Civic Intelligence

Visitors Studies Association Inc.

990 • Fiscal year 2012 • EIN 58-2015580

Jan 01, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012 • Filed on May 14, 2013

Organization ProfileVISITORSTUDIES.ORG
2885 Sanford Avenue SW 1810049418
Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

67th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2012 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2012

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2012

Net Margin

Score unavailable

No value available

Net margin requires both revenue and expenses on this filing.

Source year 2012

Top Officer Pay

Score unavailable

No value available

This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.

Source year 2012

Asset Growth

93rd percentile

98%

Faster asset growth than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2012 filings • NTEE B • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2011 to 2012

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No valid filing value is available for this score.

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets67th percentile

Assets

Up

$111,720

Up $55,230 (+98%) from 2011

Net Assets

Up

$111,720

Up $55,230 (+98%) from 2011

Liabilities

Flat

$0

Flat from 2011

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / RevenueScore unavailableNet MarginScore unavailable

Revenue

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

Up

$346,635

Up $133,239 (+62%) from 2011

Net Income

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth93rd percentile

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2010: $65,345Liabilities 2010: $0Net Assets 2010: $65,3452010Assets 2011: $56,490Liabilities 2011: $0Net Assets 2011: $56,4902011Assets 2012: $111,720Liabilities 2012: $0Net Assets 2012: $111,7202012Assets 2013: $111,074Liabilities 2013: $0Net Assets 2013: $111,0742013Assets 2014: $108,953Liabilities 2014: $0Net Assets 2014: $108,9532014Assets 2015: $82,823Liabilities 2015: $0Net Assets 2015: $82,8232015Assets 2016: $65,744Liabilities 2016: $0Net Assets 2016: $65,7442016Assets 2017: $49,100Liabilities 2017: $10,243Net Assets 2017: $38,8572017Assets 2018: $65,033Liabilities 2018: $21,329Net Assets 2018: $43,7042018Assets 2019: $46,196Liabilities 2019: $0Net Assets 2019: $46,1962019Assets 2020: $16,788Liabilities 2020: $130Net Assets 2020: $16,6582020Assets 2021: $28,523Liabilities 2021: $3,194Net Assets 2021: $25,3292021Assets 2022: $15,667Liabilities 2022: $129Net Assets 2022: $15,5382022Assets 2023: $29,047Liabilities 2023: $7232023Assets 2024: $41,135Liabilities 2024: $8,072Net Assets 2024: $33,0632024

Highlighted filing

2012

Assets$111,720
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$111,720
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KExpenses 2010: $201,3252010Expenses 2011: $213,3962011Expenses 2012: $346,6352012Revenue 2013: $180,089Expenses 2013: $180,734Net Income 2013: -$6452013Revenue 2014: $142,836Expenses 2014: $144,957Net Income 2014: -$2,1212014Revenue 2015: $176,305Expenses 2015: $202,435Net Income 2015: -$26,1302015Revenue 2016: $139,339Expenses 2016: $156,418Net Income 2016: -$17,0792016Revenue 2017: $118,081Expenses 2017: $144,969Net Income 2017: -$26,8882017Revenue 2018: $153,684Expenses 2018: $148,837Net Income 2018: $4,8472018Revenue 2019: $154,892Expenses 2019: $152,400Net Income 2019: $2,4922019Revenue 2020: $49,761Expenses 2020: $79,299Net Income 2020: -$29,5382020Revenue 2021: $82,181Expenses 2021: $73,510Net Income 2021: $8,6712021Revenue 2022: $100,516Expenses 2022: $110,307Net Income 2022: -$9,7912022Revenue 2023: $96,153Expenses 2023: $83,367Net Income 2023: $12,7862023Revenue 2024: $143,439Expenses 2024: $138,700Net Income 2024: $4,7392024

Highlighted filing

2012

Revenue-
Expenses$346,635
Net Income-
Open 2012 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012
Signed
May 14, 2013
Return Version
2012v2.1
Gross Receipts
$401,865
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

The association is a membership organization dedicated to understanding and enhancing learning experience in informal settings through research, evaluation, and dialogue. We offer an array of services designed to foster evidence based practice including an annual conference, professional workshops and the peer-reviewed journal visitor studies

Major Activities

Activity 2
The center for the advancement of informal science education (caise): vsa was a subawardee to the association of science-technology centers on a contractual agreement with the national science foundation (nsf). Caise assists the nsf in its efforts to advance the field of informal science education(ise) by leveraging nsf's investments in infrastructure and resources for nsf principal investigators, ise professionals, and stem researchers. In 2012, vsa's scope of work for caise included developing the online pi's guide to evaluating ise projects and supporting the ise evidence wiki.
Activity 3
Scholarly journal: vsa publishes visitor studies, the leading peer reviewed journal for the field of visitor studies. In 2012, 243 printed pages were published in 2 volumes, featuring scholarly articles related to visitor research, evaluation, and other subjects relating to museums and informal learning environments. About 375 subscribers in north america, europe, and asia received the journal and it is available online at approximately 900 libraries.
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

EIN
58-2015580
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IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation0THE ORGANIZATION'S MEMBERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO NOMINATE AND ELECT THE OFFICERS OF THE ORGANIZATION.
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation1PART VI - 7A: THE TERM FOR A VSA BOARD MEMBER IS TWO YEARS; DIRECTORS MAY SERVE THREE CONSECUTIVE TWO-YEAR TERMS BEFORE TAKING AT LEAST A ONE-YEAR HIATUS FROM BOARD SERVICE. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS ELECTED BY VOTE OF ITS MEMBERS. THE BOARD DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OVERSEES THE NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION PROCESSES.
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation2PART VI - 7B: CHANGES TO THE ASSOCIATION BY-LAWS MUST BE VOTED UPON BY THE MEMBERSHIP.
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation3PART VI - 11B: THE TREASURER PREPARES THE DRAFT 990 IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S ACCOUNTANT. THE DRAFT 990 IS THEN MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR A PERIOD OF 5 DAYS FOR REVIEW. BOARD MEMBERS ARE ASKED TO RESPOND AT THAT TIME WITH AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT THAT THEY HAVE READ THE DRAFT 990 AND ANY RELEVANT FEEDBACK.
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation4PART VI - 12C: 1) AT EVERY MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND THE FULL BOARD, THE SECRETARY TAKES ROLL ASKING FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS WITH ANY ITEM ON THE AGENDA. THE POLICY DESCRIBES STEPS FOR MANAGING POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. 2) ANNUALLY, IN THE SUMMER, THE BOD REVIEWS THE CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST POLICY. ALSO BOD'S COMPLETE AND SUBMIT AN ANNUAL DISCLOSURE FORM.
IRS990ScheduleO/GeneralExplanation/Explanation5PART VI - 19: ASSOCIATION MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO BOARD MEETING MINUTES, THE BY-LAWS AND POLICIES THROUGH A MEMBERS-ONLY AREA OF THE VSA WEBSITE. FOR ALL OTHER PARTIES, THE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE DURING BUSINESS HOURS AT THE VSA OFFICE. COPIES CAN BE REQUESTED FOR A NOMINAL FEE.

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2012 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.

Open filing
Assets
$111,720
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$111,720
Revenue
-
Expenses
$346,635
Net income
-
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.41$0.08$0.33$1.43$1.39$0.05
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.29$0.01$0.96$0.83$0.13
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.16$0.00$0.16$1.01$1.10$0.10
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.29$0.03$0.25$0.82$0.74$0.09
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.17$0.00$0.17$0.50$0.79$0.30
2019XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.46$0.00$0.46$1.55$1.52$0.02
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.65$0.21$0.44$1.54$1.49$0.05
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.49$0.10$0.39$1.18$1.45$0.27
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.66$0.00$0.66$1.39$1.56$0.17
2015Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.83$0.00$0.83$1.76$2.02$0.26
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.09$0.00$1.09$1.43$1.45$0.02
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.11$0.00$1.11$1.80$1.81$0.01
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.12$0.00$1.12$3.47
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.56$0.00$0.56$2.13
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.65$0.00$0.65$2.01