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Antique Telescope Society Inc

EIN 20-0136851 • 501(c)3 • Charlottesville, VA

Profile

The society's primary exempt purpose is to promote the significant cultural value of historical telescopes (and related objects), and of their makers and users, through educational, preservational, and stewardship-related activities.

PO Box 5163Charlottesville, VA 22905-5163
Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

62nd percentile

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

43rd percentile

-0.8%

Higher net margin than 43% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

81st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

52nd percentile

-0.8%

Faster asset growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

87th percentile

62%

Faster revenue growth than 87% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$15,105

Down $123 (-0.8%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Net Assets

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations
Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentileNet Margin43rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$14,502

Up $5,569 (+62%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$14,625

Up $6,555 (+81%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$123

Down $986 (-114%) from 2014

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth52nd percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$20K$15K$10K$5.0K$0Assets 2010: $9,749Liabilities 2010: $02010Assets 2011: $8,269Liabilities 2011: $02011Assets 2012: $14,001Liabilities 2012: $02012Assets 2013: $14,365Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $15,228Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $15,2282014Assets 2015: $15,105Liabilities 2015: $02015

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$15,105
Liabilities$0
Net Assets-
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth87th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$30K$20K$10K$0-$10KRevenue 2010: $13,965Expenses 2010: $16,836Net Income 2010: -$2,8712010Revenue 2011: $19,401Expenses 2011: $20,881Net Income 2011: -$1,4802011Revenue 2012: $9,221Expenses 2012: $3,489Net Income 2012: $5,7322012Revenue 2013: $11,619Expenses 2013: $11,255Net Income 2013: $3642013Revenue 2014: $8,933Expenses 2014: $8,070Net Income 2014: $8632014Revenue 2015: $14,502Expenses 2015: $14,625Net Income 2015: -$1232015

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$14,502
Expenses$14,625
Net Income-$123
Open 2015 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2015 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$15,105
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
-
Revenue
$14,502
Expenses
$14,625
Net income
-$123
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$15.1$0.00$14.5$14.6$0.12
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$15.2$0.00$15.2$8.93$8.07$0.86
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$14.4$0.00$11.6$11.3$0.36
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$14.0$0.00$9.22$3.49$5.73
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$8.27$0.00$19.4$20.9$1.48
2010Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$9.75$0.00$14.0$16.8$2.87
Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2015 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2014 below.

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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Jul 1, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$8,933
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The society's primary exempt purpose is to promote the significant cultural value of historical telescopes (and related objects), and of their makers and users, through educational, preservational, and stewardship-related activities.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
THE SOCIETY'S 2014 ANNUAL CONVENTION WAS HOSTED BY CARLTON COLLEGE'S 136-YEAR-OLD GOODSELL OBSERVATORY FROM SEPTEMBER 26-28, WITH A TOUR OF THE LABORATORY OBSERVATORY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA ON SEPTEMBER 29. AT CARLTON COLLEGE, 28 ATTENDEES STUDIED THE OBSERATORY'S HISTORIC ALVAN CLARK, BRASHEAR AND REPSOLD INSTRUMENTS, VIEWED DISPLAYS OF ANTIQUE TELESCOPES AND RELATED MATERIALS, AND ATTENDED 17 SCHOLARLY LECTURES ON TOPICS LIKE "RESCUING THE BRUCE ASTROGRAPH", "A TRANSITIONAL FITZ-BYRNE TELESCOPE", "DATE RANGES FOR BLOCK-LETTER SIGNITURES ON CLARK TELESCOPES", "USE OF DIGITAL SEARCHES TO IDENTIFY 19TH CENTURY OBSERVATORIES", AND "PORTER GARDEN TELESCOPES." EXAMPLES OF HOW THE PUBLIC COULD BENEFIT INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, RESPECTIVELY; EFFORTS TO RETURN THE BRUCE ASTROGRAPH TO YERKES OBSERVATORY FROM ITS PRESENT NEGLECT AT A GREEK INSTITUTION COULD ASSURE PRESERVATION OF THIS HISTORIC INSTRUMENT IN ITS ORIGINAL SETTING; THE STUDY OF AN EARLY JOHN BYRNE TELESCOPE SHEDS LIGHT ON FEATURES THAT COULD BE USED TO JUDGE WHETHER AN UNDATED BYRNE INSTRUMENT IS FROM THE ERA JUST AFTER HIS CONNECTION WITH HENRY FITZ ENDED, OR LATER; THIS NEWLY-IDENTIFIED DATE RANGE FOR ALVAN CLARK TELESCOPES BEARING A BLOCK-LETTER SIGNATURE WILL IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF THIS METHOD OF JUDGING THE MANUFACTURING DATE OF SUCH INSTRUMENTS; A SEARCH TECHNIQUE FOR DIGITIZED ARCHIVES IS DESCRIBED, WHICH HAS FOUND FOUR UNRECORDED ALVAN CLARK TELESCOPES AND IDENTIFIED A PREVIOUSLY-UNKNOWN 19TH CENTURY TELESCOPE MAKER; AND, A STUDY OF THREE PORTER GARDEN TELESCOPES HAS SHED LIGHT ON THE DESIGN EVOLUTION OF THESE RARE OBJECTS. SOME OF THESE PAPERS MAY REACH A WIDER AUDIENCE BY PUBLICATION IN THE SOCIETY'S JOURNAL, WHICH IS NOW ACCESSIBLE WORLD-WIDE ON THE INTERNET. THE SOCIETY HELD ITS ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND ITS ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AT THIS CONVENTION. ALL EXPENSES RELATING TO THE CONVENTION WERE FUNDED BY THE REGISTRATION FEES OF ATTENDEES.$0$4,340
DURING 2014 THE SOCIETY PUBLISHED ONE ISSUE OF ITS JOURNAL, WHICH ALL DUES-PAYING MEMBERS RECEIVE AT NO EXTRA COST AS THE PRIMARY BENEFIT OF MEMBERSHIP. THE JOURNAL'S PRODUCTION IS AN ENTIRELY VOLUNTEER EFFORT, AND THE COST OF ITS PRINTING AND MAILING CONSUMES ABOUT 80% OF ALL DUES PAYMENTS. A COPY IS RECEIVED BY EACH OF THE SOCIETY'S ROUGHLY 209 MEMBERS, OF WHOM 179 ARE IN THE U.S. AND 30 ABROAD. OF THESE MEMBERS, 20 ARE INSTITUTIONS WHICH SERVE THE PUBLIC SUCH AS LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS AND OBSERVATORIES. THIS ISSUE'S MAIN ARTICLES INCLUDED: A CASE-STUDY ON HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MAKE OF AN INSTRUMENT THAT IS OBVIOUSLY ANTIQUE, BUT UNSIGNED; RESTORATION OF AN 1880S BRASHEAR TELESCOPE; AND NARRATIVES ABOUT IDENTIFICATION AND PRESERVATION OF HISTORIC TELESCOPES AT OBSERVATORIES IN MEXICO AND SOUTH AFRICA. BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC COULD ARISE FROM SUCH ARTICLES BY, RESPECTIVELY: GIVING A DETAILED EXAMPLE OF THE TYPE OF RESEARCH NEEDED FOR IDENTIFICATION OF AN UNSIGNED CLASSIC INSTRUMENT'S MAKER; ILLUSTRATING STEP-BY-STEP DISASSEMBLY AND RESTORATION TECHNIQUES USED IN CONSERVING A RARE BRASHEAR REFLECTING TELESCOPE; AND, CALLING ATTENTION TO THE COMMON PROBLEM OF INSTITUTIONS ALLOWING THEIR EARLY INSTRUMENTS TO SUFFER DAMAGE FROM NEGLECT AND/OR POOR STORAGE. THE SOCIETY HAS NOW DIGITIZED ALL 38 ISSUES OF ITS JOURNAL, THE ENTIRE CONTENT OF WHICH IS AVAILABLE WORLD-WIDE, FOR FREE, ON THE INTERNET THROUGH NASA/ADS SYSTEM. THIS ENORMOUSLY INCREASES ACCESSIBILITY OF THE JOURNAL'S VALUABLE CONTENT, AND THEREFORE ITS BENEFIT TO THE PUBLIC.$0$3,080
IN ADDITION TO ITS JOURNAL THE SOCIETY MAINTAINS TWO OTHER VEHICLES FOR COMMUNICATING WITH THE BROADER PUBLIC AS WELL AS ITS MEMBERS: AN ONLINE EMAIL FORUM, AND AN INTERNET WEBSITE. EACH IS AVAILABLE AT NO COST, TO NON-MEMBERS AND MEMBERS. IN 2014 THE EMAIL DISCUSSION LIST "ATS FORUM" CARRIED 1,939 MESSAGES POSTED BY ITS 209 MEMBERS IN ROUGHLY 13 COUNTRIES. ABOUT 60% OF THE READERS ARE NON-MEMBERS, WHO ACCOUNT FOR 15-25% OF THE MESSAGES POSTED. TYPICAL QUESTIONS INCLUDE: HOW TO IDENTIFY THE MAKER OF AN UNSIGNED INSTRUMENT; REQUESTS FOR RESTORATION ADVICE; AND REQUESTS FOR HISTORICAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION. THE SPECIALIZED KNOWLEDGE OF THE WIDE READERSHIP OF THIS FORUM OFTEN SUCCEEDS IN ANSWERING SUCH QUERIES ACCURATELY AND QUICKLY. THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE CHIEFLY SERVES TO INTRODUCE THE PUBLIC TO ITS MISSION AND ITS OFFICERS, AND TO ANNOUNCE EVENTS SUCH AS THE ANNUAL CONVENTION. SINCE IT COSTS THE SOCIETY NOTHING TO HOST ITS WEBSITE AND ONLINE FORUM, NO FUNDS WERE EXPENDED ON, OR RECEIVED FROM, THESE ACTIVITIES IN 2014.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BARTON S FRIEDPresident/DirectorPT$0--
MATT CONSIDINEVice President/Director-$0--
WALTER H BREYERExecutive Secretary/DirectPT$0--
JOHN D KOESTERTreasurer/Director-$0--
ROBERT HAMBLETONJournal Editor/DirectorPT$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Antique Telescope Society Inc
EIN
20-0136851
Phone
4342951549
Address
PO BOX 5163, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22905-5163

Signing Officer

Name
John D Koester
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4342951549
Signed
2015-07-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
HANTZMON WIEBEL LLP CPA'S
Address
818 E JEFFERSON ST PO BOX 1408, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22902
Preparer
Richard M Busofsky
Phone
4342962156
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment Income

“Description: union first market bank. Amount: 5.”

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

“Description: conference expenses. Amount: 4,340.”

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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0DESCRIPTION: UNION FIRST MARKET BANK. AMOUNT: 5.
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