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Mathematical Sciences Publishers

990 • Fiscal year 2019 • EIN 52-2450490

Jan 01, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019 • Filed on Nov 16, 2020

Organization ProfileMSP.org

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798 Evans Hall 3840 c/o UC BerkeleyBerkeley, CA 94720

(510) 643-8638

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

92nd percentile

1.01x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Liabilities / Revenue

80th percentile

0.54x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 80% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Net Margin

61st percentile

7.5%

Higher net margin than 61% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Top Officer Pay

83rd percentile

$146,387

Higher top officer pay than 83% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 9.4% of source-year revenue.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Source year 2019

Asset Growth

77th percentile

17%

Faster asset growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Revenue Growth

77th percentile

24%

Faster revenue growth than 77% of similar nonprofits.

2019 filings • 501(c)3 • $1M-$5M nonprofits • Annualized from 2018 to 2019

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets92nd percentile

Assets

Up

$836,483

Up $123,869 (+17%) from 2018

Net Assets

Up

-$7,043

Up $101,075 (+93%) from 2018

Liabilities

Up

$843,526

Up $22,794 (+2.8%) from 2018

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue80th percentileNet Margin61st percentile

Revenue

Up

$1,557,996

Up $300,325 (+24%) from 2018

Expenses

Up

$1,441,577

Up $152,652 (+12%) from 2018

Net Income

Up

$116,419

Up $147,673 (+472%) from 2018

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth77th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500K-$1.0MAssets 2011: $258,854Liabilities 2011: $763,392Net Assets 2011: -$504,5382011Assets 2012: $282,772Liabilities 2012: $602,003Net Assets 2012: -$319,2312012Assets 2013: $359,254Liabilities 2013: $624,284Net Assets 2013: -$265,0302013Assets 2014: $260,764Liabilities 2014: $464,034Net Assets 2014: -$203,2702014Assets 2015: $479,524Liabilities 2015: $700,717Net Assets 2015: -$221,1932015Assets 2016: $646,117Liabilities 2016: $748,188Net Assets 2016: -$102,0712016Assets 2017: $802,608Liabilities 2017: $884,108Net Assets 2017: -$81,5002017Assets 2018: $712,614Liabilities 2018: $820,732Net Assets 2018: -$108,1182018Assets 2019: $836,483Liabilities 2019: $843,526Net Assets 2019: -$7,0432019Assets 2020: $961,039Liabilities 2020: $848,824Net Assets 2020: $112,2152020Assets 2021: $1,082,212Liabilities 2021: $658,448Net Assets 2021: $423,7642021Assets 2022: $1,267,350Liabilities 2022: $1,003,504Net Assets 2022: $263,8462022Assets 2023: $1,219,782Liabilities 2023: $932,613Net Assets 2023: $287,1692023Assets 2024: $1,460,837Liabilities 2024: $1,218,179Net Assets 2024: $242,6582024

Highlighted filing

2019

Assets$836,483
Liabilities$843,526
Net Assets-$7,043
Open 2019 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth77th percentile

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

$3.0M$2.0M$1.0M$0-$1.0MRevenue 2011: $861,618Expenses 2011: $765,170Net Income 2011: $96,4482011Expenses 2012: $761,1042012Revenue 2013: $904,859Expenses 2013: $850,658Net Income 2013: $54,2012013Revenue 2014: $997,872Expenses 2014: $936,112Net Income 2014: $61,7602014Revenue 2015: $1,029,485Expenses 2015: $1,047,408Net Income 2015: -$17,9232015Revenue 2016: $1,140,381Expenses 2016: $1,021,259Net Income 2016: $119,1222016Revenue 2017: $1,196,908Expenses 2017: $1,176,337Net Income 2017: $20,5712017Revenue 2018: $1,257,671Expenses 2018: $1,288,925Net Income 2018: -$31,2542018Revenue 2019: $1,557,996Expenses 2019: $1,441,577Net Income 2019: $116,4192019Revenue 2020: $1,671,432Expenses 2020: $1,552,174Net Income 2020: $119,2582020Revenue 2021: $1,776,889Expenses 2021: $1,442,072Net Income 2021: $334,8172021Revenue 2022: $1,580,203Expenses 2022: $1,740,121Net Income 2022: -$159,9182022Revenue 2023: $1,959,570Expenses 2023: $1,936,247Net Income 2023: $23,3232023Revenue 2024: $1,995,263Expenses 2024: $2,039,774Net Income 2024: -$44,5112024

Highlighted filing

2019

Revenue$1,557,996
Expenses$1,441,577
Net Income$116,419
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
Signed
Nov 16, 2020
Return Version
2019v5.0
Gross Receipts
$1,557,996
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To publish scientific and research literature of the highest quality, both in content and production, at the lowest reasonable cost; to generally improve the scientific-publishing environment that fosters scientific activity; to facilitate, and help others facilitate, scholarly communication and research; and to generally serve the scientific and research communities.

To publish and distribute scientific and research literature of the highest quality at the lowest sustainable prices, covering mathematics and other selected fields, to improve the scientific-publishing environment, and to facilitate scholarly communication.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$236,960$386,549▲ $149,589
Intangible Assets$180,528$196,163▲ $15,635
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges$225,422$116,927▼ $108,495
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts$57,821$81,427▲ $23,606
Accounts Receivable$3,437$49,700▲ $46,263
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$8,446$5,717▼ $2,729
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Total Assets$712,614$836,483▲ $123,869
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Deferred Revenue$753,329$697,022▼ $56,307
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses$67,403$146,504▲ $79,101
Total Liabilities$820,732$843,526▲ $22,794
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Net Assets With Donor Restrictions$23,268$22,772▼ $496
Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions$-131,386$-29,815▲ $101,571
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$-108,118$-7,043▲ $101,075
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$712,614$836,483▲ $123,869

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$5,717$52,527$58,244
Other Land Buildings-$1,530$1,530
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay83rd percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Alexandru ScorpanExecutive DirectorFT$136,199$10,188$146,387
Silvio LevyChief - PublishingFT$127,744$5,807$133,551

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Theodore A SlamanChair
Rafe R MazzeoChair-Elect
Abigail A ThompsonDirector
Colin P RourkeDirector
Gerard BessonDirector
Paul A VojtaDirector
Paul BalmerDirector
Robion C KirbyDirector
Susan P HezletDirector
Carol S WoodSect'y/Director
Alice PetersTreasurer
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$66,117
Program Service Revenue
$1,491,756
Investment Income
$123
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$66,117
Change in Net Assets
$116,419
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$1,095,407
Other Expenses$346,170
Total Fundraising Expense$1,799
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Other Salaries and Wages$744,554$118,933-$863,487
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$124,275$22,112-$146,387
Payroll Taxes$67,826$10,579-$78,405
All Other Expenses$16,448$5,622$1,799$23,869
Other Expenses$58,623$16,880-$16,880
Conferences and Meetings$11,430--$11,430
Occupancy-$10,000-$10,000
Information Technology-$9,306-$9,306
Other Employee Benefits$4,783$2,345-$7,128
Fees for Services Accounting-$4,810-$4,810
Depreciation Depletion-$2,885-$2,885
Advertising$2,712--$2,712
Fees for Services Legal$2,400--$2,400
Insurance-$1,502-$1,502
Office Expenses-$1,100-$1,100
Total Functional Expenses$1,207,718$232,060$1,799$1,441,577
International Activity

International Summary

Employees
6
Spending
$68,632

International Compliance

Activity in boycott countries
No
Foreign corporation ownership
No
Foreign partnership interest
No
Interest in foreign trust
No
Passive foreign investment company interest
No
Transfers to foreign corporations
No

International Activities

RegionActivityServicesOfficesEmployeesSpending
EuropeProgram ServicesEditing/Tech Write/Graph Dsgn05$49,144
North AmericaProgram ServicesCopy Editing & Tech Writing01$19,488
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
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
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, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“A copy of Form 990 and related materials are provided to all members of the Board of Directors right before filing.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 12C: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts

“At the annual meeting of the Board of Directors, each Board member signs a statement the he/she understands and will abide by the conflict-of-interest policy.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“The Board of Directors gather in executive session and approve compensation.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

“The Board of Directors gather in executive session and approve compensation.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“Available upon request.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Mathematical Sciences Publishers
EIN
52-2450490
Phone
5106438638
Address
798 Evans Hall 3840 c/o UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720

Signing Officer

Name
Alexandru Scorpan
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2020-11-16
Discuss with paid preparer
No

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Theodore A Slaman
Formed
2004
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
11
Independent Board Members
11
Employees
22
Volunteers
310

Preparer

Firm
Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLP
Address
44 Montgomery Street Suite 1305, San Francisco, CA 94104
Preparer
Carol Duffield
Phone
4159830200
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part III, Line 4D: Other Program Services Description

“OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Publishing Celebratio Mathematica:"Celebratio Mathematica" is an open-access web-only publication that celebrates mathematics and its people. CM is structured as a series of guides to the collected works and careers of selected scientists. CM organizes, displays and preserves biographic and bibliographic information, indexing all documents deemed worthy of inclusion in a collected-works volume. CM also includes commentaries and surveys of the scientists work, photographs, recollections, varied memorabilia, and information on his/her graduate students”

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2019 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$836,483
Liabilities
$843,526
Net assets
-$7,043
Revenue
$1,557,996
Expenses
$1,441,577
Net income
$116,419
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.46$1.22$0.24$2.00$2.04$0.04
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$1.22$0.93$0.29$1.96$1.94$0.02
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.27$1.00$0.26$1.58$1.74$0.16
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.08$0.66$0.42$1.78$1.44$0.33
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.96$0.85$0.11$1.67$1.55$0.12
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.84$0.84$0.01$1.56$1.44$0.12
2018Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.71$0.82$0.11$1.26$1.29$0.03
2017Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.80$0.88$0.08$1.20$1.18$0.02
2016Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.65$0.75$0.10$1.14$1.02$0.12
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.48$0.70$0.22$1.03$1.05$0.02
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.26$0.46$0.20$1.00$0.94$0.06
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.36$0.62$0.27$0.90$0.85$0.05
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.28$0.60$0.32$0.76
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.26$0.76$0.50$0.86$0.77$0.10