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Polar Oceans Research Group Inc

990EZ • Fiscal year 2022 • EIN 81-0536140

Oct 01, 2021 to Sep 30, 2022 • Filed on Aug 14, 2023

P O Box 368Sheridan, MT 59749

(406) 842-7442

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2022

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2022

Net Margin

15th percentile

-30%

Higher net margin than 15% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Top Officer Pay

93rd percentile

$50,817

Higher top officer pay than 93% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 26.2% of source-year revenue.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2022

Asset Growth

18th percentile

-26%

Faster asset growth than 18% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

Revenue Growth

92nd percentile

234%

Faster revenue growth than 92% of similar nonprofits.

2022 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2021 to 2022

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

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

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

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0Assets 2011: $75,600Liabilities 2011: $21,742Net Assets 2011: $53,8582011Assets 2012: $66,390Liabilities 2012: $15,000Net Assets 2012: $51,3902012Assets 2013: $101,724Liabilities 2013: $15,089Net Assets 2013: $86,6352013Assets 2014: $128,974Liabilities 2014: $125Net Assets 2014: $128,8492014Assets 2015: $177,760Liabilities 2015: $107Net Assets 2015: $177,6532015Assets 2016: $271,278Liabilities 2016: $129Net Assets 2016: $271,1492016Assets 2017: $213,131Liabilities 2017: $200Net Assets 2017: $212,9312017Assets 2018: $210,550Liabilities 2018: $200Net Assets 2018: $210,3502018Assets 2019: $207,547Liabilities 2019: $75Net Assets 2019: $207,4722019Assets 2020: $338,733Liabilities 2020: $99Net Assets 2020: $338,6342020Assets 2021: $267,922Liabilities 2021: $26Net Assets 2021: $267,8962021Assets 2022: $198,432Net Assets 2022: $198,4322022Assets 2023: $145,366Net Assets 2023: $145,3662023Assets 2024: $184,576Net Assets 2024: $184,5762024

Highlighted filing

2022

Assets$198,432
Liabilities-
Net Assets$198,432

Operations Trend

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

$400K$200K$0-$200KExpenses 2011: $296,1832011Expenses 2012: $258,2582012Expenses 2013: $260,2912013Revenue 2014: $290,733Expenses 2014: $248,519Net Income 2014: $42,2142014Revenue 2015: $286,150Expenses 2015: $237,346Net Income 2015: $48,8042015Revenue 2016: $356,286Expenses 2016: $262,790Net Income 2016: $93,4962016Revenue 2017: $140,947Expenses 2017: $199,163Net Income 2017: -$58,2162017Revenue 2018: $176,467Expenses 2018: $179,048Net Income 2018: -$2,5812018Revenue 2019: $182,264Expenses 2019: $185,142Net Income 2019: -$2,8782019Revenue 2020: $304,770Expenses 2020: $173,519Net Income 2020: $131,2512020Revenue 2021: $58,038Expenses 2021: $128,776Net Income 2021: -$70,7382021Revenue 2022: $193,653Expenses 2022: $251,150Net Income 2022: -$57,4972022Revenue 2023: $135,895Expenses 2023: $188,961Net Income 2023: -$53,0662023Revenue 2024: $39,642Expenses 2024: $53,386Net Income 2024: -$13,7442024

Highlighted filing

2022

Revenue$193,653
Expenses$251,150
Net Income-$57,497
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Oct 1, 2021 to Sep 30, 2022
Signed
Aug 14, 2023
Return Version
2021v4.0
Gross Receipts
$193,653
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

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

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
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
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
Ms Donna L PattersonDirectorFT$50,817-$50,817
Dr William R FraserDirectorPT$39,090-$39,090
Mr Mark LefensDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Polar Oceans Research Group
EIN
81-0536140
In Care Of
% William R Fraser
Address
P O Box 368, Sheridan, MT 59749

Signing Officer

Name
Dr William R Fraser
Title
Executive Director
Signed
2023-08-14
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Part I, line 8

| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Refunds 3Rivers and Montana Dept of Revenue, $1373|

Part I, line 16

| 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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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.85$1.85$0.40$0.53$0.14
2023Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.45$1.45$1.36$1.89$0.53
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.98$1.98$1.94$2.51$0.57
2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.68$0.00$2.68$0.58$1.29$0.71
2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.39$0.00$3.39$3.05$1.74$1.31
2019Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.08$0.00$2.07$1.82$1.85$0.03
2018Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.11$0.00$2.10$1.76$1.79$0.03
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.13$0.00$2.13$1.41$1.99$0.58
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.71$0.00$2.71$3.56$2.63$0.93
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.78$0.00$1.78$2.86$2.37$0.49
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$1.29$0.00$1.29$2.91$2.49$0.42
2013Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.02$0.15$0.87$2.60
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.66$0.15$0.51$2.58
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$0.76$0.22$0.54$2.96