Civic Intelligence

Great Whale Conservancy

990EZ • Fiscal year 2021 • EIN 80-0851949

Jan 01, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021 • Filed on May 05, 2022

Organization ProfileWWW.GREATWHALECONSERVANCY.ORG
694 Lower Brown Creek RoadBurnsville, NC 28714

(828) 675-0562

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

76th percentile

0.07x

Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE D • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Liabilities / Revenue

79th percentile

0.06x

Higher debt load relative to revenue than 79% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE D • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Net Margin

23rd percentile

-7.2%

Higher net margin than 23% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE D • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Top Officer Pay

95th percentile

$23,000

Higher top officer pay than 95% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 29.5% of source-year revenue.

2021 filings • NTEE D • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2021

Asset Growth

26th percentile

-7.1%

Faster asset growth than 26% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE D • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Revenue Growth

47th percentile

3.3%

Faster revenue growth than 47% of similar nonprofits.

2021 filings • NTEE D • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2020 to 2021

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets76th percentile

Assets

Flat

$75,087

Flat from 2021

Net Assets

$70,203

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

Flat

$4,884

Flat from 2021

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue79th percentileNet Margin23rd percentile

Revenue

Flat

$78,070

Flat from 2021

Expenses

Flat

$83,685

Flat from 2021

Net Income

Flat

-$5,615

Flat from 2021

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset Growth26th percentile

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2015: $59,180Net Assets 2015: $55,6002015Assets 2016: $22,150Net Assets 2016: $22,1502016Assets 2017: $1Liabilities 2017: $02017Assets 2018: $97,052Net Assets 2018: $97,0522018Assets 2019: $71,820Liabilities 2019: $4,4062019Assets 2020: $80,816Liabilities 2020: $4,998Net Assets 2020: $75,8182020Assets 2021: $75,087Liabilities 2021: $4,884Net Assets 2021: $70,2032021Assets 2021: $75,087Liabilities 2021: $4,8842021Assets 2022: $202,594Liabilities 2022: $0Net Assets 2022: $202,5942022Assets 2023: $289,710Liabilities 2023: $5,095Net Assets 2023: $284,6152023Assets 2024: $380,550Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $380,5502024

Highlighted filing

2021

Assets$75,087
Liabilities$4,884
Net Assets$70,203
Open 2021 Filing

Operations Trend

Revenue Growth47th percentile

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

$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2015: $61,708Expenses 2015: $80,796Net Income 2015: -$19,0882015Revenue 2016: $5,475Expenses 2016: $42,505Net Income 2016: -$37,0302016Revenue 2017: $50Expenses 2017: $29,789Net Income 2017: -$29,7392017Revenue 2018: $55,556Expenses 2018: $38,939Net Income 2018: $16,6172018Revenue 2019: $55,402Expenses 2019: $59,585Net Income 2019: -$4,1832019Revenue 2020: $75,583Expenses 2020: $67,179Net Income 2020: $8,4042020Revenue 2021: $78,070Expenses 2021: $83,685Net Income 2021: -$5,6152021Revenue 2021: $78,070Expenses 2021: $83,685Net Income 2021: -$5,6152021Revenue 2022: $215,836Expenses 2022: $56,328Net Income 2022: $159,5082022Revenue 2023: $209,736Expenses 2023: $145,853Net Income 2023: $63,8832023Revenue 2024: $282,560Expenses 2024: $186,625Net Income 2024: $95,9352024

Highlighted filing

2021

Revenue$78,070
Expenses$83,685
Net Income-$5,615
Open 2021 Filing
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2021
Signed
May 5, 2022
Return Version
2021v4.1
Gross Receipts
$78,070
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Help the plight of large whales

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS$14,970$14,970
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay95th percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
MICHAEL FISHBACHExecutive DirectorFT$23,000-$23,000
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Great Whale Conservancy
EIN
80-0851949
Phone
8286750562
Address
694 LOWER BROWN CREEK ROAD, BURNSVILLE, NC 28714

Signing Officer

Name
Michael Fishbach
Title
Executive Director
Phone
8286750562
Signed
2022-05-05
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Ronald M Thompson
Address
120 MAIN STREET E, VALDESE, NC 28690
Preparer
Kirk T Edwards
Phone
8288799343
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“DIRECT ASSISTANCE 14970.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“BANK FEES 831.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“FUNDRAISING FEES 260.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Meals and entertainment 1502.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“PAYROLL TAXES 4937.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“SUPPLIES 311.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“COMMUNICATIONS 3191.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“TRAVEL 6032.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“WEB DESIGN 1370.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“MISC 709.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“SERVICE 10453.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OTHER 4477.”

Raw XML Appendix179 raw XML fields

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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Filings

Displayed year

2021 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$75,087
Liabilities
$4,884
Net assets
$70,203
Revenue
$78,070
Expenses
$83,685
Net income
-$5,615
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$3.81$0.00$3.81$2.83$1.87$0.96
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.90$0.05$2.85$2.10$1.46$0.64
2022Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.03$0.00$2.03$2.16$0.56$1.60
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.75$0.05$0.70$0.78$0.84$0.06
2021Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.75$0.05$0.78$0.84$0.06
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.81$0.05$0.76$0.76$0.67$0.08
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.72$0.04$0.55$0.60$0.04
2018XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.97$0.97$0.56$0.39$0.17
2017Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.30
2016XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$0.22$0.22$0.05$0.43$0.37
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.59$0.56$0.62$0.81$0.19