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Center for Intellectual Property Understanding Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2017 • EIN 81-1868933

Jan 01, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017 • Filed on May 07, 2018

Organization ProfileWWW.UNDERSTANDINGIP.ORG
228 East 45th Street 10th FLNew York, NY 10017

(212) 207-0020

Siviq Scores

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

Liabilities / Assets

49th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Liabilities / Revenue

49th percentile

0.00x

Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Net Margin

93rd percentile

52%

Higher net margin than 93% of similar nonprofits.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Top Officer Pay

71st percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 71% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2017 filings • NTEE A • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2017

Asset Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Revenue Growth

Score unavailable

No value available

No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.

Source year 2017

Balance Sheet
Liabilities / Assets49th percentile

Assets

$65,741

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Assets

$65,741

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Liabilities

$0

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue And Expenses
Liabilities / Revenue49th percentileNet Margin93rd percentile

Revenue

$85,000

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Expenses

$40,992

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Net Income

$44,008

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

Asset GrowthScore unavailable

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

$150K$100K$50K$0Assets 2017: $65,741Liabilities 2017: $0Net Assets 2017: $65,7412017Assets 2021: $103,917Net Assets 2021: $103,9172021Assets 2022: $86,559Liabilities 2022: $3,935Net Assets 2022: $82,6242022Assets 2024: $69,252Liabilities 2024: $3,818Net Assets 2024: $65,4342024

Highlighted filing

2017

Assets$65,741
Liabilities$0
Net Assets$65,741
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Operations Trend

Revenue GrowthScore unavailable

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

$100K$50K$0-$50KRevenue 2017: $85,000Expenses 2017: $40,992Net Income 2017: $44,0082017Revenue 2021: $48,158Expenses 2021: $45,261Net Income 2021: $2,8972021Revenue 2022: $57,009Expenses 2022: $72,469Net Income 2022: -$15,4602022Revenue 2024: $43,902Expenses 2024: $44,284Net Income 2024: -$3822024

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2017

Revenue$85,000
Expenses$40,992
Net Income$44,008
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2017 to Dec 31, 2017
Signed
May 7, 2018
Return Version
2017v2.2
Gross Receipts
$85,000
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

This entity is an educational organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the impact of intellectual property individuals and businesses. It tracks attitudes towards patents, trademarks and copyrights, and seeks to convey accurate information and facilitate intellectual property awareness. Cipu also provides an educational framework for understanding how ip rights promote sharing, competition and create new jobs.

Cipu is an organization dedicated to increasing awareness of the impact of intellectual property on peoples' lives. It tracks attitudes towards patents, trademarks and copyrights, and seeks to dispel misinformation and facilitate good ip behavior. Cipu provides a framework for understanding how ip rights promote competition and create jobs.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ORGANIZED, PRODUCED AND HELD IP AWARENESS SUMMIT. PRODUCED REPORT, PATTERNS IN MEDIA COVERAGE OF PATENT DISPUTES. WROTE AND PUBLISHED INFORMATION AND COMMENTARY PIECES IN MEDIA.-$17,414
Compensation and Service Providers
Top Officer Pay71st percentile

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRUCE BERMANChairman And PresidentPT$0--
MARSHALL PHELPSDirector-$0--
KEITH BERGELTTreasurer-$0--
HARRY GWINNELSecretary-$0--
BRIAN HINMANDirector-$0--
MANNY SCHECTERDirector-$0--
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
The Center for Interlectual Propery
EIN
81-1868933
Phone
2122070020
Address
228 EAST 45TH STREET 10TH FL, NEW YORK, NY 10017

Signing Officer

Name
Bruce Berman
Title
President
Phone
2122070020
Signed
2018-05-07

Preparer

Firm
Harry C Koslow CPA
Address
2152 GRAND AVENUE, BALDWIN, NY 11510
Preparer
Harry C Koslow
Phone
5165467523
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“OFFICE EXPENSES 321.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Travel and conferences 17414.”

Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16

“Marketing,research,graphic and web design 4943.”

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Filings

Displayed year

2017 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.

Open filing
Assets
$65,741
Liabilities
$0
Net assets
$65,741
Revenue
$85,000
Expenses
$40,992
Net income
$44,008
Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.69$0.04$0.65$0.44$0.44$0.00
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.87$0.04$0.83$0.57$0.72$0.15
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.04$1.04$0.48$0.45$0.03
2017Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$0.66$0.00$0.66$0.85$0.41$0.44