Rim of the World Interpretive Assoc

EIN 77-0132570 • 501(c)3 • Lake Arrowhead, CA

Profile

Educate public on the ecosystem of the forest.

PO Box 1958Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352

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Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

0.00x

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

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

-3.1%

Higher net margin than 39% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

Higher top officer pay than 81% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2025

-2.4%

Faster asset growth than 49% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

41%

Faster revenue growth than 82% of similar nonprofits.

501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2024 to 2025

Balance Sheet

Liabilities / Assets60th percentile

Assets

Down

$82,450

Down $22,527 (-21%) from 2022

Liabilities

Flat

Flat from 2022

Net Assets

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Operations

Liabilities / Revenue62nd percentile Net Margin39th percentile

Revenue

$44,732

Up $2,039 (+4.8%) from 2022

Expenses

Down

$42,083

Down $8,250 (-16%) from 2022

Net Income

$2,649

Up $10,289 (+135%) from 2022

Trend Graphs

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth49th percentile

Grouped bars show assets, liabilities, and net assets across loaded filings.

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2023

Assets$82,450

Liabilities$0

Net Assets-

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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth82nd percentile

Revenue, expenses, and net income by year, with the latest filing highlighted.

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2023

Revenue$44,732

Expenses$42,083

Net Income$2,649

Open 2023 Filing

Filings

Most recent year

2023 • Form 990EZSummary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.

Open filing

Assets: $82,450
Liabilities: $0
Net assets: -
Revenue: $44,732
Expenses: $42,083
Net income: $2,649

	Balance Sheet			Operations
Year	Assets	Liabilities	Net Assets	Revenue	Expenses	Net Income
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.82	$0.00		$0.45	$0.42	$0.03
2022XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.05	$0.00	$1.05	$0.43	$0.50	$0.08
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.13	$0.00		$0.71	$0.67	$0.04
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.09	$0.00	$1.09	$0.33	$0.32	$0.01
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$1.08	$0.00		$0.34	$0.37	$0.03
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.12	$0.00	$1.12	$0.44	$0.67	$0.23
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.	$1.23	$0.00	$1.23	$0.25	$0.19	$0.06
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.17	$0.00	$1.17	$0.20	$0.26	$0.06
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.24	$0.00	$1.24	$0.22	$0.15	$0.07
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.17		$1.17	$0.23	$0.14	$0.09
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.	$1.08		$1.08	$0.22	$0.11	$0.11
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.97	$0.00		$0.21	$0.15	$0.06
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.	$0.91	$0.00		$0.15	$0.09	$0.06

Latest Detailed Filing

The latest 2023 filing currently has summary financial data only. Showing the latest detailed filing from 2016 below.

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Filing Snapshot

Filing Period: Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed: Jul 21, 2017
Return Version: 2016v3.0
Gross Receipts: $22,057

Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Educate the public on the ecosystem of the forest.

Program Services

Description	Grants	Expenses
Heaps Peak Arboretum: Maintain trails, ground displays, parking lot. Educate visitors about fire ecology, geology and give aid. Plant and water new plants. Monitor and repair vandalism. Teach conservation to adults and school children alike. All operations are on public land.	$0	$22,356

Compensation and Service Providers

Top Officer Pay81st percentile

Employees

Name	Title	Full / Part Time	Base	Other	Total
Gloria Anderson	President	-	$0	-	-
Ken Witte	Vice President	-	$0	-	-
Elaine Shaw	Secretary	-	$0	-	-
Florence Shotts	Treasurer	-	$0	-	-
Dinora Nilson	Director	-	$0	-	-
Sandra Koos	Director	-	$0	-	-

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name: Rim of the World Interpretive
EIN: 77-0132570
Phone: 7604719242
Address: PO Box 1958, Lake Arrowhead, CA 92352

Signing Officer

Name: Florence Shotts
Title: Treasurer
Phone: 7604719242
Signed: 2017-07-21
Discuss with paid preparer: Yes

Preparer

Firm: Smith Marion & Co LLP
Address: 1940 Orange Tree Lane Suite 100, Redlands, CA 92374
Preparer: Peter Wesch
Phone: 9093072323

Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 7 - Sales of Inventory

“Income: Gross Receipts: 5,357. Returns and Allowances: 0. Less Cost of Goods Sold: 2,512. Gross Profit: 2,845. Cost of Goods Sold: Inventory at Beginning of Year: 0. Merchandise Purchased: 2,512. Cost of Labor: 0. Materials and Supplies: 0. Other Costs: 0. Inventory at End of Year: 0. Cost of Goods Sold: 2,512.”

Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other Expenses

“Description: Office expenses. Amount: 4,052. Description: Dues/donations. Amount: 6,225. Description: Adventure passes. Amount: 5,050. Description: Information technology. Amount: 40. Description: Insurance. Amount: 1,140. Description: Taxes/licenses/fees. Amount: 360. Description: Repairs/maintenance. Amount: 4,502. Description: Miscellaneous. Amount: 677. Description: Scholarships. Amount: 3,000. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 25,046.”

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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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