Civic Intelligence

Museum Education Roundtable Mer

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 23-7156033

Oct 01, 2016 to Sep 30, 2017 • Filed on Jun 06, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.MUSEUMEDUCATION.INFO
2021 L Street NWWashington, DC 20036

(651) 343-3491

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2017

Net Margin

84th percentile

31%

Higher net margin than 84% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

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

Asset Growth

70th percentile

18%

Faster asset growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

69th percentile

17%

Faster revenue growth than 69% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$111,862

Up $16,917 (+18%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$111,862

Up $16,917 (+18%) from 2016

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin84th percentile

Revenue

Up

$55,103

Up $7,827 (+17%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$38,186

Up $19,958 (+109%) from 2016

Net Income

Down

$16,917

Down $12,131 (-42%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth70th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2013: $50,631Net Assets 2013: $50,6312013Assets 2014: $55,610Net Assets 2014: $55,6102014Assets 2015: $65,897Net Assets 2015: $65,8972015Assets 2016: $94,945Net Assets 2016: $94,9452016Assets 2017: $111,862Net Assets 2017: $111,8622017Assets 2019: $155,082Net Assets 2019: $155,0822019Assets 2020: $180,785Net Assets 2020: $180,7852020Assets 2022: $191,129Net Assets 2022: $191,1292022Assets 2024: $214,203Net Assets 2024: $214,2032024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$111,862
Liabilities-
Net Assets$111,862
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth69th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0-$20KRevenue 2013: $35,056Expenses 2013: $14,576Net Income 2013: $20,4802013Revenue 2014: $28,921Expenses 2014: $23,942Net Income 2014: $4,9792014Revenue 2015: $40,100Expenses 2015: $29,813Net Income 2015: $10,2872015Revenue 2016: $47,276Expenses 2016: $18,228Net Income 2016: $29,0482016Revenue 2017: $55,103Expenses 2017: $38,186Net Income 2017: $16,9172017Revenue 2019: $63,155Expenses 2019: $39,664Net Income 2019: $23,4912019Revenue 2020: $64,306Expenses 2020: $38,603Net Income 2020: $25,7032020Revenue 2022: $50,926Expenses 2022: $58,419Net Income 2022: -$7,4932022Revenue 2024: $61,473Expenses 2024: $49,745Net Income 2024: $11,7282024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$55,103
Expenses$38,186
Net Income$16,917
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2017
Signed
Jun 6, 2018
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$55,103
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Provide educational materials, workshops and journals for museums

Museum Education Roundtable inspires innovative thinking for the field through engaement with scholarly and practice based content explored in the Journal of Museum Education.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
Published the Journal of Museum Education 4 times throughout the year in 2017.Developed and launched a new Museum Education Roundtable brand and website.The continuation of working through our strategic plan goals and deliverableso Advancing the diversity and inclusion within MER, the JME and the museum fieldo Continuing to strengthen and further leverage the content of JMEo Continuing to strengthen our organizational development and meaningful board serviceo More deeply engage with and serve MER members and the broader JME readershipo Work on better conveying our brand and promote MER activities and membershipsHosted a Happy Hour event at the annual American Alliance of Museums conferenceHosted a public fourm on Identifying and Transforming Racism in Museum EducationProduced reader guides for each of the 4 issues of the Journal of Museum Education published in 2017.$26,340-
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
SAMANTHA NORTONTreasurer-$0--
SARA SIMSInternal VP-$0--
AMANDA THOMPSON RUNDAHLPresidentPT$0--
NAOMI OSTWALD KAWAMURASecretary-$0--
MARIRUTH LEFTWICHExternal VP-$0--
STEPHANIE DOWNEYComm Co-Lead-$0--
DAVID BOWLESComm Co-Lead-$0--
MEG WINIKATESEditorial Co-$0--
EMILY POTTER-NDIAYEEditorial Co-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Museum Education Roundtable Mer
EIN
23-7156033
Phone
6513433491
Address
2021 L Street NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036

Signing Officer

Name
Samantha Norton
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2018-06-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Tracy Cassidy CPA Sc
Address
1 Nugget Ln, BRUNSWICK, ME 04011-1745
Preparer
Tracy Cassidy
Phone
2075221014
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1003

“Information Technology $2843”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $1276”

Other Expenses.1010

“Amortization $2000”

Other Expenses.1

“Branding & marketing $11530”

Other Expenses.2

“Direct program expenses $3014”

Other Expenses.3

“BOARD EXPENSES $2207”

Other Expenses.4

“PAYPAL FEES $851”

Other Expenses.5

“BANK FEES $72”

Other Assets.1012

“Intangible Assets - Beginning $9333 Intangible Assets - Ending $7333”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$111,862
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$111,862
Revenue
$55,103
Expenses
$38,186
Net income
$16,917
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.14$2.14$0.61$0.50$0.12
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.91$1.91$0.51$0.58$0.07
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.81$1.81$0.64$0.39$0.26
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.55$1.55$0.63$0.40$0.23
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.12$1.12$0.55$0.38$0.17
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.95$0.95$0.47$0.18$0.29
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.66$0.66$0.40$0.30$0.10
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.56$0.56$0.29$0.24$0.05
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.51$0.51$0.35$0.15$0.20