Liabilities / Assets
79th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 79% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 41-2251298 • 501(c)3 • West Hartford, CT
Profile
To organize and facilitate educational conferences and networking forums in the interest of promoting greater efficiency and progress in engineering, product and services development, manufacturing, education, healthcare, and other areas.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
79th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 79% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
93rd percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
40th percentile
Higher net margin than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
69th percentile
Faster asset growth than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
14th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 14% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$81,823
Up $9,286 (+13%) from 2024
Liabilities
Up$9,656
Up $9,656 from 2024
Net Assets
Down$72,167
Down $370 (-0.5%) from 2024
Revenue
Down$14,648
Down $21,095 (-59%) from 2024
Expenses
Down$15,018
Down $15,257 (-50%) from 2024
Net Income
Down-$370
Down $5,838 (-107%) from 2024
Most recent year
2025 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
To organize and facilitate educational conferences and networking forums in the interest of promoting greater efficiency and progress in engineering, product and services development, manufacturing, education, healthcare, and other areas.
The mission of LPPDE is to organize and facilitate educational conferences and networking forums in the interest of promoting greater efficiency and progress in engineering, product and services development, manufacturing, and other areas.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Biannual in-person conferences held in Stockholm, Sweden, during May of 2025 and Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA during October 2025. Both conferences focus on the Science of Improving Innovation. A total of 45 persons attended. | $0 | $13,115 |
| In addition to biannual conferences the organization conducted monthly virtual summits and occasional webinar programs to foster communication and the exchange of knowledge. A total of 289 persons attended. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolyn Carter | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Dan Caputo | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Christer Lundh | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Lawrence Navarre | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Geoffrey Neiley | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Marcos Esterman | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Peter Palmer | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Bengt Johansson | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Andrew Wagner | Board Member | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description;Amount^Conference Expenses;5881|Staff Travel;3899|Site Visits;2965|Other Expenses;53^Total;12798^”
“Description;EOY Amount^Chase Credit Card;9656^Total;9656^”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z |
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