Liabilities / Assets
37th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
37th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
26th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 26% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
69th percentile
Higher net margin than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
78th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 78% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 6.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
86th percentile
Faster asset growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
79th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$1,157,324
Up $272,624 (+31%) from 2016
Net Assets
Up$1,116,305
Up $243,833 (+28%) from 2016
Liabilities
Up$41,019
Up $28,791 (+235%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$2,074,823
Up $470,164 (+29%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$1,830,990
Up $536,982 (+41%) from 2016
Net Income
Down$243,833
Down $66,818 (-22%) from 2016
To establish a sustainable first robotics competition team at every high school in michigan. To foster early interest in first robotics competitions through first lego league and first tech challenge in late elementary and middle schools.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $754,403 | $1,052,440 | ▲ $298,037 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $78,960 | $65,722 | ▼ $13,238 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $51,337 | $39,162 | ▼ $12,175 |
| Total Assets | $884,700 | $1,157,324 | ▲ $272,624 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $12,228 | $41,019 | ▲ $28,791 |
| Total Liabilities | $12,228 | $41,019 | ▲ $28,791 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $780,800 | $1,047,105 | ▲ $266,305 |
| Temporarily Rstr Net Assets | $91,672 | $69,200 | ▼ $22,472 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $872,472 | $1,116,305 | ▲ $243,833 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $884,700 | $1,157,324 | ▲ $272,624 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Land Buildings | $65,722 | $59,549 | $125,271 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Alpert | President/se | FT | $118,750 | $6,333 | $125,083 |
| Tammy Damrath | Director | FT | $47,500 | - | $47,500 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Francois Castaing | Chairman |
| Tom Stephens | Vice-chairma |
| Bob Nichols | Director |
| Chris Ballard | Director |
| Dave Szczupak | Director |
| Don Manvel | Director |
| Garrick Rochow | Director |
| James Issner | Director |
| James Zondag | Director |
| Jeanne Murabito | Director |
| Joaquin M Nuno-whelan | Director |
| John Stuart | Director |
| Ken Platteschorre | Director |
| Mark Chernoby | Director |
| Pamela Williamson | Director |
| Pat Major | Director |
| Timothy Grewe | Director |
| Tom Lang | Director |
| Wendy Ljungren | Director |
| Fred Hubacker | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $1,644,242 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $186,748 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $86,292 | $86,291 | - | $172,583 |
| Other Expenses | $120,388 | - | - | $120,388 |
| Depreciation Depletion | $28,444 | - | - | $28,444 |
| Insurance | $24,714 | $1,209 | - | $25,923 |
| Fees for Services Other | $17,886 | - | - | $17,886 |
| Payroll Taxes | $7,082 | $7,083 | - | $14,165 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $7,500 | - | $7,500 |
| Travel | - | $6,100 | - | $6,100 |
| Office Expenses | - | $4,698 | - | $4,698 |
| Information Technology | - | $3,690 | - | $3,690 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,714,419 | $116,571 | $0 | $1,830,990 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,830,990 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,830,990 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $1,830,990 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Form 990 is reviewed by the officers of the board of directors, and a copy is provided to all board members before filing with the irs.”
“The organization provides the conflicts of interest policy to all board members annually for review. The policy requires them to disclose any interests that could give rise to conflicts.”
“The compensation committee on the board of directors reviews and approves compensation. The process includes use of comparabililty data for substantiation.”
“The compensation committee on the board of directors reviews and approves compensation. The process includes use of comparabililty data for substatiation.”
“The organization makes its governing documents available upon request.”
“To establish a sustainable first robotics competition team at every high school in michigan. To foster early interest in first robotics competitions through first lego league and first tech challenge in late elementary and middle schools.”
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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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITION TEAM AT EVERY HIGH SCHOOL IN MICHIGAN. TO FOSTER EARLY INTEREST IN FIRST ROBOTICS COMPETITIONS THROUGH FIRST LEGO LEAGUE AND FIRST TECH CHALLENGE IN LATE ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOLS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE OFFICERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, AND A COPY IS PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS ANNUALLY FOR REVIEW. THE POLICY REQUIRES THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION. THE PROCESS INCLUDES USE OF COMPARABILILTY DATA FOR SUBSTANTIATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES COMPENSATION. THE PROCESS INCLUDES USE OF COMPARABILILTY DATA FOR SUBSTATIATION. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 |
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