Liabilities / Assets
50th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 50% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 81-2327719 • 501(c)3 • Chicago, IL
Profile
The center is a well-respected champion of fact-based science recognized for its efforts to seek integrity in pursuit of scientific knowledge on issues at the nexus of america's free enterprise and judicial systems.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
50th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 50% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
40th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 40% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
55th percentile
Higher net margin than 55% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
58th percentile
Faster asset growth than 58% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
21st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 21% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$741,448
Up $47,081 (+6.8%) from 2023
Liabilities
Down$48,931
Down $36,830 (-43%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$692,517
Up $83,911 (+14%) from 2023
Revenue
Down$1,240,327
Down $148,813 (-11%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$1,156,416
Up $128,626 (+13%) from 2023
Net Income
Down$83,911
Down $277,439 (-77%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
The center is a well-respected champion of fact-based science recognized for its efforts to seek integrity in pursuit of scientific knowledge on issues at the nexus of america's free enterprise and judicial systems.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $686,980 | $738,627 | ▲ $51,647 |
| Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges | $7,387 | $2,773 | ▼ $4,614 |
| Total Assets | $694,367 | $741,448 | ▲ $47,081 |
| Other Assets Total | $0 | $48 | ▲ $48 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses | $85,761 | $48,931 | ▼ $36,830 |
| Total Liabilities | $85,761 | $48,931 | ▼ $36,830 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Net Assets Without Donor Restrictions | $567,106 | $692,517 | ▲ $125,411 |
| Net Assets With Donor Restrictions | $41,500 | $0 | ▼ $41,500 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $608,606 | $692,517 | ▲ $83,911 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $694,367 | $741,448 | ▲ $47,081 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Traverse | President | FT | $160,006 | $14,009 | $174,015 |
| Richard Williams Phd | Chairman | - | $20,000 | - | $20,000 |
| Nathan Schachtman | Treasurer | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 |
| Ted Simon Phd | Director | - | $10,000 | - | $10,000 |
| David Randall | Secretary | - | $5,000 | - | $5,000 |
| Marjana Martinic | Director | - | $5,000 | - | $5,000 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tony Cox | Director |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses | $849,969 |
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $306,447 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $60,027 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees for Services Other | $568,104 | $35,414 | $60,000 | $663,518 |
| Other Salaries and Wages | $269,526 | - | - | $269,526 |
| Travel | $14,485 | $5,576 | - | $20,061 |
| Payroll Taxes | $19,391 | - | - | $19,391 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $17,404 | $126 | - | $17,530 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | - | $15,415 | - | $15,415 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $244 | $13,639 | - | $13,883 |
| Other Expenses | $10,790 | $0 | $0 | $10,790 |
| All Other Expenses | $5,737 | - | - | $5,737 |
| Advertising | $1,857 | - | - | $1,857 |
| Insurance | - | $795 | - | $795 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $954,555 | $141,834 | $60,027 | $1,156,416 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,156,416 |
| Total Expenses per Audited Statements | $1,156,416 |
| Total Expenses per Form 990 | $1,156,416 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Financial Statements | $0 |
| Expenses Not Reported on Form 990 | $0 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“Prior to submission to the irs, form 990 is provided to the principal officer and governing body of the organization for review.”
“Officers, directors and employees are under an ongoing obligation to disclose any potential conflicts of interest once they become aware of such a potential conflict. Officers, directors and employees review and assent to the conflict of interest policy annually. All material facts concerning any diclosed conflicts are provided to the board of directors for deliberations; the board votes upon appropriate action while the interested person is excused. Legal counsel, as well as the organization's treasurer and secretary routinely monitor organizational expenses for possible conflicts of interest and direct such conflicts to the attention of the board for resolution in accordance with the conflict of interest policy.”
“Compensation of the ceo is determined by an examination of comparable data for other ceo's in the industry countrywide and in the chicagoland area. The information from that research is shared with the board of directors who then approve compensation for the ceo. Note that an independent consultant is not utilized in the process. For other officers and key employees the compensation proces is the same with the ceo having full discretion as delegated by the board of directors.”
“All governing documents, policies and financial statements will be available to the public upon request.”
“Consulting: program service expenses 442,004. Management and general expenses 2,894. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 444,898. Bti service fees: program service expenses 81,600. Management and general expenses 32,520. Fundraising expenses 60,000. Total expenses 174,120. Research: program service expenses 44,500. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 44,500.”
“There has been no change in the process since the prior year.”
“Center for truth in science”
“Salaries and wages are paid through bearing tree, incorporated, fein 83-2543436”
“The organization believes it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The organization's federal and illinois exempt organization tax returns are subject to examination by the internal revenue service and state authorities, generally for three years after they were filed.”
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| IRS990ScheduleD/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES IT HAS APPROPRIATE SUPPORT FOR ANY TAX POSITIONS TAKEN, AND AS SUCH, DOES NOT HAVE ANY UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT ARE MATERIAL TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S FEDERAL AND ILLINOIS EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE AND STATE AUTHORITIES, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY WERE FILED. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO THE IRS, FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE PRINCIPAL OFFICER AND GOVERNING BODY OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR REVIEW. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES ARE UNDER AN ONGOING OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ONCE THEY BECOME AWARE OF SUCH A POTENTIAL CONFLICT. OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES REVIEW AND ASSENT TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ANNUALLY. ALL MATERIAL FACTS CONCERNING ANY DICLOSED CONFLICTS ARE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR DELIBERATIONS; THE BOARD VOTES UPON APPROPRIATE ACTION WHILE THE INTERESTED PERSON IS EXCUSED. LEGAL COUNSEL, AS WELL AS THE ORGANIZATION'S TREASURER AND SECRETARY ROUTINELY MONITOR ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES FOR POSSIBLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST AND DIRECT SUCH CONFLICTS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD FOR RESOLUTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | COMPENSATION OF THE CEO IS DETERMINED BY AN EXAMINATION OF COMPARABLE DATA FOR OTHER CEO'S IN THE INDUSTRY COUNTRYWIDE AND IN THE CHICAGOLAND AREA. THE INFORMATION FROM THAT RESEARCH IS SHARED WITH THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WHO THEN APPROVE COMPENSATION FOR THE CEO. NOTE THAT AN INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT IS NOT UTILIZED IN THE PROCESS. FOR OTHER OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES THE COMPENSATION PROCES IS THE SAME WITH THE CEO HAVING FULL DISCRETION AS DELEGATED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | ALL GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | CONSULTING: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 442,004. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 2,894. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 444,898. BTI SERVICE FEES: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 81,600. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 32,520. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 60,000. TOTAL EXPENSES 174,120. RESEARCH: PROGRAM SERVICE EXPENSES 44,500. MANAGEMENT AND GENERAL EXPENSES 0. FUNDRAISING EXPENSES 0. TOTAL EXPENSES 44,500. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE PROCESS SINCE THE PRIOR YEAR. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | CENTER FOR TRUTH IN SCIENCE |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | SALARIES AND WAGES ARE PAID THROUGH BEARING TREE, INCORPORATED, FEIN 83-2543436 |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 4 | FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 5 | FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2C: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 6 | ASSUMED NAME OF CENTER FOR COMMON SENSE IN SCIENCE: |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 7 | PART IX, LINE 7 |
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