Elephant Planet Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 20-2259597

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on May 15, 2018

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.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

0.00x

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

-10300%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

-27%

Faster asset growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets56th percentile

Assets

Down

$8,359

Down $3,080 (-27%) from 2016

Net Assets

Down

$8,359

Down $3,080 (-27%) from 2016

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2016

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue56th percentile Net Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$30

Down $58,858 (-100%) from 2016

Expenses

Down

$3,120

Down $77,221 (-96%) from 2016

Net Income

-$3,090

Up $18,363 (+86%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth17th percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$8,359

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$8,359

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth1st percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$30

Expenses$3,120

Net Income-$3,090

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed: May 15, 2018
Return Version: 2017v2.0
Gross Receipts: $30

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, 3) completed elephant survey, 4) published scientific papers in journals.	$0	$0

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Curtice Griffin	President	-	$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: 2018-05-15

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Description;Amount^IRS penalty for filing late;2954|data storage;139|web domain fee;27^Total;3120^”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20

“small balance adjustment”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing

Assets: $8,359
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $8,359
Revenue: $30
Expenses: $3,120
Net income: -$3,090

	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