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Project Understanding Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 11-3412800

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Jun 29, 2021

Organization ProfileNA
31 Fairfield DriveDix Hills, NY 11746

(516) 817-9576

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

54th percentile

0.00x

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

2020 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

53rd percentile

0.00x

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

2020 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

26th percentile

-12%

Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

72nd percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 72% of similar nonprofits.

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

2020 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

8th percentile

-47%

Faster asset growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

28th percentile

-48%

Faster revenue growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • NTEE B99 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets54th percentile

Assets

Down

$4,558

Down $3,974 (-47%) from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$4,558

Down $3,974 (-47%) from 2019

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue53rd percentileNet Margin26th percentile

Revenue

Down

$34,444

Down $31,994 (-48%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$38,418

Down $24,616 (-39%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$3,974

Down $7,378 (-217%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth8th percentile

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

$100K$50K$0Assets 2011: $20,218Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $20,2182011Assets 2012: $50,769Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $50,7692012Assets 2013: $39,338Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $39,3382013Assets 2014: $39,348Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $39,3482014Assets 2015: $13,257Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $13,2572015Assets 2016: $25,341Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $25,3412016Assets 2017: $24,702Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $24,7022017Assets 2018: $5,128Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $5,1282018Assets 2019: $8,532Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $8,5322019Assets 2020: $4,558Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $4,5582020Assets 2021: $10,338Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $10,3382021Assets 2022: $87,126Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $87,1262022Assets 2023: $8,884Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $8,8842023Assets 2024: $93Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $932024

Highlighted filing

2020

Assets$4,558
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$4,558
Open 2020 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth28th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2011: $49,870Expenses 2011: $63,194Net Income 2011: -$13,3242011Expenses 2012: $57,8292012Revenue 2013: $44,686Expenses 2013: $56,117Net Income 2013: -$11,4312013Revenue 2014: $61,168Expenses 2014: $61,158Net Income 2014: $102014Revenue 2015: $40,617Expenses 2015: $66,708Net Income 2015: -$26,0912015Revenue 2016: $72,833Expenses 2016: $60,749Net Income 2016: $12,0842016Revenue 2017: $44,305Expenses 2017: $44,944Net Income 2017: -$6392017Revenue 2018: $52,633Expenses 2018: $72,207Net Income 2018: -$19,5742018Revenue 2019: $66,438Expenses 2019: $63,034Net Income 2019: $3,4042019Revenue 2020: $34,444Expenses 2020: $38,418Net Income 2020: -$3,9742020Revenue 2021: $23,552Expenses 2021: $17,772Net Income 2021: $5,7802021Revenue 2022: $147,601Expenses 2022: $70,813Net Income 2022: $76,7882022Revenue 2023: $56,830Expenses 2023: $135,072Net Income 2023: -$78,2422023Revenue 2024: $136,563Expenses 2024: $145,354Net Income 2024: -$8,7912024

Highlighted filing

2020

Revenue$34,444
Expenses$38,418
Net Income-$3,974
Open 2020 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Jun 29, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.1
Gross Receipts
$34,444
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To heighten interfaith awareness

To heighten interfaith awareness.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
12 CATHOLIC AND JEWISH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WERE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A PROGRAM OF INTERFAITH AWARENESS. THE STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN EACH OTHERS' RELIGIOUS SERVICES AND CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. THE STUDENTS THEN WENT ON A TRIP TO ISRAEL TO VISIT HISTORIC SITES OF BOTH RELIGIONS INCLUDING JERUSALEM, GOLAN HEIGHTS, GALILEE, NAZARETH, YAD VASHEM AND TEL AVIV.$36,583$38,418
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay72nd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ROGER TILLESPresident-$0--
LAUREN CHIZNERTreasurer-$0--
FRANCINE AULICINOSecretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Project Understanding Inc
EIN
11-3412800
Phone
5168179576
Address
31 FAIRFIELD DRIVE, DIX HILLS, NY 11746

Signing Officer

Name
Roger Tilles
Title
President
Phone
5163327542
Signed
2021-06-29
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Marks Paneth Llp
Address
685 THIRD AVENUE, NEW YORK, NY 10017
Preparer
Joseph Giampapa CPA
Phone
2125038800
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 10 - Grants and Similar Amounts Paid

“Activity classification: trip to israel. Grantee name: 12 catholic and jewish high school students. Date of gift: 01/15/20. Amount given: 36,583.”

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

“Description: conference, convention, meeting. Amount: 1,835.”

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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

2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,558
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$4,558
Revenue
$34,444
Expenses
$38,418
Net income
-$3,974
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.37$1.45$0.09
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.57$1.35$0.78
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.00$0.87$1.48$0.71$0.77
2021Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$0.10$0.00$0.10$0.24$0.18$0.06
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.34$0.38$0.04
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.09$0.00$0.09$0.66$0.63$0.03
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.53$0.72$0.20
2017Import issue. A filing source exists for this year, but detailed import did not complete cleanly.$0.25$0.00$0.25$0.44$0.45$0.01
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.25$0.00$0.25$0.73$0.61$0.12
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.13$0.00$0.13$0.41$0.67$0.26
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.39$0.61$0.61$0.00
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.39$0.00$0.39$0.45$0.56$0.11
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.51$0.00$0.51$0.58
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.20$0.00$0.20$0.50$0.63$0.13