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The Program for Preserving the Natural World Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 46-1864221

Jul 01, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020 • Filed on Apr 19, 2021

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.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

78th percentile

30%

Higher net margin than 78% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

96th percentile

$70,830

Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 51.2% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

181%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

86th percentile

42%

Faster revenue growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$65,262

Up $42,078 (+181%) from 2019

Net Assets

$65,262

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2019

Revenue

Up

$138,391

Up $41,041 (+42%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$96,313

Down $3,473 (-3.5%) from 2019

Net Income

Up

$42,078

Up $44,514 (+1827%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

2020

Assets$65,262
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$65,262

Operations Trend

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

2020

Revenue$138,391
Expenses$96,313
Net Income$42,078
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jul 1, 2019 to Jun 30, 2020
Signed
Apr 19, 2021
Return Version
2019v5.2
Gross Receipts
$138,391
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
CLIMATE CHANGE - WORKING WITH PRINCE CHARLES OF WALES AND HIS INTERNATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY UNIT TO DEVELOP A GLOBAL MEDICAL INITIATIVE TO ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE.$0$25,683
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$25,683
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$25,683
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$0
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
ERIC CHIVIANPresident/TreasurerPT$70,830-$70,830
TRACY SACHSClerk-$7,081-$7,081
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

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

Signing Officer

Name
Eric Chivian
Title
President
Phone
6179303274
Signed
2021-04-19

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 8 - Other Revenue

Description: royalties. Amount: 991.

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

Description: payroll taxes. Amount: 5,960. Description: travel and meeting. Amount: 4,492. Description: office expenses. Amount: 458. Description: payroll processing fees. Amount: 1,709. Description: website. Amount: 2,500. Description: filing fees. Amount: 35. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 15,154.

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