ACADEMY FOR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization
ACADEMY FOR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS (EIN 91-2088232)
Tax period
2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed
2023-10-11
IRS object ID
202302849349200335
Schema version
2022v5.0
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)
Return2023-10-11T13:53:09-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN330784448PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Messner & Hadley LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line119015 Town Center Drive Suite 204AddressLine1Txt
CityApple ValleyCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92308ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2022-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN912088232EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ACADEMY FOR GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlACADBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7605536029PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113312 RANCHERO ROAD PMB 202AddressLine1Txt
CityOAK HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92344ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDEBBIE A CANNONPersonNm
Person TitlePresident & CEOPersonTitleTxt
Signature2023-10-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDEBBIE APersonFirstNm
Person LastCANNONPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPaul S Messner CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00185616PTIN
Phone7602416376PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance LevelFAL1FederatedAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2022TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$148,171GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$143,910ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$4,261InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$1,478CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets-$1,478GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$146,693TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$145,968SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$6,000FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$102PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$60,314OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$212,384TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$65,691ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$548,940NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$22,467OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$460,782NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44BOYAmt
EOY$28,341EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$570,366BOYAmt
EOY$452,346EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$570,410BOYAmt
EOY$480,687EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,470BOYAmt
EOY$19,905EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$548,940BOYAmt
EOY$460,782EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE REGION BY SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHENING THE SOCIAL SERVICE SECTOR.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED NONPROFIT PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS WITH JOB TRAINING AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION AND RESOURCES. PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS REPORTED IMPROVED CAPACITY THROUGH INCREASED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, COLLABORATIONS, RESOURCES AND ORGANIZATION EFFECTIVENESS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$155,375ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$155,375TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
DEBBIE A CANNON
President & CEO50.00$73,000
WILLIAM CHITTICK
MEMBER5.00$0
MATT COUGHLIN
Board Chair5.00$0
SHIRLI DRIZ
MEMBER2.00$0
CESAR NAVARRETE
MEMBER2.00$0
JOHN EPPS
Secretary2.00$0
CHRISTOPHER B LINDSAY
Treasurer5.00$0
MYSHEKA ROSS
MEMBER2.00$0
JILL S VAN BALEN
MEMBER2.00$0
MICHAEL KLEIN
MEMBER2.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonINLAND EMPIRE COMM FOUNDATIONPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13700 SIXTH STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityRIVERSIDECityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92501ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9512417777PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$308,172CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$352,296CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$268,213CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$207,015CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,790CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,263,486TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$352,296CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$268,213CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$207,015CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,790CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,263,486TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,263,486PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,099CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,342CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,049CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,523CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year-$19,684CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,329TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,271,815TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99350PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.97790PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxtTransactionTransactionDescSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
INLAND EMPIRE COMM
TRUSTEE FOR ORGACCT & MGMT SVCSfalse
SHIRLI DRIZ
DIRECTORSHARED SERVICESfalse

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule L, Part V Supplemental InformationFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSCHEDULE L, PART V - ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONTHE INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WAS PAID $15,020 FOR ACCOUNTING AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DURING THE YEAR. AT DECEMBER 31, 2022, THERE WAS NO ADMINSTRATIVE FEE PAYABLE DUE TO IECF.DURING THE YEAR, THE ORGANIZATION PAID $7,013 TO INLAND SO CAL UNITED WAY, A BOARD OF DIRECTORS'S EMPLOYER, FOR SERVICES RELATED TO GRANT WRITINGExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (17 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $821
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $18725
Other Expenses.1007Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $3483
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $3423
Other Expenses.1CONTRACT SERVICES $30962
Other Expenses.2PROGRAMS & ACTIVITIES $2900
Other Assets.1BENEFICAL INT IN ASSETS - Beginning $570366 BENEFICAL INT IN ASSETS - Ending $452346
Total Liabilities.1001Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $3074
Total Liabilities.1PAYROLL PAYABLE - Beginning $4120 PAYROLL PAYABLE - Ending $5080
Total Liabilities.2ACCRURED COMPENSATED ABSENCES - Beginning $13966 ACCRURED COMPENSATED ABSENCES - Ending $9549
Total Liabilities.3PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE - Beginning $1986 PAYROLL TAXES PAYABLE - Ending $2202
Total Liabilities.4ADMIN FEES PAYABLE - Beginning $1398 ADMIN FEES PAYABLE - Ending $0
FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 3 - MANAGEMENT DELEGATEDTHE ORGANIZATION'S FUNDS ARE HELD BY THE INLAND EMPIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION WHO PROVIDED FUND MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTING SERVICES. THE FOUNDATION PAID $13,622 FOR SERVICES IN 2022
FORM 990,PARTVI,LINE11B-ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS TO REVIEW FORM 990THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VIA EMAIL AND THEN AGAIN AT THE BOARD MEETING
FORM 990,PART VI,LINE 12C-ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYDIRECTORS AND OFFICERS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND DISCLOSE INTERESTS THAT COULD GIVE RISE TO CONFLICTS. ON AN ANNUAL BASIS, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS THE COMPLETED CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENTS AND NOTES TRANSACTIONS THAT COULD POTENTIALLY CREATE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PART VI,LINE 15A - COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALTHE BOARD REVIEWS THE CEO'SCOMPENSATION ON AN ANNUAL BASIS AS PART OF ITS BUDGET PROCESS. THE SALARIES ARE EVALUATED IN TERMS OF THE QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEH EMPLOYEES AND ARE COMPARED TO SIMILAR POSITIONS IN THE REGION.
FORM 990,PART VI,LINE 19-GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONTHE ORGANIZATION'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, ORGANIZING DOCUMENTS, FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE POSTED ON ITS WEBSITE. THESE DOCUMENT ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON REQUEST.

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