payroll Taxes | $7,483 | $2,750 | $698 | $10,931 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $5,609 | $3,270 | $366 | $9,245 |
| Office Expenses | $4,579 | $2,053 | $398 | $7,030 |
| Insurance | $3,675 | $1,351 | $343 | $5,369 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $2,691 | $2,066 | $168 | $4,925 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $0 | $4,300 | $0 | $4,300 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $0 | $4,091 | $0 | $4,091 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $0 | $3,166 | $0 | $3,166 |
| Travel | $1,672 | $373 | $101 | $2,146 |
| Information Technology | $786 | $327 | $83 | $1,196 |
| Other Expenses | $-6,532 | $-2,406 | $-611 | $-9,549 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $161,859 | $66,704 | $13,326 | $241,889 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“A first draft of the 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and financial staff with a final version, in .pdf format, made available to the Board.”
“Board members are required to report any conflicts of interest pursuant to the Organization's conflict of interest policy with annual monitoring of compliance by the Executive Director and financial staff.”
“Independent Board members review comparability data and contemporaneously substantiate their deliberations related to the annual compensation of all key employees.”
“See discussion above for Part VI, Line 15a.”
“The Organization has never been asked for its organizational documents, financial statements, or conflict of interest policy and has no formal policy related to the public inspection of this information.”
“Line 9: $10,000 impairment to land and buildings held for sale.”
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| IRS990/Desc | 0 | EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES - EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES OF THE ORGANIZATION INCLUDE: * VERMONT'S NEW ECONOMY WEEK: A WEEK-LONG SERIES OF EVENTS IN OCTOBER THAT HIGHLIGHT INNOVATIONS IN THE ECONOMIC SPACE. AS AN EXAMPLE, THE ORGANIZATION CONVENED A HALF-DAY SYMPOSIUM ON EXISTING OPPORTUNITIES FOR LOCAL INVESTMENTS. * THE INSTITUTE DEVELOPED AND OFFERED TRAINING AS PART OF A THREE MONTH SUMMER COURSE AT MARLBORO GRADUATE COLLEGE. * THE INSTITUTE CONTINUES TO BE ENGAGED IN PUBLIC SPEAKING AT CONFERENCES AND IN THE CLASSROOM. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | A first draft of the 990 is reviewed by the Executive Director and financial staff with a final version, in .pdf format, made available to the Board. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Board members are required to report any conflicts of interest pursuant to the Organization's conflict of interest policy with annual monitoring of compliance by the Executive Director and financial staff. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Independent Board members review comparability data and contemporaneously substantiate their deliberations related to the annual compensation of all key employees. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | See discussion above for Part VI, Line 15a. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | The Organization has never been asked for its organizational documents, financial statements, or conflict of interest policy and has no formal policy related to the public inspection of this information. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Line 9: $10,000 impairment to land and buildings held for sale. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Pt VI, Line 19 |
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