Cornwell Research Group FY2021 filing

Tax-deductible

Newport News, VA501(c)(3)Science & TechnologyEIN 83-1938558

The mission of the organization is to provide quality water to all. The directors are made up of experts in the water field and especially dealing with the mission of reducing lead exposure in water to children. As needed the organization brings in other experts to solve lead issues. Large water systems have the resources to reduce lead in water, but small utilities are often left on their own and lack resources to properly evaluate lead reduction strategies. We are focused on especially assisting these small community water supplies.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
97¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$61K 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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FY2021 · 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
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $36K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
97%
of spending
Looks good: 97% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 41% of spending
Concern: pay to officers and key staff is 41% of spending; over 30%.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
19 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 18.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$215K
71% of total assets
Worth a look: liabilities are 71% of assets; over 65%.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$215K
-42% vs prior year
Spent
$147K
To programs
97%
Net assets
$90K
By yearFY2019–FY2024
Revenue
$215K
FY2021▼ -42%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2019$129K
FY2020$373K
FY2021$215K
FY2022$548K
FY2023$736K
FY2024$459K
Expenses
$147K
FY2021▼ -58%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2019Not on file
FY2020$355K
FY2021$147K
FY2022$538K
FY2023$735K
FY2024$374K
Net assets
$90K
FY2021▲ +313%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2019$4K
FY2020$22K
FY2021$90K
FY2022$100K
FY2023$102K
FY2024$186K

From the FY2021 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2021-05-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Jun 2021.

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

Where the money goes

97 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 97% · $143K Management & general 3% · $4K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

3 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$41,387Pt VII · Sec A
$19,429Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Nancy Cornwell’s $58K as Director is at the 41st percentile of top reported officer pay among 312 $100K–1M science & technology 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

NameFY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
David Cornwell$42,031$101,927$76,773$41,387$63,969$20,000
Nancy Cornwell$57,539$99,627$39,204$19,429$16,973$13,000

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 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Provides safe drinking water, especially helping small communities reduce lead exposure for children.

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1 program service account for $143K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2021.
01

Current grant is for the development of a community-based lead risk and mitigation model. The objective is to further the science of risk assessment and mitigation for lead (PB) exposure, and to translate this into practices that limit or even eliminate PB exposure for drinking water consumers, especially children and pregnant women.

$143Kprogram expense

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By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$215K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Money outPt IX
$147K
Ln 25
Programscol B$143K
Managementcol C$4K
Owns and owesPt X
$90K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$229K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K
PeoplePt VI, VII
3
listed · VII A
PaidVII A2
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$215K
Government grantsLn 1e$215K
Total revenueLn 12$215K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$229K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$229K
Other assetsLn 15$4K
Total assetsLn 16$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$215K
Net assetsLn 32$90K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 510
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 FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$267K$229K
Total assetsLn 16$362K$305K
LiabilitiesLn 26$341K$215K
Net assetsLn 32$22K$90K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$74K$70K$4K
Payroll taxesLn 10$6K$6K$302
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$65K$65K
Office expensesLn 13$646$613$33
TravelLn 17$2K$2K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$235$235
Total functional expensesLn 25$147K$143K$4K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $459K$374K$84K$186K 990 PDF
FY2023 $736K$735K$2K$102K 990 PDF
FY2022 $548K$538K$10K$100K 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $215K$147K$68K$90K 990 PDF
FY2020 $373K$355K$18K$22K 990 PDF
FY2019 $129K$4K 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
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $215,286 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$215,286
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$215,286
VIII-12 Total revenue$215,286
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $147,371 across 6 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $70,195 · Management $3,695$73,890
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $5,733 · Management $302$6,035
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $64,685$64,685
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $613 · Management $33$646
IX-17 TravelPrograms $1,880$1,880
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Management $235$235
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $143,106 · Management $4,265 · Fundraising $0$147,371
Part X · Balance sheet $305,101 assets, 10 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $267,241$228,605
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $81,465$72,126
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $13,597$4,370
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $362,303$305,101
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $136,391$11,274
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $204,203$204,203
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $340,594$215,477
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $21,709$89,624
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $21,709$89,624
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $362,303$305,101
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $89,624 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$215,286
XI-2 Total expenses$147,371
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$67,915
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$21,709
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$89,624

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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