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Climate Change Education Project

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 26-3217081

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Nov 15, 2019

Organization ProfileMORETHANSCIENTISTS.ORG
3104 142nd Place NEBellevue, WA 98007

(206) 257-1410

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

85th percentile

0.25x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 85% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Liabilities / Revenue

100th percentile

18.05x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 100% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Net Margin

1st percentile

-3855%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

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.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Asset Growth

11th percentile

-41%

Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Revenue Growth

1st percentile

-99%

Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets85th percentile

Assets

Down

$19,227

Down $13,526 (-41%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$14,444

Down $10,217 (-41%) from 2017

Liabilities

Down

$4,783

Down $3,309 (-41%) from 2017

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue100th percentileNet Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$265

Down $30,435 (-99%) from 2017

Expenses

Up

$10,482

Up $771 (+7.9%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$10,217

Down $31,206 (-149%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth11th 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

2018

Assets$19,227
Liabilities$4,783
Net Assets$14,444
Open 2018 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth1st 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

2018

Revenue$265
Expenses$10,482
Net Income-$10,217
Open 2018 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed
Nov 15, 2019
Return Version
2018v3.1
Gross Receipts
$265
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.$0$0
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ERIC MICHELMANDirector, PresidentPT$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
3104 142ND PLACE NE, BELLEVUE, WA 98007

Signing Officer

Name
Eric Michelman
Title
Director
Phone
2062571410
Signed
2019-11-15
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: 700. Description: licensing. Amount: 67. Description: office expenses. Amount: 888. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 1,655.”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26 - Other Liabilities

“Description: payable to eric michelman. Beg. Of year amount: 8,092. End of year amount: 4,783.”

Raw XML Appendix159 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

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$19,227
Liabilities
$4,783
Net assets
$14,444
Revenue
$265
Expenses
$10,482
Net income
-$10,217
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