Scientists Cliffs Association INC: Nonprofit Profile, Financials & Form 990 (EIN 52-0730171)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020	$886K
FY2021	$861K
FY2022	$664K
FY2023	$990K
FY2024	$1.1M

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020	$533K
FY2021	$655K
FY2022	$693K
FY2023	$829K
FY2024	$813K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020	$2.6M
FY2021	$2.8M
FY2022	$2.8M
FY2023	$2.9M
FY2024	$3.2M

Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jul 1939.

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Where the money goes

18 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

18%

82%

Program services 18% · $146K Management & general 82% · $668K

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

15 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation

John Wahl

President (thru 10/31/24)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Rachel Fried

President (began 11/1/24)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Courtnie Krauss

Vice President (thru 10/31/24)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Jim Borell

Vice President (began 11/1/24)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Troy Juliar

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sylvia Batong

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kathy Daniel

Director (thru 6/30/2024)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Mark Edmondson

Director (thru 10/31/24)

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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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

Fixes and keeps up properties to ensure they last.

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1 program · $146K · in their own filed words · FY2024

01

Maintenance, repairs and preservation of community property. Preservation of fossil deposits and maintenance of a museum.

Form 990 Part III, line 4, FY2024. The organization’s own words, as filed with the IRS. Find it at the IRS (EIN 52-0730171) · Dispute this line

$146Kprogram expense

By the numbers

The FY2024 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$1.1M

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$925K

Other incomeLn 4–11$72K

Investment incomeLn 3$58K

Money outPt IX

$813K

Ln 25

Programscol B$146K

Managementcol C$668K

Owns and owesPt X

$3.2M

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.8M

Total assetsLn 16$3.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$63K

PeoplePt VI, VII

15

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a10

IndependentVI 1b10

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$925K

Investment incomeLn 3$58K

Other incomeLn 4–11$72K

Gains on assetsLn 7$2K

Total revenueLn 12$1.1M

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

SavingsLn 2$1.8M

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$1.8M

Accounts receivableLn 4$52K

Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9$1K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.1M

InvestmentsLn 11–13$249K

Other assetsLn 15$2K

Total assetsLn 16$3.3M

LiabilitiesLn 26$63K

Net assetsLn 32$3.2M

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 514

VolunteersI 60

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

Line	Start FY24	End FY24
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$1.5M	$1.8M
InvestmentsLn 11–13	$197K	$249K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$1.2M	$1.1M
Total assetsLn 16	$3.0M	$3.3M
LiabilitiesLn 26	$45K	$63K
Net assetsLn 32	$2.9M	$3.2M

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$297K		$297K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8	$3K		$3K
Other employee benefitsLn 9	$7K		$7K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$24K		$24K
Legal feesLn 11b	$5K		$5K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g	$107K	$107K	$700
Office expensesLn 13	$22K		$22K
Information technologyLn 14	$4K		$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$26K		$26K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$101K		$101K
InsuranceLn 23	$21K	$21K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$160K	$18K	$142K
All other expensesLn 24e	$37K		$37K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$813K	$146K	$668K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2024 Latest ViewingFiled with the IRS Nov 13, 2025	$1.1M	$813K	$242K	$3.2M	990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Nov 12, 2024	$990K	$829K	$161K	$2.9M	990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 10, 2023	$664K	$693K	−$30K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Jul 28, 2022	$861K	$655K	$206K	$2.8M	990 PDF
FY2020Filed with the IRS Jul 29, 2021	$886K	$533K	$353K	$2.6M	990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

A · Public support I · Grants O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $1,055,341 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $888,737$925,329

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0

I-10 Investment incomePrior year $70,580$59,856

I-11 Other revenuePrior year $30,556$70,156

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $989,873$1,055,341

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 $318,174$330,738

I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $511,029$482,751

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $829,203$813,489

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $160,670$241,852

Part VI · Governance 10 of 10 board members independent, 3 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body10

VI-1b Independent voting members10

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 $1,055,341 across 7 lines filed

Lines not itemized here account for $23,017 of total revenue; see the IRS return.

VIII-1b Membership dues$925,329

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$925,329

VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $57,656$57,656

VIII-6 Net rental income or lossExcluded from tax $8,100$8,100

VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $2,200$2,200

VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $39,039$39,039

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $130,012$1,055,341

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $813,489 across 13 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesManagement $296,832$296,832

IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $2,844$2,844

IX-9 Other employee benefitsManagement $7,114$7,114

IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $23,948$23,948

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $5,109$5,109

IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $106,563 · Management $700$107,263

IX-13 Office expensesManagement $21,890$21,890

IX-14 Information technologyManagement $3,869$3,869

IX-16 OccupancyManagement $25,804$25,804

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationManagement $100,970$100,970

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $21,262$21,262

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $17,845 · Management $141,939$159,784

IX-24e All other expensesManagement $36,800$36,800

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $145,670 · Management $667,819 · Fundraising $0$813,489

Part X · Balance sheet $3,271,699 assets, 14 lines filed

X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $1,526,074$1,830,737

X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $29,442$52,104

X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $2,467$1,155

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,200,517$1,136,271

X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $196,907$248,989

X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,449$2,443

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $2,966,856$3,271,699

X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $33,318$21,998

X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $6,613$38,059

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $5,467$2,643

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $45,398$62,700

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $2,921,458$3,208,999

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $2,921,458$3,208,999

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $2,966,856$3,271,699

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $3,208,999 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$1,055,341

XI-2 Total expenses$813,489

XI-3 Revenue less expenses$241,852

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$2,921,458

XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$45,689

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$3,208,999

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Scientists Cliffs Association INC

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Scientists Cliffs Association INC

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV

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