Elephant Planet Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 20-2259597

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on May 15, 2016

Organization Profile

153 Hadley RdSunderland, MA 01375-9303

(413) 545-2640

Siviq Scores

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

0.00x

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

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

0.00x

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

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

-4.8%

Higher net margin than 30% of similar nonprofits.

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

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

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

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

-11%

Faster asset growth than 27% of similar nonprofits.

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

-14%

Faster revenue growth than 29% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Down

$32,892

Down $4,137 (-11%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$32,892

Down $4,137 (-11%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue55th percentile Net Margin30th percentile

Revenue

Down

$90,838

Down $15,304 (-14%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$95,175

Down $3,070 (-3.1%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$4,337

Down $12,234 (-155%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth27th percentile

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

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2015

Assets$32,892

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$32,892

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth29th percentile

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

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2015

Revenue$90,838

Expenses$95,175

Net Income-$4,337

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed: May 15, 2016
Return Version: 2015v2.1
Gross Receipts: $90,838

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

educational and scientific public charity

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Zoology research programs 1) conducted data analyses and reports, 2) wrote and submitted grant proposals, and 3) initiated new research project on survey accuracy on aerial surveys of elephants.	$0	$0

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay75th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Curtice Griffin	President	PT	$0	-	-
Madelyn Bonnot	Treasurer	-	$0	-	-
Michael Chase	Secretary	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Elephant Planet Inc
EIN: 20-2259597
Phone: 4135452640
Address: 153 Hadley Rd, Sunderland, MA 01375-9303

Signing Officer

Name: Curtice Griffin
Title: President
Phone: 4135452640
Signed: 2016-05-15

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^Bank fees;75|Supplies;2776|Office expenses;473|Travel;1152^Total;4476^”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“Shipping expenses”

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $32,892
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $32,892
Revenue: $90,838
Expenses: $95,175
Net income: -$4,337

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.04	$0.00	$0.04	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.04	$0.00	$0.04	$0.14	$0.15	$0.01
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.05	$0.00	$0.05	$0.00	$0.03	$0.03
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.08	$0.00	$0.08	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.08	$0.00	$0.08	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.08	$0.00	$0.08	$0.00	$0.03	$0.03
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.11	$0.00	$0.11	$0.59	$0.80	$0.21
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.33	$0.00	$0.33	$0.91	$0.95	$0.04
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.37	$0.00	$0.37	$1.06	$0.98	$0.08
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.29	$0.00	$0.29	$0.41	$0.23	$0.18
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.11	$0.00		$0.20	$0.11	$0.09
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.02	$0.00	$0.02	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.02	$0.00	$0.02	$0.00	$0.01	$0.01