Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
990EZ • Fiscal year 2020 • EIN 84-5187476
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Liabilities / Revenue
55th percentile
Tied with the lowest-debt nonprofits in its peer group.
Net Margin
70th percentile
Higher net margin than 70% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
76th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Revenue Growth
Score unavailable
No earlier valid filing was available within the previous three public years.
Assets
$19,171
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Assets
$19,171
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Liabilities
$0
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Revenue
$94,600
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Expenses
$75,429
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Net Income
$19,171
No earlier filing loaded for comparison.
Preventable surprises work with professionals who share aspirations for a sustainable and ethical financial system to challenge the status quo and propose ambitious solutions to the systemic failures that the financial system is accelerating.
Preventable surprises, inc. (ps) is dedicated to the charitable purpose of educating investors and stakeholders on climate change, the covid-19 pandemic, biodiversity loss, income inequality, executive pay, and other systemic risks in the financial system and advancing corporate governance policies that benefit society and the environment. To further its charitable purpose, ps will offer: (i) research publications and educational materials; (ii) event programming; (iii) working groups; and (iv) public information campaigns. 25% of ps's total time is allocated to each activity.all activities will be conducted by ps's directors and, when necessary, guest contributors with support from its senior advisors. All activities are funded by donations and grants.
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS: PS WILL PUBLISH ORIGINAL RESEARCH AND SHARE OPINION PIECES ON ITS WEBSITE, ON SOCIAL MEDIA PAGES AND IN OTHER PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS. THESE MATERIALS WILL EDUCATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ABOUT SYSTEMIC SUSTAINABILITY RISKS. | $0 | $0 |
| EVENT PROGRAMMING: PS WILL ORGANIZE WEB CONFERENCES, WEBINARS, OR IN-PERSON EVENTS THAT SET AGENDAS AND EDUCATE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ABOUT SYSTEMIC SUSTAINABILITY RISKS. | $0 | $0 |
| WORKING GROUPS: PS WILL COORDINATE WORKING GROUPS CONSISTING OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, SCIENTISTS, POLICYMAKERS, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP BEST PRACTICE PROPOSALS ON HOW INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS CAN MANAGE SYSTEMIC RISKS. | $0 | $0 |
| PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS: PS WILL LEAD OR PARTICIPATE IN CAMPAIGNS TO ENGAGE WITH ASSET OWNERS AND MANAGERS THAT WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE("ESG") PRACTICES, INCLUDING SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, PROXY VOTING, ESG INTEGRATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY POSITIONS ON ISSUES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY OR OTHER SYSTEMIC SUSTAINABILITY RISKS. | $0 | $0 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JEROME TAGGER | CEO, Treasurer And Director | FT | $0 | - | - |
| MICHAEL MUSURACA | Chair And Director | - | $0 | - | - |
| DAVID PONET | Secretary And Director | - | $0 | - | - |
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| IRS990EZ/PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt | 0 | PREVENTABLE SURPRISES, INC. (PS) IS DEDICATED TO THE CHARITABLE PURPOSE OF EDUCATING INVESTORS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON CLIMATE CHANGE, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BIODIVERSITY LOSS, INCOME INEQUALITY, EXECUTIVE PAY, AND OTHER SYSTEMIC RISKS IN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND ADVANCING CORPORATE GOVERNANCE POLICIES THAT BENEFIT SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. TO FURTHER ITS CHARITABLE PURPOSE, PS WILL OFFER: (I) RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS; (II) EVENT PROGRAMMING; (III) WORKING GROUPS; AND (IV) PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS. 25% OF PS'S TOTAL TIME IS ALLOCATED TO EACH ACTIVITY.ALL ACTIVITIES WILL BE CONDUCTED BY PS'S DIRECTORS AND, WHEN NECESSARY, GUEST CONTRIBUTORS WITH SUPPORT FROM ITS SENIOR ADVISORS. ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FUNDED BY DONATIONS AND GRANTS. |
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| IRS990EZ/ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp/DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | 3 | PUBLIC INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS: PS WILL LEAD OR PARTICIPATE IN CAMPAIGNS TO ENGAGE WITH ASSET OWNERS AND MANAGERS THAT WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE("ESG") PRACTICES, INCLUDING SHAREHOLDER ENGAGEMENT, PROXY VOTING, ESG INTEGRATION, AND PUBLIC POLICY POSITIONS ON ISSUES SUCH AS CLIMATE CHANGE, BIODIVERSITY OR OTHER SYSTEMIC SUSTAINABILITY RISKS. |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | DESCRIPTION: BANKING FEES. AMOUNT: 189. DESCRIPTION: IT SERVICES. AMOUNT: 240. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 429. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 0 | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES |
| TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl/DeclarationDesc | 0 | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. |
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| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z |
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| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2020-12-31 |
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2020 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
| Balance Sheet | Operations | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Assets | Liabilities | Net Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Net Income |
| 2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.09 | $0.00 | $0.09 | $2.17 | $2.31 | $0.14 |
| 2021Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.55 | $0.51 | $0.04 |
| 2020Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year. | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.95 | $0.75 | $0.19 |