Understanding Us

990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 47-2890218

Jan 01, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018 • Filed on Sep 02, 2019

Organization Profile N/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.

No value available

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

Source year 2018

No value available

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

Source year 2018

-26%

Higher net margin than 14% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.

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

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2018

-82%

Faster asset growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

-28%

Faster revenue growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2018 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2017 to 2018

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / AssetsScore unavailable

Assets

Down

$763

Down $3,556 (-82%) from 2017

Net Assets

Down

$763

Down $3,556 (-82%) from 2017

Liabilities

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailable Net Margin14th percentile

Revenue

Down

$13,838

Down $5,412 (-28%) from 2017

Expenses

$17,394

Up $24 (+0.1%) from 2017

Net Income

Down

-$3,556

Down $5,436 (-289%) from 2017

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth4th percentile

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

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2018

Assets$763

Liabilities-

Net Assets$763

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth18th percentile

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

Highlighted filing

2018

Revenue$13,838

Expenses$17,394

Net Income-$3,556

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
Signed: Sep 2, 2019
Return Version: 2018v3.1
Gross Receipts: $13,838

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

Description	Grants	Expenses
IS TO SECURE FUNDING FOR A STUDY CONDUCTED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT. THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY TO EXPLORE IDEAS HOW GRAVITY IMPACTS HUMAN BEHAVIOR.	-	$17,057
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	-	$164

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay76th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
BERNARD HART	President	-	$0	-	-
SAY EOW QUAK	Board Member	-	$0	-	-
ROBERT STEFFEY	Board 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: 2019-09-02
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 web 226 travel 164 entertainment 4,788 various 194 program expenses 2,797 bank charges 125 non-investment depreciation 48 total 8,342”

Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24

“278 278 less accumulated depreciation 108 156 total 170 122”

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”

Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31

“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”

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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

2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $763
Liabilities: -
Net assets: $763
Revenue: $13,838
Expenses: $17,394
Net income: -$3,556

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net 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
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.76		$0.76	$13.8	$17.4	$3.56
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$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