Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
92nd percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
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Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
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Top Officer Pay
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Asset Growth
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No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
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Assets
$31,050
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Net Assets
-$2,133
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Liabilities
$33,183
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Revenue
-
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Expenses
$616,836
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Net Income
-
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 5 | A COPY OF THE FORM 990 WAS PROVIDED TO ALL OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW AND COMMENT, COMMENTS ARE DISCUSSED AMONG BOARD MEMBERS AND REVISIONS ARE COMMUNICATED TO THE ACCOUNTANT PREPARING THE FORM 990. THEN THE FORM IS FINALIZED AND FILED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation | 6 | STEVE MARKOFF AND JADWIGA S.Z.-MARKOFF ARE MARRIED. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 3 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 4 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of Conflicts |
| IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/ReturnReference | 5 | Form 990, Part VI, Line 11: Form 990 Review Process |
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