Cognition EIN 81-0906870

Cognition FY2022 filing

EIN  81-0906870 Public charity (501(c)(3)) Beulah, MI
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Inspires people to explore the world through awe and wonder.
Leadership
Kimmee Miller · Executive Di · $32K
Money in and out
$171K revenue, $197K expenses

Inspires people to explore the world through awe and wonder. For fiscal year 2022 it reported $171K in revenue, $197K in expenses, and $337K in net assets.Pt I

Where the money goes · FY2022
Total revenue
$171K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$197K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$337K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): −$26K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.00

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2022 · Form 990-T
Revenue
$171K
FY2022▼ -54%
Expenses
$197K
FY2022▲ +31%
Total assets
$467K
FY2022▼ -8%
Total liabilities
$130K
FY2022▼ -11%
Total revenue
$171K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$197K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$337K
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19−$26K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$467K
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B90%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 38
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 48
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $177K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2022.
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Our overarching vision is to create a science playground that engages the community and life-long learners.

$177Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CCognition
EINHdr · item D81-0906870
Principal addressHdr · item CBeulah, MI
WebsiteHdr · item Jwww.discovercognition.org
Year of formationHdr · item Lpending
State of legal domicileHdr · item MMI
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFArts & Culture (A57)
Ruling yearIRS BMFSep 2016

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a8
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b8
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
Executive Di
$32,334Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Vice Preside
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Kimmee Miller’s $43K as Executive Di is at the 38th percentile of top reported officer pay among 2213 $100K–1M arts & culture 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 · 2 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Kimmee Miller$43,232$41,602$32,334
Kimmee Wenkel$23,640$15,120

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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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants$85K · 49%
Program service revenue$80K · 47%
Other revenue$6K · 4%
Contributions & grants49%$85K
Program service revenue47%$80K
Other revenue4%$6K
Investment income$30
Total revenueLn 12$171K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.90 Management & general $0.10 Fundraising $0.00
Program services90%$177K
Management & general10%$19K
Fundraising$712
Total functional expensesLn 25$197K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$87K
Total assetsLn 16$467K
Total liabilitiesLn 26$130K
Total net assetsLn 32$337K
Months of cash on handcomputed5.3

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2024
Total grants receivedfrom 3 funders$14K
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024 (Latest)$227K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$195K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$171K revenue · viewing · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$375K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2020$81K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2019$314K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2022IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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