CAREER GEAR INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization: CAREER GEAR INC (EIN 13-4055952)
Tax period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed: 2022-11-15
IRS object ID: 202223209349200617
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
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2022-11-15T23:35:30-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2021-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	133597814	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10018	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	134055952	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CAREER GEAR INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	CARE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	2125776190	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1230 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 18TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10020	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	PAUL KIM	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	2125776190	PhoneNum
Signature	2022-11-16	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	PAUL	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	KIM	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WILLIAM SKODY	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00631754	PTIN
Phone	2129671100	PhoneNum
Preparation	2022-11-14	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	CAREERGEAR.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$0	GrossReceiptsAmt
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$0	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$0	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue	$0	TotalRevenueAmt
Total Expenses	$0	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$0	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$32,660	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$32,660	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$6,302	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$34,045	BOYAmt
EOY	$34,045	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$40,347	BOYAmt
EOY	$40,347	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,007	BOYAmt
EOY	$73,007	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$32,660	BOYAmt
EOY	-$32,660	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	CAREER GEAR, INC. BUILDS STRONG FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES BY EMPOWERING LOW-INCOME MEN TO OVERCOME BARRIERS AND ACHIEVE SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THEY PROMOTE THE ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE OF LOW-INCOME MEN BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING, A NETWORK OF SUPPORT, PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE, CAREER DEVELOPMENT TOOLS, JOB-READINESS AND ESSENTIAL LIFE-SKILLS TRAINING THAT HELP MEN ENTER THE WORKFORCE, STAY EMPLOYED AND BECOME ROLE MODELS AND MENTORS TO THEIR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	PROVIDES LOW-INCOME MEN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT WITH INTERVIEW COACHING, RESUME BUILDING, MOCK INTERVIEWS, IMAGE CONSULTING AND A FULL RANGE OF BUSINESS ATTIRE. DEVELOPING THE SKILLS FOR STABILITY AND RESPONSIBILITY WHILE IDENTIFYING CHALLENGES AND OBSTACLES THE INDIVIDUALS WE SERVE CONTINUE TO FACE. MENTORS WORK ONE-ON-ONE WITH YOUNG MEN TO ADDRESS AND OVERCOME VARIOUS BARRIERS TO STABILITY AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY.OFFERS CLASSES IN FOUR DEVELOPMENT CATEGORIES: EMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL STABILITY, PARENTING, FAMILY AND WORK/LIFE BALANCE.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations	$0	GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses	$0	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$0	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
PAUL KIM
PRESIDENT	4.00	$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL ROTHMAN
SECRETARY	1.00	$0	$0	$0
ANGUS DOBBIE
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
KEN GIDDON
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
SUSANNA MOYER
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
PETER TANNENBAUM
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
ROB LEVIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
JOURDAN LEMIEQUE-DINKINS
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER	40.00	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	0	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	0	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend	$0	DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers	0	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955	$0	TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr	$0	TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization	$0	TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1230 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS 18TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10020	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	2125776190	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	0	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	0	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (1)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$136,204	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$277,268	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$391,993	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$3,209	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$808,675	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$18,946	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$115,430	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$134,376	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$155,150	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$277,268	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$391,993	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$118,639	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$943,051	TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$77,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$77,972	TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$77,972	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$77,972	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$865,079	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$75	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$75	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$75	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total	$75	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$155,150	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$277,343	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$391,993	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$118,639	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$1	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$943,126	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.91720	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.94430	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00010	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00010	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETS	DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 30,500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 30,500. DESCRIPTION: INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,545. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,545.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIES	DESCRIPTION: CREDIT LINE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 639. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 639. DESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 49,424. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 49,424. DESCRIPTION: PPP LOAN. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 22,944. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 22,944.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Declaration	THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.	DeclarationDesc

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