INFORMED BY NATURE INC
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2014 · Form 990 · revenue $190K · expenses $178K · assets $15K
- EIN
- 20-1892708
- Address
- 11726 SAN VICENTE BLVD STE 480, LOS ANGELES, CA 90049-5076
- Website
- WWW.INFORMEDBYNATURE.ORG
- NTEE code
- S20
- Subsection
- 501(c)(3)
- Ruling year
- 2006
- Cross-check
- ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
Mission
THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PROMOTING SCIENCE BY INCREASING SCIENCE LITERACY IN THE GENERAL PUBLIC, AS WELL AS SUPPORTING SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH.
Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).
People paid by the organization
None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.
Officers and directors, no compensation reported
4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.
| Name | Latest title | Years | Hrs/wk (latest) | Compensation | Organizations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Wagman | BOARD MEMBER | 2012-2014 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Nickolas Kahrilas | BOARD MEMBER | 2012-2014 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Wayne Himelsein | FOUNDER | 2012-2014 | 15 | $0 reported | 1 |
| Darren Harley (former) | Founder | 2012 | 0 | $0 reported | 1 |
People by year
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN WAGMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NICKOLAS KAHRILAS | BOARD MEMBER | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WAYNE HIMELSEIN | FOUNDER | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid · 2 employees · 0 volunteers
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALAN WAGMAN | BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| NICKOLAS KAHRILAS | BOARD MEMBER | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| WAYNE HIMELSEIN | FOUNDER | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
2012 · 4 people listed · none paid · 2 employees
| Name | Title | Hrs/wk | From org | From related | Other | Total | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickolas Kahrilas | Board Member | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Alan Wagman | Board Member | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Darren Harley | Founder | 0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
| Wayne Himelsein | Founder | 15 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1 |
Highest-paid independent contractors
No independent contractors reported.
Who the money went to
Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.
2013 · 1 grant to organizations · $5K
Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.
Who gave
Contributor names are not public for this form type.
Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.
Finances
Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.
| Revenue | Expenses | Assets | Net assets | Contributions | Program revenue | Officer pay | Employees | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $190,000 | $178,292 | $14,689 | $14,689 | $190,000 | $0 | $0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $535,635 | $291,879 | $6,327 | $2,981 | $535,635 | $0 | $0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 · Form 990 | ||||||||
| $209,249 | $319,950 | $24,225 | -$240,775 | $209,244 | $0 | $0 | 2 | - |
Funders of this organization
1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $24,200 in all, tax years 2021 to 2021. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV
| Grantor | Type | Match | Years given | Grants | Total | Latest year | Latest year's amount | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCIENCE LITERACY FOUNDATION INC | Public charity | Exact | 2021 | 1 | $24,200 | 2021 | $24,200 | show |
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Where the money went
Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.
2014 · Form 990 · $178,292 spent · pay $48,019 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and promotion | $90,000 | $90,000 | - | - | 50.5% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $42,904 | $42,904 | - | - | 24.1% | |
| Fees: other services | $13,011 | $13,011 | - | - | 7.3% | |
| Other (as described) | WEBSITE | $8,575 | $8,575 | - | - | 4.8% |
| Payroll taxes | $5,115 | $5,115 | - | - | 2.9% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $3,739 | - | $3,739 | - | 2.1% | |
| Information technology | $3,600 | $3,600 | - | - | 2.0% | |
| Office expenses | $2,939 | - | $2,939 | - | 1.6% | |
| Other (as described) | INTERNET ACCESS | $2,202 | - | $2,202 | - | 1.2% |
| All other expenses | $1,801 | $257 | $1,544 | - | 1.0% | |
| Other (as described) | TELEPHONE | $1,649 | - | $1,649 | - | 0.9% |
| Travel | $1,503 | - | $1,503 | - | 0.8% | |
| Other (as described) | PAYROLL PROCESSING | $1,254 | - | $1,254 | - | 0.7% |
| Total | $178,292 | 100% |
2013 · Form 990 · $291,879 spent · pay $93,240 · grants $5,085 · events $2,088
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advertising and promotion | $120,000 | $120,000 | - | - | 41.1% | |
| Other salaries and wages | $85,808 | $85,808 | - | - | 29.4% | |
| Other (as described) | WEBSITE | $26,289 | $26,289 | - | - | 9.0% |
| Fees: other services | $25,708 | $25,708 | - | - | 8.8% | |
| Other employee benefits | $7,432 | $7,432 | - | - | 2.5% | |
| Grants to US organizations and governments | $5,085 | $5,085 | - | - | 1.7% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $4,433 | - | $4,433 | - | 1.5% | |
| Information technology | $3,975 | $3,975 | - | - | 1.4% | |
| All other expenses | $2,330 | $207 | $2,123 | - | 0.8% | |
| Conferences, conventions and meetings | $2,088 | $2,088 | - | - | 0.7% | |
| Other (as described) | PAYROLL PROCESSING | $1,984 | - | $1,984 | - | 0.7% |
| Other (as described) | INTERNET ACCESS | $1,872 | - | $1,872 | - | 0.6% |
| Other (as described) | TELEPHONE | $1,867 | - | $1,867 | - | 0.6% |
| Travel | $1,659 | - | $1,659 | - | 0.6% | |
| Office expenses | $1,349 | - | $1,349 | - | 0.5% | |
| Total | $291,879 | 100% |
2012 · Form 990 · $319,950 spent · pay $81,059 · grants $0 · events $0
| Line | As described | Total | Program | Management | Fundraising | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other (as described) | Consultant | $87,115 | $82,759 | $4,356 | - | 27.2% |
| Other (as described) | Marketing | $77,834 | $77,834 | - | - | 24.3% |
| Other salaries and wages | $74,531 | $63,351 | $11,180 | - | 23.3% | |
| Other (as described) | Website | $22,049 | $20,947 | $1,102 | - | 6.9% |
| Occupancy | $17,646 | $14,999 | $2,647 | - | 5.5% | |
| All other expenses | $14,217 | $12,612 | $1,605 | - | 4.4% | |
| Other (as described) | Supplies | $9,237 | $8,313 | $924 | - | 2.9% |
| Payroll taxes | $6,528 | $5,549 | $979 | - | 2.0% | |
| Depreciation and depletion | $5,684 | $5,400 | $284 | - | 1.8% | |
| Insurance | $3,558 | $3,380 | $178 | - | 1.1% | |
| Travel | $1,551 | $1,473 | $78 | - | 0.5% | |
| Total | $319,950 | 100% |