Liabilities / Assets
86th percentile
Higher debt load relative to assets than 86% of similar nonprofits.
The Island Institute Inc
990EZ • Fiscal year 2015 • EIN 94-3057411
Siviq Scores
Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.
0.35x
Liabilities / Revenue
80th percentile
Higher debt load relative to revenue than 80% of similar nonprofits.
Net Margin
63rd percentile
Higher net margin than 63% of similar nonprofits.
Top Officer Pay
Score unavailable
This filing does not contain officer compensation rows.
Asset Growth
95th percentile
Faster asset growth than 95% of similar nonprofits.
Revenue Growth
67th percentile
Faster revenue growth than 67% of similar nonprofits.
Balance Sheet
Assets
Up$42,198
Up $26,944 (+177%) from 2014
Net Assets
Up$27,612
Up $22,190 (+409%) from 2014
Liabilities
Up$14,586
Up $4,754 (+48%) from 2014
Revenue And Expenses
Revenue
Up$166,812
Up $20,001 (+14%) from 2014
Expenses
Down$150,641
Down $4,935 (-3.2%) from 2014
Net Income
Up$16,171
Up $24,936 (+284%) from 2014
Historical Trend
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Filing Snapshot
- Filing Period
- Sep 1, 2014 to Aug 31, 2015
- Signed
- Mar 1, 2016
- Return Version
- 2014v6.0
- Gross Receipts
- $166,812
Mission and Program Overview
Mission
The island institute cultivates uncommon conversations about the nature of vital communities, the web of human relationships and responsibilities, and our connections to the greater natural world.
Program Services
| Description | Grants | Expenses |
|---|---|---|
| Island Institute, Inc. provides a variety of public forums, symposiums, community meetings, literary events, residency programs, workshops, and informational publications for the purpose of allowing writers/artists and the public of all ages to meet. This includes our Story Lab Program, which served 250 youth in its first year, our Artist Residency Program, which brought 13 artists to Sitka last year, and our Writers Read event series, through which 50 local writers have presented their work in recent years. | $13,522 | $11,709 |
Compensation and Service Providers
Employees
| Name | Title | Full / Part Time | Base | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Bradley | Executive Director | FT | $50,000 | $858 | $50,858 |
| Linda Behnken | Chair | PT | $0 | - | - |
| Willow Moore | Treasurer | - | $0 | - | - |
| Brenda Campen | Secretary | - | $0 | - | - |
| Dan Henry | Vice-Chair | - | $0 | - | - |
| Jonathan Kreiss-Tompiks | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Robert Snyder | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
| Reid Magdanz | Member | - | $0 | - | - |
Filing and Contact Details
Filer
- Filer Name
- Island Institute
- EIN
- 94-3057411
- Phone
- 9077473794
- Address
- PO Box 2420, Sitka, AK 99835
Signing Officer
- Name
- Peter Bradley
- Title
- Executive Director
- Phone
- 9077473794
- Signed
- 2016-03-01
Supplemental Narrative
Additional Explanations
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16
“Remaining expenses include advertising, refreshment costs, snacks for our youth programs, equipment for a new program, various office and paper supplies, telephone and internet, insurance, membership and licensing costs, and other software and computer costs.”
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20
“adjustment from previous FY”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24
“accounts receivable”
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26
“Accounts payable, credit card balance, and deferred revenue”
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Remaining expenses include advertising, refreshment costs, snacks for our youth programs, equipment for a new program, various office and paper supplies, telephone and internet, insurance, membership and licensing costs, and other software and computer costs. |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 1 | adjustment from previous FY |
| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/ExplanationTxt | 2 | accounts receivable |
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| IRS990ScheduleO/SupplementalInformationDetail/FormAndLineReferenceDesc | 3 | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 |
| ReasonableCauseExplanation/ExplanationTxt | 0 | Though we have had success in filing timely returns in the past, we made an error this year in thinking that the return was due on the 15th day of the 5th month of the calendar year, rather than the 15th day of the 5th month after the fiscal year. As soon as we realized our mistake, we promptly filed our return. |
| ReturnHeader/BuildTS | 0 | 2016-08-17 19:52:53Z |
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| ReturnHeader/ReturnTs | 0 | 2016-03-02T01:03:17-07:00 |
| ReturnHeader/ReturnTypeCd | 0 | 990EZ |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodBeginDt | 0 | 2014-09-01 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxPeriodEndDt | 0 | 2015-08-31 |
| ReturnHeader/TaxYr | 0 | 2014 |
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Filings
Displayed year
2015 • Form 990EZDetailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.
- Assets
- $42,198
- Liabilities
- $14,586
- Net assets
- $27,612
- Revenue
- $166,812
- Expenses
- $150,641
- Net income
- $16,171