Civic Intelligence

Living Systems Institute

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 46-2009328

Jan 01, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014 • Filed on Apr 27, 2015

14020 W 32nd AvenueGolden, CO 80401

(303) 549-9787

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.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Liabilities / Revenue

55th percentile

0.00x

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Net Margin

40th percentile

-0.1%

Higher net margin than 40% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Top Officer Pay

74th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 74% of similar nonprofits.

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

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

Asset Growth

44th percentile

-0.2%

Faster asset growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Revenue Growth

10th percentile

-46%

Faster revenue growth than 10% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Assets

Down

$2,508

Down $6 (-0.2%) from 2013

Net Assets

$2,508

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2013

Revenue

Down

$6,019

Down $5,101 (-46%) from 2013

Expenses

Down

$6,025

Down $2,581 (-30%) from 2013

Net Income

Down

-$6

Down $2,520 (-100%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$3.0K$2.0K$1.0K$0Assets 2013: $2,514Liabilities 2013: $02013Assets 2014: $2,508Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $2,5082014Assets 2015: $1,740Liabilities 2015: $02015

Highlighted filing

2014

Assets$2,508
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$2,508

Operations Trend

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

$15K$10K$5.0K$0-$5.0KRevenue 2013: $11,120Expenses 2013: $8,606Net Income 2013: $2,5142013Revenue 2014: $6,019Expenses 2014: $6,025Net Income 2014: -$62014Revenue 2015: $1,347Expenses 2015: $2,115Net Income 2015: -$7682015

Highlighted filing

2014

Revenue$6,019
Expenses$6,025
Net Income-$6
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2014 to Dec 31, 2014
Signed
Apr 27, 2015
Return Version
2014v5.0
Gross Receipts
$6,019
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The corporation will explore the relationships among the many species that make up the living system of human habitats, seek to understand the processes that make up healthy habitats, and to use that knowledge to design, test, and teach people about living systems that heal nature and produce an abundance of food, clothing, shelter, education and health care for the humans that employ them. The corporation will seek to help people to organize themselves to employ the systems it develops.to that end the coproration shall seek to demonstrate and describe the most functional arrangements of living systems, to involve the public in learning the principles and engage people in developing more productive and more integrated systems, to support the people adopting and employing living systems, and to learn from that process to further develop our understanding of these systems.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
LIVING SYSTEMS INSTITUTE IS ENGAGED IN RESEARCHING, DEVELOPING AND PROMOTING INTEGRATED CLOSED LOOP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS. A CLOSED LOOP PRODUCTION SYSTEM PRODUCES ALL INPUTS AS A PART OF THE SYSTEM PROCESS, REDUCING THE COST OF INPUTS TO ZERO. AN INTEGRATED PRODUCTION SYSTEM USES THE BYPRODUCTS OF EACH PROCESS AS FEED STOCK FOR OTHER PROCESSES REDUCING WASTE TO ZERO. AN INTEGRATED CLOSED LOOP PRODUCTION SYSTEM PRODUCES MULTIPLE PRODUCTS WITH REDUCED WASTE AS A FUNCTION OF ITS INTEGRATION AND WITH REDUCED COST AS A FUNCTION OF CLOSING THE PROCESS LOOPS. THIS APPROACH HOLDS PROMISE FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD AND OTHER BASIC NECESSITIES FOR PEOPLE OF LIMITED MEANS WITHOUT DETERIORATION OF NATURAL SYSTEMS. IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO HEAL NATURE AND PRODUCE ABUNDANCE. IT CAN OPERATE AS A SOCIAL SAFETY NET THAT IS NOT A TAX BURDEN ON THE ECONOMY.$0$6,025
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
DAVID BRADENChairman, Executive DirectFT$0--
DONALD STUDINSKIDirector, TreasurerPT$0--
PEGGY GATESDirector-$0--
DANA MILLERDirector-$0--
MICHAEL ANDERSONDirector-$0--
JOAN ARMONDirector-$0--
OZ OSBORNDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Living Systems Institute
EIN
46-2009328
Phone
3035499787
Address
14020 W 32ND AVENUE, GOLDEN, CO 80401

Signing Officer

Name
David Braden
Title
Chairman
Phone
3035499787
Signed
2015-04-27
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Schaus & Associates LLC
Address
355 S TELLER SUITE 230, LAKEWOOD, CO 80226
Preparer
Leslie a Schaus CPA
Phone
7209466888
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

Description: office expenses. Amount: 493. Description: insurance. Amount: 425. Description: aquaponics - expenses. Amount: 221. Description: bees - expenses. Amount: 2,249. Description: gardening - expenses. Amount: 135. Description: fees. Amount: 104. Description: teaching. Amount: 323. Description: water systems. Amount: 789. Description: hp3c. Amount: 282. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 5,021.

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