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Desert Tortoise Council Inc.

990EZ • Fiscal year 2016 • EIN 95-3117744

Jan 01, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016 • Filed on Nov 12, 2017

36431 41st Street EastPalmdale, CA 93552

(760) 371-7349

Siviq Scores

Precomputed percentiles for this filing year versus similar nonprofits in the same peer cohort.

Liabilities / Assets

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-assets requires both liabilities and assets on this filing.

Source year 2016

Liabilities / Revenue

Score unavailable

No value available

Liabilities-to-revenue requires both liabilities and revenue on this filing.

Source year 2016

Net Margin

34th percentile

-2.8%

Higher net margin than 34% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Top Officer Pay

75th percentile

$0

Higher top officer pay than 75% of similar nonprofits.

Top officer pay equals 0.0% of source-year revenue.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Source year 2016

Asset Growth

38th percentile

-3.3%

Faster asset growth than 38% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Revenue Growth

4th percentile

-80%

Faster revenue growth than 4% of similar nonprofits.

2016 filings • 501(c)3 • <$500k nonprofits • Annualized from 2015 to 2016

Assets

Down

$287,792

Down $9,852 (-3.3%) from 2015

Net Assets

Down

$287,792

Down $9,852 (-3.3%) from 2015

Liabilities

-

No earlier filing loaded for comparison.

Revenue

Down

$22,951

Down $89,753 (-80%) from 2015

Expenses

Down

$23,584

Down $72,006 (-75%) from 2015

Net Income

Down

-$633

Down $17,747 (-104%) from 2015

Historical Trend

Balance Sheet Trend

The highlighted filing sits inside the broader history for assets, liabilities, and net assets.

$600K$400K$200K$0Assets 2010: $171,710Net Assets 2010: $171,7102010Assets 2011: $220,818Net Assets 2011: $220,8182011Assets 2012: $265,926Net Assets 2012: $265,9262012Assets 2013: $271,443Net Assets 2013: $271,4432013Assets 2014: $280,530Net Assets 2014: $280,5302014Assets 2015: $297,644Net Assets 2015: $297,6442015Assets 2016: $287,792Net Assets 2016: $287,7922016Assets 2017: $298,029Net Assets 2017: $298,0292017Assets 2019: $204,390Liabilities 2019: $02019Assets 2020: $148,897Net Assets 2020: $148,8972020Assets 2021: $212,279Net Assets 2021: $212,2792021Assets 2022: $328,649Net Assets 2022: $328,6492022Assets 2023: $323,062Liabilities 2023: $0Net Assets 2023: $323,0622023Assets 2024: $568,456Liabilities 2024: $0Net Assets 2024: $568,4562024

Highlighted filing

2016

Assets$287,792
Liabilities-
Net Assets$287,792

Operations Trend

Revenue, expenses, and net income across loaded years, with this filing highlighted.

$400K$300K$200K$100K$0-$100KRevenue 2010: $40,523Expenses 2010: $18,523Net Income 2010: $22,0002010Revenue 2011: $65,152Expenses 2011: $16,044Net Income 2011: $49,1082011Revenue 2012: $68,211Expenses 2012: $23,103Net Income 2012: $45,1082012Revenue 2013: $30,603Expenses 2013: $25,086Net Income 2013: $5,5172013Revenue 2014: $40,368Expenses 2014: $31,281Net Income 2014: $9,0872014Revenue 2015: $112,704Expenses 2015: $95,590Net Income 2015: $17,1142015Revenue 2016: $22,951Expenses 2016: $23,584Net Income 2016: -$6332016Revenue 2017: $100,289Expenses 2017: $90,052Net Income 2017: $10,2372017Revenue 2019: $36,328Expenses 2019: $48,255Net Income 2019: -$11,9272019Revenue 2020: $28,198Expenses 2020: $83,691Net Income 2020: -$55,4932020Revenue 2021: $105,457Expenses 2021: $42,075Net Income 2021: $63,3822021Revenue 2022: $158,917Expenses 2022: $42,547Net Income 2022: $116,3702022Revenue 2023: $89,585Expenses 2023: $95,172Net Income 2023: -$5,5872023Revenue 2024: $305,518Expenses 2024: $239,291Net Income 2024: $66,2272024

Highlighted filing

2016

Revenue$22,951
Expenses$23,584
Net Income-$633
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Filing Snapshot
Filing Period
Jan 1, 2016 to Dec 31, 2016
Signed
Nov 12, 2017
Return Version
2016v3.0
Gross Receipts
$146,421
Mission and Program Overview

Mission

Annual symposium - an event to give scientists and experts in the field of desert tortoise and reptile research an open forum to present findings.

Program Services

DescriptionGrantsExpenses
ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM - AN EVENT TO GIVE SCIENTISTS AND EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF DESERT TORTOISE AND REPTILE RESEARCH AN OPEN FORUM TO PRESENT FINDINGS.$35,310-
EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOP/SEMINAR--
PUBLISH PROCEEDINGS - A COMPILATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND INFORMATIONAL PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM--
Compensation and Service Providers

Employees

NameTitleFull / Part TimeBaseOtherTotal
BRUCE PALMERPresident-$0--
ED LARUESecretary-$0--
JOE PROBSTTreasurer-$0--
PETER WOODMANDirector-$0--
Fundraising, Events, and Gaming

Fundraising Events

EventGross ReceiptsGross RevenueDirect ExpensesNet Income
Annual Symposium$61,359$61,359$576$60,783
Total Events$61,359$61,359$62,913$-1,554
Filing and Contact Details

Filer

Filer Name
Desert Tortoise Council Inc
EIN
95-3117744
Phone
7603717349
Address
36431 41st Street East, PALMDALE, CA 93552

Signing Officer

Name
Joe Probst
Title
Treasurer
Signed
2017-11-12
Discuss with paid preparer
Yes

Preparer

Firm
Zurns Business and Tax Serv
Address
1615D N Downs St, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
Preparer
Tom Zurn
Phone
7604462024
Supplemental Narrative

Additional Explanations

Other Expenses.1005

Travel $18759

Other Expenses.1

TAXES AND GOV FEES $3056

Other Expenses.2

GIFTS $1410

Other Expenses.3

SWAG ITEMS $199

Other Expenses.4

Guest speaker lodging $130

Other Expenses.5

WEB MASTER $30

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Filings

Balance SheetOperations
YearAssetsLiabilitiesNet AssetsRevenueExpensesNet Income
2024Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$5.68$0.00$5.68$3.06$2.39$0.66
2023Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$3.23$0.00$3.23$0.90$0.95$0.06
2022Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$3.29$3.29$1.59$0.43$1.16
2021XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.12$2.12$1.05$0.42$0.63
2020XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$1.49$1.49$0.28$0.84$0.55
2019Summary only. Only limited summary data is available for this year.$2.04$0.00$0.36$0.48$0.12
2017XML pending. An XML filing is linked for this year, but detailed extraction is still pending.$2.98$2.98$1.00$0.90$0.10
2016Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.88$2.88$0.23$0.24$0.01
2015Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.98$2.98$1.13$0.96$0.17
2014Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.81$2.81$0.40$0.31$0.09
2013Detailed filing. Detailed filing data is available for this year.$2.71$2.71$0.31$0.25$0.06
2012Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.66$2.66$0.68$0.23$0.45
2011Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$2.21$2.21$0.65$0.16$0.49
2010Facts available. Structured filing facts are available, but richer extracted sections are limited.$1.72$1.72$0.41$0.19$0.22