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Scientists' Cliffs Association Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 52-0730171

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on Nov 14, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.SCIENTISTSCLIFFS.ORG
2488 Apple RoadPort Republic, MD 20676

(410) 586-0602

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

44th percentile

0.04x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 44% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

49th percentile

0.11x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 49% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

63rd percentile

14%

Higher net margin than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2017

Asset Growth

60th percentile

5.5%

Faster asset growth than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Revenue Growth

63rd percentile

7.5%

Faster revenue growth than 63% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2016 to 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets44th percentile

Assets

Up

$1,873,252

Up $97,253 (+5.5%) from 2016

Net Assets

Up

$1,793,983

Up $97,707 (+5.8%) from 2016

Liabilities

Down

$79,269

Down $454 (-0.6%) from 2016

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue49th percentileNet Margin63rd percentile

Revenue

Up

$713,305

Up $49,649 (+7.5%) from 2016

Expenses

Up

$615,598

Up $10,074 (+1.7%) from 2016

Net Income

Up

$97,707

Up $39,575 (+68%) from 2016

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth60th percentile

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

$4.0M$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0Assets 2010: $1,219,941Liabilities 2010: $22,040Net Assets 2010: $1,197,9012010Assets 2011: $1,326,600Liabilities 2011: $24,416Net Assets 2011: $1,302,1842011Assets 2012: $1,373,288Liabilities 2012: $21,587Net Assets 2012: $1,351,7012012Assets 2013: $1,491,388Liabilities 2013: $19,153Net Assets 2013: $1,472,2352013Assets 2014: $1,639,157Liabilities 2014: $41,882Net Assets 2014: $1,597,2752014Assets 2015: $1,688,271Liabilities 2015: $50,127Net Assets 2015: $1,638,1442015Assets 2016: $1,775,999Liabilities 2016: $79,723Net Assets 2016: $1,696,2762016Assets 2017: $1,873,252Liabilities 2017: $79,269Net Assets 2017: $1,793,9832017Assets 2018: $2,088,048Liabilities 2018: $78,411Net Assets 2018: $2,009,6372018Assets 2019: $2,250,386Liabilities 2019: $18,878Net Assets 2019: $2,231,5082019Assets 2020: $2,667,408Liabilities 2020: $83,118Net Assets 2020: $2,584,2902020Assets 2021: $2,817,115Liabilities 2021: $26,666Net Assets 2021: $2,790,4492021Assets 2022: $2,872,049Liabilities 2022: $111,261Net Assets 2022: $2,760,7882022Assets 2023: $2,966,856Liabilities 2023: $45,398Net Assets 2023: $2,921,4582023Assets 2024: $3,271,699Liabilities 2024: $62,700Net Assets 2024: $3,208,9992024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$1,873,252
Liabilities$79,269
Net Assets$1,793,983
Open 2017 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth63rd percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2010: $427,2532010Expenses 2011: $434,6462011Expenses 2012: $510,0952012Revenue 2013: $574,717Expenses 2013: $454,183Net Income 2013: $120,5342013Revenue 2014: $611,369Expenses 2014: $486,329Net Income 2014: $125,0402014Revenue 2015: $663,966Expenses 2015: $623,097Net Income 2015: $40,8692015Revenue 2016: $663,656Expenses 2016: $605,524Net Income 2016: $58,1322016Revenue 2017: $713,305Expenses 2017: $615,598Net Income 2017: $97,7072017Revenue 2018: $847,947Expenses 2018: $632,293Net Income 2018: $215,6542018Revenue 2019: $835,313Expenses 2019: $613,442Net Income 2019: $221,8712019Revenue 2020: $885,860Expenses 2020: $533,078Net Income 2020: $352,7822020Revenue 2021: $861,002Expenses 2021: $654,843Net Income 2021: $206,1592021Revenue 2022: $663,835Expenses 2022: $693,496Net Income 2022: -$29,6612022Revenue 2023: $989,873Expenses 2023: $829,203Net Income 2023: $160,6702023Revenue 2024: $1,055,341Expenses 2024: $813,489Net Income 2024: $241,8522024

Highlighted filing

2017

Revenue$713,305
Expenses$615,598
Net Income$97,707
Open 2017 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
Nov 14, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.3
Gross Receipts
$713,305
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Repair, maintain and preserve property

Repair / maintain and preserve property

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$929,804$1,027,285▲ $97,481
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$795,617$704,709▼ $90,908
Accounts Receivable$6,054$5,479▼ $575
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$474$1,137▲ $663
Total Assets$1,775,999$1,873,252▲ $97,253
Other Assets Total$44,050$134,642▲ $90,592
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$49,905$69,155▲ $19,250
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$29,818$10,114▼ $19,704
Total Liabilities$79,723$79,269▼ $454
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$1,696,276$1,793,983▲ $97,707
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$1,696,276$1,793,983▲ $97,707
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$1,775,999$1,873,252▲ $97,253

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$606,415$669,779$1,276,194
Buildings$99,354$276,890$376,244
Land$321,516-$321,516
Other Assets Org$134,642--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer PayScore unavailable

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Steve PetersPresident
Rachel FriedVice President
Bruce BeckDirector
Fran ArmstrongDirector
Helen CummingsDirector
Judy BoniorDirector
Peter CochranDirector
Renee StadelmanDirector
Dorothy HoweTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$666,967
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$4,509
Other Revenue
$41,829
Change in Net Assets
$97,707

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$713,305
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$713,305
Total Revenue per Form 990
$713,305
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$346,976
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$268,622
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$199,636$49,909-$249,545
Depreciation Depletion$68,141--$68,141
Occupancy$33,327--$33,327
Office Expenses$12,022$11,146-$23,168
Payroll Taxes$15,262$3,815-$19,077
Insurance$16,099--$16,099
Travel$7,817--$7,817
Information Technology$6,651--$6,651
Fees for Services Accounting$6,400--$6,400
Other Expenses$4,722--$4,722
All Other Expenses$1,768--$1,768
Total Functional Expenses$550,728$64,870$0$615,598

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$615,598
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$615,598
Total Expenses per Form 990$615,598
Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements$0
Expenses Not Reported on Form 990$0
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
In-house lobbying only
Yes
Subject to proxy tax
Yes
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
Yes
Audit committee
Yes
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
No
Other officer compensation reviewed
No
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
Yes
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 6

“Property owners are members of the association”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7A

“Each member may make one vote for board nominees”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 7B

“Member approval is required for the budget”

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 8B

“Board meeting minutes and committee reports are maintained by the secretary and approved at the following meeting”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11B

“The treasurer reviews and signs form 990 after approval by the board president”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“The association's bylaws are available on the internet. Financial statements are available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
SCIENTISTS' CLIFFS ASSOCIATION INC
EIN
52-0730171
Phone
4105860602
Address
2488 APPLE ROAD, PORT REPUBLIC, MD 20676

Signing Officer

Name
Dorothy Howe
Title
Director
Phone
4105860602
Signed
2018-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Peter Cochran
Formed
1937
Legal Domicile
Md
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
9
Employees
23
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Murphy & Murphy CPA LLC
Address
108 LA GRANGE AVENUE, LA PLATA, MD 20646-9591
Preparer
Gregory R Ferguson CPA
Phone
3016097515
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C:

“The process has not changed from the prior year”

Financial Statement Notes

PART III, LINE 4:

“The organization maintains a fossil museum and has fossils embedded in the cliffs which are part of the common area. The organization regularly receives groups of school children to view its collection of fossils and search for fossils on the beach. In addition the organization has allowed palentologists from other museums to extract intact shark fossils from the cliffs, but the organization does not give up ownership of the fossils until they are satisfied with its use.”

PART X, LINE 2:

“The association has adopted the recognition requirements for uncertain income tax positions as required by generally accepted accounting principles, with no cumulative effect adjustment required. Income tax benefits are recognized for income tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return, only when it is determined that the income tax position will more-likely-than-not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The association has analyzed tax positions taken for filing with the internal revenue service. The association believes that income tax filing positions will be sustained upon examination and does not anticipate any adjustments that would result in a material adverse effect on the associations financial condition, results of operations or cash flows. Accordingly, the association has not recorded any reserves or related accruals for interest and penalties, for uncertain income tax positions at december 31, 2017.”

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IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS A FOSSIL MUSEUM AND HAS FOSSILS EMBEDDED IN THE CLIFFS WHICH ARE PART OF THE COMMON AREA. THE ORGANIZATION REGULARLY RECEIVES GROUPS OF SCHOOL CHILDREN TO VIEW ITS COLLECTION OF FOSSILS AND SEARCH FOR FOSSILS ON THE BEACH. IN ADDITION THE ORGANIZATION HAS ALLOWED PALENTOLOGISTS FROM OTHER MUSEUMS TO EXTRACT INTACT SHARK FOSSILS FROM THE CLIFFS, BUT THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT GIVE UP OWNERSHIP OF THE FOSSILS UNTIL THEY ARE SATISFIED WITH ITS USE.
IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1THE ASSOCIATION HAS ADOPTED THE RECOGNITION REQUIREMENTS FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AS REQUIRED BY GENERALLY ACCEPTED ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES, WITH NO CUMULATIVE EFFECT ADJUSTMENT REQUIRED. INCOME TAX BENEFITS ARE RECOGNIZED FOR INCOME TAX POSITIONS TAKEN OR EXPECTED TO BE TAKEN IN A TAX RETURN, ONLY WHEN IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE INCOME TAX POSITION WILL MORE-LIKELY-THAN-NOT BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES. THE ASSOCIATION HAS ANALYZED TAX POSITIONS TAKEN FOR FILING WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. THE ASSOCIATION BELIEVES THAT INCOME TAX FILING POSITIONS WILL BE SUSTAINED UPON EXAMINATION AND DOES NOT ANTICIPATE ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WOULD RESULT IN A MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT ON THE ASSOCIATIONS FINANCIAL CONDITION, RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OR CASH FLOWS. ACCORDINGLY, THE ASSOCIATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY RESERVES OR RELATED ACCRUALS FOR INTEREST AND PENALTIES, FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAX POSITIONS AT DECEMBER 31, 2017.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1EACH MEMBER MAY MAKE ONE VOTE FOR BOARD NOMINEES
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2MEMBER APPROVAL IS REQUIRED FOR THE BUDGET
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3BOARD MEETING MINUTES AND COMMITTEE REPORTS ARE MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY AND APPROVED AT THE FOLLOWING MEETING
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4THE TREASURER REVIEWS AND SIGNS FORM 990 AFTER APPROVAL BY THE BOARD PRESIDENT
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt5THE ASSOCIATION'S BYLAWS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt6THE PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc5FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
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IRS990/TaxExemptBondsInd00
IRS990/TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd00
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2017 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$1,873,252
Liabilities
$79,269
Net assets
$1,793,983
Revenue
$713,305
Expenses
$615,598
Net income
$97,707
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$3.27$0.06$3.21$1.06$0.81$0.24
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.97$0.05$2.92$0.99$0.83$0.16
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.87$0.11$2.76$0.66$0.69$0.03
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.82$0.03$2.79$0.86$0.65$0.21
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.67$0.08$2.58$0.89$0.53$0.35
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.25$0.02$2.23$0.84$0.61$0.22
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.09$0.08$2.01$0.85$0.63$0.22
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.87$0.08$1.79$0.71$0.62$0.10
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.78$0.08$1.70$0.66$0.61$0.06
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.69$0.05$1.64$0.66$0.62$0.04
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.64$0.04$1.60$0.61$0.49$0.13
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.49$0.02$1.47$0.57$0.45$0.12
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.37$0.02$1.35$0.51
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.33$0.02$1.30$0.43
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.22$0.02$1.20$0.43