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The Program for Preserving the Natural World Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 46-1864221

Jul 01, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015 • Filed on Feb 08, 2016

Organization ProfileN/A
30 Ipswich Street No 211Boston, MA 02215

(617) 930-3274

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

16th percentile

-20%

Higher net margin than 16% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

98th percentile

$99,996

Higher top officer pay than 98% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 89.4% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

9th percentile

-46%

Faster asset growth than 9% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

17th percentile

-30%

Faster revenue growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets55th percentile

Assets

Down

$26,015

Down $22,344 (-46%) from 2014

Net Assets

$26,015

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue55th percentileNet Margin16th percentile

Revenue

Down

$111,908

Down $48,945 (-30%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$134,252

Up $21,758 (+19%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$22,344

Down $70,703 (-146%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth9th percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2014: $48,359Liabilities 2014: $02014Assets 2015: $26,015Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $26,0152015Assets 2016: $54,680Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $54,6802016Assets 2017: $75,729Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $75,7292017Assets 2018: $25,620Liabilities 2018: $0Net Assets 2018: $25,6202018Assets 2019: $23,184Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $65,262Liabilities 2020: $0Net Assets 2020: $65,2622020Assets 2021: $118,277Liabilities 2021: $0Net Assets 2021: $118,2772021Assets 2022: $104,335Liabilities 2022: $02022Assets 2023: $96,684Liabilities 2023: $02023Assets 2024: $102,688Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $102,6882024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$26,015
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$26,015
Open 2015 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth17th percentile

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

$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2014: $160,853Expenses 2014: $112,494Net Income 2014: $48,3592014Revenue 2015: $111,908Expenses 2015: $134,252Net Income 2015: -$22,3442015Revenue 2016: $157,215Expenses 2016: $128,550Net Income 2016: $28,6652016Revenue 2017: $152,950Expenses 2017: $131,901Net Income 2017: $21,0492017Revenue 2018: $80,102Expenses 2018: $130,211Net Income 2018: -$50,1092018Revenue 2019: $97,350Expenses 2019: $99,786Net Income 2019: -$2,4362019Revenue 2020: $138,391Expenses 2020: $96,313Net Income 2020: $42,0782020Revenue 2021: $138,777Expenses 2021: $85,762Net Income 2021: $53,0152021Revenue 2022: $79,694Expenses 2022: $93,636Net Income 2022: -$13,9422022Revenue 2023: $105,082Expenses 2023: $112,733Net Income 2023: -$7,6512023Revenue 2024: $102,500Expenses 2024: $96,496Net Income 2024: $6,0042024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$111,908
Expenses$134,252
Net Income-$22,344
Open 2015 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2014 to Jun 30, 2015
Signed
Feb 8, 2016
Return Version
2014v6.0
Gross Receipts
$111,908
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

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.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
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$28,620
CLIMATE CHANGE - WORKING WITH PRINCE CHARLES OF WALES AND HIS INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY UNIT TO DEVELOP A GLOBAL MEDICAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.$0$28,619
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$28,619
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$28,619
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay98th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ERIC CHIVIANPresident/TreasurerFT$99,996-$99,996
TRACY SACHSClerkPT$9,996-$9,996
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Program for Preserving the Natural World Inc
EIN
46-1864221
Phone
6179303274
Address
30 IPSWICH STREET NO 211, BOSTON, MA 02215

Signing Officer

Name
Eric Chivian
Title
President
Phone
6179303274
Signed
2016-02-08

Preparer

Firm
Murphy Edwards Goncalves & Ferrera Pc
Address
144 TURNPIKE ROAD SUITE 340, SOUTHBORO, MA 01772
Preparer
Diana Edwards
Phone
5082297900
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: payroll taxes. Amount: 8,415. Description: travel and meeting. Amount: 12,214. Description: office expenses. Amount: 557. Description: filing fees. Amount: 85. Description: payroll processing fees. Amount: 880. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 22,151.”

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Filings

Displayed year

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

Open filing
Assets
$26,015
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$26,015
Revenue
$111,908
Expenses
$134,252
Net income
-$22,344
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.03$0.00$1.03$1.03$0.96$0.06
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.97$0.00$1.05$1.13$0.08
2022Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.04$0.00$0.80$0.94$0.14
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.18$0.00$1.18$1.39$0.86$0.53
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.65$0.00$0.65$1.38$0.96$0.42
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.23$0.00$0.97$1.00$0.02
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.00$0.26$0.80$1.30$0.50
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.76$0.00$0.76$1.53$1.32$0.21
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.55$0.00$0.55$1.57$1.29$0.29
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.00$0.26$1.12$1.34$0.22
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.48$0.00$1.61$1.12$0.48