Civic Intelligence

The Vegetarian Resource Group

990 • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 52-1279034

Jan 01, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020 • Filed on Oct 27, 2021

P O 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

41st percentile

0.05x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 41% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Liabilities / Revenue

65th percentile

0.26x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 65% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Net Margin

23rd percentile

-9.9%

Higher net margin than 23% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Top Officer Pay

43rd percentile

$36,183

Higher top officer pay than 43% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 17.6% of source-year revenue.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2020

Asset Growth

36th percentile

1.1%

Faster asset growth than 36% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Revenue Growth

6th percentile

-57%

Faster revenue growth than 6% of similar nonprofits.

2020 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2019 to 2020

Assets

Up

$1,043,500

Up $11,747 (+1.1%) from 2019

Net Assets

Down

$990,080

Down $1,136 (-0.1%) from 2019

Liabilities

Up

$53,420

Up $12,883 (+32%) from 2019

Revenue

Down

$205,265

Down $268,111 (-57%) from 2019

Expenses

Down

$225,608

Down $3,021 (-1.3%) from 2019

Net Income

Down

-$20,343

Down $265,090 (-108%) from 2019

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

2020

Assets$1,043,500
Liabilities$53,420
Net Assets$990,080

Operations Trend

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

2020

Revenue$205,265
Expenses$225,608
Net Income-$20,343
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
Signed
Oct 27, 2021
Return Version
2020v4.0
Gross Receipts
$225,351
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$970,023$963,820▼ $6,203
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities$10,411$15,997▲ $5,586
Inventories for Sale or Use$6,022$6,518▲ $496
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$1,750$1,965▲ $215
Total Assets$1,031,753$1,043,500▲ $11,747
Other Assets Total$43,547$55,200▲ $11,653
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$25,851$35,853▲ $10,002
Deferred Revenue$14,686$12,056▼ $2,630
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses-$5,511-
Total Liabilities$40,537$53,420▲ $12,883
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$961,216$944,580▼ $16,636
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$30,000$45,500▲ $15,500
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$991,216$990,080▼ $1,136
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$1,031,753$1,043,500▲ $11,747

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Other Land Buildings-$7,336$7,336
Other Assets Org$55,200--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Charles StahlerCo-directorFT$34,000$2,183$36,183
Debra WassermanCo-directorFT$34,000$2,183$36,183

Board Members and Trustees

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

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$153,876
Program Service Revenue
$26,289
Investment Income
$24,512
Other Revenue
$588
All Other Contributions
$153,876
Change in Net Assets
$-20,343

Audited Revenue Reconciliation

Revenue per Audited Statements
$205,265
Revenue Not Reported on Form 990
$19,207
Total Revenue per Audited Statements
$224,472
Total Revenue per Form 990
$205,265
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$118,072
Other Expenses$85,886
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$21,650
Total Fundraising Expense$12,335
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$58,000$5,000$5,000$68,000
Other Salaries and Wages$37,255--$37,255
Grants to Domestic Individuals$21,650--$21,650
Occupancy$16,290$855$855$18,000
Fees for Services Other$15,055$500$1,276$16,831
Insurance$5,693$4,170$11$9,874
Payroll Taxes$7,287$383$383$8,053
Fees for Services Management-$6,409-$6,409
All Other Expenses$3,848$877$603$5,328
Other Employee Benefits$4,764--$4,764
Office Expenses$2,782$134-$2,916
Other Expenses$2,099$103$103$2,305
Conferences and Meetings$1,531--$1,531
Information Technology$1,249--$1,249
Travel$505$37-$542
Total Functional Expenses$194,805$18,468$12,335$225,608

Audited Expense Reconciliation

Line ItemAmount
Expenses per Audited Statements$225,608
Total Expenses per Audited Statements$225,608
Total Expenses per Form 990$225,608
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$25,851
Scholarship Payable$10,000
Sales Tax Payable$2
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
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, Page 6, Part VI, Line 2

Charles stahler debra wasserman co-director co-director two officers have a family rel

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, Line 11B

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

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, 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, Page 6, Part VI, Line 15B

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

Form 990, Page 6, Part VI, 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
P O BOX 1463, BALTIMORE, MD 21203

Signing Officer

Name
Charles Stahler
Title
Co-director
Phone
4103668343
Signed
2021-10-27

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Charles Stahler
Formed
1982
Legal Domicile
Md
Voting Board Members
7
Independent Board Members
5
Employees
7
Volunteers
150

Preparer

Firm
Laura a Barwick CPA LLC
Address
218 FULFORD AVE, BEL AIR, MD 21014
Preparer
Laura a Barwick CPA
Phone
4106925283
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Page 2, Part III, Line 4D

Research - by registered dietitians, volunteers, and interns. In-depth studies used to educate the public (6); research: ingredients in foods, restaurants, statisitcs and polls on vegetarians, health issues, foodservices questions, environmental aspects.

Financial Statement Notes

Schedule D, Page 3, Part X

As of december 31, 2020, the organization has not accrued interest or penalties related to uncertain tax positions. The organization will recognize interest and penalties accrued on any unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. The organization did not have any unrecognized tax benefits as of december 31,2020 and does not expect this to change significantly over the next twelve months.

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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
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$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
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$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