Liabilities / Assets
57th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
57th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
57th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 57% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
6th percentile
Higher net margin than 6% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
92nd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 80.8% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
18th percentile
Faster asset growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
7th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 7% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$267,922
Down $70,811 (-21%) from 2020
Net Assets
Down$267,896
Down $70,738 (-21%) from 2020
Liabilities
Down$26
Down $73 (-74%) from 2020
Revenue
Down$58,038
Down $246,732 (-81%) from 2020
Expenses
Down$128,776
Down $44,743 (-26%) from 2020
Net Income
Down-$70,738
Down $201,989 (-154%) from 2020
Environmental research to understand how ecosystems work; attract, train and educate future scientists and teachers; provide research findings about environmental issues to the general public, free of cost
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH ACTIVITIES IN ANTARTICA; COLLABORATIVE FIELD RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY TECHNICIANS AND STUDENTS; PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS FOR PUBLICATION IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; ON-GOING IMPLEMENTATION OF VENUES TO BRING RESEARCH FINDINGS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC THROUGH MUSEUMS, POPULAR ARTICLES, AND A WEB-BASED K-12 OUTREACH THAT IS INTERNATIONAL IN SCOPE. | $0 | $109,379 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DR WILLIAM R FRASER | Director | FT | $46,908 | - | $46,908 |
| MS DONNA L PATTERSON | Director | FT | $46,908 | - | $46,908 |
| MR MARK LEFENS | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“Description: interest income. Amount: 19.”
“Description: payroll taxes. Amount: 8,437. Description: travel. Amount: 3,610. Description: materials and supplies. Amount: 8,561. Description: other program expenses. Amount: 6,658. Description: bank fees. Amount: 248. Description: entertainment. Amount: 95. Total to form 990-ez, line 16: 27,609.”
“Description: accounts payable and accrued expenses. Beg. Of year amount: 99. End of year amount: 26.”
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