Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 27-2877151
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
97th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 97% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
1st percentile
Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
83rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
12th percentile
Faster asset growth than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
6th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$122,783
Down $70,593 (-37%) from 2015
Net Assets
Down$57,301
Down $112,334 (-66%) from 2015
Liabilities
Up$65,482
Up $41,741 (+176%) from 2015
Revenue
Down$67,211
Down $119,489 (-64%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$179,545
Down $7,891 (-4.2%) from 2015
Net Income
Down-$112,334
Down $111,598 (-15163%) from 2015
The OpEd Project Public Knowledge Fund, Inc. targets and trains women experts in all fields, through seminars, workshops, and other forums, to write for the OpEd pages of major print and online forums of public discourse.
The oped project public knowledge fund, inc. Targets and trains women experts in all fields, through seminars, workshops and other forums, to write for the op-ed pages of major print and online forums of public discourse. The oped project offers seminars that focus specifically on low-income women and other under represented groups. The seminars teach participants to how to write, edit, and submit op-ed columns for publication with the goal of encouraging women and other under represented groups to engage in public discourse and increasing the levels of participation in public affairs. The oped project offers seminars which address the concepts of expertise, credibility, evidence, and framing. These seminars are offered regularly in major cities throughout the united states. The oped project waives seminar fees for participants who cannot afford to pay.the oped project also offers a mentor-editor program, a national, volunteer-based mentoring program which was established to harness th
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| TRAINING WOMEN EXPERTS IN ALL FIELDS, THROUGH SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER FORUMS, TO WRITE FOR THE OP-ED PAGES OF MAJOR PRINT AND ONLINE FORUMS OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE. THE OPED PROJECT OFFERS SEMINARS THAT FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND OTHER UNDER REPRESENTED GROUPS.THE OPED PROJECT ALSO OFFERS A MENTOR-EDITOR PROGRAM. | $174,014 | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Orenstein | Executive Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Elizabeth Scharpf | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Laura Mazur | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
“Reimbursed expenses $2664”
“Travel $19183”
“PHOTO & VIDEO $11600”
“PROGRAM TRAVEL $11600”
“EVENT COSTS $5349”
“Administration fees $4351”
“PROGRAM MATERIALS $2900”
“Meals & entertainment $2097”
“GIFTS $735”
“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $0 Accounts Receivable - Ending $5186”
“Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $98500 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $48000”
“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $23741 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $65482”
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | THE OPED PROJECT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE FUND, INC. TARGETS AND TRAINS WOMEN EXPERTS IN ALL FIELDS, THROUGH SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER FORUMS, TO WRITE FOR THE OP-ED PAGES OF MAJOR PRINT AND ONLINE FORUMS OF PUBLIC DISCOURSE. THE OPED PROJECT OFFERS SEMINARS THAT FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON LOW-INCOME WOMEN AND OTHER UNDER REPRESENTED GROUPS. THE SEMINARS TEACH PARTICIPANTS TO HOW TO WRITE, EDIT, AND SUBMIT OP-ED COLUMNS FOR PUBLICATION WITH THE GOAL OF ENCOURAGING WOMEN AND OTHER UNDER REPRESENTED GROUPS TO ENGAGE IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE AND INCREASING THE LEVELS OF PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS. THE OPED PROJECT OFFERS SEMINARS WHICH ADDRESS THE CONCEPTS OF EXPERTISE, CREDIBILITY, EVIDENCE, AND FRAMING. THESE SEMINARS ARE OFFERED REGULARLY IN MAJOR CITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. THE OPED PROJECT WAIVES SEMINAR FEES FOR PARTICIPANTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY.THE OPED PROJECT ALSO OFFERS A MENTOR-EDITOR PROGRAM, A NATIONAL, VOLUNTEER-BASED MENTORING PROGRAM WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED TO HARNESS TH |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/First5Years170Ind | 0 | X |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | PHOTO & VIDEO $11600 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | PROGRAM TRAVEL $11600 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | EVENT COSTS $5349 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | Administration fees $4351 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | PROGRAM MATERIALS $2900 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT $2097 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 8 | GIFTS $735 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Other Expenses.1005 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Other Expenses.1 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 10 | Other Assets.1006 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 11 | Total Liabilities.1001 |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2016-01-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2016-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2016 |
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