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Climate Change Education Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 26-3217081

May 15, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Jul 29, 2015

Organization ProfileMORETHANSCIENTISTS.ORG
PO Box 51247Seattle, WA 98115

(206) 257-1410

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

32nd percentile

-3.7%

Higher net margin than 32% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

74th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2014

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2014

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

$415

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$415

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin32nd percentile

Revenue

$124,200

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$128,810

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

-$4,610

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$40K$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2014: $415Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $4152014Assets 2015: $2,858Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $2,8582015Assets 2017: $32,753Liabilities 2017: $8,092Net Assets 2017: $24,6612017Assets 2018: $19,227Liabilities 2018: $4,783Net Assets 2018: $14,4442018Assets 2019: $28,208Liabilities 2019: $3,904Net Assets 2019: $24,3042019Assets 2020: $24,948Liabilities 2020: $704Net Assets 2020: $24,2442020Assets 2021: $23,773Liabilities 2021: $650Net Assets 2021: $23,1232021Assets 2022: $22,258Liabilities 2022: $404Net Assets 2022: $21,8542022Assets 2024: $20,164Liabilities 2024: $1,821Net Assets 2024: $18,3432024

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$415
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$415
Open 2014 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2014: $124,200Expenses 2014: $128,810Net Income 2014: -$4,6102014Revenue 2015: $140,000Expenses 2015: $137,557Net Income 2015: $2,4432015Revenue 2017: $30,700Expenses 2017: $9,711Net Income 2017: $20,9892017Revenue 2018: $265Expenses 2018: $10,482Net Income 2018: -$10,2172018Revenue 2019: $13,764Expenses 2019: $3,904Net Income 2019: $9,8602019Revenue 2020: $2,079Expenses 2020: $2,212Net Income 2020: -$1332020Revenue 2021: $445Expenses 2021: $1,566Net Income 2021: -$1,1212021Revenue 2022: $100Expenses 2022: $1,369Net Income 2022: -$1,2692022Revenue 2024: $0Expenses 2024: $2,296Net Income 2024: -$2,2962024

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$124,200
Expenses$128,810
Net Income-$4,610
Open 2014 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
May 15, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Jul 29, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$124,200
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
CCEP IS AN ORGANIZATION BASED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, THAT PROVIDES CLIMATE CHANGE EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC. ITS MISSION IS TO HELP EDUCATE THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND THROUGH THAT SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION, ILLUSTRATE THE ONGOING EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. IN 2014, CCEP FILMED 30 CLIMATE SCIENTISTS AT MIT, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, AND HARVARD; YIELDING OVER 200 VIDEO CLIPS IN PREPARATION FOR PUBLIC LAUNCH IN MARCH 2015. IN ADDITION, CCEP CREATED THE "MORE THAN SCIENTISTS" WEBSITE.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay74th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ERIC MICHELMANDirector, PresidentFT$0--
JAMES ANDERSONDirector, Secretary-$0--
DARGAN FRIERSONDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Climate Change Education Project
EIN
26-3217081
Phone
2062571410
Address
PO BOX 51247, SEATTLE, WA 98115

Signing Officer

Name
Eric Michelman
Title
Director
Phone
2062571410
Signed
2015-07-29
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Hellam Varon & Co Inc Ps
Address
1750 112TH AVENUE NE SUITE E200, BELLEVUE, WA 98004
Preparer
Cynthia H Petrie
Phone
4254539192
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: legal. Amount: 3,001. Description: office expenses. Amount: 747. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 3,748.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$415
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$415
Revenue
$124,200
Expenses
$128,810
Net income
-$4,610
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.20$0.02$0.18$0.00$0.02$0.02
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.22$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.01$0.01
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.24$0.01$0.23$0.00$0.02$0.01
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.25$0.01$0.24$0.02$0.02$0.00
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.28$0.04$0.24$0.14$0.04$0.10
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.19$0.05$0.14$0.00$0.10$0.10
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.33$0.08$0.25$0.31$0.10$0.21
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.03$0.00$0.03$1.40$1.38$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.24$1.29$0.05