EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND INC (EIN 82-3955620)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-12-01
IRS object ID
202203359349200000
Schema version
2021v4.1
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)
Return2022-12-01T06:30:04ZReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN823955620EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEVERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4045807181PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1999 PEACHTREE ST NE STE 2300AddressLine1Txt
CityATLANTACityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30309ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKatherine Meyers CohenPersonNm
Person TitleTax Officer and DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone4045807181PhoneNum
Signature2022-12-01SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstKatherinePersonFirstNm
Person LastMeyers CohenPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$30,274GrossReceiptsAmt
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Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
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Excess Or Deficit For Year$15,204ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$163,300NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$148,096BOYAmt
EOY$163,300EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeThe organizations primary exempt purpose is to make grants for charitable purposes to individuals who are current or future employees of Eversheds Sutherland US LLP or any successor and who are victims of disasters or in emergency hardship situationsPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Payment to assist with funeral expenses for a financial dependent of an employee$8,070
Support for an employee facing eviction due to not receiving court-ordered child support$2,000
Payment to assist with medical expenses not covered by insurance$5
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
John Fleming
President and Director2$0$0$0
Aileen Crowson
Secretary and Director10$0$0$0
Henry Hahn
Treasurer and Director5$0$0$0
Katherine Meyers Cohen
Tax Officer and Director5$0$0$0
Cynthia Krus
Director1$0$0$0
Daniel Warren
Director1$0$0$0
Dianna Hunter
Director5$0$0$0
Amish Shah
Director1$0$0$0
Suzanne Sparrow
Director2$0$0$0
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Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
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Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonAileen CrowsonPersonNm

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Address Line1999 PEACHTREE ST NE STE 2300AddressLine1Txt
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Phone4044075094PhoneNum
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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$113,138PublicSupportTotal170Amt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart II-B, line 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn the first year of the organizations existence Eversheds Sutherland US LLP the sole member donated 50000 as a start up grant The organization characterized it as an unusual grant and explained its purpose on Schedule A to its 2018 Form 990-EZ In the second year the sole member donated 25000 to assist the Eversheds Sutherland Employee Relief Fund in providing grants to employees in Houston Texas who faced catastrophic expenses from the flooding caused by Tropical Storm Imelda Eversheds Sutherland did not make a donation to the Employee Relief Fund in 2020 In 2021 Eversheds Sutherland donated 25000 to help the Employee Relief Fund continue to make grants to employees during the pandemic because many fewer individual contributions were expected to be made and the need was expected to be greater due to reduc3ed income and loss of jobs in two wage-earner families Contributions to the Employee Relief Fund are made only by partners and employees of Eversheds Sutherland US LLP for the purpose of providing assistance to other employees in need of emergency assistance If the 25000 donated by Eversheds Sutherland is excluded as a grant made because of the pandemic then 100 of the contributions in 2021 are from the general public Even if the 25000 is not excluded 24 of contributions were received from the general publicExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule O:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationIn calendar year 2021 the organization made individual grants totaling fifteen thousand sixty-nine dollars and 76100s 1509676 rounded to 15070 These grants were made to three 3 individuals in the following amounts 1 806976 807000 to assist with funeral expenses for a financial dependent of an employee 2 200000 to support an employee facing eviction due to not receiving court-ordered child support and 3 500000 to assist an employee with medical expenses not covered by insurance Eversheds Sutherland Employee Relief Fund requires and maintains documentation of need and payment of expensesExplanationTxt

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