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Benthic Ecology Meeting

990EZ • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 45-3689387

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Mar 06, 2020

Organization ProfileWWW.BEMSOCIETY.ORG
101 Bienville BoulevardDauphin Island, AL 36528

(251) 861-2141

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2019

Net Margin

68th percentile

13%

Higher net margin than 68% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

77th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 77% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

86th percentile

59%

Faster asset growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

52nd percentile

1.9%

Faster revenue growth than 52% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$59,114

Up $21,871 (+59%) from 2018

Net Assets

$59,114

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin68th percentile

Revenue

Up

$97,192

Up $1,854 (+1.9%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$84,123

Up $18,611 (+28%) from 2018

Net Income

Down

$13,069

Down $16,757 (-56%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth86th percentile

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

$80K$60K$40K$20K$0Assets 2015: $1,383Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $1,171Liabilities 2016: $02016Assets 2017: $7,417Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $37,243Liabilities 2018: $02018Assets 2019: $59,114Net Assets 2019: $59,1142019Assets 2020: $61,597Net Assets 2020: $61,5972020Assets 2021: $50,590Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $74,299Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $74,2992022Assets 2023: $54,581Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $54,5812023Assets 2024: $61,628Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $61,6282024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$59,114
Liabilities-
Net Assets$59,114
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth52nd percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $86,883Expenses 2015: $85,500Net Income 2015: $1,3832015Revenue 2016: $118,120Expenses 2016: $116,949Net Income 2016: $1,1712016Revenue 2017: $128,748Expenses 2017: $122,502Net Income 2017: $6,2462017Revenue 2018: $95,338Expenses 2018: $65,512Net Income 2018: $29,8262018Revenue 2019: $97,192Expenses 2019: $84,123Net Income 2019: $13,0692019Revenue 2020: $146,117Expenses 2020: $143,634Net Income 2020: $2,4832020Revenue 2021: $0Expenses 2021: $11,007Net Income 2021: -$11,0072021Revenue 2022: $221,224Expenses 2022: $197,515Net Income 2022: $23,7092022Revenue 2023: $248,192Expenses 2023: $267,910Net Income 2023: -$19,7182023Revenue 2024: $216,914Expenses 2024: $209,867Net Income 2024: $7,0472024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$97,192
Expenses$84,123
Net Income$13,069
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Mar 6, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$97,192
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Promote research in benthic ecosystems

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
BEMS IS ESTABLISHED TO RUN A YEARLY MEETING TO SUPPORT RESEARCH IN BENTHIC ECOSYSTEMS, THE EXCHANGE OF SCIENTIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THIS TOPIC, AND ENCOURAGE STUDENT PARTICIPATION IN BENTHIC ECOLOGY AND RESEARCH.-$84,123
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay77th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
LEE SMEE PHDPast Preside-$0--
PATRICK GAGNON PHDPresident-$0--
LADD JOHNSONTreasurer-$0--
DON BEHRINGERSecretary-$0--
NICOLE FOGARTYBoard Member-$0--
MARK BUTLERBoard Member-$0--
BRAD PETERSONBoard Member-$0--
JOSEPH PAWLIKPresident El-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Benthic Ecology Meeting
EIN
45-3689387
Phone
2518612141
Address
101 BIENVILLE BOULEVARD, DAUPHIN ISLAND, AL 36528

Signing Officer

Name
Patrick Gagnon Phd
Title
President
Phone
2518612141
Signed
2020-03-06
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Mostellar & Shreve Llp
Address
23 MIDTOWN PARK W, MOBILE, AL 36606
Preparer
Lewis T Shreve CPA
Phone
2514760243
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses 599 meeting expenses 83,107 exchange rate 383 total 84,089”

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20

“Fund balance adjustment 8,802”

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Filings

Displayed year

2019 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$59,114
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$59,114
Revenue
$97,192
Expenses
$84,123
Net income
$13,069
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.62$0.00$0.62$2.17$2.10$0.07
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.00$0.55$2.48$2.68$0.20
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.74$0.00$0.74$2.21$1.98$0.24
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.51$0.00$0.00$0.11$0.11
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.62$0.62$1.46$1.44$0.02
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.59$0.59$0.97$0.84$0.13
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.37$0.00$0.95$0.66$0.30
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.07$0.00$1.29$1.23$0.06
2016Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$1.18$1.17$0.01
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.01$0.00$0.87$0.86$0.01