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The Decision Education Foundation

990 • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 77-0575573

Jan 01, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015 • Filed on Nov 14, 2016

Organization ProfileWWW.DECISIONEDUCATION.ORG

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745 Emerson StreetPalo Alto, CA 94301

(650) 475-4475

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

67th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 67% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Liabilities / Revenue

67th percentile

0.02x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 67% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Net Margin

13th percentile

-26%

Higher net margin than 13% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Top Officer Pay

98th percentile

$102,885

Higher top officer pay than 98% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 31.6% of source-year revenue.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2015

Asset Growth

15th percentile

-29%

Faster asset growth than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Revenue Growth

28th percentile

-15%

Faster revenue growth than 28% of similar nonprofits.

2015 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2014 to 2015

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets67th percentile

Assets

Down

$229,839

Down $93,998 (-29%) from 2014

Net Assets

Down

$224,348

Down $85,491 (-28%) from 2014

Liabilities

Down

$5,491

Down $8,507 (-61%) from 2014

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue67th percentileNet Margin13th percentile

Revenue

Down

$325,162

Down $56,782 (-15%) from 2014

Expenses

Up

$410,653

Up $42,961 (+12%) from 2014

Net Income

Down

-$85,491

Down $99,743 (-700%) from 2014

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth15th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0Assets 2010: $406,921Liabilities 2010: $29,410Net Assets 2010: $377,5112010Assets 2011: $678,359Liabilities 2011: $21,020Net Assets 2011: $657,3392011Assets 2012: $311,187Liabilities 2012: $15,856Net Assets 2012: $295,3312012Assets 2013: $305,544Liabilities 2013: $9,957Net Assets 2013: $295,5872013Assets 2014: $323,837Liabilities 2014: $13,998Net Assets 2014: $309,8392014Assets 2015: $229,839Liabilities 2015: $5,491Net Assets 2015: $224,3482015Assets 2016: $324,259Liabilities 2016: $26,690Net Assets 2016: $297,5692016Assets 2017: $309,898Liabilities 2017: $27,409Net Assets 2017: $282,4892017Assets 2018: $233,603Liabilities 2018: $29,326Net Assets 2018: $204,2772018Assets 2019: $71,721Liabilities 2019: $19,806Net Assets 2019: $51,9152019Assets 2020: $198,583Liabilities 2020: $16,831Net Assets 2020: $181,7522020Assets 2021: $1,264,590Liabilities 2021: $17,914Net Assets 2021: $1,246,6762021Assets 2022: $1,130,241Liabilities 2022: $33,964Net Assets 2022: $1,096,2772022Assets 2023: $1,171,048Liabilities 2023: $26,009Net Assets 2023: $1,145,0392023Assets 2024: $1,308,700Liabilities 2024: $31,193Net Assets 2024: $1,277,5072024

Highlighted filing

2015

Assets$229,839
Liabilities$5,491
Net Assets$224,348
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Operations Trend

Revenue Growth28th percentile

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

$1.5M$1.0M$500K$0-$500KExpenses 2010: $968,3042010Revenue 2011: $1,005,244Expenses 2011: $725,416Net Income 2011: $279,8282011Revenue 2012: $66,977Expenses 2012: $428,985Net Income 2012: -$362,0082012Revenue 2013: $387,614Expenses 2013: $381,906Net Income 2013: $5,7082013Revenue 2014: $381,944Expenses 2014: $367,692Net Income 2014: $14,2522014Revenue 2015: $325,162Expenses 2015: $410,653Net Income 2015: -$85,4912015Revenue 2016: $481,355Expenses 2016: $393,860Net Income 2016: $87,4952016Revenue 2017: $362,004Expenses 2017: $377,084Net Income 2017: -$15,0802017Revenue 2018: $298,694Expenses 2018: $376,906Net Income 2018: -$78,2122018Revenue 2019: $218,389Expenses 2019: $370,751Net Income 2019: -$152,3622019Revenue 2020: $401,047Expenses 2020: $271,210Net Income 2020: $129,8372020Revenue 2021: $1,423,303Expenses 2021: $355,971Net Income 2021: $1,067,3322021Revenue 2022: $355,832Expenses 2022: $381,489Net Income 2022: -$25,6572022Revenue 2023: $245,650Expenses 2023: $348,582Net Income 2023: -$102,9322023Revenue 2024: $396,347Expenses 2024: $333,714Net Income 2024: $62,6332024

Highlighted filing

2015

Revenue$325,162
Expenses$410,653
Net Income-$85,491
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
Signed
Nov 14, 2016
Return Version
2015v2.0
Gross Receipts
$335,247
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

To improve the lives of young people by empowering them with effective decision skills. To accomplish this, the foundation provides training and curriculum for teachers, administrators, parents and students.

Balance Sheet Detail
LineBeginningEndChange
Assets
Savings and Temporary Cash Investments$319,101$211,445▼ $107,656
Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts-$8,293-
Accounts Receivable$600$5,600▲ $5,000
Land, Buildings, and Equipment, Net$4,136$4,501▲ $365
Other Notes and Loans Receivable, Net-$0-
Pledges and Grants Receivable-$0-
Receivable From Disqualified Prsn-$0-
Receivables From Officers Etc-$0-
Investments Other Securities-$0-
Investments Program Related-$0-
Investments in Publicly Traded Securities-$0-
Intangible Assets-$0-
Inventories for Sale or Use-$0-
Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges-$0-
Total Assets$323,837$229,839▼ $93,998
Other Assets Total-$0-
Liabilities
Other Liabilities$13,998$5,491▼ $8,507
Total Liabilities$13,998$5,491▼ $8,507
Net Assets / Fund Balance
Unrestricted Net Assets$305,839$220,348▼ $85,491
Temporarily Rstr Net Assets$4,000$4,000→ $0
Total Net Assets Fund Balance$309,839$224,348▼ $85,491
Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance$323,837$229,839▼ $93,998

Asset Categories

AssetBook ValueDepreciationBasis
Equipment$4,501$1,895$6,396
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay98th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Chris SpetzlerExecutive DirectorFT$100,000$2,885$102,885
James M KnappenbergerTreasurerPT$27,000-$27,000

Board Members and Trustees

NameTitle
Carl S SpetzlerChairman
Ronald a HowardPresident
Ali AbbasDirector
Clint CorverDirector
David HeckermanDirector
Eric HorvitzDirector
Jim MathesonDirector
Nancy GoldenDirector
Rosaria HauglandDirector
Thomas KeelinDirector
Revenue and Support

Revenue Composition

Contributions and Grants
$299,477
Program Service Revenue
$27,200
Investment Income
$-1,515
Other Revenue
$0
All Other Contributions
$299,477
Change in Net Assets
$-85,491
Expenses and Functional Allocation

Major Expense Lines

Line ItemAmount
Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits$259,546
Other Expenses$151,107
Total Fundraising Expense$26,684
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid$0
Professional Fundraising Fees$0

Functional Expense Allocation

Line ItemProgramManagementFundraisingTotal
Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees$90,605$31,257$8,023$129,885
Other Salaries and Wages$93,105$4,374$8,245$105,724
Travel$24,315$25$288$24,628
Payroll Taxes$14,306$687$1,369$16,362
Fees for Services Accounting-$6,837-$6,837
Occupancy$4,800$600$600$6,000
Other Expenses$4,393$200$200$4,793
Pension Plan Contributions$3,947$1$2$3,950
Insurance$3,018$618$44$3,680
Other Employee Benefits$3,150$181$294$3,625
All Other Expenses$2,001$216$238$2,455
Information Technology$1,178$235$275$1,688
Depreciation Depletion$1,122$140$140$1,402
Total Functional Expenses$334,353$49,616$26,684$410,653
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming
Fundraising activities
No
Gaming activities
No
Professional fundraiser used
No

Fundraising and Gaming Totals

Line ItemAmount
Professional Fundraising Fees$0
Political and Lobbying Activity
Political campaign activity
No
Lobbying activity
No
Subject to proxy tax
No
Insider Transactions and Loans

Loans and Receivables

Line ItemBeginningEndChange
Receivables from Disqualified Persons-$0-
Receivables from Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees-$0-
Debt and Bond Financing

Other Reported Liabilities

LiabilityAmount
Accrued Payroll$5,008
Accrued Payroll Tax$401
401(k) Plan Liability$82
Governance and Compliance

Governance Checklist

Compiled or reviewed by an accountant
No
Annual disclosure for covered persons
No
Backup withholding compliance
Yes
Business relationship with family members
No
Business relationship with organization members
No
Material changes to governing documents
No
Compensation from other sources disclosed
No
CEO compensation reviewed
Yes
Other officer compensation reviewed
Yes
Conflict-of-interest policy
Yes
Audited financial statements prepared
No
Key decisions subject to board approval
No
Management duties delegated
No

Governance Explanations

Form 990, Part VI, Line 2: Description of Business or Family Relationship of Officers, Directors, Et

“Carl spetzler, chairman, is the father of chris spetzler, executive director”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 11B: Form 990 Review Process

“The informational return was prepared by an outside accountant and reviewed and approved by the organization's treasurer. The return was made available to the entire board of directors after the filing deadline.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15A: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top Management

“The foundation's staff develops comparability data related to compensation of the executive director and top management and provides this information to the board of directors. The board of directors reviews and approves the compensation of the executive director and top management.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 15B: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key Employees

“The foundation's staff develops comparability data related to compensation of officers and key employees and provides this information to the board of directors. The board of directors reviews and approves the compensation of officers and key employees.”

Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly Available

“The decision education foundation makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, financial statements, and informational returns available upon written request. The informational returns are also made available to the public through www.guidestar.org, a public website.”

Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Decision Education Foundation
EIN
77-0575573
Phone
6504754475
Address
745 EMERSON STREET, PALO ALTO, CA 94301

Signing Officer

Name
James M Knappenberger
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2016-11-14
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Organization Details

Principal Officer
Carl S Spetzler
Formed
2001
Legal Domicile
CA
Voting Board Members
9
Independent Board Members
7
Employees
3
Volunteers
35

Preparer

Firm
Buchanan & Reed Inc
Address
1737 N First Street Suite 250, San Jose, CA 95112
Preparer
Brian C Reed
Phone
4083511228
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990, Part III, Line 4D: Other Program Services Description

“Other program services 4: other various program service expenditures”

Financial Statement Notes

Part X : FIN48 Footnote

“The organization is a not-for-profit organization that is exempt from income taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the internal revenue code and section 23701(d) of the revenue and taxation code of the state of california. Accordingly, no provisions for income taxes or related credits are included in these financial statements.effective december 31, 2009, the organization adopted financial accounting standards board ("fasb") accounting standards codification ("asc") topic no. 740, "uncertainty in income taxes" ("asc 740") (formerly fasb intrepretation no. 48 ("fin 48"), "accounting for uncertainty in income taxes - an interpretation of fasb statement"). Asc 740 clarifies the uncertainty in income taxes recognized in the enterprises' financial statements. The organization has determined that the adoption of asc 740 did not result in the recognition of any liability for uncertain tax positions.”

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2015 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$229,839
Liabilities
$5,491
Net assets
$224,348
Revenue
$325,162
Expenses
$410,653
Net income
-$85,491
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.31$0.03$1.28$0.40$0.33$0.06
2023XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.17$0.03$1.15$0.25$0.35$0.10
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.13$0.03$1.10$0.36$0.38$0.03
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.26$0.02$1.25$1.42$0.36$1.07
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.20$0.02$0.18$0.40$0.27$0.13
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.07$0.02$0.05$0.22$0.37$0.15
2018Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.23$0.03$0.20$0.30$0.38$0.08
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.31$0.03$0.28$0.36$0.38$0.02
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.03$0.30$0.48$0.39$0.09
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.23$0.01$0.22$0.33$0.41$0.09
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.32$0.01$0.31$0.38$0.37$0.01
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.31$0.01$0.30$0.39$0.38$0.01
2012Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.31$0.02$0.30$0.07$0.43$0.36
2011Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.68$0.02$0.66$1.01$0.73$0.28
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.41$0.03$0.38$0.97