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Understanding Us

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 47-2890218

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Aug 01, 2018

Organization ProfileN/A
531 East 800 SSalt Lake City, UT 84117

(801) 703-0333

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2017

Net Margin

63rd percentile

9.8%

Higher net margin than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

76th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

89th percentile

77%

Faster asset growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

99th percentile

849%

Faster revenue growth than 99% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Up

$4,319

Up $1,879 (+77%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$4,319

Up $1,879 (+77%) from 2016

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet Margin63rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$19,250

Up $17,222 (+849%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$17,370

Up $12,227 (+238%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$1,880

Up $4,995 (+160%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth89th percentile

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

$30K$20K$10K$0Assets 2015: $5,555Liabilities 2015: $02015Assets 2016: $2,440Net Assets 2016: $2,4402016Assets 2017: $4,319Net Assets 2017: $4,3192017Assets 2018: $763Net Assets 2018: $7632018Assets 2019: $22,054Liabilities 2019: $695Net Assets 2019: $21,3592019Assets 2020: $420Net Assets 2020: $4202020Assets 2021: $973Liabilities 2021: $02021Assets 2022: $2,140Net Assets 2022: $2,1402022Assets 2023: $272Liabilities 2023: $02023

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$4,319
Liabilities-
Net Assets$4,319
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth99th percentile

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

$60K$40K$20K$0-$20K-$40KRevenue 2015: $7,078Expenses 2015: $1,523Net Income 2015: $5,5552015Revenue 2016: $2,028Expenses 2016: $5,143Net Income 2016: -$3,1152016Revenue 2017: $19,250Expenses 2017: $17,370Net Income 2017: $1,8802017Revenue 2018: $13,838Expenses 2018: $17,394Net Income 2018: -$3,5562018Revenue 2019: $42,977Expenses 2019: $22,383Net Income 2019: $20,5942019Revenue 2020: $4,373Expenses 2020: $6,167Net Income 2020: -$1,7942020Revenue 2021: $1,627Expenses 2021: $25,849Net Income 2021: -$24,2222021Revenue 2022: $24,596Expenses 2022: $23,429Net Income 2022: $1,1672022Revenue 2023: $19,836Expenses 2023: $21,704Net Income 2023: -$1,8682023

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$19,250
Expenses$17,370
Net Income$1,880
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Aug 1, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$19,250
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

See Part III Stmt

Is to secure funding for a study conducted by the university of connecticut. The comprehensive study to explore ideas about how gravity impacts human behavior

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
IS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR A STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY TO EXPLORE IDEAS HOW GRAVITY IMPACTS HUMAN BEHAVIOR.-$17,302
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BERNARD HARTPresident-$0--
SAY EOW QUAKBoard Member-$0--
ROBERT STEFFEYBoard Member-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Understanding US
EIN
47-2890218
Address
531 EAST 800 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84117

Signing Officer

Name
Bernard Hart
Title
President
Signed
2018-08-01
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Fox & Company Pc
Address
1200 BUSTLETON PIKE STE 3, FEASTERVILLE, PA 19053
Preparer
Ira Fox
Phone
2153222065
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16

“Expenses entertainment 6,221 various 186 non-investment depreciation 68 total 6,475”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“278 278 less accumulated depreciation 40 108 total 238 170”

Form 990-ez, Part III

“Is to secure funding for a study conducted by the university of connecticut. The comprehensive study to explore ideas about how gravity impacts human behavior”

Raw XML Appendix123 raw XML fields

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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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$4,319
Liabilities
-
Net assets
$4,319
Revenue
$19,250
Expenses
$17,370
Net income
$1,880
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.27$0.00$19.8$21.7$1.87
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.14$2.14$24.6$23.4$1.17
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.97$0.00$1.63$25.8$24.2
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.42$0.42$4.37$6.17$1.79
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$22.1$0.70$21.4$43.0$22.4$20.6
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.76$0.76$13.8$17.4$3.56
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$4.32$4.32$19.3$17.4$1.88
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.44$2.44$2.03$5.14$3.12
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$5.56$0.00$7.08$1.52$5.56