Liabilities / Assets
5th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 46-3208917
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
5th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
5th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
98th percentile
Higher net margin than 98% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
15th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 15% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 2.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
69th percentile
Faster asset growth than 69% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
17th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 17% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$14,711,878
Up $2,016,117 (+16%) from 2019
Net Assets
Up$14,711,878
Up $2,027,117 (+16%) from 2019
Liabilities
Down$0
Down $11,000 (-100%) from 2019
Revenue
Down$2,104,050
Down $614,342 (-23%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$76,933
Down $13,978 (-15%) from 2019
Net Income
Down$2,027,117
Down $600,364 (-23%) from 2019
The organization aims to advance the study, preservation, scientific, and medical application of seashells and to provide an educational opportunity for discussion and direct observation in the field of malacology.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $3,434 | $50,651 | ▲ $47,217 |
| Total Assets | $12,695,761 | $14,711,878 | ▲ $2,016,117 |
| Other Assets Total | $12,692,327 | $14,661,227 | ▲ $1,968,900 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Deferred Revenue | $11,000 | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | $11,000 | $0 | ▼ $11,000 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $-7,566 | $14,711,878 | ▲ $14,719,444 |
| Net Assets With Donor Restrictions | $12,692,327 | - | - |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $12,684,761 | $14,711,878 | ▲ $2,027,117 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $12,695,761 | $14,711,878 | ▲ $2,016,117 |
| Asset | Book Value | Depreciation | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other Assets Org | $14,661,227 | - | - |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judith Gale | Vice Preside | PT | $43,200 | $43,200 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael a Mont | President |
| Nipun Sodhi | Member at La |
| Jean Preller | Secretary |
| Colleen Cross | Treasurer |
| Contribution Type | Contribution Count | Reported Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific Specimens | 4 | $1,968,900 |
| Total Noncash Contributions | 4 | $1,968,900 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $43,200 |
| Other Expenses | $33,733 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $43,200 | - | - | $43,200 |
| Fees for Services Other | $10,000 | - | - | $10,000 |
| Insurance | $7,749 | - | - | $7,749 |
| Occupancy | $3,484 | - | - | $3,484 |
| Fees for Services Legal | - | $2,900 | - | $2,900 |
| Information Technology | $2,400 | - | - | $2,400 |
| Office Expenses | $1,900 | - | - | $1,900 |
| Other Expenses | $100 | - | - | $100 |
| Travel | $100 | - | - | $100 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $74,033 | $2,900 | $0 | $76,933 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Interested Party | Relationship | Description | Shared Revenue | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | Family | Salary for Services | No | $43,200 |
“An electronic copy of the 990 is made available to all board members for review”
“The bylaws of the organization require that all potential conflicts be disclosed: duty to disclose in connection with any actual or possible conflict of interest, an interested person must disclose the existence of the financial interest and be given the opportunity to disclose all material facts to the directors and members of committees with governing board delegated powers considering the proposed transaction or arrangement”
“The board of directors decide the salary and benefits of the vice president, the only paid employee of the agency. The board, which includes independent members,have assessed fair and equitable compensation based on compensation of managers of agencies of similar size, field and location to the molluscan science foundation”
“No documents available to the public”
“Appraiser fees 10,000 0 0”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp/Desc | 0 | A LARGE THRUST OF THIS FOUNDATION HAS BEEN TO ENCOURAGE AMATEUR CONCHOLOGISTS AND OTHER CONTRIBUTORS FOR RESEARCH AS WELL. THE DIFFERENT RESEARCH ENDEAVORS, AS WELL AS HIGHLIGHTED ARTICLES, HAVE BEEN FEATURED ON THE ABOVEMENTIONED WEBSITE. NOT ONLY HAS THE WEBSITE FEATURED RESEARCH FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS AND SCIENTIFIC ADVISORS, BUT VARIOUS FEATURED ART AS WELL AS A COMPLETE DATABASE OF MANUSCRIPTS HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. THESE EFFORTS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED NOT ONLY IN RESEARCH ARTICLES, BUT ALSO IN FORUMS AND POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. IN ADDITION, ARTICLES AND FURTHER RESEARCH OF INTEREST FROM AROUND THE WORLD HAVE ALSO BEEN POSTED ON THE WEBSITE. MANY EXPEDITIONS SPONSORED BY THE FOUNDATION ARE ALSO FEATURED. |
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| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 0 | MOLLUSCA - 6,956 SPECIMENS 1,105,070 BIVALVE + GASTROPOD SHELLS 437,200 |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION AIMS TO ADVANCE THE STUDY, PRESERVATION, SCIENTIFIC, AND MEDICAL APPLICATION OF MOLLUSKS AND SHELLS AND TO PROVIDE AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR DISCUSSION AND DIRECT OBSERVATION IN THE FIELD OF MALACOLOGY. THE MAJORITY OF THE WORK OF THE AGENCY IS IN THREE AREAS. ONE, THE INTRODUCTION OF SHELLS TO SCHOOL CHILDREN TO TRIGGER FASCINATION AND THE AWARENESS FOR NATURE. SECONDLY, PUBLISHING NEW RESEARCH RELATED TO MALACOLOGY, INCLUDING SPONSORED ARTICLES AS WELL AS BOOKS. FINALLY, THE PRESERVATION ASPECT CAN BE NOTED BY THE REPOSITORY OF MANY EXTINCT AND ENDANGERED SPECIES/SPECIMENS, AS WELL AS FOSSILS. THESE ACTIVITIES ARE HELPED BY HAVING A LARGE INVENTORY OF SPECIMENS. THE FOUNDATION HAS BEEN FORTUNATE IN RECEIVING VERY LARGE DONATIONS OF SPECIMENS, AND NOW HAS INVENTORY VALUED AT OVER 14 MILLION. WITH THIS INVENTORY, THE FOUNDATION CAN NOW START A MONETARY DONATION SOLICITATION PROGRAM SO THAT THE FOUNDATION WILL ACHIEVE AND THEN MAINTAIN A PUBLIC SUPPORT PERCENTAGE OF GREATER THAN 33.33%. |
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2020 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.