Liabilities / Assets
76th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
Liabilities / Assets
76th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 76% of similar nonprofits.
Liabilities / Revenue
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
87th percentile
Higher net margin than 87% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
96th percentile
Higher top officer pay than 96% of similar nonprofits.
Top officer pay equals 22.9% of source-year revenue.
Asset Growth
90th percentile
Faster asset growth than 90% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
46th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 46% of similar nonprofits.
Assets
Up$273,780
Up $132,106 (+93%) from 2017
Net Assets
Up$252,505
Up $110,831 (+78%) from 2017
Liabilities
Up$21,275
Up $21,275 from 2017
Revenue
Down$314,095
Down $3,384 (-1.1%) from 2017
Expenses
Down$196,585
Down $43,242 (-18%) from 2017
Net Income
Up$117,510
Up $39,858 (+51%) from 2017
To use web based platforms to promote the dissemination of scientific information and research to a broad audience
| Line | Beginning | End | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts | $134,995 | $252,505 | ▲ $117,510 |
| Accounts Receivable | - | $21,275 | - |
| Total Assets | $134,995 | $273,780 | ▲ $138,785 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Deferred Revenue | - | $21,275 | - |
| Total Liabilities | $0 | $21,275 | ▲ $21,275 |
| Net Assets / Fund Balance | |||
| Unrestricted Net Assets | $134,995 | $252,505 | ▲ $117,510 |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balance | $134,995 | $252,505 | ▲ $117,510 |
| Total Liabilities and Net Assets / Fund Balance | $134,995 | $273,780 | ▲ $138,785 |
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heather Wax | Treasurerclerk | FT | $72,000 | $72,000 |
| Marc Kaufman | President | FT | $72,000 | $72,000 |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Adam Rogoff | Director |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Salaries, Compensation, and Employee Benefits | $129,180 |
| Other Expenses | $67,405 |
| Grants and Similar Amounts Paid | $0 |
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
| Total Fundraising Expense | $0 |
| Line Item | Program | Management | Fundraising | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees | $108,000 | $12,000 | - | $120,000 |
| Fees for Services Other | $57,600 | - | - | $57,600 |
| Payroll Taxes | $8,262 | $918 | - | $9,180 |
| Other Expenses | $5,270 | - | - | $5,270 |
| Fees for Services Accounting | $2,500 | - | - | $2,500 |
| Travel | $653 | - | - | $653 |
| Fees for Services Legal | $350 | - | - | $350 |
| Insurance | $278 | - | - | $278 |
| Total Functional Expenses | $183,667 | $12,918 | $0 | $196,585 |
| Line Item | Amount |
|---|---|
| Professional Fundraising Fees | $0 |
“A draft of the 990 is distributed to all directors prior to submission to irs”
“On an annual basis all officers and directors review activities for potential conflicts of interest. Any potential conflict is thoroughly reviewed.”
“The board review the compensation level of all officers on an annual basis”
“The organizations governing documents are available online through various websites, and by request.”
“This return is being amended to correct schedule a, part iii, line 7a”
“Scientific and website consultants 57,600”
“Page 2, part iii, organizations primary exempt purpose:science sites, inc. (the organization) was incorporated in massachusetts in 2012 as a charitable and education organization. The mission of the organization is to engage the public in science through the online dissemination of research, with an emphasis on studies concerning lifes big questions. The organization is committed to ensuring that members of the public have easier access to the wealth of important, far-reaching, and provocative research seeking to explain the world as we know, and explore it. Websites for scientists: developed and launched more than 100 websites for some of the worlds leading researchers, in an effort to promote scientific research and communication.science and the big questions (s&bq): built and continues to develop an educational destination website that houses accessible content related to scientific research concerning lifes big questions, presented in a way that invites interaction and exploration.promoting interdisciplinary research and scientific projects: created websites for the institute for cross-disciplinary engagement, the international society for research on aggression, the virtue project, the illinois twin project, center for adaptive systems of brain-body interactions, quantum materials center, among other projects.”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | THIS RETURN IS BEING AMENDED TO CORRECT SCHEDULE A, PART III, LINE 7A |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | A DRAFT OF THE 990 IS DISTRIBUTED TO ALL DIRECTORS PRIOR TO SUBMISSION TO IRS |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | ON AN ANNUAL BASIS ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS REVIEW ACTIVITIES FOR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICT IS THOROUGHLY REVIEWED. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 3 | THE BOARD REVIEW THE COMPENSATION LEVEL OF ALL OFFICERS ON AN ANNUAL BASIS |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 4 | THE ORGANIZATIONS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE THROUGH VARIOUS WEBSITES, AND BY REQUEST. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 5 | SCIENTIFIC AND WEBSITE CONSULTANTS 57,600 |
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