Liabilities / Assets
68th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 68% of similar nonprofits.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2018 • EIN 61-1548263
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
68th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 68% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
64th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 64% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
7th percentile
Higher net margin than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
99th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 99% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 94.1% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
7th percentile
Faster asset growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
31st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 31% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$47,736
Down $72,142 (-60%) from 2017
Net Assets
Down$46,618
Down $71,750 (-61%) from 2017
Liabilities
Down$1,118
Down $392 (-26%) from 2017
Revenue
Down$127,581
Down $18,858 (-13%) from 2017
Expenses
Up$199,331
Up $41,307 (+26%) from 2017
Net Income
Down-$71,750
Down $60,165 (-519%) from 2017
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. | - | $159,465 |
| 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. | - | $29,899 |
| PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS SUCH AS MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS, WEBINARS, AND IN-PERSON PRESENTATIONS BASED ON RESEARCH FINDINGS. | - | $9,967 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WILLIAM SAINTAMOUR | President/Ce | FT | $120,000 | - | $120,000 |
| TOM HUGGLER | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| MITCH ZOET | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
“Expenses advertising and promotion 1,797 office 777 information technology 1,377 travel 1,959 conferences/meetings 345 insurance 2,344 memberships 695 staff education 325 subscriptions 407 telecommunications 1,147 total 11,173”
“Accounts receivable 26,822 9,116 employee advances 0 3,140 total 26,822 12,256”
“Accounts payable and accrued expenses 1,510 1,118”
“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.”
This appendix keeps the raw XML leaves available for debugging and edge-case review. The human report above is the primary experience.
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | 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. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 1,797 OFFICE 777 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1,377 TRAVEL 1,959 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 345 INSURANCE 2,344 MEMBERSHIPS 695 STAFF EDUCATION 325 SUBSCRIPTIONS 407 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 1,147 TOTAL 11,173 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 26,822 9,116 EMPLOYEE ADVANCES 0 3,140 TOTAL 26,822 12,256 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,510 1,118 |
| 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 | 1 | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 |
| 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. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2019-02-21 02:37:17Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2018 |
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