Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Communities Engaging with Difference and Religion Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 16-1748574
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
62nd percentile
Higher net margin than 62% 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
49th percentile
Faster asset growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
67th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$109,631
Up $1,072 (+1.0%) from 2014
Net Assets
Up$109,631
Up $1,072 (+1.0%) from 2014
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2014
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$12,250
Up $1,500 (+14%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$11,178
Down $3,839 (-26%) from 2014
Net Income
Up$1,072
Up $5,339 (+125%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
- Signed
- Nov 8, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $12,250
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To provide a framework where students, civil leaders and prominent academic from different countries can explore the issues of religion and the public sphere with an aim to develop new strategies of tolerance and puralism while maintaining a commitment to tradition and religious identity.
To provide a framework where students, civic leaders and prominent academic from different countries can explore the issues of religion and the public sphere with an aim to develop new strategies of tolerance and pluralism while maintaining a commitment to tradition and religious identity.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Provided a two-week school of academic courses together with the process of group building and the construction of working relationships across religious and ethnic identities. | $0 | $9,313 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Seligman | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Paula Fredriksen | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Howard Sumka | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| Christopher Winship | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| David Montgomery | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Communities Engaging with Difference and
- EIN
- 16-1748574
- Phone
- 6177967859
- Address
- 610 Centre Street, Newton, MA 02458
Signing Officer
- Name
- President
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 6177967859
- Signed
- 2016-11-08
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- SCAS CPAs PC
- Address
- 20 Walnut Street, Wellesley Hills, MA 02481
- Preparer
- Alfred W Siegrist CPA
- Phone
- 7812374620
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses
“Description: Filing Fees. Amount: 35. Description: Web Fees. Amount: 120. Description: Travel. Amount: 8,918. Description: Seminars. Amount: 275. Description: Professional Fees. Amount: 1,830. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 11,178.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $109,631
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $109,631
- Revenue
- $12,250
- Expenses
- $11,178
- Net income
- $1,072