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Southern Cross Astronomical Society
EIN 65-0443271 • 501(c)3 • Homestead, FL
Profile
The mission of the southern cross astronomical society is to improve the awareness, understanding and enjoyment of astronomy. We are dedicated to making astronomy available to the public by providing free telescope observing, educating through lecture presentations, encouraging research and promoting a respectful attitude about astrnomy.
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Liabilities / Revenue
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Net Margin
18th percentile
Higher net margin than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
81st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
45th percentile
Faster asset growth than 45% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
19th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$238,871
Down $13,187 (-5.2%) from 2019
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
Down$238,871
Down $13,187 (-5.2%) from 2019
Revenue
Down$39,114
Down $35,704 (-48%) from 2019
Expenses
Down$52,301
Down $13,931 (-21%) from 2019
Net Income
Down-$13,187
Down $21,773 (-254%) from 2019
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Filings
Most recent year
2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $238,871
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $238,871
- Revenue
- $39,114
- Expenses
- $52,301
- Net income
- -$13,187
Latest Filing Detail
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2020
- Signed
- Nov 1, 2021
- Return Version
- 2020v4.0
- Gross Receipts
- $47,971
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The mission of the southern cross astronomical society is to improve the awareness, understanding and enjoyment of astronomy. We are dedicated to making astronomy available to the public by providing free telescope observing, educating through lecture presentations, encouraging research and promoting a respectful attitude about astrnomy.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| SAME AS PRIMARY PURPOSE | - | $52,301 |
| ASTRONOMY SCHOLARSHIP TO FIU | - | - |
| SPEAKER HONORARIA | - | - |
| SAME AS PRIMARY PURPOSE | - | - |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RUSSELL BRICK | President | - | $0 | - | - |
| BARBARA YAGER | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| VICTORIA VAN RYN | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Southern Cross Astronomical Society
- EIN
- 65-0443271
- Phone
- 3052833771
- Address
- 24080 SW 157 AVENUE, HOMESTEAD, FL 33031
Signing Officer
- Name
- Victoria Van Ryn
- Title
- Treasurer
- Signed
- 2021-11-01
Preparer
- Firm
- PASTRAN PA CPA'S
- Address
- 333 NE 8TH STREET, HOMESTEAD, FL 33030
- Preparer
- Raul Pastran CPA
- Phone
- 3052462122
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 8
“Winter star party 24,466 total 24,466”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 16
“Expenses alarm 1,195 automobile expense 67 bank service charges 1,011 dues 610 insurance 3,736 investment expenses 2,121 licenses and taxes 61 meeting expenses 222 office expense 533 postage 416 professional fees 450 property taxes 1,774 repairs & maintenance 1,230 security 8,720 storage 1,389 supplies 6,976 telephone 1,302 utilities 1,151 website development 126 winter star party 18,391 non-investment depreciation 820 total 52,301”
Form 990-ez, Part I, Line 20
“Prior period account balance 0”
Form 990-ez, Part II, Line 24
“32,000 32,000 less accumulated depreciation 7,009 7,829 exch 0 0 total 24,991 24,171”
Form 990-ez, Part III
“The mission of the southern cross astronomical society is to improve the awareness, understanding and enjoyment of astronomy. We are dedicated to making astronomy available to the public by providing free telescope observing, educating through lecture presentations, encouraging research and promoting a respectful attitude about astrnomy.”
Form 990-ez, Part III, Line 31
“SAME AS PRIMARY PURPOSE”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | WINTER STAR PARTY 24,466 TOTAL 24,466 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE MISSION OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY IS TO IMPROVE THE AWARENESS, UNDERSTANDING AND ENJOYMENT OF ASTRONOMY. WE ARE DEDICATED TO MAKING ASTRONOMY AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC BY PROVIDING FREE TELESCOPE OBSERVING, EDUCATING THROUGH LECTURE PRESENTATIONS, ENCOURAGING RESEARCH AND PROMOTING A RESPECTFUL ATTITUDE ABOUT ASTRNOMY. |
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