Liabilities / Assets
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
No value available
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.
Net Margin
12th percentile
Higher net margin than 12% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
91st percentile
Higher top officer pay than 91% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 34.5% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
19th percentile
Faster asset growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
19th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 19% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$145,366
Down $53,066 (-27%) from 2022
Net Assets
Down$145,366
Down $53,066 (-27%) from 2022
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$135,895
Down $57,758 (-30%) from 2022
Expenses
Down$188,961
Down $62,189 (-25%) from 2022
Net Income
Up-$53,066
Up $4,431 (+7.7%) from 2022
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Oct 1, 2022 to Sep 30, 2023
- Signed
- Aug 12, 2024
- Return Version
- 2022v5.0
- Gross Receipts
- $135,895
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
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| COLLABORATIVE FIELD RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS PERFORMED BY TECHNICIANS ANDSTUDENT S; PREPARATION OF MANUSCRIPTS FOR PUBLICATION IN SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS; ON GOING IMPLEMENTATION OF VENUES TO BRING RES EARCH 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
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Donna L Patterson | Director | FT | $46,908 | - | $46,908 |
| Dr William R Fraser | Director | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Mr Mark Lefens | Director | - | $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
- 2024-08-12
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Part I, line 8
“| Other Revenues:, Amount:| Refunds Reconciliation Discrepancies, $2| Income From Investments, $8500|”
Part I, line 16
“| Other Expenses:, Amount:| Foreign and Domestic Travel, $27837| Materials and Supplies, $9788| Journal Subscriptions, $1062| Bank Fees and Payroll Expenses, $149| Telephone Internet and Email, $3630| Computer Services, $3067| Office Supplies, $1339| Other Program Expenses, $2727| Local Conservation Projects, $450|”
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Filings
Displayed year
2023 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $145,366
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $145,366
- Revenue
- $135,895
- Expenses
- $188,961
- Net income
- -$53,066