LAST MILE EDUCATION FUND: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
LAST MILE EDUCATION FUND (EIN 88-0762233)
Tax period
2021-12-31 to 2022-06-30
Filed
2022-12-01
IRS object ID
202203359349300225
Schema version
2021v4.2
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2022-12-01T13:52:46-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1RYAN GUNSAULS & O'DONNELL LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Filer Filer

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Signature2022-12-01SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BA DRAFT COPY OF FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S CEO FOR REVIEW AND APPROVAL BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.ORG AND UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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