Civic Intelligence

Center for Science in the Public Interest

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 23-7122879

Jul 01, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019 • Filed on Nov 12, 2019

Organization ProfileWWW.CSPINET.ORG

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1220 L Street NW No 300Washington, DC 20005

(202) 332-9110

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

46th percentile

0.16x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 46% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

40th percentile

0.15x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 40% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

66th percentile

9.4%

Higher net margin than 66% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

69th percentile

$242,891

Higher top officer pay than 69% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 1.6% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

56th percentile

5.3%

Faster asset growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

56th percentile

5.6%

Faster revenue growth than 56% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets46th percentile

Assets

Up

$13,761,819

Up $696,196 (+5.3%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$11,521,065

Up $1,603,006 (+16%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$2,240,754

Down $906,810 (-29%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue40th percentileNet Margin66th percentile

Revenue

Up

$15,223,198

Up $813,454 (+5.6%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$13,799,128

Down $253,823 (-1.8%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$1,424,070

Up $1,067,277 (+299%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth56th percentile

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

$60M$40M$20M$0Assets 2016: $9,948,441Liabilities 2016: $1,993,160Net Assets 2016: $7,955,2812016Assets 2017: $12,281,229Liabilities 2017: $2,761,402Net Assets 2017: $9,519,8272017Assets 2018: $13,065,623Liabilities 2018: $3,147,564Net Assets 2018: $9,918,0592018Assets 2019: $13,761,819Liabilities 2019: $2,240,754Net Assets 2019: $11,521,0652019Assets 2020: $26,079,913Liabilities 2020: $7,216,521Net Assets 2020: $18,863,3922020Assets 2021: $21,632,992Liabilities 2021: $6,066,071Net Assets 2021: $15,566,9212021Assets 2022: $42,108,388Liabilities 2022: $11,560,150Net Assets 2022: $30,548,2382022Assets 2023: $40,185,567Liabilities 2023: $10,899,860Net Assets 2023: $29,285,7072023Assets 2024: $44,277,891Liabilities 2024: $10,059,990Net Assets 2024: $34,217,9012024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$13,761,819
Liabilities$2,240,754
Net Assets$11,521,065
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth56th percentile

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

$40M$20M$0-$20MRevenue 2016: $14,021,655Expenses 2016: $14,060,702Net Income 2016: -$39,0472016Revenue 2017: $13,830,179Expenses 2017: $12,565,933Net Income 2017: $1,264,2462017Revenue 2018: $14,409,744Expenses 2018: $14,052,951Net Income 2018: $356,7932018Revenue 2019: $15,223,198Expenses 2019: $13,799,128Net Income 2019: $1,424,0702019Revenue 2020: $25,098,313Expenses 2020: $14,022,582Net Income 2020: $11,075,7312020Revenue 2021: $14,159,324Expenses 2021: $19,805,891Net Income 2021: -$5,646,5672021Revenue 2022: $36,719,898Expenses 2022: $18,820,314Net Income 2022: $17,899,5842022Revenue 2023: $16,181,828Expenses 2023: $18,005,982Net Income 2023: -$1,824,1542023Revenue 2024: $19,796,365Expenses 2024: $17,289,504Net Income 2024: $2,506,8612024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$15,223,198
Expenses$13,799,128
Net Income$1,424,070
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2018 to Jun 30, 2019
Signed
Nov 12, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$15,642,248
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The center for science in the public interest (cspi) is a not for profit organization operating in the united states that seeks to provide useful, objective information to the public and to conduct research on nutrition, food safety, alcohol, health, the environment, and other issues; to represent citizens' interests before legislative, regulatory, and judicial bodies on nutrition, food safety, alcohol, health, the environment, and other issues; and to ensure that advances in science are used for the public's good.

Cspi conducts research, education, and advocacy on nutrition, food safety and health issues.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$8,055,748$9,377,892▲ $1,322,144
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$2,474,662$1,994,324▼ $480,338
Pledges and Grants Receivable$457,999$1,042,658▲ $584,659
Inventories for Sale or Use$289,196$199,666▼ $89,530
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$298,608$171,815▼ $126,793
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$131,137$133,268▲ $2,131
Accounts Receivable$545,073$106,089▼ $438,984
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$1,100$1,041▼ $59
Total Assets$13,065,623$13,761,819▲ $696,196
Other Assets Total$812,100$735,066▼ $77,034
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$1,441,679$1,298,708▼ $142,971
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$1,705,885$942,046▼ $763,839
Total Liabilities$3,147,564$2,240,754▼ $906,810
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$8,615,728$8,521,744▼ $93,984
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$926,500$2,999,321▲ $2,072,821
Permanently Rstr Net Assets$375,831$0▼ $375,831
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$9,918,059$11,521,065▲ $1,603,006
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$13,065,623$13,761,819▲ $696,196

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Leasehold Improvements$163,158$1,060,548$1,223,706
Equipment$8,657$355,162$363,819
Other Assets Org$112,785--

Endowment Activity

PeriodBeginningContrib.Gain/LossOther UsesEnd
2018$375,831$1,000,000--$1,375,831
2017$375,831---$375,831
2016$373,831$2,000--$375,831
2015$373,831---$373,831
2014$373,831---$373,831
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay69th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Peter Lurie Non-votingExecutive DirectorFT$239,801$3,090$242,891
Margo WootanVP for NutritionFT$200,946$14,157$215,103
Bonnie LiebmanDirector of NutritionFT$183,183$8,146$191,329
Maia KatsLitigation DirectorFT$165,939$21,625$187,564
Jennifer Green-holmesDirector of Business OperationsFT$162,358$17,825$180,183
Jane WelnaDirector of DevelopmentFT$159,538$12,320$171,858
Laura MaccleeryPolicy DirectorFT$156,190$15,052$171,242
Michael Jacobson Non-votingDirectorPT$120,972$4,833$125,805

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
David KesslerChair
Lisa HeinzerlingDirector (chair Until June 2019)
James SullivanDirector
Lynn Silver ChalfinDirector
Mary T BassettDirector
Michael NutterDirector
Robin Caiola SheekeyDirector
Sushma PalmerDirector
Suzanne HessDirector
Tom GegaxDirector
William CorrDirector
Denise M ElliottSecretary
Mark IngramTreasurer

Highest Paid Contractors

ContractorServicesLocationCompensation
Time Customer ServiceDatabase & Fulfillment Services3000 UNIVERSITY CENTER DRIVE, Tampa, FL 33612$3,025,238
Quad Graphics INCNewsletter Printing & ProductionN61 W23044 HARRYS WAY, Sussex, WI 53089$901,150
National GraphicsDirect Mail Printing248 BRANFORD RD STE 1, North Branford, CT 06471$494,975
Bandujo Advertising & DesignAdvertising22 WEST 21ST STREET 8TH FLOOR, New York, NY 10010$413,843
United EnvelopePrinter150 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE, Mt Pocono, PA 18344$268,818
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$13,843,071
Program Service Revenue
$300,376
Investment Income
$387,526
Other Revenue
$692,225
All Other Contributions
$8,756,220
Change in Net Assets
$1,424,070

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$15,223,198
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$178,833
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$15,402,031
Total Revenue per Form 990
$15,223,198
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$8,861,275
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$4,937,853
Total Fundraising Expense$2,497,045
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$3,213,189$83,227$339,077$3,635,493
All Other Expenses$837,359$53,887$84,524$975,770
Occupancy$468,808$98,895$111,886$679,589
Other Expenses$310,101$18,256$266,014$576,115
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$499,785$13,022$52,575$565,382
Other Employee Benefits$299,997$9,082$28,821$337,900
Payroll Taxes$279,136$11,599$33,175$323,910
Depreciation Depletion$89,990$18,983$21,477$130,450
Office Expenses$68,416$24,696$16,147$109,259
Conferences and Meetings$78,726$701$10,854$90,281
Pension Plan Contributions$66,736$2,021$6,411$75,168
Advertising$35,366-$429$35,795
Total Functional Expenses$2,660,569$0$2,011,694$4,672,263

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$13,799,128
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$13,799,128
Total Expenses per Form 990$13,799,128
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Deferred Compensation Liabilities$622,281
Deferred Rent$525,441
Charitable Gift Annuity Liability$143,984
Sublease Deposit$7,002
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“The governing board has authorized the treasurer and president to review and approve the form 990 prior to its submission, and then to present the form 990 to the full board for its approval at its next regularly scheduled meeting.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“Each board member shall annually review the conflict of interest policy and disclose any conflict of interest situations to the board.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“The board of directors reviews and approves key employees' compensation.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“The organization makes copies of its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, mission statement, audited financial statements, form 990 and the original application for exemption available to the public on the organization's website. The documents are also available by mail upon request or for inspection at the organization's offices.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Center for Science in the
EIN
23-7122879
Phone
2023329110
Address
1220 L STREET NW NO 300, WASHINGTON, DC 20005

Signing Officer

Name
Dr Peter Lurie
Title
Executive Director
Phone
2023329110
Signed
2019-11-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Dr Peter Lurie
Formed
1971
Legal Domicile
Dc
Voting Board Members
13
Independent Board Members
13
Employees
47
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Matthews Carter & Boyce
Address
12500 FAIR LAKES CIRCLE SUITE 260, FAIRFAX, VA 22033
Preparer
Charles R Deppe
Phone
7032183600
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part X, Balance Sheet

“Certain accounts and descriptions in the prior year financial statements have been modified for comparative purposes to conform with the presentation of the current year financial statements. Accordingly, the current year 990 reflects those changes.”

FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:

“Foreign currency translation adjustment 103.”

FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:

“There are no changes from the prior year.”

Financial Statement Notes

PART X, LINE 2:

“Cspi has analyzed its tax positions, and has concluded that no liability should be recorded related to any uncertain tax positions. Cspi is not aware of any tax positions which it believes will change materially in the next twelve months. If this position changes, cspi will assess the impact of any such matters on its financial position and results of operations.”

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IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/TitleTxt7DIRECTOR
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IRS990/Form990PartVIISectionAGrp/TitleTxt10DIRECTOR
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Filings

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$13,761,819
Liabilities
$2,240,754
Net assets
$11,521,065
Revenue
$15,223,198
Expenses
$13,799,128
Net income
$1,424,070
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$44.3$10.1$34.2$19.8$17.3$2.51
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$40.2$10.9$29.3$16.2$18.0$1.82
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$42.1$11.6$30.5$36.7$18.8$17.9
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$21.6$6.07$15.6$14.2$19.8$5.65
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$26.1$7.22$18.9$25.1$14.0$11.1
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.8$2.24$11.5$15.2$13.8$1.42
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$13.1$3.15$9.92$14.4$14.1$0.36
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$12.3$2.76$9.52$13.8$12.6$1.26
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$9.95$1.99$7.96$14.0$14.1$0.04