Liabilities / Assets
15th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 15% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
15th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 15% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
Score unavailable
Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
72nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No valid filing value is available for this score.
Assets
Up$31,138,791
Up $2,353,135 (+8.2%) from 2011
Net Assets
Up$31,105,191
Up $2,320,902 (+8.1%) from 2011
Liabilities
Up$33,600
Up $32,233 (+2358%) from 2011
Revenue
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Up$798,284
Up $204,603 (+34%) from 2011
Net Income
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
A trust established for the benefit of lowell observatory.
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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| IRS990ScheduleD/Form990ScheduleDPartXIII/Explanation | 3 | THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE USED FOR SUPPORT OF LOWELL OBSERVATORY AND FOR REINVESTMENT. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 0 | THE AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF LOWELL OBSERVATORY REVIEWS THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND DISCUSSES IT WITH THE AUDITORS AND TRUSTEE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 1 | THE TRUST IS GOVERNED BY THE WILL OF PERCIVAL LOWELL AND EXISTS EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOWELL OBSERVATORY. WHEN REQUESTED, DOCUMENTS REGARDING THE TRUST ARE PROVIDED BY THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY BUSINESS OFFICE. THE 990 IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON GUIDESTAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 2 | THE FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE SOLE TRUSTEE, THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR AND THE DIRECTOR BEFORE IT IS SUBMITTED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 3 | THE SOLE TRUSTEE WILL RECORD ACTIONS UNDERTAKEN FROM TIME TO TIME AS NEEDED. THERE ARE NO COMMITTEES WITH AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE SOLE TRUSTEE/GOVERNING BODY. THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF LOWELL OBSERVATORY AND PERCIVAL LOWELL TRUST UW. |
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.