Liabilities / Assets
14th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 14% of similar nonprofits.
990 • Fiscal year 2013 • EIN 23-7448202
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
14th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
Score unavailable
Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
60th percentile
Faster asset growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No valid filing value is available for this score.
Assets
Up$1,707,930
Up $88,597 (+5.5%) from 2012
Net Assets
Up$1,707,280
Up $102,591 (+6.4%) from 2012
Liabilities
Down$650
Down $13,994 (-96%) from 2012
Revenue
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Up$380,516
Up $131,420 (+53%) from 2012
Net Income
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
To establish and maintain a program of education and research grants in the field of agronomy, including but not limited to turfgrass, and to promote public knowledge in the area of agronomy.
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| IRS990/Gaming | 0 | false |
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| IRS990ScheduleI/Form990ScheduleIPartIV/Explanation | 0 | PROTOCOL FOR GRANT REQUESTS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS THE MTF BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORKING WITH THE RESEARCH PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL ESTABLISH BOTH APPLIED RESEARCH NEEDS AND DEVELOP LONGER-TERM BASIC RESEARCH GOALS. THESE RESEARCH NEEDS AND GOALS WILL BE FINALIZED AT THE SEPTEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AND SUMMARIZED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO THE MTF CALL FOR PROPOSALS. MOST RESEARCH GRANTS WILL BE APPROVED AT THE DECEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. CERTAIN GRANTS MAY BE DELAYED SUBJECT TO FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES. RENEWAL OF GRANTS RESEARCH GRANTS ARE AWARDED FOR MULTIPLE YEARS BASED ON THE TIMELINE LISTED IN THE INITIAL GRANT REQUEST. GRANTS WILL BE RENEWED EACH SUBSEQUENT YEAR BASED ON DEMONSTRATED PROGRESS TOWARDS THE RESEARCH GOAL AND AFTER A PROGRESS SUMMARY IS REVIEWED BY THE FACULTY MEMBERS RESEARCH COMMITTEE. RENEWAL OF ONGOING GRANTS WILL ALSO TAKE PLACE AT THE DECEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. A FACULTY MEMBER WISHING TO STOP FUNDING OF AN ONGOING GRANT SHOULD STATE THIS IN WRITING ALONG WITH THE REASONS WHY FUNDING SHOULD BE SUSPENDED. THIS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO THE SEPTEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. SUPPORT FUNDING IN ADDITION TO RESEARCH GRANTS, THE MTF RECOGNIZES THAT MONEY MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED TO PAY FOR ACTIVITIES THAT SUPPORT A RESEARCH, TEACHING, OR EXTENSION EFFORT IN TURFGRASS, BUT ARE NOT ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE ALLOCATED TO A PARTICULAR RESEARCH PROJECT. EACH YEAR AT THE SEPTEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING, THE MTF BOARD WILL ALLOCATE A BUDGET FOR SUPPORT FUNDS. SUPPORT FUNDS MAY BE REQUESTED TO COMPLEMENT AN ONGOING PROGRAM OF TEACHING, RESEARCH OR EXTENSION WHEN ALL OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED. THE REQUEST FOR FUNDS MUST STATE IN WRITING THE PURPOSE OF THESE FUNDS, THE SOURCES OF OTHER RELATED OUTSIDE FUNDS, THE EFFORTS MADE TO SEEK ADDITIONAL FUNDS, AND THE IMPACT THESE FUNDS WILL HAVE ON THE MISSION OF THE MTF. SUPPORT FUND REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY MEMBERS RESEARCH COMMITTEE OR DIRECTLY TO THE MTF BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRIOR TO THE DECEMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. |
| IRS990ScheduleI/Form990ScheduleIPartIV/Explanation | 1 | LINK TO RESEARCH REPORTS ISSUED HTTP://WWW.TURF.MSU.EDU/MSU-TURFGRASS-RESEARCH-REPORTS |
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| IRS990ScheduleI/Form990ScheduleIPartIV/Identifier | 1 | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION |
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| IRS990ScheduleI/Form990ScheduleIPartIV/ReturnReference | 1 | SCHEDULE I, PAGE 4, PART IV |
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