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New England Complex Systems Institute Inc

  • Cambridge, MA
  • Tax-exempt since April 1997
  • EIN: 04-3332954

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Science and Technology Research Institutes, Services / Science, General (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its June 2023 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.25M (2023)

Expenses
$1.45M (2023)

Total Assets
$76.8k (2023)

Total Liabilities
$3.98M (2023)

Years with missing data
Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2011 to 2023

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2023

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,249,215
Expenses
$1,448,017
Net Income
-$198,802
Net Assets
-$3,908,064
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,189,185
95.2%
Program Services $59,212
4.7%
Investment Income $41
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $777
0.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $172,205
11.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $522,041
36.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $76,815
Total Liabilities $3,984,879
Net Assets -$3,908,064
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $172,205 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rob May (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2024

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$214,882
Expenses
$1,332,509
Net Income
-$1,117,627
Net Assets
-$3,709,262
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $200,038
93.1%
Program Services $6,336
2.9%
Investment Income $1
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $8,507
4.0%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $172,205
12.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $440,550
33.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $43,595
Total Liabilities $3,752,857
Net Assets -$3,709,262
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $172,205 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
Rob May (Director) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 6, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$337,696
Expenses
$1,733,425
Net Income
-$1,395,729
Net Assets
-$2,591,635
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $302,080
89.5%
Program Services $35,102
10.4%
Investment Income $514
0.2%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $168,205
9.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $659,465
38.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $14,696
Total Liabilities $2,606,331
Net Assets -$2,591,635
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $168,205 $0 $0
Richard Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehran Kardar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on June 12, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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XML

Fiscal Year Ending June
2020

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but financial documents are available for download.

No Document Links

The IRS has provided extracted financial data for this filing, but has not yet released the source documents.

Fiscal Year Ending June
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,033,177
Expenses
$1,484,995
Net Income
-$451,818
Net Assets
-$412,283
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $409,061
39.6%
Program Services $556,991
53.9%
Investment Income $67,125
6.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $191,306
12.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $732,671
49.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $489,889
Total Liabilities $902,172
Net Assets -$412,283
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $191,306 $0 $0
Richard Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehran Kardar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Chair) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 15, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$864,280
Expenses
$1,011,376
Net Income
-$147,096
Net Assets
$269,965
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $452,712
52.4%
Program Services $368,790
42.7%
Investment Income $42,778
4.9%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $179,955
17.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $455,149
45.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,011,605
Total Liabilities $741,640
Net Assets $269,965
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $179,955 $0 $12,921
Richard Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehran Kardar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on Aug. 7, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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View Filing (2 of 2) PDF (2 of 2)

Fiscal Year Ending June
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$274,206
Expenses
$709,612
Net Income
-$435,406
Net Assets
$417,061
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,980
0.7%
Program Services $210,649
76.8%
Investment Income $61,577
22.5%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $180,402
25.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $277,250
39.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,014,678
Total Liabilities $597,617
Net Assets $417,061
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $180,402 $0 $5,373
Richard Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Sterman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehran Kardar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on July 30, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$41,373
Expenses
$868,403
Net Income
-$827,030
Net Assets
$852,467
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $76,226
> 100%
Program Services $132,848
> 100%
Investment Income $37,251
90.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$204,952
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $168,605
19.4%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $352,857
40.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,344,984
Total Liabilities $492,517
Net Assets $852,467
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $168,605 $0 $5,373
Richard Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Sterman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehran Kardar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2017

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2015

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$2,154,559
Expenses
$792,782
Net Income
$1,361,777
Net Assets
$1,679,497
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $2,168,144
> 100%
Program Services $91,885
4.3%
Investment Income -$105,470
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $174,148
22.0%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $346,324
43.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,977,436
Total Liabilities $297,939
Net Assets $1,679,497
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $168,605 $0 $5,543
Richard Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Sterman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehran Kardar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 16, 2016

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2014

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$486,996
Expenses
$709,359
Net Income
-$222,363
Net Assets
$317,720
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $268,172
55.1%
Program Services $218,736
44.9%
Investment Income $88
0.0%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $142,904
20.1%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $269,529
38.0%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $438,485
Total Liabilities $120,765
Net Assets $317,720
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Yaneer Bar Yam (President/Cl) $142,904 $0 $4,214
Richard Cooper (Director) $0 $0 $0
John Sterman (Director) $0 $0 $0
Mehran Kardar (Director) $0 $0 $0
Irving Epstein (Director) $0 $0 $0
Jeffrey Fuhrer (Treasurer) $0 $0 $0
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990
Filed on May 15, 2015

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2013

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$298,472
Expenses
$680,054
Net Income
-$381,582
Net Assets
$540,083
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $174,601
58.5%
Program Services $123,561
41.4%
Investment Income $310
0.1%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $168,728
24.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $274,887
40.4%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $648,684
Total Liabilities $108,601
Net Assets $540,083

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990
Filed on June 30, 2014

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending June
2012

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$633,672
Expenses
$883,362
Net Income
-$249,690
Net Assets
$921,665
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $444,244
70.1%
Program Services $189,930
30.0%
Investment Income -$502
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $258,383
29.2%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $324,457
36.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,030,272
Total Liabilities $108,607
Net Assets $921,665

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2011

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,503,928
Expenses
$1,031,775
Net Income
$472,153
Net Assets
$1,171,355
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,128,030
75.0%
Program Services $369,911
24.6%
Investment Income $5,987
0.4%
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $184,341
17.9%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $399,705
38.7%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $1,423,328
Total Liabilities $251,973
Net Assets $1,171,355

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2010

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

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990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2009

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2008

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2007

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2006

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2005

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2004

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2003

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2002

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

Fiscal Year Ending June
2001

No Extracted Financial Data

Extracted financial data is not available for the forms filed in this tax period, but Form 990 documents are available for download.

Document Links

990

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

PDF

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