Contexticon Learning and Research INC FY2023 filing

Tax-deductible

Cambridge, MA501(c)(3)ReligionEIN 04-3382124

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The organization's mission is to promote public understanding of biblical writings by undertaking and sponsoring scholarly Research with respect to such writings from the perspectives of language, history, culture and religion and to publish the results of such Research in electronic and other media.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
72¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$94K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average deficit $21K a year · 5% of revenue · last 5 filings
Concern: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
72%
of spending
Fine: 72% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$94K
to officers and key staff · 26% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 26% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
<1 mo
of spending, in cash
Concern: 0.0 months of spending in cash; under 2 weeks.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $152K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$31K
558% of total assets
Concern: liabilities are 558% of assets; over 80%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
3
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 3 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$306K
-7% vs prior year
Spent
$353K
To programs
72%
Net assets
−$25K
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$306K
FY2023▼ -7%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$463K
FY2021$461K
FY2022$327K
FY2023$306K
FY2024$362K
Expenses
$353K
FY2023▼ -14%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$455K
FY2021$494K
FY2022$412K
FY2023$353K
FY2024$308K
Net assets
−$25K
FY2023▼ -211%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$140K
FY2021$108K
FY2022$23K
FY2023−$25K
FY2024$29K

From the FY2023 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Sep 1999.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

72 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 72% · $255K Management & general 25% · $87K Fundraising 3% · $11K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

4 people listed on the 990; $94K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$93,500Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Richard M Harley’s $102K as President is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2132 $100K–1M religion nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Richard M Harley$102,000$93,500$101,999$148,250$103,941
R Alan Culpepper$16,000—$5,000$750—
Eldon Jay Epp———$750—

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Promotes biblical understanding through scholarly research and publication.

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1 program · $255K · in their own filed words · FY2023
01

Scholarly research at five universities contributing to computer database. Editorial work at central editorial office to prepare research materials for inclusion in the database.

$255Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$152K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$306K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Money outPt IX
$353K
Ln 25
Programscol B$255K
Managementcol C$87K
Fundraisingcol D$11K
Owns and owesPt X
−$25K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$543
Total assetsLn 16$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b3
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$306K
Total revenueLn 12$306K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$543
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$543
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$2K
Total assetsLn 16$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$31K
Net assetsLn 32−$25K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 62
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$8$543
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0$0
Total assetsLn 16$40K$5K
LiabilitiesLn 26$17K$31K
Net assetsLn 32$23K−$25K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$94K$42K$42K$9K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$110K$104K$5K$851
Payroll taxesLn 10$16K$11K$4K$783
Legal feesLn 11b$243$146$97
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Office expensesLn 13$593$593
Information technologyLn 14$21K$17K$4K
OccupancyLn 16$38K$30K$8K
TravelLn 17$5K$4K$1K$258
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$35K$35K
InsuranceLn 23$3K$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$12K$10K$2K$95
All other expensesLn 24e$2K$256$2K
Total functional expensesLn 25$353K$255K$87K$11K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $362K$308K$54K$29K 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $306K$353K−$48K−$25K 990 PDF
FY2022 $327K$412K−$85K$23K 990 PDF
FY2021 $461K$494K−$33K$108K 990 PDF
FY2020 $463K$455K$7K$140K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2023 990 (5 parts)
Part I · Summary $305,500 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $327,273$305,500
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $327,273$305,500
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $227,025$218,959
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $185,189$134,162
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $412,214$353,121
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$84,941−$47,621
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $305,500 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$305,500
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$305,500
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$305,500
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $353,121 across 13 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $42,075 · Management $42,075 · Fundraising $9,350$93,500
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $104,485 · Management $4,505 · Fundraising $851$109,841
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $11,257 · Management $3,578 · Fundraising $783$15,618
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $146 · Management $97$243
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,500$17,500
IX-13 Office expensesManagement $593$593
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $16,516 · Management $4,022$20,538
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $30,169 · Management $7,542$37,711
IX-17 TravelPrograms $3,702 · Management $1,177 · Fundraising $258$5,137
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $35,052$35,052
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $1,732 · Management $1,731$3,463
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,595 · Management $1,868 · Fundraising $95$11,558
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $256 · Management $2,111$2,367
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $254,985 · Management $86,799 · Fundraising $11,337$353,121
Part X · Balance sheet $5,476 assets, 12 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $8$543
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $3,100$3,100
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $0$0
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $35,052$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $1,833$1,833
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $39,993$5,476
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,433$18,260
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$12,277
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $17,433$30,537
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $22,560−$25,061
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $22,560−$25,061
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $39,993$5,476
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets −$25,061 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$305,500
XI-2 Total expenses$353,121
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$47,621
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$22,560
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year−$25,061

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