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Blue Sphere Foundation Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2013 • EIN 46-2746860

Jan 01, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013 • Filed on May 05, 2014

Organization ProfileBLUESPHEREFOUNDATION.ORG
12 The Kings Path08525

(312) 613-0686

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

51st percentile

0.00x

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

2013 filings • NTEE C • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2013

Liabilities / Revenue

52nd percentile

0.00x

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

2013 filings • NTEE C • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2013

Net Margin

44th percentile

0.3%

Higher net margin than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2013 filings • NTEE C • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2013

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$42,387

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 75.4% of source-year revenue.

2013 filings • NTEE C • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2013

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2013

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2013

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets51st percentile

Assets

$160

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Net Assets

$160

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Liabilities

$0

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Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue52nd percentileNet Margin44th percentile

Revenue

$56,237

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$56,077

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$160

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MAssets 2013: $160Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $1602013Assets 2014: $48,918Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $48,9182014Assets 2015: $459Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $4592015Assets 2017: $171,786Liabilities 2017: $25,572Net Assets 2017: $146,2142017Assets 2018: $356,697Liabilities 2018: $49,111Net Assets 2018: $307,5862018Assets 2019: $3,110,364Liabilities 2019: $303,067Net Assets 2019: $2,807,2972019Assets 2020: $2,741,558Liabilities 2020: $1,065,914Net Assets 2020: $1,675,6442020Assets 2021: $3,262,058Liabilities 2021: $453,065Net Assets 2021: $2,808,9932021Assets 2022: $1,353,948Liabilities 2022: $223,352Net Assets 2022: $1,130,5962022Assets 2023: $510,871Liabilities 2023: $973,587Net Assets 2023: -$462,7162023Assets 2024: $1,236,375Liabilities 2024: $657,187Net Assets 2024: $579,1882024

Highlighted filing

2013

Assets$160
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$160
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$10M$5.0M$0-$5.0MRevenue 2013: $56,237Expenses 2013: $56,077Net Income 2013: $1602013Revenue 2014: $186,097Expenses 2014: $137,339Net Income 2014: $48,7582014Revenue 2015: $15,510Expenses 2015: $63,969Net Income 2015: -$48,4592015Revenue 2017: $531,765Expenses 2017: $375,999Net Income 2017: $155,7662017Revenue 2018: $1,155,391Expenses 2018: $994,019Net Income 2018: $161,3722018Revenue 2019: $6,128,976Expenses 2019: $3,629,265Net Income 2019: $2,499,7112019Revenue 2020: $7,141,718Expenses 2020: $8,273,371Net Income 2020: -$1,131,6532020Revenue 2021: $9,834,103Expenses 2021: $8,200,754Net Income 2021: $1,633,3492021Revenue 2022: $8,105,926Expenses 2022: $9,589,831Net Income 2022: -$1,483,9052022Revenue 2023: $7,301,754Expenses 2023: $8,895,066Net Income 2023: -$1,593,3122023Revenue 2024: $8,394,798Expenses 2024: $7,206,759Net Income 2024: $1,188,0392024

Highlighted filing

2013

Revenue$56,237
Expenses$56,077
Net Income$160
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2013 to Dec 31, 2013
Signed
May 5, 2014
Return Version
2013v3.0
Gross Receipts
$62,115
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Blue sphere foundation works to safeguard the planet's oceans, halting the destruction of threatened marine species and habitats. The foundation goes where there are urgent threats and critical resource gaps, and acts quickly to establish the necessary groundwork for others to join in. The foundation believes art and media are essential tools to spark curiosity and inspire action, and it is therefore an integral part of everything the foundation does.

The bluesphere foundation, inc. Is a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to the support and production of artistic projects that raise awareness, foster education, and inspire action to address pressing conservation issues in the global marine environment.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
PRESENT SCREENINGS OF MARINE LIFE IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THREATENED SPECIES AND HOW TO HALT THE DESTRUCTION$0$5,878
SPONSOR EXPEDITIONS AROUND THE GLOBE TO MAXIMIZE TIME WITH MARINE LIFE AND TO CREATE THE BEST INTERACTION POSSIBLE.$0$1,612
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BROOKE BERRYExecutive DirectorPT$0$42,387$42,387
CHIP D'ANGELOChairman-$0--
STACEY UDELLTreasurer-$0--
JOHN PETRYDirector And Secretary-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
46-2746860
Phone
3126130686

Signing Officer

Name
WILLIAM D'ANGELO
Title
Chairman
Phone
3126130686
Signed
2014-05-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Preparer
Stacey D Udell
Phone
8567270100
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

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

“Description: travel. Amount: 1,613. Description: website. Amount: 6,549. Description: registration fees. Amount: 1,338. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 9,500.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2013 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$160
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$160
Revenue
$56,237
Expenses
$56,077
Net income
$160
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.24$0.66$0.58$8.39$7.21$1.19
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.51$0.97$0.46$7.30$8.90$1.59
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.35$0.22$1.13$8.11$9.59$1.48
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.26$0.45$2.81$9.83$8.20$1.63
2020Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.74$1.07$1.68$7.14$8.27$1.13
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.11$0.30$2.81$6.13$3.63$2.50
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.36$0.05$0.31$1.16$0.99$0.16
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.17$0.03$0.15$0.53$0.38$0.16
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.02$0.06$0.05
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.05$0.00$0.05$0.19$0.14$0.05
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.06$0.06$0.00