THEISS RESEARCH: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
THEISS RESEARCH (EIN 65-1268370)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-11-13
IRS object ID
202403189349308795
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Return2024-11-13T15:21:37-07:00ReturnTs
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$250BOYAmt
EOY$250EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,005,080BOYAmt
EOY$975,975EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,571BOYAmt
EOY$117,530EOYAmt

Grants Payable GrantsPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tax Exempt Bond Liabilities TaxExemptBondLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Escrow Account Liability EscrowAccountLiabilityGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$97,571BOYAmt
EOY$117,530EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$615,544BOYAmt
EOY$668,203EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,965BOYAmt
EOY$190,242EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$907,509BOYAmt
EOY$858,445EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,005,080BOYAmt
EOY$975,975EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$36,347ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$0NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Investment Expense$0InvestmentExpenseAmt
Prior Period Adjustments$0PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$12,717OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredYes (1)FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd
Federal Grant Audit PerformedYes (1)FederalGrantAuditPerformedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,986,228CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,977,162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,680,273CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,340,815CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,605,577CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,590,055TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,986,228CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,977,162CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,680,273CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,340,815CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,605,577CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,590,055TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$13,590,055PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$14,746CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,750TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,331CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$790CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,151TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$13,606,956TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$812,289GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.99876PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.9999PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization's flexible spending accounts had positive final balances of $15, $15, $1,331, and $490 in their plan years ending in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023, respectively. These final balances were consequently fortified and thus represent income of the organization. Furthermore, the disposal of expensed equipment generated an income of $300 in 2023.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,731,845TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$0NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Recoveries Prior Year Grants$0RecoveriesPriorYearGrantsAmt
Other Revenue$0OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$0RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,731,845RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included$0OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$2,731,845TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,780,909TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$0DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Prior Year Adjustments$0PriorYearAdjustmentsAmt
Losses Reported$0LossesReportedAmt
Other Expenses Included$12,717OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$12,717ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,768,192ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$0InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$0OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,768,192TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule D, Part XII, Line 2dFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe audited financial statements report revenue and expenses in 2023 as well as other changes in net assets, while Form 990, Part I reports only revenue and expenses in 2023. The difference is the other changes in net assets, which are in the total amount of $12,717 and represent the unobligated portions of two non-governmental grants that remained at the end of their periods of performance in 2023 and were therefore refunded in 2023 to the organizations that had awarded the grants in prior years. This is also reported on Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 and explained on Schedule O (Form 990).ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (5 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
South America01Program ServicesScientific research$76,403
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)00Speaking at Seminars or Conferences$13,846
Europe (including Iceland and Greenland)01Program ServicesScientific research$10,476
East Asia and the Pacific00Speaking at Seminars or Conferences$4,205
Central America and the Caribbean00Speaking at Seminars or Conferences$1,142
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Spent$106,072TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule F, Part I, Line 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe accounting method used to report expenditures is accrual. All amounts reported are those of expenditures. For the activity "Program Services," all amounts are those of non-employee compensations paid to independent contractors in the respective regions. For the activity "Speaking at Seminars and Conferences," all amounts are those of travel expenses incurred by the organization's employees located in the United States who were only temporarily visiting the respective regions. The travel expenses include all those that the employees incurred between leaving and returning to their residences or offices in the United States. They thus include also travel expenses incurred in the United States, which are nevertheless included because they are considered indirect expenditures to foreign activities. The amounts of the portions of the employees' gross pays and fringe benefits that are allocable to the time the employees were temporarily visiting the respective regions are not reported because the employees were not considered to be located in the respective regions. The amounts of management and general expenses allocable to foreign activities are not reported because the organization does not separately track them.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
Dr Jurgen Theiss
Director, President, and CEO$138,365$0$0$0$0$0$7,115$0$12,695$0$158,175$0$0$0
Jozsef Imrek
Research Engineer$140,381$0$0$0$0$0$7,153$0$8,132$0$155,666$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule J, Part IIFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationThe organization is in the following referred to as the employer. The compensation reported in Column (C) is the employer contribution to the 403(b) retirement plan. Paid leave earned in 2023, but not taken in 2023, could be considered deferred compensation and therefore be included, but the organization maintained a bona fide paid leave plan and as such paid leave earned in 2023, but not taken in 2023, is not considered deferred compensation and therefore not included. The nontaxable benefits reported in Column (D) are comprised of the employer and employee contributions to the health, dental, and vision insurance premiums, payments into the medical and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts, which were entirely made by the employee, and payments of the workers' compensation insurance premiums, which were entirely made by the employer. The forgoing describes all benefits whose amounts are included in Columns (C) and (D). Of all those benefits that are not required, but can be elected by the employees, not all were elected by the listed employees.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bAll of the organization's directors and officers were given the opportunity to review the prepared Form 990, including all required schedules, before it was filed with the Internal Revenue Service. In particular, the President and CEO reviewed it several times thoroughly while it was being prepared.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12cThe organization regularly and consistently monitored and enforced compliance with its conflict-of-interest policy by following its practices for monitoring proposed and ongoing transactions for conflicts of interest and dealing_ with potential or actual conflicts of interest. Monitoring of transactions is accomplished by reminding the persons covered by the policy, who are directors, officers, and members of committees with governing-body-delegated powers, to disclose any actual or possible conflict of interest immediately upon discovery to the governing body and committees with governing-body-delegated powers. The covered persons are reminded annually by requiring each covered person to sign an annual statement. Dealing with conflicts of interest is accomplished by the governing body or a committee with governing-body-delegated powers, without the person present who has the conflict of interest. It determines whether a conflict of interest exists and if it does, the governing body or a committee with governing-body-delegated powers investigates alternatives to the proposed or ongoing transaction, determines whether any alternatives would be more advantageous, and if not, decides whether the proposed or ongoing transaction is in the organization's best interest, for its own benefit, and whether it is fair and reasonable.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The governing body held a special meeting in December 2022 to deliberate on and approve an appropriate compensation of the organization's CEO for 2023. The one director who is also the organization's CEO recused himself from the special meeting. The other directors, in their deliberations, selected another organization with a comparable mission and a position at that other organization that they consider comparable to the position of the organization's CEO. They determined from the pay scale for that position at the other organization, which lists gross pays based on years of experience, the appropriate gross pay of the organization's CEO for 2023. Their determination was corroborated by a compensation comparison study that they considered, which showed that the determined gross pay is consistent with that of other CEOs of comparable nonprofit organizations. They also reviewed the fringe benefits of the organization's CEO, deemed them reasonable, especially because the same fringe benefits are also offered to all other employees of the organization. They approved both the gross pay and the fringe benefits with the understanding that the cost of the fringe benefits might increase during 2023. The secretary of the organization was present at the special meeting and recorded minutes of it. The minutes were subsequently approved by the governing body. The only other officer of the organization did not receive compensation and the organization had no key employees. If the organization had had other officers or key employees who had received compensation, the process for determining the compensation would have been the same as that for determining the compensation of the CEO.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19The organization made its governing documents, conflict-of-interest policy, and financial statements available to the public by providing copies upon request.
Form 990, Part VII, Section A, Line 1a1) The organization is in the following also referred to as the employer. The compensation reported in Column (F) is comprised of employer and employee contributions to the health, dental, and vision insurance premiums, payments into the medical and dependent daycare flexible spending accounts, which were entirely made by the employee, employer contributions to the 403(b) retirement plan, and payments of the workers' compensation insurance premiums, which were entirely made by the employer. Paid leave earned in 2023, but not taken in 2023, could be considered deferred compensation and therefore be included, but the organization maintained a bona fide paid leave plan and as such paid leave earned in 2023, but not taken in 2023, is not considered deferred compensation and therefore not included. Of all those benefits that are not required, but can be elected by the employees not all were elected by all employees. 2) The organization has chosen not to apply the $10,000-per-item exception to any item. 3) The compensation of Dr Jurgen Theiss, Director, President, and CEO, given by the sum of the amounts reported in Columns (D) and (F) is not identical to the expense reported on Form 990, Part IX, Line 5, Column (A). The difference exists because the compensation includes, but the expense does not include, the portion of the paid leave that he earned prior to 2023 and took in 2023, which is in the amount of $8,509, and the expense includes, but the compensation does not include, the portion of the paid leave that he earned in 2023 but did not take in 2023, which is in the amount of $13,174. The difference is therefore $8,509 - $13,174 = -$4,665.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9The other changes in net assets in the total amount of $12,717 represent the unobligated portions of two non-governmental grants that remained at the end of their periods of performance in 2023 and were therefore refunded in 2023 to the organizations that had awarded the grants in prior years. This is also reported on Schedule D (Form 990), Part XII, Line 2d and explained on Schedule D (Form 990), Part XIII.

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