Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 46-1864221
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
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
98th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 63.6% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
92nd percentile
Faster asset growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
83rd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$54,680
Up $28,665 (+110%) from 2015
Net Assets
Up$54,680
Up $28,665 (+110%) from 2015
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2015
Revenue
Up$157,215
Up $45,307 (+40%) from 2015
Expenses
Down$128,550
Down $5,702 (-4.2%) from 2015
Net Income
Up$28,665
Up $51,009 (+228%) from 2015
To promote greater understanding of how human beings are ultimately and totally dependent on the natural world, so that policy-makers and the public recognize that we have no other choice but to preserve it.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| CLIMATE CHANGE - WORKING WITH PRINCE CHARLES OF WALES AND HIS INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY UNIT TO DEVELOP A GLOBAL MEDICAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. | $0 | $27,246 |
| TOXIC CHEMICALS AND FOOD PRODUCTION - WORKING TO EXPOSE THE SIGNIGICANT ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARDS OF NEW CLASS OF PESITICIDES CALL NEONICOTINOIDS, THAT ARE WIDELY USED IN GROWING GENETICALLY-MODIFIED FOODS, AND ARE STRONGLY LINKED TO BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER AND TO THREATS TO OTHER ORGANISMS. | $0 | $27,246 |
| PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES - BRINGING THE BEST OF THE BEST SCIENCE TO THE DEBATE ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF CLEAR-CUTTING PATCHES OF WATERSHED FOREST IN MASSACHUSETTS AND OTHER STATES. | $0 | $27,246 |
| PERSERVING THE NATURAL WORLD - PRODUCING AN ENHANCED ELECTRONIC BOOK, NATURE'S TOOLKIT: ENGINEERING SECRETS FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, THAT SHOWCASES UNIQUE ENGINEERING MODELS FOUND IN NATURE, EACH THE PRODUCT OF NATURAL SELECTION AND PERFECTLY SUITED TO ITS TASK, MODELS THAT WE MUST PRESERVE BY PROTECTING THE ORGANISMS IN WHICH THEY ARE FOUND, AND MUST UNDERSTAND IF WE ARE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE MORE SUSTAINABLY. | $0 | $27,246 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ERIC CHIVIAN | President/Treasurer | FT | $99,996 | - | $99,996 |
| TRACY SACHS | Clerk | PT | $9,996 | - | $9,996 |
“Description: payroll taxes. Amount: 8,414. Description: travel and meeting. Amount: 5,676. Description: office expenses. Amount: 1,020. Description: filing fees. Amount: 70. Description: payroll processing fees. Amount: 1,140. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 16,320.”
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| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/PhoneNum | 0 | 6179303274 |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 30 IPSWICH STREET NO 211 |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | BOSTON |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | MA |
| IRS990EZ/BooksInCareOfDetail/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 02215 |
| IRS990EZ/CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 26015 |
| IRS990EZ/CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 54680 |
| IRS990EZ/ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt | 0 | 157215 |
| IRS990EZ/DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/DonorAdvisedFndsInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt | 0 | 28665 |
| IRS990EZ/FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt | 0 | 2100 |
| IRS990EZ/FiledScheduleAInd | 0 | 1 |
| IRS990EZ/ForeignFinancialAccountInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ForeignOfficeInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/Form990TotalAssetsGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 26015 |
| IRS990EZ/Form990TotalAssetsGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 54680 |
| IRS990EZ/GrossReceiptsAmt | 0 | 157215 |
| IRS990EZ/InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/InfoInScheduleOPartIInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/InfoInScheduleOPartVInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/LobbyingActivitiesInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/MethodOfAccountingCashInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt | 0 | 26015 |
| IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt | 0 | 54680 |
| IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 26015 |
| IRS990EZ/NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 54680 |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | 0 | 35.00 |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | 1 | 5.00 |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/CompensationAmt | 0 | 99996 |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/CompensationAmt | 1 | 9996 |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | 1 | 0 |
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| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt | 1 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 0 | ERIC CHIVIAN |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/PersonNm | 1 | TRACY SACHS |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/TitleTxt | 0 | PRESIDENT/TREASURER |
| IRS990EZ/OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp/TitleTxt | 1 | CLERK |
| IRS990EZ/OperateHospitalInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/Organization501c3Ind | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OrganizationHadUBIInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/OtherExpensesTotalAmt | 0 | 16320 |
| IRS990EZ/PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt | 0 | NONE |
| IRS990EZ/PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt | 0 | NONE |
| IRS990EZ/PoliticalCampaignActyInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | TO PROMOTE GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF HOW HUMAN BEINGS ARE ULTIMATELY AND TOTALLY DEPENDENT ON THE NATURAL WORLD, SO THAT POLICY-MAKERS AND THE PUBLIC RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE NO OTHER CHOICE BUT TO PRESERVE IT. |
| IRS990EZ/PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt | 0 | 138 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 0 | CLIMATE CHANGE - WORKING WITH PRINCE CHARLES OF WALES AND HIS INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY UNIT TO DEVELOP A GLOBAL MEDICAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 1 | TOXIC CHEMICALS AND FOOD PRODUCTION - WORKING TO EXPOSE THE SIGNIGICANT ENVIRONMENTAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH HAZARDS OF NEW CLASS OF PESITICIDES CALL NEONICOTINOIDS, THAT ARE WIDELY USED IN GROWING GENETICALLY-MODIFIED FOODS, AND ARE STRONGLY LINKED TO BEE COLONY COLLAPSE DISORDER AND TO THREATS TO OTHER ORGANISMS. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 2 | PROTECTING BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES - BRINGING THE BEST OF THE BEST SCIENCE TO THE DEBATE ABOUT THE PRACTICE OF CLEAR-CUTTING PATCHES OF WATERSHED FOREST IN MASSACHUSETTS AND OTHER STATES. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 3 | PERSERVING THE NATURAL WORLD - PRODUCING AN ENHANCED ELECTRONIC BOOK, NATURE'S TOOLKIT: ENGINEERING SECRETS FOR SUSTAINABLE DESIGN, THAT SHOWCASES UNIQUE ENGINEERING MODELS FOUND IN NATURE, EACH THE PRODUCT OF NATURAL SELECTION AND PERFECTLY SUITED TO ITS TASK, MODELS THAT WE MUST PRESERVE BY PROTECTING THE ORGANISMS IN WHICH THEY ARE FOUND, AND MUST UNDERSTAND IF WE ARE TO LEARN HOW TO LIVE MORE SUSTAINABLY. |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/GrantsAndAllocationsAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/GrantsAndAllocationsAmt | 1 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/GrantsAndAllocationsAmt | 2 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/GrantsAndAllocationsAmt | 3 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 0 | 27246 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 1 | 27246 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 2 | 27246 |
| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/ProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 3 | 27246 |
| IRS990EZ/ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt | 0 | 109992 |
| IRS990EZ/SchoolOperatingInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd | 0 | MA |
| IRS990EZ/SubjectToProxyTaxInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/BOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp/EOYAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TanningServicesProvidedInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TotalExpensesAmt | 0 | 128550 |
| IRS990EZ/TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt | 0 | 108984 |
| IRS990EZ/TotalRevenueAmt | 0 | 157215 |
| IRS990EZ/TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990EZ/TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd | 0 | X |
| IRS990EZ/WebsiteAddressTxt | 0 | N/A |
| IRS990ScheduleA/AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 157215 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 111908 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 160853 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 429976 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/InvestmentIncomeCYPct | 0 | 0.00000 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind | 0 | X |
| IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportCY509Pct | 0 | 1.00000 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportPY509Pct | 0 | 1.00000 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/PublicSupportTotal509Amt | 0 | 429976 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 0 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind | 0 | X |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 157215 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 111908 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 160853 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Total509Grp/TotalAmt | 0 | 429976 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp/CurrentTaxYearAmt | 0 | 157215 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt | 0 | 111908 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp/CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt | 0 | 160853 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp/TotalAmt | 0 | 429976 |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorBusinessName/BusinessNameLine1 | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorNum | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1 | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine2 | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/City | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/State | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/ContributorUSAddress/ZIPCode | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleB/ContributorInformationGrp/TotalContributionsAmt | 0 | RESTRICTED |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 8,414. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL AND MEETING. AMOUNT: 5,676. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,020. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEES. AMOUNT: 70. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES. AMOUNT: 1,140. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 16,320. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES |
| TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2017-02-10 21:41:12Z |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonNm | 0 | ERIC CHIVIAN |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PersonTitleTxt | 0 | PRESIDENT |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 6179303274 |
| ReturnHeader/BusinessOfficerGrp/SignatureDt | 0 | 2016-11-02 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | THE PROGRAM FOR PRESERVING THE NATURAL |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessName/BusinessNameLine2Txt | 0 | WORLD INC |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/BusinessNameControlTxt | 0 | PROG |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/EIN | 0 | 461864221 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/PhoneNum | 0 | 6179303274 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 30 IPSWICH STREET NO 211 |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/CityNm | 0 | BOSTON |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | MA |
| ReturnHeader/Filer/USAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 02215 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmEIN | 0 | 760754060 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerFirmName/BusinessNameLine1Txt | 0 | MURPHY EDWARDS GONCALVES & FERRERA PC |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt | 0 | 144 TURNPIKE ROAD SUITE 340 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/CityNm | 0 | SOUTHBORO |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | 0 | MA |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerFirmGrp/PreparerUSAddress/ZIPCd | 0 | 01772 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PhoneNum | 0 | 5082297900 |
| ReturnHeader/PreparerPersonGrp/PreparerPersonNm | 0 | DIANA EDWARDS |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2016-11-11T14:07:23-06:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2015-07-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2016-06-30 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2015 |
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2016 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.