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Nearzero
EIN 27-3849204 • 501(c)3 • Seattle, WA
Profile
The organization's mission is to
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Net Margin
1st percentile
Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
20th percentile
Faster asset growth than 20% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
4th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$56,880
Down $51,094 (-47%) from 2019
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$56,880
Down $51,094 (-47%) from 2019
Revenue
Down$807
Down $105,721 (-99%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$51,901
Down $43,848 (-46%) from 2019
Net Income
Down-$51,094
Down $61,873 (-574%) from 2019
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Filings
Most recent year
2020 • Form 990EZXML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.
- Assets
- $56,880
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $56,880
- Revenue
- $807
- Expenses
- $51,901
- Net income
- -$51,094
Latest Detailed Filing
The latest 2020 filing currently has linked XML that has not been fully parsed yet. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2019 below.
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
- Signed
- Nov 11, 2020
- Return Version
- 2019v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $106,528
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The organization's mission is to
The organization's mission is to mitigate anthropogenic climate change through scientific inquiry and by serving as a source of information for scientifically grounded policy decisions.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| NEARZERO SPENT FUNDS ON RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS AS WELL AS WEBSITE INFRASTRUCTURE AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT TO SUPPORT OUR MISSION OF SERVING AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR SCIENTIFICALLY GROUNDED POLICY DECISIONS, WITH A FOCUS ON MITIGATION OF ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE. NEARZERO EVALUATED STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS AND ULTIMATELY REACHING THE GOAL OF REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS FROM ENERGY PRODUCTION OF ALL FORMS TO NEAR ZERO. THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND REPORTS, NEARZERO DISSEMINATED THIS INFORMATION TO THOSE WHO MAKE AND INFLUENCE ENERGY- RELATED DECISIONS IN BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND NGO'S. | - | $88,963 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KAREN FRIES | Exec. Direct | PT | $0 | - | - |
| STEVEN J DAVIS | Director/Pre | - | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL MASTRANDREA | Co-Executive | PT | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Nearzero
- EIN
- 27-3849204
- Address
- PO BOX 70897, SEATTLE, WA 98127-1305
Signing Officer
- Name
- Karen Fries
- Title
- Exec. Director/treas
- Phone
- 2067796102
- Signed
- 2020-11-11
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Baber & Mason Cpas
- Address
- 7525 SE 24TH ST, MERCER ISLAND, WA 98040
- Preparer
- Phillip C Baber CPA
- Phone
- 2062360734
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses office expenses 3,785 travel 493 conferences/meetings 321 insurance 350 research & development 87,854 non-investment depreciation 295 total 93,098”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“Computer 3,075 3,075 less accumulated depreciation 2,337 2,632 total 738 443”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 7,838 0”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The organization's mission is to mitigate anthropogenic climate change through scientific inquiry and by serving as a source of information for scientifically grounded policy decisions.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 28
“Nearzero spent funds on research and analysis as well as website infrastructure and software development to support our mission of serving as a source of information for scientifically grounded policy decisions, with a focus on mitigation of anthropogenic climate change. Nearzero evaluated strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ultimately reaching the goal of reducing carbon emissions from energy production of all forms to near zero. Through our website and reports, nearzero disseminated this information to those who make and influence energy- related decisions in business, government, and ngo's.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES OFFICE EXPENSES 3,785 TRAVEL 493 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 321 INSURANCE 350 RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT 87,854 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 295 TOTAL 93,098 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO MITIGATE ANTHROPOGENIC CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY AND BY SERVING AS A SOURCE OF INFORMATION FOR SCIENTIFICALLY GROUNDED POLICY DECISIONS. |
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