Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Planetary Studies Foundation Ltd.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 36-3642951
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
75th percentile
Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
79th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 8.3% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Balance Sheet
Assets
$474,566
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$474,566
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Liabilities
$0
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Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
$64,809
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Expenses
$48,108
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Net Income
$16,701
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Apr 23, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $64,809
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Science Education and Meteorite research.
Science education and meteorite research
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| "THE 1876 BANWARTH HOUSE & MUSEUM".THIS RESTORED 19TH CENTURY VICTORIAN HOUSE WAS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON WEEKENDS AS A "LIVING HISTORY EXPERIENCE" INTO THE LIFESTYLE OF A 19TH CENTURY RURAL FAMILY IN NORTHWEST ILLINOIS. IT ALSO HOUSES A COLLECTION OF PERIOD CLOTHING, FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS. | $0 | $20,880 |
| "SCIENCE IN OUR CHANGING WORLD" PROGRAM. PROVIDES SCIENCE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TO COMMUNITY GROUPS, THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND TO SCHOOLS FROM K-12. THIS PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS THREE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY AND THE PUTMAN MUSEUMS EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN DAVENPORT, IOWA. | $0 | $16,947 |
| METEORITE RESEARCH. PSF RESEARCH SCIENTISTS ARE PRIMARILY INVOLVED IN THE CLASSIFICATION AND RECOVERY OF NEW METOERITES FROM AROUND THE WORLD. OUR RESULTS ARE USUALLY PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TH METEORITICAL SOCIETY AND THE LUNAR AND PLANETARY SCIENCE CONFERENCE. PSF ALSO PROVIDES PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS.0 | $0 | $10,281 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVELYN E LARSON | Administrative Assistant - Assistant Curator | PT | $5,405 | - | $5,405 |
| DIANE M SIPIERA | Executive Director/Educational Specialist | PT | $4,800 | - | $4,800 |
| ANDREA M NOLAN | Executive Secretary - Newsletter Editor | PT | $4,800 | - | $4,800 |
| DR ANTHONY J IRVING | Senior Research Scientist | PT | $4,800 | - | $4,800 |
| PAUL SIPIERA | President/CEO - Executive Board Member | FT | $0 | - | - |
| CAROLINE SIPIERA | Vice President - Media Specialist | PT | $0 | - | - |
| RYAN P NOLAN | Teasurer - Executive Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JOSEPH A AUER JR | Chairman Of The Executive Board | - | $0 | - | - |
| DR DOUGLAS L HICKS | Executive Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| MARY J BECKER | Executive Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES HAGEN | Executive Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| JAMES DOLE | Executive Board Member - Observatory Manager | - | $0 | - | - |
| HERBERT WINDOLF | Executive Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| PATRICIA TEINERY | Executive Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Planetary Studies Foundation Ltd
- EIN
- 36-3642951
- Phone
- 8158582014
- Address
- 10 WINTERWOOD LANE UNIT B, GALENA, IL 61036
Signing Officer
- Name
- Paul Sipiera
- Title
- President/CEO
- Phone
- 8158582014
- Signed
- 2021-04-23
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Other expenses: $6,086 for meteorite research (specimen acquistion, analytical fees, and researcher's compensation).”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20
“Decrease in assets from $79,772 to $67,522 due to sale of two surplus meteorites ($12,250 value) from the psf collection to support continuing research.”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
“Decrease in assets from $79772 to $67522 due to sale of two surplus meteorites ($12250 value) from the psf collection to support continuing research”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | OTHER EXPENSES: $6,086 FOR METEORITE RESEARCH (SPECIMEN ACQUISTION, ANALYTICAL FEES, AND RESEARCHER'S COMPENSATION). |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | DECREASE IN ASSETS FROM $79,772 TO $67,522 DUE TO SALE OF TWO SURPLUS METEORITES ($12,250 VALUE) FROM THE PSF COLLECTION TO SUPPORT CONTINUING RESEARCH. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | DECREASE IN ASSETS FROM $79772 TO $67522 DUE TO SALE OF TWO SURPLUS METEORITES ($12250 VALUE) FROM THE PSF COLLECTION TO SUPPORT CONTINUING RESEARCH |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 |
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2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $474,566
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $474,566
- Revenue
- $64,809
- Expenses
- $48,108
- Net income
- $16,701
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $4.65 | $0.00 | $4.65 | $0.29 | $0.32 | $0.04 |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $4.68 | $0.00 | $4.68 | $0.29 | $0.40 | $0.11 |
| 2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $4.75 | $0.00 | $4.75 | $0.65 | $0.48 | $0.17 |