ORCHIDS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization: ORCHIDS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION INC (EIN 45-3525912)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-16
IRS object ID: 202203209349201470
Schema version: 2020v4.0
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O
Compensation Explanation

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-16T08:56:10-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	844473323	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLISS & COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	810 DOWNINGTOWN PIKE	AddressLine1Txt
City	WEST CHESTER	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	193801935	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453525912	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ORCHIDS OF LIGHT FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ORCH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	6103160173	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	15L JUNIPER ROAD	AddressLine1Txt
City	DERRY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	03038	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD GEISEL	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	6103160173	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-15	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	RICHARD	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	GEISEL	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	XXX-XX-XXXX	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DANIEL J HARRIS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01245891	PTIN
Phone	6106961012	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-11-15	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	WWW.ORCHIDSOFLIGHT.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$161,628	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$161,628	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue	$161,628	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$112,752	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$2,840	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total	$422	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$116,014	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$45,614	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$17,094	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$62,708	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,094	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,708	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,094	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,708	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$17,094	BOYAmt
EOY	$62,708	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	SUPPORT NGOS FOR LT SUSTAINABILITY	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt	Foreign GrantsForeignGrantsInd	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
EDUCATION GRANTS FOR EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM PROVIDING TUTORS TO DISTANT VILLAGES AND UPGRADES TO SCHOOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, AND HUMAN SERVICES GRANTS	$107,942	Yes (X)	$107,942
CHILDREN'S RIGHTS GRANTS TO ORPHANAGES IN HAITI AND TIRANA; EMPOWER AND CHANGE LIVES OF AT-RISK YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING AND MENTORING WITH NATURAL LANDS TRUST OF PA	$4,810	Yes (X)	$4,810

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$112,752	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
RICHARD GEISEL
PRESIDENT, D	10.00	$0
STEVE GUION
SECRETARY, B	2.00	$0
STEVE CUSTER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	$0
GREG LUSCHER
DIR GLOBAL D	3.00	$0
JOHN BRIGUGLIO
BOARD MEMBER	4.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	RICHARD GEISEL	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	405 E 4TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	LITITZ	CityNm
State Abbreviation	PA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	17543	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	6103160173	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$22,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$58,056	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$140,464	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$79,831	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$161,628	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$462,676	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$22,697	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$58,056	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$140,464	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$79,831	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$161,628	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$462,676	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$82,800	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$379,876	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$462,676	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.82100	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.69510	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10	NAME: KATUNGU COMMUNITY ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 1133 KABALE, UG CASH CONTRIBUTION: 8,336 NAME: JEREMIAH'S HOUSE ADDRESS: CABARET ENTRES LES MOULIN D'HAITI LAFITTEAU, HA CASH CONTRIBUTION: 99,606
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADVERTISING 10 OFFICE EXPENSE 412 TOTAL 422

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp (5 entries)

RICHARD GEISEL
STEVE GUION
STEVE CUSTER
GREG LUSCHER
JOHN BRIGUGLIO

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