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THE NORML FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE NORML FOUNDATION (EIN 52-2021279)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202113199349200816
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-11-15T06:49:41-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN410746749PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1220 S 6TH STREET SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityMINNEAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP55402ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN522021279EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE NORML FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNORMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2024835500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11420 K STREET NW NO 350AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAN VIETSPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRPersonTitleTxt
Phone2024835500PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDANPersonFirstNm
Person LastVIETSPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonJOHN TAUERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00294068PTIN
Phone6123764500PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-10PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.NORML.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$110,598GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$108,877ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$1,340ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$19InvestmentIncomeAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$362GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$5,130CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry-$4,768GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$105,468TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$171,086SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$13,085FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$22,409OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$29,012OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$235,592TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$130,124ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY-$443,229NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY-$573,353NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$85,166BOYAmt
EOY$61,546EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$11,636BOYAmt
EOY$12,488EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$96,802BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$540,031BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY-$443,229BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO FOSTER SUPPORT, RESEARCH, AND PUBLIC EDUCATION OF THE VARIOUS EFFECTS AND BENEFITS OF MARIJUANA.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomLEGAL EDUCATION CONFERENCES/SEMINARS PRESENTED TO ATTORNEY'S WHICH FOCUS ON ISSUES SURROUNDING DEFENSE OF CRIMINAL CHARGES RELATING TO MARIJUANA PROHIBITIONDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$176,694ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$176,694TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JERALYN MERRITT
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
DAN VIETS
BOARD CHAIR1.00$0$0$0
KEITH STROUP
BOARD VICE-CHAIR20.00$17,500$728$0
PAUL KUHN
BOARD TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
BEVERLY MORAN
BOARD SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11420 K STREET NW STE 350AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP200052531ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2024835500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$213,930CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$177,070CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$253,710CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$174,368CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$108,877CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$927,955TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,758CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$43,094CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,784CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,702CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$104,387TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$222,152CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$50,497CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$55,146CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,912CurrentTaxYearAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$26CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total$1,344TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$179,854CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$298,148CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$222,154CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$110,598CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,034,520TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.77770PublicSupportCY509Pct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 19.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7 - SALES OF INVENTORYINCOME: GROSS RECEIPTS: 362. RETURNS AND ALLOWANCES: 0. LESS COST OF GOODS SOLD: 5,130. GROSS PROFIT: -4,768. COST OF GOODS SOLD: INVENTORY AT BEGINNING OF YEAR: 0. MERCHANDISE PURCHASED: 0. COST OF LABOR: 0. MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES: 0. OTHER COSTS: 5,130. INVENTORY AT END OF YEAR: 0. COST OF GOODS SOLD: 5,130.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 7B - OTHER COSTSDESCRIPTION: COGS. AMOUNT: 5,130.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 14,118. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 4,116. DESCRIPTION: MEETING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,333. DESCRIPTION: SOFTWARE. AMOUNT: 2,390. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 71. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 4,752. DESCRIPTION: MOVING EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 1,232. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 29,012.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PREPAIDS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 11,636. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 12,488.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: PPP LOANS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 35,629. DESCRIPTION: DUE TO NORML. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 540,031. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 611,758.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE 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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