Liabilities / Assets
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
15th percentile
Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
93rd percentile
Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 26.2% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
18th percentile
Faster asset growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
92nd percentile
Faster revenue growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Down$198,432
Down $69,490 (-26%) from 2021
Net Assets
Down$198,432
Down $69,464 (-26%) from 2021
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
Up$193,653
Up $135,615 (+234%) from 2021
Expenses
Up$251,150
Up $122,374 (+95%) from 2021
Net Income
Up-$57,497
Up $13,241 (+19%) from 2021
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
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 ANDSTUDENTS; 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 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Donna L Patterson | Director | FT | $50,817 | - | $50,817 |
| Dr William R Fraser | Director | PT | $39,090 | - | $39,090 |
| Mr Mark Lefens | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Refunds 3Rivers and Montana Dept of Revenue, $1373|”
“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Foreign and Domestic Travel, $15370| Materials and Supplies, $8159| Bank Fees, $131| Entertainment, $339| Journal Subscriptions, $1085| Payroll Expenses, $50| Telephone and Email, $3552| Compter Services, $1629| Other Program Expenses, $7110|”
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z |
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