Untamed Science Inc
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 274663003
- IRS 990-EZ coverage
- 2012–2024
- Forms available
- Form 990 2013, Form 990-EZ 2024, Form 990-N 2011
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, USA
- Phone
- 7195020530
- Rating
- 79
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- Nonmonetary Support N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $139,440
- Expenses
- $99,515
- Assets
- $51,193
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
6 people listed
Executive titles in this filing
- ROBERT NELSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
People named in this filing
- ROBERT NELSON (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR)
- HALEY NELSON (KEY EMPLOYEE)
- JONAS STENSTROM (KEY EMPLOYEE)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2024. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
Untamed science produces film and media that further learning and education in the science field.
What it reported doing in 2024
Production of science related film and media for educational use and purposes, as well as productsafety guides and videos.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Earned-program. 100% of the money available for current operations came from fees and other program revenue.
- Distribution model
- Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Revenue has declined or grown slowly and total assets are small relative to annual expenses; liquid coverage is unknown.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 82
- Transparency & Controls: 82
- Sustainability: 51
- Growth: 60
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 71.4%; rating input score 71
- Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 52nd percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 28.6%; rating input score 82; 82nd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.51; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
- Officer compensation ratio: 31.1%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 6.9% per year; rating input score 100; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -6.6% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 20.5% per year; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 71.4% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
- Governance: Filed governance answers
- Accomplishments: 1 filed program accomplishment · $100K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 6 people listed
- Consistency: 6 of 6 current checks pass
- Schedules: 2 filed schedules
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2012 to 2024
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: 6 filed money-flow records
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 38/100.
- High — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 11/100.