Discovery Institute Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 14-1691933

Sep 01, 2016 to Aug 31, 2017 • Filed on Feb 07, 2018

Organization Profile

64 Plains RoadNew Paltz, NY 12561

(914) 961-7360

Siviq Scores

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

0.99x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 96% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

2.94x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

7.1%

Higher net margin than 55% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

-6.9%

Faster asset growth than 30% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

0.5%

Faster revenue growth than 48% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets96th percentile

Assets

Down

$244,309

Down $18,013 (-6.9%) from 2016

Net Assets

$3,226

Up $5,795 (+226%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$241,083

Down $23,808 (-9.0%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue99th percentile Net Margin55th percentile

Revenue

$82,066

Up $374 (+0.5%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$76,271

Down $2,138 (-2.7%) from 2016

Net Income

$5,795

Up $2,512 (+77%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth30th percentile

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

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2017

Assets$244,309

Liabilities$241,083

Net Assets$3,226

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth48th percentile

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

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2017

Revenue$82,066

Expenses$76,271

Net Income$5,795

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Sep 1, 2016 to Aug 31, 2017
Signed: Feb 7, 2018
Return Version: 2016v3.0
Gross Receipts: $82,066

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

ADULT EDUCATION

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
THROUGH STUDYING THE TEACHING OF THE INSTITUTE ON PHILOSOPHY RELIGION AND GREAT LITERATURE COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS LIVES HAVE IMPROVED PERSONALY AS FAMILY MEMBERS AND AS CITIZENS	$81,086	$76,271

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
KYLE CHAPMAN	Treasurer	-	$0	-	-
ED CRAMER	President	-	$0	-	-
FRANK CROCITTO	Chairman	-	$0	-	-
ANITA FALCONE	Director	-	$0	-	-
KARIN JAROSZKO	Director	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Discovery Institute Inc
EIN: 14-1691933
Address: 64 PLAINS ROAD, New Paltz, NY 12561

Signing Officer

Name: Ed Cramer
Title: President
Phone: 8452557099
Signed: 2018-02-07
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Louis Anastasio Pa
Address: 45 MINERVA DRIVE, Yonkers, NY 10710
Preparer: Louis Anastasio Pa
Phone: 9147799076

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Description of other revenue Part I line 8

“Description AmountMISC INCOME 980”

Description of other expenses Part I line 16

“Description AmountOFFICE EXPENSE 2,300PROGRAM SUPPLIES 3,998INSURANCE 4,157HEAT LIGHT & POWER 11,870RUBBISH 697INTEREST 15,579REPAIR & MAINTENANCE 7,249NYS CORP TAX 50MISC EXP 221LEASE 950VERIZA EXP 1,400”

Description of other assets Part II line 24

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 5,325 5,000LOANS RECEIVABLE 27,678 9,816”

Description of total liabilities Part II line 26

“Category Beginning of Year End of YearACCOUNTS PAYABLE 4,891 4,000MORTGAGE PAYABLE 250,000 227,094LOAN PAYABLE 10,000 9,989”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $244,309
Liabilities: $241,083
Net assets: $3,226
Revenue: $82,066
Expenses: $76,271
Net income: $5,795

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.59	$0.89	$1.70	$1.17	$0.90	$0.27
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$3.38	$1.95		$0.98	$0.99	$0.02
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$3.59	$2.14		$1.16	$0.89	$0.27
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$3.43	$2.26	$1.18	$1.30	$0.99	$0.31
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$3.16	$2.29	$0.87	$1.32	$0.89	$0.43
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.59	$2.16	$0.44	$1.09	$0.91	$0.18
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.52	$2.26	$0.26	$1.00	$0.88	$0.13
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$2.48	$2.35	$0.13	$0.93	$0.84	$0.10
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.44	$2.41	$0.03	$0.82	$0.76	$0.06
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.62	$2.65	$0.03	$0.82	$0.78	$0.03
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.47	$2.53	$0.06	$0.67	$0.70	$0.03
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$2.50	$2.52	$0.03	$0.78	$0.80	$0.02
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$2.53	$2.54		$0.91	$0.73	$0.17
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$2.35	$2.54	$0.18	$0.90	$0.79	$0.11
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$2.14	$2.43		$0.52	$0.47	$0.05