BERKSHIRES BOUNTY INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
BERKSHIRES BOUNTY INC (EIN 83-0905992)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-03-01
IRS object ID
202100609349300625
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 ReturnHeader

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PersonMark LefenfeldPersonNm
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Signature2021-02-24SignatureDt
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Total$269,971TotalAmt

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Total$269,971TotalAmt
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Total$1,018TotalAmt
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Total Support$271,013TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$5,155OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$172DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,983BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

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Other Cost Or Other Basis$19,581OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$6,853DepreciationAmt
Book Value$12,728BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$17,711TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Organizational document changes Part VI line 4The Organization has obtained its ByLaws as of February, 2021.
Governing body meeting documentation Part VI line 8aThe Executive Director reviews the Form 990 and the Organizations other founding documents with the Board of Directors for their review and approval.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11The Organizations President and the other two board members review the Form 990 before e-filing.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19The Form 990, and all other governing documents are made available to the public upontheir request. The Form 990 for the current year and 990N for prior year will be available on the website IRS.gov.
General explanation attachmentBerkshires Bounty and Backyard Bounty of the Berkshires are two separate but similar organizations that joined together to become one. The two organizations combined operations during early 2019 and now operate as a single entity, Berkshire Bounty, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, in order to create new opportunities for efficiency and growth.

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