Liabilities / Assets
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Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
No value available
Liabilities / Revenue
Score unavailable
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Net Margin
1st percentile
Higher net margin than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
75th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
3rd percentile
Faster asset growth than 3% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
1st percentile
Faster revenue growth than 1% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Down$15,096
Down $177,602 (-92%) from 2014
Net Assets
Down$15,096
Down $177,602 (-92%) from 2014
Liabilities
-
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Down$1,514
Down $221,061 (-99%) from 2014
Expenses
Up$179,116
Up $67,981 (+61%) from 2014
Net Income
Down-$177,602
Down $289,042 (-259%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Jan 1, 2015 to Dec 31, 2015
- Signed
- Mar 14, 2016
- Return Version
- 2015v2.1
- Gross Receipts
- $1,514
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
First Light Foundation makes films about environmental issues that rely on public support since they lack sufficient commercial value to interest commercial film producers.
funding non-commercial documentary films on social and environmental issues
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| GRANTS TO PRODUCE A DOCUMENTARY ON JOHN DENVER'S ENVIRONMENTAL LEGACY. | - | $157,865 |
| Grants to produce "Wild Ways", a set of wildlife television specials that will explore the cutting-edge worldwide movement to create conservation corridors | $1,500 | $21,175 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEVE KROPF | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| TIM MCFLYNN | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| KITTY BOONE | Director | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- First Light Foundation
- EIN
- 84-1637532
- Phone
- 9709271667
- Address
- 1755 Snowmass Creek Road, Snowmass, CO 81654-9115
Signing Officer
- Name
- James Brundige
- Title
- President
- Phone
- 9709271667
- Signed
- 2016-03-14
- Discuss with paid preparer
- Yes
Preparer
- Firm
- Ken Ransford Pc
- Address
- 132 MIDLAND AVE STE 3, BASALT, CO 81621
- Preparer
- Ken Ransford
- Phone
- 9709271200
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Pt VI, Line 11B
“The organization's board of directors and executive director review form 990 before it is filed.”
Pt VI, Line 12C
“The organization has a conflict of interest policy in which directors and officers disclose conflicts of interest, refrain from voting on matters on which they have a conflict of interest, and sign an annual statement attesting to this. No directors or officers had a conflict of interest in 2015.”
Pt VI, Line 15A
“The organization does not pay any salary or other remuneration at this time. If it does so in the future, it will compare the salary or other remuneration paid to officers or directors with national salary surveys, and salary surveys within the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado, where the organization is located.”
Pt VI, Line 15B
“The organization does not pay any salary or other remuneration at this time. If it does so in the future, it will compare the salary or other remuneration paid to key employees or other independent contractors with national salary surveys, and salary surveys within the Roaring Fork Valley, Colorado, where the organization is located.”
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Film production costs - john denver legacy 157865. Film production costs - wildways 20000. Bank fees 180. Professional fees 995. Unrealized loss on investment account 76.”
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Filings
Displayed year
2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $15,096
- Liabilities
- -
- Net assets
- $15,096
- Revenue
- $1,514
- Expenses
- $179,116
- Net income
- -$177,602