Liabilities / Assets
36th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 36% of similar nonprofits.
EIN 83-2041181 • 501(c)3 • Tucson, AZ
Profile
Our mission is to help people develop as systems thinkers. We aim to increase the number of schools, districts and organizations that are actively incorporating systems thinking into teaching, leading and learning. Although systems thinking is rooted in complex theory and analytics, we make systems thinking concepts easy to understand and applicable to real-world settings and challenges. We are dedicated to increasing the capacity of educators, as well as community and business leaders to deliver lifetime benefits to others through the effective application of systems thinking. From the classroom to the boardroom, our aim is to ensure that all children and adults have the opportunity to develop their systems thinking capacities so they can become successful in school, work and life.
Precomputed percentiles relative to similar nonprofits. These scores are descriptive rather than judgmental.
Liabilities / Assets
36th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 36% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
30th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 30% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
89th percentile
Higher net margin than 89% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
No filing with officer rows is available for this organization yet.
Asset Growth
96th percentile
Faster asset growth than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
86th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 86% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$1,644,330
Up $1,180,842 (+255%) from 2023
Liabilities
Up$28,147
Up $18,677 (+197%) from 2023
Net Assets
Up$1,616,183
Up $1,162,165 (+256%) from 2023
Revenue
Up$2,309,739
Up $1,231,509 (+114%) from 2023
Expenses
Up$1,147,574
Up $206,096 (+22%) from 2023
Net Income
Up$1,162,165
Up $1,025,413 (+750%) from 2023
Most recent year
2024 • Form 990Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.
The organization will educate and train the public on the principles of systems thinking. Systems thinking is a transformational approach to learning, problem-solving, and understanding the world. Systems thinking helps people of all ages and walks of life see beyond the heart of a problem to find fair and lasting solutions that deliver benefits. The organization will contract with other organizations to provide systems thinking professional development services to the employees and/or officers of such other organizations. Some of the organizations with which the organization plans to contract with are wk kellogg foundation, twin rivers unified school district. The organization will also sell habit cards, books, posters, and other eduational materials for a reasonable fee. The organization also operates an online learning platform called thinkingtoolsstudio.org.
At the waters center for systems thinking (wcst) our mission is to empower individuals to adopt systems thinking in their work and life. By leveraging this transformational approach to learning, leading and problem-solving, people of all ages and backgrounds are able to uncover equitable and sustainable solutions. Through strategic partnerships, we offer systems thinking professional development services to organizations, school systems, and individuals, empowering them to think critically, innovate, and create positive change. Wcst operates an online learning platform, thinking tools studio, and makes available habits cards, books, posters and other educational materials available for sale for a reasonable fee.
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Other Fnds | $454,018 | $1,616,183 | ▲ $1,162,165 |
| Investments in Publicly Traded Securities | - | $1,494,760 | - |
| Accounts Receivable | $113,238 | - | - |
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $309,543 | $108,863 | ▼ $200,680 |
| Inventories for Sale or Use | $40,707 | $40,707 | → $0 |
| Total Assets | $463,488 | $1,644,330 | ▲ $1,180,842 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Other Liabilities | $9,470 | $28,147 | ▲ $18,677 |
| Total Liabilities | $9,470 | $28,147 | ▲ $18,677 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $454,018 | $1,616,183 | ▲ $1,162,165 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $463,488 | $1,644,330 | ▲ $1,180,842 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Tracy Benson | CEO and Pres |
| Sheri Marlin | Chief Learni |
| Travis Jones | Treasurer |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $998,532 |
| Other Expenses | $149,042 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other Salaries and Wages | $865,669 | - | - | $865,669 |
| Payroll Taxes | $67,063 | - | - | $67,063 |
| Other Employee Benefits | $65,800 | - | - | $65,800 |
| Office Expenses | $42,531 | - | - | $42,531 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $8,273 | - | - | $8,273 |
| Other Expenses | $7,259 | - | - | $7,259 |
| Advertising | $5,555 | - | - | $5,555 |
| Conferences and Meetings | $4,671 | - | - | $4,671 |
| Travel | $4,145 | - | - | $4,145 |
| Insurance | $3,936 | - | - | $3,936 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $3,317 | - | - | $3,317 |
| Fees for Services Other | $2,586 | - | - | $2,586 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $1,147,574 | $0 | $0 | $1,147,574 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Liability | Amount |
|---|---|
| Credit Cards Payble | $18,261 |
| Payroll Payable | $9,886 |
“Federal form 990 will be made available to the public upon request. The form 990 and other required forms, such as governing documents and conflict of interest policy are also made available to the public upon request. When applicable, audited financial statements will be available upon request.”
“Accountants to prepare the form 990. The form 990 will be distributed to all board of directors via online meeting for discussion and analysis. Following approval of the form 990 by the board of directors, the form 990 will be submitted to the internal revenue service.”
“The board of directors reviews the conflict of interest policy on an annual basis and each board member completes and signs a conflict of interest disclosure statement. The signed conflict of interest disclosure statements are retained in the organizations files.”
“The board of directors has established a compensation approval policy. The board of directors shall annually evaluate the president/ceo on his/her performance, and ask for his/her input on matters of performance and compensation. The board will obtain research and information to make a recommendation for the compensation (salary and benefits) of the president/ceo based upon review of comparability data. For example, the board will secure data that documents compensation levels and benefits for similarly qualified individuals in comparable positions at similar organizations.”
“No documents available to the public”
“Our mission is to help people develop as systems thinkers. We aim to increase the number of schools, districts and organizations that are actively incorporating systems thinking into teaching, leading and learning. Although systems thinking is rooted in complex theory and analytics, we make systems thinking concepts easy to understand and applicable to real-world settings and challenges. We are dedicated to increasing the capacity of educators, as well as community and business leaders to deliver lifetime benefits to others through the effective application of systems thinking. From the classroom to the boardroom, our aim is to ensure that all children and adults have the opportunity to develop their systems thinking capacities so they can become successful in school, work and life.”
“The wcst uses a set of habits, concepts and tools to make systems thinking accessible to everyone. This instructional toolbox is the foundation of our approach to helping people become systems thinkers. Wcst has worked with people from around the world, with methods that effectively benefit and support people from diverse cultures, age groups and work places. Our offerings include: -coaching and support structures for adopting and implementing systems thinking into organizations, schools, and communities; -a range of systems thinking professional development options from introductory to advanced -customized systems thinking integration plans created for specific desired outcomes; -multi-day learning events, systems thinking training, institutes, and forums offered both virtually and in person. -an online learning platform, the thinking tools studio, with a wide array of offerings including courses on the habits, tools, and archetypes, resources, templates, lesson plans, and facilitation guides.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | OUR MISSION IS TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP AS SYSTEMS THINKERS. WE AIM TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCHOOLS, DISTRICTS AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ACTIVELY INCORPORATING SYSTEMS THINKING INTO TEACHING, LEADING AND LEARNING. ALTHOUGH SYSTEMS THINKING IS ROOTED IN COMPLEX THEORY AND ANALYTICS, WE MAKE SYSTEMS THINKING CONCEPTS EASY TO UNDERSTAND AND APPLICABLE TO REAL-WORLD SETTINGS AND CHALLENGES. WE ARE DEDICATED TO INCREASING THE CAPACITY OF EDUCATORS, AS WELL AS COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS LEADERS TO DELIVER LIFETIME BENEFITS TO OTHERS THROUGH THE EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF SYSTEMS THINKING. FROM THE CLASSROOM TO THE BOARDROOM, OUR AIM IS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN AND ADULTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP THEIR SYSTEMS THINKING CAPACITIES SO THEY CAN BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN SCHOOL, WORK AND LIFE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | THE WCST USES A SET OF HABITS, CONCEPTS AND TOOLS TO MAKE SYSTEMS THINKING ACCESSIBLE TO EVERYONE. THIS INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLBOX IS THE FOUNDATION OF OUR APPROACH TO HELPING PEOPLE BECOME SYSTEMS THINKERS. WCST HAS WORKED WITH PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE WORLD, WITH METHODS THAT EFFECTIVELY BENEFIT AND SUPPORT PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE CULTURES, AGE GROUPS AND WORK PLACES. OUR OFFERINGS INCLUDE: -COACHING AND SUPPORT STRUCTURES FOR ADOPTING AND IMPLEMENTING SYSTEMS THINKING INTO ORGANIZATIONS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITIES; -A RANGE OF SYSTEMS THINKING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPTIONS FROM INTRODUCTORY TO ADVANCED -CUSTOMIZED SYSTEMS THINKING INTEGRATION PLANS CREATED FOR SPECIFIC DESIRED OUTCOMES; -MULTI-DAY LEARNING EVENTS, SYSTEMS THINKING TRAINING, INSTITUTES, AND FORUMS OFFERED BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN PERSON. -AN ONLINE LEARNING PLATFORM, THE THINKING TOOLS STUDIO, WITH A WIDE ARRAY OF OFFERINGS INCLUDING COURSES ON THE HABITS, TOOLS, AND ARCHETYPES, RESOURCES, TEMPLATES, LESSON PLANS, AND FACILITATION GUIDES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | FEDERAL FORM 990 WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. THE FORM 990 AND OTHER REQUIRED FORMS, SUCH AS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE ALSO MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. WHEN APPLICABLE, AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WILL BE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | ACCOUNTANTS TO PREPARE THE FORM 990. THE FORM 990 WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA ONLINE MEETING FOR DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS. FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THE FORM 990 BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE FORM 990 WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AND EACH BOARD MEMBER COMPLETES AND SIGNS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. THE SIGNED CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS ARE RETAINED IN THE ORGANIZATIONS FILES. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS HAS ESTABLISHED A COMPENSATION APPROVAL POLICY. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SHALL ANNUALLY EVALUATE THE PRESIDENT/CEO ON HIS/HER PERFORMANCE, AND ASK FOR HIS/HER INPUT ON MATTERS OF PERFORMANCE AND COMPENSATION. THE BOARD WILL OBTAIN RESEARCH AND INFORMATION TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR THE COMPENSATION (SALARY AND BENEFITS) OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO BASED UPON REVIEW OF COMPARABILITY DATA. FOR EXAMPLE, THE BOARD WILL SECURE DATA THAT DOCUMENTS COMPENSATION LEVELS AND BENEFITS FOR SIMILARLY QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS IN COMPARABLE POSITIONS AT SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 6 | NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 7 | ERC REFUNDS 0 INVENTORY RECOGNITION 0 |
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