SOCIAL PROGESS IMPERATIVE INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗

Organization
SOCIAL PROGESS IMPERATIVE INC (EIN 36-4701434)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-07-22
IRS object ID
202012049349300501
Schema version
2019v5.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-07-22T07:56:25-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582676261PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rogers & Company PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18300 Boone Boulevard Suite 600AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN364701434EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Social Progress Imperative IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSOCIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2023503282PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12101 L Street NW No 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20037ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichael GreenPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2023503282PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJie Chen CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01049760PTIN
Phone7038930300PhoneNum
Preparation2020-07-22PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address173.73.98.186IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-07-22IPDt
IP Tm08:53:44IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id4E34592AB1F6423AB9D06C25827E64500E8BEDD1AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id63C1C0B9F93C8B40CBCDC4B3DDBC3363D21A7384AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMichael GreenPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12101 L Street NW No 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20037ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,578,192GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.socialprogress.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2010FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionA world in which social progress sits alongside economic prosperity as a measure of development.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee8TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$1,050,133PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,504,540CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$49,955PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$66,300CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$157PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$40CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$3,152PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$7,312CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,103,397PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,578,192CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,521,189PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,119,963CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$62,271CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$744,574PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$469,845CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$2,265,763PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,589,808CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$1,162,366PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$11,616CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$295,707TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$297,540TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$18,051TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$31,500TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$277,656NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$266,040NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionSPI's mission is to improve the lives of people around the world by fostering research and knowledge sharing on social progress and using data to catalyze action.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$234,072ExpenseAmt
DescEvidence & Insight: Activities associated with collecting data for the social progress index and analyzing the results.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$1,084,879ExpenseAmt
Revenue$66,300RevenueAmt
DescGlobal Network: Activities associated with forming and supporting a network of organizations throughout the world committed to using the social progress index as a policy analysis and advocacy tool.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,318,951TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficeYes (1)ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee8EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLuke Greeves Chief Operating OfficPersonNm
Phone2023503282PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12101 L Street NW No 800AddressLine1Txt
CityWashingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20037ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (15 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
David Cruickshank
Chair8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sally Osberg
Vice Chair8.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Roberto Artavia Loria
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Brizio Biondi Morra
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Matthew Bishop
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Silvana Koch-Mehrin
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rina Kupferschmid-Rojas
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Alvaro Rodriguez Arregui
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sharon Thorne
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Jose Vinals
Member5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Green
CEO50.00Yes (X)$242,834$0$36,767
Luke Greeves
COO50.00Yes (X)$177,650$0$33,666
Justin Edwards
Director, North America40.00$120,000$0$26,017Yes (X)
Tamar Epner
Global Research Director40.00$106,463$0$18,559Yes (X)
Petra Krylova
Partner Research Director40.00$107,980$0$15,902Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$754,927TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$130,911TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K5IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$19,978GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,484,562AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,504,540TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Honoraria611710$45,850$45,850
Program income900099$20,450$20,450
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$66,300TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$40TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$40ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmtExclusionExclusionAmt
Services900099$6,562$6,562
Reimbursed expenses900099$750$750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$7,312OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,578,192TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$72,862RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$790ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$490,916TotalAmt
Program Services$428,051ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$37,719ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,146FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$499,492TotalAmt
Program Services$435,529ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$38,378ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$25,585FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,729TotalAmt
Program Services$14,586ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,286ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$857FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,174TotalAmt
Program Services$12,359ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,089ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$726FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$98,652TotalAmt
Program Services$86,019ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$7,580ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,053FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,528TotalAmt
Management And General$2,528ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$59,358TotalAmt
Management And General$59,358ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$187,239TotalAmt
Program Services$158,891ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$28,348ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$38,873TotalAmt
Program Services$38,873ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,598TotalAmt
Program Services$3,038ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,423ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$137FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,432TotalAmt
Program Services$10,069ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,709ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$654FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,307TotalAmt
Program Services$19,885ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,209ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,213FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$70,531TotalAmt
Program Services$68,314ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,330ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$887FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,916TotalAmt
Program Services$30,916ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$12,506TotalAmt
Program Services$12,421ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$72ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,557TotalAmt
Management And General$4,557ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,589,808TotalAmt
Program Services$1,318,951ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$208,586ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$62,271FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,490BOYAmt
EOY$194,091EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$267,045BOYAmt
EOY$29,449EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,808BOYAmt
EOY$2,067EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$99,377LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$27,444LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$164BOYAmt
EOY$71,933EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,200BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,707BOYAmt
EOY$297,540EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,051BOYAmt
EOY$31,500EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,051BOYAmt
EOY$31,500EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$194,323BOYAmt
EOY$145,207EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$83,333BOYAmt
EOY$120,833EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$277,656BOYAmt
EOY$266,040EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$295,707BOYAmt
EOY$297,540EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$11,616ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
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 Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$4,963,262CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,715,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,639,429CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,050,133CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,504,540CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,872,764TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,963,262CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,715,400CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,639,429CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,050,133CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,504,540CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,872,764TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$5,892,059SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$4,980,705PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,152CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,808CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$326CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$157CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4,483TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$10,877,247TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$171,523GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.45790PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.42620PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$15,102OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$15,102DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$84,275OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,342DepreciationAmt
Book Value$71,933BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$71,933TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,603,192TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$25,000DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$25,000RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,578,192RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,578,192TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,614,808TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$25,000DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$25,000ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,589,808ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,589,808TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X, Line 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationManagement evaluated the organization's tax positions and has concluded that the organization has taken no uncertain tax positions that require either recognition or disclosure in the accompanying financial statements.ExplanationTxt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (2 entries)

RegionRegionTxtEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)2Program servicesContract services and travel for fostering research and supporting project management.$49,114
South America1Program servicesContract services and travel for fostering research and supporting project management.$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees3SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee3TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$59,114SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$59,114TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part I, line 3:Allocation of total compensation for regoinally based staff and contractors based on estimated level of effort supporting regional sercies plus actual regional travel costs.
Part III Accounting Method:

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Compensation CommitteeYes (X)CompensationCommitteeInd
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
Michael Green
CEO$242,834$0$0$0$0$0$12,142$0$24,625$0$279,601$0$0$0
Luke Greeves
COO$177,650$0$0$0$0$0$8,883$0$24,783$0$211,316$0$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bThe Form 990 is prepared by the outside accountants and reviewed by senior management. It is then reviewed by the CEO and circulated to all Directors before filing with the IRS.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cThe conflict of interest policy is reviewed annually at the first Board of Directors meeting of the year. Directors are required to disclose interests that could give rise to conflicts. The same conflict of interest policy applies to employees. If a conflict of interest arises, the organization seeks counsel from its attorney and follows appropriate legal or best practice procedures.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15Compensation for the CEO was based on reviewing surveys of compensation packages from multiple similar organizations. It was reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors. The compensation process is documented and the last compensation review took place in November 2015. SPI contracted with a third party compensation specialist to benchmark job descriptions for SPI employees based on organization size, budget, and geographic location. Senior staff reviewed the results against the organization's compensation philosophy and made the appropriate compensation decision.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements are available upon request.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gConsultants and contractors: Program service expenses 158,891. Management and general expenses 15,748. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 174,639. Payroll processing fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 12,600. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 12,600.
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2c:SPI's Audit Committee assumes responsibility for oversight of the audit of its financial statements and selection of its independent accountant. This process is consistent with previous years.

Comments

Anonymous: no account or email. Up to 2,000 characters, at most one link. Comments are checked automatically; some wait for review.