Spiritual Counterfeits Project Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2014 • EIN 51-0169830

Oct 01, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014 • Filed on Dec 23, 2014

Organization Profile WWW.SCP-INC.ORG

1605 E Elizabeth St91104

(626) 296-7645

Siviq Scores

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

0.00x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 58% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

20%

Higher net margin than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

$23,832

Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 19.1% of source-year revenue.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2014

5.9%

Faster asset growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

-2.2%

Faster revenue growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.

2014 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2013 to 2014

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets58th percentile

Assets

$403,680

Up $22,538 (+5.9%) from 2013

Net Assets

$402,331

Up $21,588 (+5.7%) from 2013

Liabilities

$1,349

Up $950 (+238%) from 2013

Revenue And Expenses

Liabilities / Revenue63rd percentile Net Margin77th percentile

Revenue

Down

$124,699

Down $2,759 (-2.2%) from 2013

Expenses

Down

$99,858

Down $33,388 (-25%) from 2013

Net Income

$24,841

Up $30,629 (+529%) from 2013

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth57th percentile

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

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2014

Assets$403,680

Liabilities$1,349

Net Assets$402,331

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth43rd percentile

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

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2014

Revenue$124,699

Expenses$99,858

Net Income$24,841

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Oct 1, 2013 to Sep 30, 2014
Signed: Dec 23, 2014
Return Version: 2013v3.1
Gross Receipts: $125,409

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To research religious groups, spiritual groups, cults and the occult and make information available to the public.

To research religious groups, spiritual groups, cults and the occlut and make information available to the public.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
SCP produced two journals and four newsletters reaching an immediate audience of approximately 1,100 regular readers and an estimated secondary audience of several hundred more. The goal of these publications was to (1) expose the various deceptive spins in the belief systems that are present in contemporary spiritual trends in the secular marketplace in the USA, and (2) contrast these systems with the truth, sanity and winsomeness of the Christian worldview.	$65,021	-

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay84th percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
TAL BROOKE	Chairman	FT	$23,832	-	$23,832
ROBERT VOSS	Director	-	$0	-	-
WILLIAM KELLOGG	Sec/Tres	-	$0	-	-
CHRIS SUTHERLAND	Director	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN: 51-0169830
Phone: 6262967645

Signing Officer

Name: Tal Brooke
Title: Chairman
Signed: 2014-12-23
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Preparer: Daniel R Moore
Phone: 8182473223

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1002

“Office Expenses $929”

Other Expenses.1005

“Travel $2229”

Other Expenses.3

“TELEPHONE $2427”

Other Expenses.4

“Bank & merchant fees $2171”

Other Expenses.5

“Other outside service $1800”

Other Expenses.6

“OTHER OFFICE COSTS $1776”

Other Expenses.7

“Office equipment and rental $1764”

Other Expenses.8

“Dues & subscriptions $644”

Other Expenses.9

“Workers comp insurance $-526”

Other Assets.1005

“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $1500 Accounts Receivable - Ending $0”

Other Assets.2

“GOLD - Beginning $76306 GOLD - Ending $76306”

Other Assets.3

“COSTA RICA REAL PROPERTY - Beginning $216164 COSTA RICA REAL PROPERTY - Ending $216164”

Total Liabilities.1001

“Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $399 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $1349”

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Filings

Displayed year

2014 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $403,680
Liabilities: $1,349
Net assets: $402,331
Revenue: $124,699
Expenses: $99,858
Net income: $24,841

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2025Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.14	$0.01	$1.12	$0.09	$0.08	$0.01
2024Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.12	$0.01	$1.11	$0.06	$0.08	$0.02
2023Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$1.19	$0.07	$1.13	$0.04	$0.08	$0.04
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.18	$0.01	$1.17	$0.83	$0.09	$0.74
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.43	$0.00	$0.43	$0.18	$0.07	$0.11
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.33	$0.00	$0.32	$0.07	$0.09	$0.02
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.35	$0.01	$0.34	$0.05	$0.11	$0.06
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.41	$0.01	$0.40	$0.10	$0.10	$0.00
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$0.41	$0.00	$0.41	$0.10	$0.10	$0.00
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.41	$0.00	$0.41	$0.10	$0.10	$0.00
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.40	$0.00		$0.11	$0.10	$0.00
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$0.40	$0.00	$0.40	$0.12	$0.10	$0.02
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.	$0.38	$0.00	$0.38	$0.13	$0.13	$0.01
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.39	$0.00	$0.39	$0.14	$0.12	$0.02
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.37	$0.00		$0.15	$0.18	$0.04