ALLIANCE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNERS INC: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
ALLIANCE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLANNERS INC (EIN 01-0663866)
Tax period
2023-07-01 to 2023-12-31
Filed
2025-04-28
IRS object ID
202531189349301673
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-04-28T12:06:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN561719839PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EARNEY Accountants & Advisors PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1700 Military Cutoff Road Suite 250AddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28405ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN010663866EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1Alliance of Comprehensive Planners IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlALLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9107691569PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line14569 Technology Drive Suite CAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28405ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonSteve MartinPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone9107691569PhoneNum
Signature2025-02-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr0IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonJoel French CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01445154PTIN
Phone9102569995PhoneNum
Preparation2025-02-28PreparationDt
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Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerSheila PaddenPrincipalOfficerNm

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Address Line14569 Technology Drive Suite CAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28405ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$376,138GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.acplanners.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionPromote, educate, and assist financial planners and their clients.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body8VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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PY Investment Income$3,762PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$2,544CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$496,977PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$282,138CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$200CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$579,236PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$366,038CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$579,236PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$370,921CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$82,259PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$39,766TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$42,920TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$294,346NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$205,894NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionACP works to provide a philosophically united community for fiduciary advisors to share their wisdom in order to build exceptional financial planning practices based on tax-focused, fee-only financial planning in order to transform client lives and grow client wealth.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescAnnual Conference: -Each year, ACP hosts an annual conference where attendees can learn about the latest products and processes in the field and find the solutions they need to run their financial planning processes.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTraining Program - ACP has a year-round training program that includes various continuing education opportunities through self-study modules, virtual classrooms, live instruction, and mentoring.Desc

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DescMember Support - ACP provides its members with various discussion forums and webinars, publicity and promotional support, and an online library of forms and tools.Desc
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Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document7IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
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DAF Excess Business Holdings0DAFExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Taxable Distributions0TaxableDistributionsInd
Distribution To Donor0DistributionToDonorInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member8IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesYes (1)DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body0Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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PersonYCCPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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Sheila Padden
President10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Josh Cutler
President Elect10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Sophie Kaluziak
Treasurer/Secretary10.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Steve Swicegood
Past President10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Tim Caban
Director10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cole McClarren
Director10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Cordi Powell
Director10.00Yes (X)$15,000$0$0
Wes Stien
Director10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K1CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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Membership Dues541900$173,250$173,250
Annual Conference541900$98,094$57,880$40,214
Training Program541900$8,250$8,250
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Exclusion$2,631ExclusionAmt

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Securities$93,913SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$94,000SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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Securities-$87SecuritiesAmt

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Exclusion-$87ExclusionAmt

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Exclusion$42,758ExclusionAmt

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Total$200TotalAmt

Benefits To Members BenefitsToMembersGrp

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Total$4,683TotalAmt

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Total$132,000TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$22,234TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$6,163TotalAmt

Royalties RoyaltiesGrp

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Total$11,828TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$3,910TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$142,138TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$501TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
Training Program Expens$41,337
Credit Card Fees$5,672
Licenses & Permits$255

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$370,921TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$153,186BOYAmt
EOY$50,733EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$172,426BOYAmt
EOY$182,600EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$8,500BOYAmt
EOY$10,481EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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EOY$5,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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EOY$248,814EOYAmt

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BOY$14,266BOYAmt
EOY$13,295EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$25,500BOYAmt
EOY$29,625EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$39,766BOYAmt
EOY$42,920EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$294,346BOYAmt
EOY$205,894EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$294,346BOYAmt
EOY$205,894EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$334,112BOYAmt
EOY$248,814EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$88,783ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$331NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (1)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 3The group has delegated the management of its daily operations to Your Conference Connection, Inc. (YCC) of Wilmington, North Carolina. YCC is a management company that manages all aspects of the group in accordance with the group's bylaws and policies. Operations include, but are not limited to, administration, membership, finance and accounting, conference and event management, education, marketing, and information technology. YCC employees provide these services.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6ACP has five classes of members, including certified members, additional firm members, associates, emeritus, and alumni.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 7aACP's Board of Directors is elected by a vote of its certified members and additional members in firm.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11bACP's 990 is prepared by independent accountants and reviewed by ACP's Executive Director and Treasurer before being filed with the Internal Revenue Service.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Documents required to be open for public inspection are available from the organization upon request.

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