Cushman Foundation for Foraminifer… - Form 990 Financial Data

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Financial Trends

Organization Details

Formation Year

1950

Legal Domicile

Principal Officer

SCOTT ISHMAN

Phone

2026331328

Tax Period

2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31

Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Inc, founded in 1950, is a small nonprofit in the Science & Technology sector that reported $287K in total revenue in fiscal year 2024. Revenue surged 21% from the prior year, signaling strong growth momentum. Expenses of $250K left a modest 13% surplus.

Mission

PROMOTE RESEARCH ON FORAMINIFERA AND ALLIED ORGANISMS BY PUBLISHING A QUARTERLY JOURNAL AND OCCASSIONAL SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS AND BY PROVIDING RESEARCH AND TRAVEL GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS TO STUDENTS AND RESEARCHERS DOMESTICALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

Program Service Accomplishments

Program 1

Expenses: $236,008 Revenue: $35,913

PUBLISHED THE QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF FORAMINIFERAL RESEARCH AND SPECIAL PUBLICATIONS; AWARDED 29 GRANTS, AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS.

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Trantor Score

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Liquidity (40%) • Solvency (30%) • Sustainability (20%) • Efficiency (10%)

Financial Overview (2024)

Revenue Breakdown

Contributions & Grants $9,913

Program Service Revenue $11,631

Investment Income $240,813

Other Revenue $24,282

TOTAL REVENUE $286,639

Expense Breakdown

Grants Paid $107,102

Salaries & Benefits $0

Fundraising Expenses $0

Program Expenses $236,008

Other Expenses $143,068

TOTAL EXPENSES $250,170

Year-over-Year Comparison

	2024	2023	Change
Revenue	$286,639	$236,963	+0.2%
Expenses	$250,170	$238,776	+0.0%
Net Income	$36,469	$-1,813	-21.1%

Key Indicators

✗ Grants to Organizations ✓ Grants to Individuals ✗ Lobbying ✗ Political Activity ✗ Foreign Activities ✗ Donor Advised Fund ✗ Schedule B Required

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Governance

Voting Members

Independent Members

Employees

N/A

Volunteers

Governance Policies

✗ Conflict of Interest Policy

✗ Whistleblower Policy

✗ Document Retention Policy

Special Practices & Reported Activities

✗ Operated a School

✗ Operated a Hospital

✗ Provided First Class Travel

✗ Reported Conflict of Interest

✗ Reported Asset Diversion

✗ Excess Benefit Transaction

✗ Made Political Expenditures

✗ Engaged in Lobbying

✗ Operated Donor Advised Fund

✗ Maintained Art Collections

✗ Filed Form 720

Compensation of Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Total Officers

Total Directors

Key Employees

Highest Compensated

reported

Name	Title	Hours/Week	Role	Reportable Comp	Other Comp	Total
PAMELA BUZAS STEPHENS	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
KENNETH MILLER	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
LIZETTE LEON-RODRIGUEZ	Past President	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MARK LECKIE	Treasurer	2.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
CRYSTAL PLETKA	Secretary	1.00	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
JOAN BERNHARD	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
LAUREL COLLINS	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD FLUEGEMAN	President Elect	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
NATALYA KONSTANCJA SZYMANSKA	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARIA ROSE PETRIZZO	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
BRIAN HUBER	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
SCOTT ISHMAN	President	0.50	Officer Director	$0	$0	$0
MIRIAM KATZ	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
JERE LIPPS	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
VANESSA LONDONO	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
PETER MCLAUGHLIN	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MARCI ROBINSON	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
LISA WHITE	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0
MEGAN FUNG	Director	0.50	Director	$0	$0	$0

Note: Compensation data is self-reported by the organization on their Form 990. "Reportable Comp" includes salary, bonuses, and other reportable compensation from the organization and related organizations. "Other Comp" includes benefits, deferred compensation, and non-taxable benefits.

Historical Data

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Net Income
2024	$286,639	$250,170	$4,596,627	$36,469
2023	$236,963	$238,776	$3,964,381	$-1,813
2022	$200,608	$213,173	$3,399,035	$-12,565
2021	$324,147	$193,818	$4,236,293	$130,329
2020	$198,295	$112,809	$3,619,581	$85,486

Cushman Foundation for Foraminiferal Research Inc