Ethical Systems INC FY2021 filing

New York, NYUnknown exempt organization EIN 46-4150368Revenue $241K in FY2021

On file with the IRSethicalsystems.org29 Washington Sq W 10a · New York, NY

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To bring together social scientists and business practitioners across the country to aggregate research on the best Ethical practices for businesses and to develop better methods of teaching ethics in the business school curriculum.

90¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$66K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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Latest return
FY2023
latest Form 990
Fine: the latest return is for FY2023, 3 tax years back; within 3 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
1 of 2
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $118K a year · 34% of revenue · last 2 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 2 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 2 filings
Spent on programs
90%
of spending
Looks good: 90% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$66K
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
11 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 11.0 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $75K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$35K
12% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 12% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$241K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$251K
To programs
90%
Net assets
$254K
By yearFY2020–FY2023
Revenue
$241K
FY2021▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$445K
FY2021$241K
FY2022$172K
FY2023$78K
Expenses
$251K
FY2021▲ +25%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$200K
FY2021$251K
FY2022Not on file
FY2023Not on file
Net assets
$254K
FY2021▼ -4%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$264K
FY2021$254K
FY2022$203K
FY2023$74K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2023.

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

Where the money goes

90 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 90% · $225K Management & general 10% · $26K

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

3 people listed on the 990; $66K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Secretary
$65,641Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Noel Boyland$30,000$37,608$65,641$87,811

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

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

Programs and updates

Connects researchers and business leaders to share and teach ethical business practices.

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1 program · $225K · in their own filed words · FY2021
01

The organization works with companies to address their most pressing culture challenges through rigorously assessing, experimenting with, and analyzing the workplace. They aspire to build more effective, ethical, and cooperative corporate culture, by making business ethics a cumulative science.

$225Kprogram 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 · FY2022
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$75K

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$241K
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Money outPt IX
$251K
Ln 25
Programscol B$225K
Managementcol C$26K
Owns and owesPt X
$254K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K
Total assetsLn 16$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$108K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$133K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$241K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$229K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$229K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K
Net assetsLn 32$254K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$260K$229K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$0
Total assetsLn 16$299K$289K
LiabilitiesLn 26$35K$35K
Net assetsLn 32$264K$254K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$66K$62K$4K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$0
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$9K$9K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$0
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$0
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$0
TravelLn 17$0
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$0
InsuranceLn 23$3K$3K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$168K$158K$10K
All other expensesLn 24e$6K$5K$1K
Total functional expensesLn 25$251K$225K$26K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2023 Latest $78K$74K 990 PDF
FY2022 $172K$203K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $241K$251K−$10K$254K 990 PDF
FY2020 $445K$200K$245K$264K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants O · Explanations
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $240,879 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $356,248$107,610
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $89,220$133,269
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $445,468$240,879
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $87,811$65,641
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $112,423$185,226
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $200,234$250,867
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $245,234−$9,988
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $240,879 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$107,610
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$107,610
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $133,269$133,269
VIII-3 Investment income$0
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$0
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $133,269$240,879
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $250,867 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $61,847 · Management $3,794$65,641
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxes$0
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $8,515$8,515
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$0
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technology$0
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 Occupancy$0
IX-17 Travel$0
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$0
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $2,527$2,527
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $158,014 · Management $9,691$167,705
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $5,282 · Management $1,197$6,479
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $225,143 · Management $25,724 · Fundraising $0$250,867
Part X · Balance sheet $289,381 assets, 18 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $259,743$229,217
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $35,300$60,164
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $4,198$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, net$0
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $299,241$289,381
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $34,901$35,029
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $34,901$35,029
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $264,340$254,352
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $264,340$254,352
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $299,241$289,381
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $254,352 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$240,879
XI-2 Total expenses$250,867
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$9,988
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$264,340
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$254,352

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