Liabilities / Assets
57th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Roper Mountain Astronomers Inc.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 57-0873412
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.00x
Liabilities / Revenue
56th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
83rd percentile
Higher net margin than 83% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
57th percentile
Faster asset growth than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
8th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 8% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$14,656
Up $789 (+5.7%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$14,656
Up $789 (+5.7%) from 2017
Liabilities
Flat$0
Flat from 2017
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$2,735
Down $3,477 (-56%) from 2017
Expenses
Down$1,948
Down $1,048 (-35%) from 2017
Net Income
Down$787
Down $2,429 (-76%) from 2017
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2018 to Dec 31, 2018
- Signed
- May 1, 2019
- Return Version
- 2018v3.0
- Gross Receipts
- $2,735
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
Astronomy education and outreach
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomy education, outreach. | $0 | $450 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vick Crowley | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Josh Palmer | Member At Large | - | $0 | - | - |
| Russel Ferne | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Bill Michaud | Vice President | - | $0 | - | - |
| Bill Linton | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Randy Cockrill | Member At Large | - | $0 | - | - |
| Tim Sullivan | Tim Sullivan | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Roper Mountain Astronomers Inc
- EIN
- 57-0873412
- Phone
- 8643803429
- Address
- PO Box 25665, Greenville, SC 29616
Signing Officer
- Name
- Vick Crowley
- Title
- Treasurer
- Phone
- 8643803429
- Signed
- 2019-05-01
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Website hosting: $ 257 Guest speaker expense: $450 PO box: $$148 Insurance: $290 Bank fees: $73”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20
“Rounding: $2”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Website hosting: $ 257 Guest speaker expense: $450 PO box: $$148 Insurance: $290 Bank fees: $73 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | Rounding: $2 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 1 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2018-12-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2018 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2018 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $14,656
- Liabilities
- $0
- Net assets
- $14,656
- Revenue
- $2,735
- Expenses
- $1,948
- Net income
- $787