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Contemporary Learning Systems Inc

EIN 26-2466684 • 501(c)3 • East Lansing, MI

Profile

The company is a public benefit michigan nonprofit corporation formed exclusively for educational purposes. The mission of the company is to create and distribute nationally media based educational programs and products for schools, colleges and universities. Specifically, the company plans to focus on development of educational programs and products that can be distributed via the various "new media" spawned by the internet.

PO Box 1584East Lansing, MI 48862

www.contemporarylearning.org

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on the latest valid filing.

Source year 2015

Net Margin

78th percentile

25%

Higher net margin than 78% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

86th percentile

$14,500

Higher top officer pay than 86% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 15.9% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

20th percentile

-50%

Faster asset growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

77th percentile

28%

Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$1,085

Down $1,104 (-50%) from 2014

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

Up

$1,085

Up $22,337 (+105%) from 2014

Operations
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin78th percentile

Revenue

Up

$91,061

Up $20,175 (+28%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$68,724

Down $299 (-0.4%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

$22,337

Up $20,474 (+1099%) from 2014

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth20th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KAssets 2012: $750Liabilities 2012: $22Net Assets 2012: $7282012Assets 2013: $750Liabilities 2013: $23,865Net Assets 2013: -$23,1152013Assets 2014: $2,189Liabilities 2014: $23,441Net Assets 2014: -$21,2522014Assets 2015: $1,085Net Assets 2015: $1,0852015

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$1,085
Liabilities-
Net Assets$1,085
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth77th percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2012: $48,065Expenses 2012: $47,930Net Income 2012: $1352012Revenue 2013: $8,957Expenses 2013: $32,800Net Income 2013: -$23,8432013Revenue 2014: $70,886Expenses 2014: $69,023Net Income 2014: $1,8632014Revenue 2015: $91,061Expenses 2015: $68,724Net Income 2015: $22,3372015

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$91,061
Expenses$68,724
Net Income$22,337
Open 2015 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,085
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$1,085
Revenue
$91,061
Expenses
$68,724
Net income
$22,337
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.09$1.09$91.1$68.7$22.3
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.19$23.4$21.3$70.9$69.0$1.86
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.75$23.9$23.1$8.96$32.8$23.8
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.75$0.02$0.73$48.1$47.9$0.14
Latest Filing Detail
Jump To
Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Aug 12, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$91,061
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The company is a public benefit michigan nonprofit corporation formed exclusively for educational purposes. The mission of the company is to create and distribute nationally media based educational programs and products for schools, colleges and universities. Specifically, the company plans to focus on development of educational programs and products that can be distributed via the various "new media" spawned by the internet.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
TO CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE NATIONALLY MEDIA BASED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND PRODUCTS-$68,724
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay86th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DR GEORGE COLBURNPresident,Tr-$14,500-$14,500
DR LEWIS CARLSONSec-$0--
ROBERT ALBERSDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Contemporary Learning Systems Inc
EIN
26-2466684
Phone
5173326265
Address
PO BOX 1584, EAST LANSING, MI 48862

Signing Officer

Name
Dr George Colburn
Title
President,treasurer
Phone
5173326265
Signed
2016-08-12

Preparer

Firm
Markiewicz & Co LLC
Address
3890 CHARLEVOIX RD STE 350, PETOSKEY, MI 49770
Preparer
Michael Markiewicz
Phone
2314871984
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses 3,231 4,112 563 200 total 8,106”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“750 0 TOTAL 750 0”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26

“LOAN FROM GAC 23,441 0”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“The company is a public benefit michigan nonprofit corporation formed exclusively for educational purposes. The mission of the company is to create and distribute nationally media based educational programs and products for schools, colleges and universities. Specifically, the company plans to focus on development of educational programs and products that can be distributed via the various "new media" spawned by the internet.”

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