Liabilities / Assets
57th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Spiritual Counterfeits Project Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 51-0169830
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
59th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 59% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
37th percentile
Higher net margin than 37% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
84th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 84% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 22.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
43rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 43% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
44th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 44% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$405,884
Down $2,909 (-0.7%) from 2016
Net Assets
Down$405,619
Down $2,404 (-0.6%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$265
Down $505 (-66%) from 2016
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$99,644
Down $2,078 (-2.0%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$100,944
Up $1,055 (+1.1%) from 2016
Net Income
Down-$1,300
Down $3,133 (-171%) from 2016
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2016 to Sep 30, 2017
- Signed
- Jan 8, 2018
- Return Version
- 2016v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $100,195
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
To research religious groups, spiritual groups, cults and the occult 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. | $63,419 | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TAL BROOKE | Pres/Chairman | FT | $21,954 | - | $21,954 |
| ROBERT VOSS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| WILLIAM KELLOGG | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| CHRIS SUTHERLAND | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| MARK HARRIS | Sec/Tres | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Spiritual Counterfeits Project Inc
- EIN
- 51-0169830
- Phone
- 6262967645
- Address
- 1605 E ELIZABETH ST, PASADENA, CA 91104
Signing Officer
- Name
- Mark Harris
- Title
- Sec/tres
- Signed
- 2018-01-08
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Byeman & Cleary CPAs
- Address
- 412 W Broadway Suite 206, Glendale, CA 91204-1297
- Preparer
- Daniel R Moore
- Phone
- 8182473223
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Other Expenses.1002
“Office Expenses $233”
Other Expenses.1005
“Travel $1148”
Other Expenses.2
“Bank & merchant fees $2874”
Other Expenses.4
“TELEPHONE $1382”
Other Expenses.5
“Other outside service $1020”
Other Expenses.6
“Dues & subscriptions $387”
Other Expenses.7
“TAXES AND FEES $20”
Other Assets.1005
“Accounts Receivable - Beginning $9 Accounts Receivable - Ending $9”
Other Assets.1011
“Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $1800 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $1327”
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 $770 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $265”
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Filings
Displayed year
2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $405,884
- Liabilities
- $265
- Net assets
- $405,619
- Revenue
- $99,644
- Expenses
- $100,944
- Net income
- -$1,300