Liabilities / Assets
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
72nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 72% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
84th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
75th percentile
Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
94th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 94% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 17.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
93rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
89th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
$157,748
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$97,748
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$60,000
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$255,500
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$179,021
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$76,479
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
To make access to science education in North Carolina equitable, impartial, and widely available, while invoking passion and encouraging a better understanding of how science and nature impact our lives.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $72,912 | $157,748 | ▲ $84,836 |
| Savings and Temporary Cash Investments | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Accounts Receivable | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Pledges and Grants Receivable | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivable From Disqualified Prsn | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivables From Officers Etc | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Investments Other Securities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Investments Program Related | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net | $0 | - | - |
| Intangible Assets | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $72,912 | $157,748 | ▲ $84,836 |
| Other Assets Total | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $50,000 | $60,000 | ▲ $10,000 |
| Unsecured Notes Loans Payable | $1,643 | $0 | ▼ $1,643 |
| Grants Payable | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Mortgage Notes Payable Secured by Investment Property | - | $0 | - |
| Total Liabilities | $51,643 | $60,000 | ▲ $8,357 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets With Donor Restrictions | $21,269 | $93,003 | ▲ $71,734 |
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $0 | $4,745 | ▲ $4,745 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $21,269 | $97,748 | ▲ $76,479 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $72,912 | $157,748 | ▲ $84,836 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April C Smith PhD | President | PT | $43,500 | $43,500 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Elizabeth Gilleland PhD | Director |
| Gitanjali Tenja PhD | Director |
| Kristen Nightingale | Director |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $109,213 |
| Other Expenses | $69,808 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $8,350 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $49,038 | $0 | $0 | $49,038 |
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $6,525 | $32,625 | $4,350 | $43,500 |
| Advertising | $25,679 | - | - | $25,679 |
| Fees for Services Other | $17,500 | - | - | $17,500 |
| Payroll Taxes | $0 | $16,675 | $0 | $16,675 |
| Office Expenses | - | $10,719 | $4,000 | $14,719 |
| Information Technology | $5,479 | - | - | $5,479 |
| Occupancy | - | $3,183 | - | $3,183 |
| Travel | $1,863 | - | - | $1,863 |
| Insurance | - | $1,385 | - | $1,385 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $106,084 | $64,587 | $8,350 | $179,021 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Interested Party | Relationship | Description | Shared Revenue | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen B Smith | Stephen is the husband of a board member providing IT Services to the organization | IT/Website Services | No | $50,000 |
| Line Item | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivables from Disqualified Persons | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
| Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $0 | $0 | → $0 |
“Family relationship”
“Board of Directors Contact Information; Kristen Nightingale, [email protected]; Elizabeth Gilleland, [email protected]; Gitanjali Taneja, [email protected]”
“Board Members were allowed to review the 990 on their own and encouraged to ask questions if any arose”
“Our conflicts of interest policy was only introduced at the end of 2022, so each year it will be addressed at a board meeting.”
“(1) At the end of 2022, the board voted to hire April Smith as Executive Director to run the organization. A systematic review of similar nonprofit jobs in our area was completed by the other board members. April recused herself from the discussion and the vote during the meeting while the remaining board members voted on her salary. (2) After requesting four proposals from various web designers in our area, we realized that we could not afford to pay a firm to build what we needed within our budget. April's husband had the ability to design a website and provide IT services at a price we could afford. The board discussed the various options and agreed that Stephen should be hired, as disclosed on this document, for the needed services.”
“On our website it says, "We are a 501(c)(3) organization. We will happily make any documentation available to you upon request."”
“We are no longer conducting adult education classes at the NC Arboretum. We are, instead, choosing to let our NC Science Trail partners teach the classes while we let the public know where they can find those classes.”
“Michele Miller Houck is a contractor with extensive experience working with science education non-profits to enhance programming, marketing, partner communications, newsletter development, and event management.”
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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| IRS990ScheduleA/FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt | 0 | In Situ Explorers maintains a continuous program open for solicitation of funds from governmental units, public charities, and corporate sponsors. Currently, our primary source of support is a governmental unit, but we are looking to diversity our funding in 2025. Our Board of Directors maintains oversight such that activities remain focused on providing science education resources to the public in North Carolina. We manage a program that is a partnership of science education venues across the state. Partnership Fees for that program remain low because most of our partners at this point are non-profits serving their communities. The fees are used to help us provide event and location information for our partners to the public throughout the year. |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 0 | After going through this form this year, I realized that I calculated this part of the taxes for In Situ Explorers incorrectly last year. The 2022 990EZ that I filed last year determined that our public support was calculated at 0.42%, which sounded wrong at the time, but I couldn't prove it. After going through the detailed worksheet from the 990 this year I realized that I should have chosen a different option to describe our funding. Using the calculation from this years form, it appears that our public support last year would have been 32.93%, just slightly less than the required percentage; however, that was only our first year with major funding. This year we nailed it! I will file an amended return as soon as I can. |
| IRS990ScheduleA/Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp/ExplanationTxt | 1 | I taught an adult science education class at the NC Arboretum in Asheville North Carolina. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | We are no longer conducting adult education classes at the NC Arboretum. We are, instead, choosing to let our NC Science Trail partners teach the classes while we let the public know where they can find those classes. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Family relationship |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | Board of Directors Contact Information; Kristen Nightingale, [email protected]; Elizabeth Gilleland, [email protected]; Gitanjali Taneja, [email protected] |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | Board Members were allowed to review the 990 on their own and encouraged to ask questions if any arose |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | Our conflicts of interest policy was only introduced at the end of 2022, so each year it will be addressed at a board meeting. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | (1) At the end of 2022, the board voted to hire April Smith as Executive Director to run the organization. A systematic review of similar nonprofit jobs in our area was completed by the other board members. April recused herself from the discussion and the vote during the meeting while the remaining board members voted on her salary. (2) After requesting four proposals from various web designers in our area, we realized that we could not afford to pay a firm to build what we needed within our budget. April's husband had the ability to design a website and provide IT services at a price we could afford. The board discussed the various options and agreed that Stephen should be hired, as disclosed on this document, for the needed services. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | On our website it says, "We are a 501(c)(3) organization. We will happily make any documentation available to you upon request." |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | Michele Miller Houck is a contractor with extensive experience working with science education non-profits to enhance programming, marketing, partner communications, newsletter development, and event management. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g |
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2023 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
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| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited. | $2.19 | $0.26 | $1.93 | $3.69 | $2.74 | $0.95 |
| 2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $1.58 | $0.60 | $0.98 | $2.56 | $1.79 | $0.76 |