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Climate Change Education Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 26-3217081

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on May 19, 2016

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

54th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Liabilities / Revenue

54th percentile

0.00x

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

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

Net Margin

47th percentile

1.7%

Higher net margin than 47% of similar nonprofits.

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

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2015

Asset Growth

98th percentile

589%

Faster asset growth than 98% of similar nonprofits.

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

Revenue Growth

66th percentile

13%

Faster revenue growth than 66% of similar nonprofits.

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

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets54th percentile

Assets

Up

$2,858

Up $2,443 (+589%) from 2014

Net Assets

Up

$2,858

Up $2,443 (+589%) from 2014

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue54th percentileNet Margin47th percentile

Revenue

Up

$140,000

Up $15,800 (+13%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$137,557

Up $8,747 (+6.8%) from 2014

Net Income

Up

$2,443

Up $7,053 (+153%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth98th percentile

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

2015

Assets$2,858
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$2,858
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth66th percentile

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

2015

Revenue$140,000
Expenses$137,557
Net Income$2,443
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
May 19, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.1
Gross Receipts
$140,000
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 2015, CCEP SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHED ITS EDUCATION CAMPAIGN WEBSITE WWW.MORETHANSCIENTISTS.ORG. OVER 40 CLIMATE SCIENTISTS HAVE CONTRIBUTED VIDEOS. CCEP IS NOW EXPANDING ITS OUTREACH TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC WITH THE GOAL OF GAINING BROAD VIEWERSHIP OF THE VIDEOS.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

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
2016-05-19
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

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

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: accounting and legal. Amount: 814. Description: licensing. Amount: 112. Description: office expenses. Amount: 822. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 1,748.”

Raw XML Appendix141 raw XML fields

This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$2,858
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$2,858
Revenue
$140,000
Expenses
$137,557
Net income
$2,443
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
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