Liabilities / Assets
53rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
53rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 53% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
85th percentile
Higher net margin than 85% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
66th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 66% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 12.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
64th percentile
Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
92nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$4,252,296
Up $207,466 (+5.1%) from 2014
Net Assets
Up$3,727,535
Up $225,205 (+6.4%) from 2014
Liabilities
Down$524,761
Down $17,739 (-3.3%) from 2014
Revenue
Up$766,652
Up $330,572 (+76%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$541,447
Down $293,604 (-35%) from 2014
Net Income
Up$225,205
Up $624,176 (+156%) from 2014
Scientific Research on marine mammals and education
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $3,863,749 | $3,967,751 | ▲ $104,002 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | - | $200,000 | - |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $172,930 | $74,439 | ▼ $98,491 |
| Loans From Officers Directors | $29,039 | $33,789 | ▲ $4,750 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $6,826 | $8,571 | ▲ $1,745 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $1,075 | $1,075 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $4,044,830 | $4,252,296 | ▲ $207,466 |
| Other Assets Total | $250 | $460 | ▲ $210 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $291,798 | $301,215 | ▲ $9,417 |
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | $221,663 | $189,757 | ▼ $31,906 |
| Total Liabilities | $542,500 | $524,761 | ▼ $17,739 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $3,501,987 | $3,702,390 | ▲ $200,403 |
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $343 | $25,145 | ▲ $24,802 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $3,502,330 | $3,727,535 | ▲ $225,205 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $4,044,830 | $4,252,296 | ▲ $207,466 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buildings | $3,387,879 | $20,581 | $3,408,460 |
| Other Land Buildings | $541,961 | $1,244,821 | $1,786,782 |
| Equipment | $37,911 | $363,573 | $401,484 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iain Kerr | CEO | FT | $73,500 | $19,451 | $92,951 |
| Roger Payne | President | FT | $13,125 | - | $13,125 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Kunz | Chairman/Secretary |
| Andrew Morse | Director |
| Andy Disabatino | Director |
| Muffy Disabatino | Director |
| Thomas Horton | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $364,504 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $176,943 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $21,868 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation Depletion | $113,150 | $2,207 | $0 | $115,357 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $56,853 | $2,959 | $5,917 | $65,729 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $47,491 | $10,932 | $6,178 | $64,601 |
| All Other Expenses | $32,517 | $15,122 | $390 | $48,029 |
| Fees for Services Other | $36,698 | $1,505 | $610 | $38,813 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $27,414 | $2,904 | $2,474 | $32,792 |
| Insurance | $21,976 | $6,538 | $303 | $28,817 |
| Travel | $21,147 | $1,406 | $4,538 | $27,091 |
| Fees for Services Management | $0 | $16,501 | $0 | $16,501 |
| Other Expenses | $13,992 | $225 | $225 | $14,442 |
| Interest | $2,586 | $11,640 | $0 | $14,226 |
| Payroll Taxes | $8,956 | $3,827 | $1,038 | $13,821 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $0 | $5,915 | $0 | $5,915 |
| Office Expenses | $184 | $1,499 | $56 | $1,739 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $436,209 | $83,370 | $21,868 | $541,447 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $541,447 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $541,447 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $541,447 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loans from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $29,039 | $33,789 | ▲ $4,750 |
“2 Board members are married to each other.”
“The 990 is provided to the organization's management and board members for review before filing. If any items are noted for correction, they are made prior to filing.”
“Financial statements and conflict of interest policy are on the website. Governing instruments available upon request.”
“Board members and employees are required to review the conflict of interest policy periodically and to disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may arise.”
“Board of Director members, who do not have a conflict of interest, review and approve the compensation of officers, directors, CEO, executive director and key employees of the Organization. The review and approval process includes review of comparability data and contemporaneous documentation of the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement.”
“Board of Director members, who do not have a conflict of interest, review and approve the compensation of officers, directors, CEO, executive director and key employees of the Organization. The review and approval process includes review of comparability data and contemporaneous documentation of the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement.”
“Accounts receivable - net prepaids”
“Accounts payable & accrued expenses loans from officers & others accrued taxes accrued wages accrued interest”
“Other research programs and data analysis designed 64518. 0. 0.”
“Utilities 4348. 3974. 187. 187. Miscellaneous 3505. 798. 2541. 166. Printing 765. 0. 765. 0. Website maintenance 4673. 639. 4034. 0. Postage and shipping 1985. 502. 1483. 0. Storage 1764. 1764. 0. 0. Bank charges 1585. 105. 1480. 0. Fundraising and events 37. 0. 0. 37. Research 14375. 14375. 0. 0. Program supplies 13992. 9360. 4632. 0. Moving expense 1000. 1000. 0. 0.”
“The Organization has adopted the application of the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 (formerly FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting For Uncertainty in Income Taxes"). The primary tax positions made by the Organization are the existence/non-existence of Unrelated Business Income Tax and the Organization's status as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization currently evaluates all tax positions, and makes determinations regarding the likelihood of those positions being upheld under review. For the years presented, and as a result of adoption, the Organization has not recognized any tax benefits or loss contingencies for uncertain tax positions based on its evaluations. The Organization's Forms 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, for the years ending June 30, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are subject to examination by the IRS. Returns are generally subject to examination for three years after they are filed.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | The Organization has adopted the application of the provisions of FASB ASC 740-10 (formerly FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting For Uncertainty in Income Taxes"). The primary tax positions made by the Organization are the existence/non-existence of Unrelated Business Income Tax and the Organization's status as an exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Organization currently evaluates all tax positions, and makes determinations regarding the likelihood of those positions being upheld under review. For the years presented, and as a result of adoption, the Organization has not recognized any tax benefits or loss contingencies for uncertain tax positions based on its evaluations. The Organization's Forms 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax, for the years ending June 30, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are subject to examination by the IRS. Returns are generally subject to examination for three years after they are filed. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | 2 Board members are married to each other. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | The 990 is provided to the organization's management and board members for review before filing. If any items are noted for correction, they are made prior to filing. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Financial statements and conflict of interest policy are on the website. Governing instruments available upon request. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Board members and employees are required to review the conflict of interest policy periodically and to disclose any potential conflicts of interest that may arise. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Board of Director members, who do not have a conflict of interest, review and approve the compensation of officers, directors, CEO, executive director and key employees of the Organization. The review and approval process includes review of comparability data and contemporaneous documentation of the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Board of Director members, who do not have a conflict of interest, review and approve the compensation of officers, directors, CEO, executive director and key employees of the Organization. The review and approval process includes review of comparability data and contemporaneous documentation of the deliberations and decisions regarding the compensation arrangement. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE - NET PREPAIDS |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE & ACCRUED EXPENSES LOANS FROM OFFICERS & OTHERS ACCRUED TAXES ACCRUED WAGES ACCRUED INTEREST |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | OTHER RESEARCH PROGRAMS AND DATA ANALYSIS DESIGNED 64518. 0. 0. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 9 | UTILITIES 4348. 3974. 187. 187. MISCELLANEOUS 3505. 798. 2541. 166. PRINTING 765. 0. 765. 0. WEBSITE MAINTENANCE 4673. 639. 4034. 0. POSTAGE AND SHIPPING 1985. 502. 1483. 0. STORAGE 1764. 1764. 0. 0. BANK CHARGES 1585. 105. 1480. 0. FUNDRAISING AND EVENTS 37. 0. 0. 37. RESEARCH 14375. 14375. 0. 0. PROGRAM SUPPLIES 13992. 9360. 4632. 0. MOVING EXPENSE 1000. 1000. 0. 0. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Pt VI, Line 2 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | Pt VI, Line 15a |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | Pt VI, Line 15b |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 8 | Form 990, Part III, Line 4d |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 9 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f |
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