Liabilities / Assets
61st percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 61% of similar nonprofits.
Foundation for Environmental Research
990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 34-1919165
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.01x
Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
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Top Officer Pay
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Asset Growth
51st percentile
Faster asset growth than 51% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
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Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$435,649
Up $5,696 (+1.3%) from 2011
Net Assets
Up$430,215
Up $3,671 (+0.9%) from 2011
Liabilities
Up$5,434
Up $2,025 (+59%) from 2011
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
Down$203,409
Down $324,428 (-61%) from 2011
Net Income
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
- Signed
- Nov 14, 2013
- Return Version
- 2012v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $207,080
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The foundation for environmental research (fer) is a public, non-profit organization dedicated to understanding and improving the earth's environment. Fer's research agenda includes applied and basic research in all aspects of environmental science. Fer is particularly interested in research whose impact on society is not commensurate with current funding levels. Fer supports other non-profit organizations engaged in environmental research. To this end, fer is involved in a variety of activities that range from funding research on the state of the environment, to making targeted purchases of land critical for environmental conservation.
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- EIN
- 34-1919165
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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
- Assets
- $435,649
- Liabilities
- $5,434
- Net assets
- $430,215
- Revenue
- -
- Expenses
- $203,409
- Net income
- -