Civic Intelligence

The Vegetarian Resource Group

990 • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 52-1279034

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Sep 10, 2017

Organization ProfileWWW.VRG.ORG
PO Box 1463Baltimore, MD 21203

(410) 366-8343

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

60th percentile

0.09x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 60% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

82nd percentile

0.41x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 82% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Net Margin

8th percentile

-41%

Higher net margin than 8% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

59th percentile

$36,193

Higher top officer pay than 59% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 17.3% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

18th percentile

-8.4%

Faster asset growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

7th percentile

-44%

Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • $500k-$1M nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$932,664

Down $85,872 (-8.4%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$847,448

Down $85,907 (-9.2%) from 2015

Liabilities

Up

$85,216

Up $35 (+0.0%) from 2015

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue82nd percentileNet Margin8th percentile

Revenue

Down

$209,620

Down $164,610 (-44%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$295,942

Down $3,376 (-1.1%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$86,322

Down $161,234 (-215%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth18th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2011: $1,098,919Liabilities 2011: $91,447Net Assets 2011: $1,007,4722011Assets 2012: $1,042,838Liabilities 2012: $84,060Net Assets 2012: $958,7782012Assets 2013: $985,930Liabilities 2013: $89,728Net Assets 2013: $896,2022013Assets 2014: $941,051Liabilities 2014: $83,027Net Assets 2014: $858,0242014Assets 2015: $1,018,536Liabilities 2015: $85,181Net Assets 2015: $933,3552015Assets 2016: $932,664Liabilities 2016: $85,216Net Assets 2016: $847,4482016Assets 2017: $875,225Liabilities 2017: $77,734Net Assets 2017: $797,4912017Assets 2018: $766,092Liabilities 2018: $53,952Net Assets 2018: $712,1402018Assets 2019: $1,031,753Liabilities 2019: $40,537Net Assets 2019: $991,2162019Assets 2020: $1,043,500Liabilities 2020: $53,420Net Assets 2020: $990,0802020Assets 2021: $1,003,693Liabilities 2021: $46,283Net Assets 2021: $957,4102021Assets 2022: $940,885Liabilities 2022: $42,360Net Assets 2022: $898,5252022Assets 2023: $912,446Liabilities 2023: $58,307Net Assets 2023: $854,1392023Assets 2024: $952,504Liabilities 2024: $70,473Net Assets 2024: $882,0312024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$932,664
Liabilities$85,216
Net Assets$847,448
Open 2016 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth7th percentile

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

$600K$400K$200K$0-$200KRevenue 2011: $325,075Expenses 2011: $369,637Net Income 2011: -$44,5622011Revenue 2012: $302,992Expenses 2012: $351,686Net Income 2012: -$48,6942012Revenue 2013: $259,624Expenses 2013: $322,200Net Income 2013: -$62,5762013Revenue 2014: $261,164Expenses 2014: $299,342Net Income 2014: -$38,1782014Revenue 2015: $374,230Expenses 2015: $299,318Net Income 2015: $74,9122015Revenue 2016: $209,620Expenses 2016: $295,942Net Income 2016: -$86,3222016Revenue 2017: $223,597Expenses 2017: $275,518Net Income 2017: -$51,9212017Revenue 2018: $196,155Expenses 2018: $263,028Net Income 2018: -$66,8732018Revenue 2019: $473,376Expenses 2019: $228,629Net Income 2019: $244,7472019Revenue 2020: $205,265Expenses 2020: $225,608Net Income 2020: -$20,3432020Revenue 2021: $219,673Expenses 2021: $234,638Net Income 2021: -$14,9652021Revenue 2022: $239,030Expenses 2022: $252,255Net Income 2022: -$13,2252022Revenue 2023: $215,325Expenses 2023: $270,329Net Income 2023: -$55,0042023Revenue 2024: $257,913Expenses 2024: $250,075Net Income 2024: $7,8382024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$209,620
Expenses$295,942
Net Income-$86,322
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Sep 10, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$218,616
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educates the public about vegetarian and vegan diets and lifestyles. Assists health professionals, businesses, foodservices, consumers, media, students, and educators.

Educates the public about vegetarian and vegan diets and lifestyle.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$948,604$868,713▼ $79,891
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$5,539$5,953▲ $414
Inventories for Sale or Use$7,159$4,295▼ $2,864
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$2,331$2,441▲ $110
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$20$0▼ $20
Total Assets$1,018,536$932,664▼ $85,872
Other Assets Total$54,883$51,262▼ $3,621
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$51,972$56,983▲ $5,011
Deferred Revenue$33,209$28,034▼ $5,175
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses-$199-
Total Liabilities$85,181$85,216▲ $35
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$635,233$678,503▲ $43,270
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$298,122$168,945▼ $129,177
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$933,355$847,448▼ $85,907
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$1,018,536$932,664▼ $85,872

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings$0$11,248$11,248
Other Assets Org$51,262--
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay59th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Charles StahlerCo-directorFT$34,000$2,193$36,193
Debra WassermanCo-directorFT$34,000$2,193$36,193

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Carole HamlinBoard Member
Jerome Marcus MdBoard Member
Reed Mangels Phd RdBoard Member
Wayne Smeltz PhdBoard Member
Brad Scott MbaBoard Memeber
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$99,109
Program Service Revenue
$87,644
Investment Income
$21,238
Other Revenue
$1,629
All Other Contributions
$99,109
Change in Net Assets
$-86,322

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$209,620
Revenue Not Reported on Financial Statements
$0
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$415
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$210,035
Total Revenue per Form 990
$209,620
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Other Expenses$143,533
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$131,259
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$21,150
Total Fundraising Expense$11,698
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$62,186$5,100$5,100$72,386
Other Salaries and Wages$49,215--$49,215
Grants to Domestic Individuals$21,150--$21,150
Occupancy$16,434$783$783$18,000
All Other Expenses$9,161$818$162$10,141
Insurance$8,799$1,101-$9,900
Payroll Taxes$8,563$404-$8,967
Conferences and Meetings$7,488--$7,488
Fees for Services Management-$5,909-$5,909
Fees for Services Other$4,700-$400$5,100
Other Expenses$1,933-$933$2,866
Office Expenses$2,297$8$87$2,392
Travel$1,596--$1,596
Information Technology$1,264--$1,264
Other Employee Benefits$691--$691
Advertising$26--$26
Depreciation Depletion$20--$20
Total Functional Expenses$270,121$14,123$11,698$295,942

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$295,942
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$295,942
Total Expenses per Form 990$295,942
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
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Royalties Payable$51,964
Scholarship Payable$5,000
Sales Tax Payable$19
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
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2

“Two officers are married to each other.”

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

“Form 990 is distributed to the members of the board of directors for their review and comments.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12C

“The board is aware of potential conflicts. The majority of the board of directors serve without compensation. They monitor and vote on conflicts of interest, including contracts with corporations, partnerships, and associations, where a board member has a financial interest in the other corporation, partnership, or association.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15

“Salary information for comparable jobs was looked at from sources such as nonprofit times and the maryland association of nonprofit organizations.”

Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19

“Financial information is available through guidestar.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Vegetarian Resource Group
EIN
52-1279034
Phone
4103668343
Address
PO BOX 1463, BALTIMORE, MD 21203

Signing Officer

Name
Charles Stahler
Title
Co-director
Phone
4103668343
Signed
2017-09-10

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Charles Stahler
Formed
1982
Legal Domicile
Md
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
10
Volunteers
150
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IRS990/ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp/Desc0RESEARCH - BY REGISTERED DIETITIANS, VOLUNTEERS, AND INTERNS. IN-DEPTH STUDIES USED TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC (6); RESEARCH: INGREDIENTS IN FOODS, RESTAURANTS, STATISTICS AND POLLS ON VEGETARIANS, HEALTH ISSUES, FOODSERVICE QUESTIONS, ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS.
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IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt0TWO OFFICERS ARE MARRIED TO EACH OTHER.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt1FORM 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt2THE BOARD IS AWARE OF POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE MAJORITY OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVE WITHOUT COMPENSATION. THEY MONITOR AND VOTE ON CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, INCLUDING CONTRACTS WITH CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND ASSOCIATIONS, WHERE A BOARD MEMBER HAS A FINANCIAL INTEREST IN THE OTHER CORPORATION, PARTNERSHIP, OR ASSOCIATION.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt3SALARY INFORMATION FOR COMPARABLE JOBS WAS LOOKED AT FROM SOURCES SUCH AS NONPROFIT TIMES AND THE MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt4FINANCIAL INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE THROUGH GUIDESTAR.
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc0FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc1FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc2FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc3FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15
IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc4FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19
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2016 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$932,664
Liabilities
$85,216
Net assets
$847,448
Revenue
$209,620
Expenses
$295,942
Net income
-$86,322
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.95$0.07$0.88$0.26$0.25$0.01
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.91$0.06$0.85$0.22$0.27$0.06
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.94$0.04$0.90$0.24$0.25$0.01
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.00$0.05$0.96$0.22$0.23$0.01
2020Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.04$0.05$0.99$0.21$0.23$0.02
2019Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.03$0.04$0.99$0.47$0.23$0.24
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.77$0.05$0.71$0.20$0.26$0.07
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.88$0.08$0.80$0.22$0.28$0.05
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.93$0.09$0.85$0.21$0.30$0.09
2015XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.02$0.09$0.93$0.37$0.30$0.07
2014Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.94$0.08$0.86$0.26$0.30$0.04
2013Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.99$0.09$0.90$0.26$0.32$0.06
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.04$0.08$0.96$0.30$0.35$0.05
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.10$0.09$1.01$0.33$0.37$0.04