Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 13-3558007
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
52nd percentile
Higher net margin than 52% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
83rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
99th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$19,839
Up $6,252 (+46%) from 2014
Net Assets
Up$19,839
Up $6,801 (+52%) from 2014
Liabilities
Down$0
Down $549 (-100%) from 2014
Revenue
Up$167,501
Up $157,960 (+1656%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$160,700
Up $139,197 (+647%) from 2014
Net Income
Up$6,801
Up $18,763 (+157%) from 2014
SEE NOTE Attached
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Rio poverty A research effort tracking the lives of individuals, families, and communities in 3 Favelas poor settlements in Rio De Janiero for 4 decades using original 1968-69 data as the base idea. | $150,000 | $148,105 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JANICE PERLMAN | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES E HYMAN | Chairman/Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| JACQUES D'AMBOISE | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| BRIAN ENGLISH | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL DONOVAN | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| MARGARET DELANEY | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
“Travel 6,439”
“Meals and entertainment 5,175”
“Supplies 1,960”
“foreign Research staff and suppor staff 20,983”
“INSURANCES 2,330”
“COMPUTER AND WEBSITE 776”
“DEPRECIATION 769”
“TAX AND FEES 50”
“BANK CHARGES 55”
“OFFICE 212”
“MISCELLEANEOUS 125”
“Grant Administrator Fee 10,000”
“1088 Beginning of year 479, End of year 1,086”
“CREDIT CARD PAYABLE Beginning of year 549, End of year 0”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Travel 6,439 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Meals and entertainment 5,175 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Supplies 1,960 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | foreign Research staff and suppor staff 20,983 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | INSURANCES 2,330 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | COMPUTER AND WEBSITE 776 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | DEPRECIATION 769 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | TAX AND FEES 50 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | BANK CHARGES 55 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | OFFICE 212 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 10 | MISCELLEANEOUS 125 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 11 | Grant Administrator Fee 10,000 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 12 | 1088 Beginning of year 479, End of year 1,086 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 13 | CREDIT CARD PAYABLE Beginning of year 549, End of year 0 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 8 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 9 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 10 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 11 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 12 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 13 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z |
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| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | Janice Perlman |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2016-06-15T10:35:56-00:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2015-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2015-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2015 |
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