Liabilities / Assets
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 64% of similar nonprofits.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 61-1548263
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
26th percentile
Higher net margin than 26% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
88th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 88% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 25.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
26th percentile
Faster asset growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
70th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$119,878
Down $16,882 (-12%) from 2016
Net Assets
Down$118,368
Down $11,585 (-8.9%) from 2016
Liabilities
Down$1,510
Down $5,297 (-78%) from 2016
Revenue
Up$146,439
Up $22,172 (+18%) from 2016
Expenses
Up$158,024
Up $90,395 (+134%) from 2016
Net Income
Down-$11,585
Down $68,223 (-120%) from 2016
To help local governments measure, benchmark, and manage their efforts through shared data, high-quality affordable surveys, focus groups, and facilitated meetings. To uncover trends, innovations, and best practices across many fields as changes emerge in the economic, demographic, and social landscapes.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| CORE SURVEYS - PROVIDED A HIGH-QUALITY, LOW-COST RESEARCH TOOL TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO GATHER RELIABLE DATA TO BETTER FOCUS RESOURCES AND BENCHMARK RESULTS. INCLUDING PUBLIC RETIREMENT FUND STUDY - CONTINUED THE ANNUAL PENSION STRATEGIES SUREVEY. BENCHMARKED CURRENT STRATEGIES RETIREMENT FUNDS ARE USING TO CONTROL COSTS AND IMPROVE OPERATIONS, RELEASED RESULTS NATIONALLY AND TO THE MEDIA. | - | $126,419 |
| CITIZEN SATISFACTION BASELINE - CONTINUED THE ANNUAL CITIZEN SATISFACTION PROGRAM TO PROVIDE A BASELINE NATIONALLY AND BY REGION, RELEASED RESULTS NATIONALLY AND TO SEVERAL ASSOCIATIONS AND THE MEDIA. | - | $23,704 |
| PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SUCH AS MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, WEBINARS, AND IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS BASED ON RESEARCH FINDINGS. | - | $7,901 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM SAINTAMOUR | President/Ce | FT | $36,923 | - | $36,923 |
| TOM HUGGLER | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| MITCH ZOET | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses office 221 travel 1,537 conferences/meetings 41 insurance 2,113 memberships 500 mers administrative 32,749 other operating expenses 1,176 small equipment 594 software costs 283 staff education 137 subscriptions 1,895 telecommunications 349 total 41,595”
“Accounts receivable 23,753 26,822 total 23,753 26,822”
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 6,807 1,510”
“To help local governments measure, benchmark, and manage their efforts through shared data, high-quality affordable surveys, focus groups, and facilitated meetings. To uncover trends, innovations, and best practices across many fields as changes emerge in the economic, demographic, and social landscapes.”
“Core surveys - provided a high-quality, low-cost research tool to allow local governments, local schools, and non-profit organizations to gather reliable data to better focus resources and benchmark results. Including public retirement fund study - continued the annual pension strategies surevey. Benchmarked current strategies retirement funds are using to control costs and improve operations, released results nationally and to the media.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES OFFICE 221 TRAVEL 1,537 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 41 INSURANCE 2,113 MEMBERSHIPS 500 MERS ADMINISTRATIVE 32,749 OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES 1,176 SMALL EQUIPMENT 594 SOFTWARE COSTS 283 STAFF EDUCATION 137 SUBSCRIPTIONS 1,895 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 349 TOTAL 41,595 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 23,753 26,822 TOTAL 23,753 26,822 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 6,807 1,510 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | TO HELP LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MEASURE, BENCHMARK, AND MANAGE THEIR EFFORTS THROUGH SHARED DATA, HIGH-QUALITY AFFORDABLE SURVEYS, FOCUS GROUPS, AND FACILITATED MEETINGS. TO UNCOVER TRENDS, INNOVATIONS, AND BEST PRACTICES ACROSS MANY FIELDS AS CHANGES EMERGE IN THE ECONOMIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND SOCIAL LANDSCAPES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | CORE SURVEYS - PROVIDED A HIGH-QUALITY, LOW-COST RESEARCH TOOL TO ALLOW LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOCAL SCHOOLS, AND NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO GATHER RELIABLE DATA TO BETTER FOCUS RESOURCES AND BENCHMARK RESULTS. INCLUDING PUBLIC RETIREMENT FUND STUDY - CONTINUED THE ANNUAL PENSION STRATEGIES SUREVEY. BENCHMARKED CURRENT STRATEGIES RETIREMENT FUNDS ARE USING TO CONTROL COSTS AND IMPROVE OPERATIONS, RELEASED RESULTS NATIONALLY AND TO THE MEDIA. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 2 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 |
| TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. |
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