CAMBRIDGE LOCAL FIRST: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023

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Organization
CAMBRIDGE LOCAL FIRST (EIN 47-4389013)
Tax period
2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2024-05-16
IRS object ID
202421369349210307
Schema version
2023v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2024-05-16T02:00:10ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN474389013EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1CAMBRIDGE LOCAL FIRST INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlCAMBBusinessNameControlTxt
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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1988 MEMORIAL DRIVEAPT 185AddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPooja PaodePersonNm
Person TitleAssociate DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4802950581PhoneNum
Signature2024-05-16SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person FirstPoojaPersonFirstNm
Person LastPaodePersonLastNm
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IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Group Exemption5762GroupExemptionNum
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.cambridgelocalfirst.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$47,767GrossReceiptsAmt
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$28,950ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$18,817MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$47,767TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$300GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$50,474FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$0OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$4,528OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$55,302TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$7,535ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$60,824NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$53,289NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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BOY$60,824BOYAmt
EOY$53,289EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe organizations purpose is to provide public education and awareness on the importance of local economies and small businesses directly support businesses through technical assistance and other networking support to help them build their long-term capacity and do research and advocate for a thriving local economyPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Cambridge Local First facilitates quarterly meetings for the Cambridge Network of Women where we provide networking opportunities and training for women and women entrepreneurs in the area The organization also created its annual Holiday Shopping Guide Finally the organization coordinated quarterly Cambridge Local Thirst events to provide networking opportunities for the local business community This work was covered by a grant from the Cambridge Office of Tourism$7,500$7,500
Cambridge Local First managed Spring Summer and Fall 2023 cohorts of the Resilient Local Economies Internship Program The program engaged 34 students across regional universities in a variety of applied educational opportunities related to CLFs broader mission$10,000$10,000
Funding from the Cambridge Savings Bank 5000 and Cambridge Community Foundation 4750 were used to develop tailored 11 technical assistance programs for businesses including projects focused on improving local procurement capacity$9,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$17,500TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Theodora Skeadas
Executive Director10.00$20,700$0$0
Pooja Paode
Associate Director25.00$23,910$0$0
Kari Kuelzer
President5.00$0$0$0
Angela Hofmann
Co-Treasurer5.00$0$0$0
Rachael Solem
Co-Treasurer5.00$0$0$0
Andrea Taylor-Dunkley
Board Member3.00$0$0$0
Charles Marquardt
Board Member3.00$0$0$0
Christopher Cullen
Board Member3.00$0$0$0
Karan Arakotaram
Board Member2.00$0$0$0
Amira Valliani
Board Member3.00$0$0$0
Erin Miller
Board Clerk2.00$0$0$0
Meichelle Ferguson
Board Member2.00$0$0$0
Richard Garcia
Board Member2.00$0$0$0
Ruth Mendoza
Board Member2.00$0$0$0
Rachel Han
Board Member2.00$0$0$0
Frank Kramer
Founding Board Member2.00$0$0$0
Michael Kantor
Founding Board Member2.00$0$0$0
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonPooja PaodePersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line187 Bristol StAddressLine1Txt
CityCambridgeCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02139ZIPCd
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Phone4802950581PhoneNum
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
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Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferenceSchedule O:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation1.10 Grants and similar amounts paid ($300): $300 paid for annual membership to the American Independent Business Alliance ------ 1.16: Other expenses ($4528): Insurance ($640); Marketing / printing ($57); Software and subscriptions including website maintenance, forms, Google Suite, etc. ($2273); payment processing fees ($668); business meals ($890).ExplanationTxt

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