Foundation for Educational Research and Development

990PF • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 41-1876141

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on May 10, 2016

Organization Profile

2800 Niagra Lane NorthPlymouth, MN 55447

(952) 345-5232

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2015

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2015 filings • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2015

-6638694%

Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2015

Higher top officer pay than 19% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Source year 2015

-8.3%

Faster asset growth than 11% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

-100%

Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • $10M-$25M nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets16th percentile

Assets

Down

$10,857,453

Down $982,556 (-8.3%) from 2014

Net Assets

$10,857,453

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue16th percentile Net Margin1st percentile

Revenue

Down

$17

Down $173,572 (-100%) from 2014

Expenses

Down

$1,128,595

Down $395,629 (-26%) from 2014

Net Income

-$1,128,578

Up $222,057 (+16%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth11th percentile

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$10,857,453

Liabilities$0

Net Assets$10,857,453

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth1st percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$17

Expenses$1,128,595

Net Income-$1,128,578

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed: May 10, 2016
Return Version: 2015v2.1

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay19th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
IRVIN R KESSLER	Director/President	-	$0	-	-
BARBARA ANDERSON	Director/Vice President	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Foundation for Educational Research and
EIN: 41-1876141
Phone: 9523455232
Address: 2800 NIAGRA LANE NORTH, PLYMOUTH, MN 55447

Signing Officer

Name: Irvin R Kessler
Title: Director
Phone: 9523455232
Signed: 2016-05-10
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Froehling Anderson Ltd
Address: 1000 SHELARD PARKWAY - SUITE 400, ST LOUIS PARK, MN 55426
Preparer: Steven Wagner CPA
Phone: 9529793100

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Filings

Displayed year

2015 • Form 990PFDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $10,857,453
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: $10,857,453
Revenue: $17
Expenses: $1,128,595
Net income: -$1,128,578

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$35.7	$0.00	$35.7	$1.20	$2.37	$1.17
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$33.8	$0.00	$33.8	$1.37	$0.82	$0.55
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$33.1	$0.00	$33.1	$3.19	$1.82	$1.37
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$34.9	$0.00	$34.9	$17.3	$1.61	$15.7
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$14.7	$0.00	$14.7	$0.03	$0.56	$0.59
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$12.0	$0.00	$12.0	$0.65	$0.99	$0.34
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$13.7	$0.00	$13.7	$3.94	$1.50	$2.44
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$10.7	$0.00	$10.7	$1.58	$2.01	$0.43
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$10.9	$0.00	$10.9	$0.00	$1.13	$1.13
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$11.8	$0.00		$0.17	$1.52	$1.35
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$11.9	$0.00		$0.65	$1.34	$0.68
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$12.0	$0.00		$0.00	$1.31	$1.31
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$11.4	$0.00		$2.39	$1.25	$1.14