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Scientists' Cliffs Association Inc

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 52-0730171

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Jun 18, 2020

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

35th percentile

0.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 35% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

35th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 35% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

75th percentile

27%

Higher net margin than 75% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

58th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 58% of similar nonprofits.

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

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

64th percentile

7.8%

Faster asset growth than 64% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

35th percentile

-1.5%

Faster revenue growth than 35% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)4 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets35th percentile

Assets

Up

$2,250,386

Up $162,338 (+7.8%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

$2,231,508

Up $221,871 (+11%) from 2018

Liabilities

Down

$18,878

Down $59,533 (-76%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue35th percentileNet Margin75th percentile

Revenue

Down

$835,313

Down $12,634 (-1.5%) from 2018

Expenses

Down

$613,442

Down $18,851 (-3.0%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$221,871

Up $6,217 (+2.9%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth64th 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

2019

Assets$2,250,386
Liabilities$18,878
Net Assets$2,231,508
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth35th 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

2019

Revenue$835,313
Expenses$613,442
Net Income$221,871
Open 2019 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Jun 18, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.1
Gross Receipts
$835,313
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$1,241,453$1,292,514▲ $51,061
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$817,959$926,149▲ $108,190
Accounts Receivable$3,302$14,475▲ $11,173
Total Assets$2,088,048$2,250,386▲ $162,338
Other Assets Total$25,334$17,248▼ $8,086
Liabilities
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$9,380$11,109▲ $1,729
Deferred Revenue$69,031$7,569▼ $61,462
Other Liabilities$0$200▲ $200
Total Liabilities$78,411$18,878▼ $59,533
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$2,009,637$2,231,508▲ $221,871
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$2,009,637$2,231,508▲ $221,871
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$2,088,048$2,250,386▲ $162,338

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$595,024$739,843$1,334,867
Buildings$381,026$285,532$666,558
Land$195,216-$195,216
Other Land Buildings$121,248$5,052$126,300
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay58th percentile

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Rachel FriedPresident
Randy EstabrookVice President
Fran ArmstrongDirector
Mary BlayneyDirector
Karl AdlerSecretary
Harriet YaffeTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$778,142
Program Service Revenue
$0
Investment Income
$28,006
Other Revenue
$29,165
Change in Net Assets
$221,871

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$835,313
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$0
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$835,313
Total Revenue per Form 990
$835,313
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$380,572
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$232,870
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Total Fundraising Expense$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$173,844$43,461-$217,305
Depreciation Depletion$93,238--$93,238
Office Expenses$15,648$24,239-$39,887
Occupancy$34,410--$34,410
Payroll Taxes$12,452$3,113-$15,565
Insurance$15,419--$15,419
Travel$7,803--$7,803
Fees for Services Accounting$6,600--$6,600
Information Technology$5,589--$5,589
Other Expenses$3,862--$3,862
All Other Expenses$3,281--$3,281
Fees for Services Legal$125--$125
Total Functional Expenses$542,629$70,813$0$613,442

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$613,442
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$613,442
Total Expenses per Form 990$613,442
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
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Security Deposits$200
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 35% controlled entity
No
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
Harriet Yaffe
Title
Treasurer
Phone
4105860602
Signed
2020-06-18
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Harriet Yaffe
Formed
1937
Legal Domicile
Md
Voting Board Members
6
Independent Board Members
6
Employees
19
Volunteers
0

Preparer

Firm
Murphy & Murphy CPA LLC
Address
108 LA GRANGE AVENUE, LA PLATA, MD 20646-9591
Preparer
Lisa R Brown 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, 2019.”

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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, 2019.
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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.
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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/SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd00
IRS990/TaxablePartyNotificationInd00
IRS990/TaxExemptBondsInd00
IRS990/TerminateOperationsInd00
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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$2,250,386
Liabilities
$18,878
Net assets
$2,231,508
Revenue
$835,313
Expenses
$613,442
Net income
$221,871
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