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GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES INC (EIN 46-2010305)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-10-31
IRS object ID
202203049349200340
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-10-31T16:48:38-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN462010305EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT SERVICES INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGLOBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7815357177PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 Main Street Apt 9AddressLine1Txt
CityWoburnCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01801ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAlex ChungPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone7815357177PhoneNum
Signature2022-06-15SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer1TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Last Submission Rqr OOB1LastSubmissionRqrOOBCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.findinggems.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$40,418GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$40,418ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
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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$40,418TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$16,031GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,290FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$9,876OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$150OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$27,347TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$13,071ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$47,034NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$60,105NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$47,034BOYAmt
EOY$60,105EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

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BOY$47,034BOYAmt
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Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,034BOYAmt
EOY$60,105EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe mission of Global Empowerment Services, Inc. ("GEMS") is to provide academic tutoring, job-skill training, literacy and language training and related services as a Christian non-profit faith-based charitable and educational organization to poor, underprivileged and/or disadvantaged individuals. GEMS partners with communities of Christ-followers around the world to provide high quality services. GEMS' main goal is to help poor, underprivileged and/or disadvantaged individuals achieve their God-given potential. GEMS will initiate and run programs and develop partnerships with existing programs which have the same or similar non-profit charitable and educational purposes and raise funds to support GEMS' programs. GEMS is organized and operated, and its assets dedicated, exclusively for the charitable and educational purposes set forth herein above.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsIndProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Grantee is the Good News Service Society in Bhopal, India. The purpose of this grant is to support on-going operation associated with four previously approved programs provided by Good News Service Society in Bhopal, India. India is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, only some of the programs got started up partially as a result. However, the grant funds were used to partially pay for the salaries of the teachers and other operating expenses.$12,000Yes (X)$0
COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant - Cash supports to families and toys and gifts to children living in the Jamaica community in Queens, NY. Due to a change in our organization, the remaining portion of the COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant from FY 2020 was distributed in 2021.$4,031$0
Due to a change in our organization, we have discontinued our operation in New York City after the COVID-19 Disaster Relief Grant was completely distributed. We have no operating activities in New York City since June 2021.$0$0
In-person ESL classes were replaced by weekly online ESL classes. About 10 immigrant adults from the Worcester area in Massachusetts were attending these classes. A new pilot program for immigrant children via online and in-person sessions were initiated including a summer (July and August) program for children with about 15 to 20 children attending in the greater Worcester area.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Alex Chung
President & Treasurer3.0$0$0$0
Stephen Leung
Director3.00$0$0$0
Ashlin Mathews
Director3.00$0$0$0
Alan Kick
Director3.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAlex ChungPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1300 Main StreetAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Apt 9AddressLine2Txt
CityWoburnCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01801ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7815357177PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$37,562CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,745CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,766CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$80,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,418CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$263,751TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$263,751TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$1,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,325TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$240CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,690CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year$7,060CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$47,105TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,320CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,060CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$65,430TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$198,321PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,745CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$66,766CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$80,260CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$40,418CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$263,751TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.75193PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.75284PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 161) Fees of $45 for International Wire Transfer of Funds to Goods News Service Society in India, 2) Filing Fees of $105 for MA Registration (previous years late filings).
Form 990-EZ, Part IVIn 2021, James Fredere has resigned from his role as the Secretary of the organization due to conflict of interest. During our last board meeting, the remaining directors and officers have voted for Alan Kick unanimously to become a new director on the board. He is overseeing the operations in Worcester, MA.

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationWe were unable to obtain the proper bank records of various expenses on time for the May 15th filing deadline to verify 2021 expenditures. Therefore, we have requested to postpone the 2021 990-ez filing.ExplanationTxt