MARYLAND FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
MARYLAND FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 71-1028140)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-02-11
IRS object ID
202120429349300222
Schema version
2019v5.1
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)
Return2021-02-11T11:34:17-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN274275108PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Everly Financial ServicesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110709 Timothy DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityWilliamsportCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21795ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN711028140EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MARYLAND FOSTER PARENT ASSOCIATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMARYBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113330 SALEM CHURCH ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityHAGERSTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21740ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARNOLD E EBYPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECPersonTitleTxt
Signature2021-02-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCindy S EverlyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00626255PTIN
Phone3015820765PhoneNum
Preparation2021-02-11PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT HUDDLERPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$106,468GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MRPA.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE ORGANIZATIONS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE TRAINING, SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO EXISTING AND POTENTIAL FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES AND TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$140,724PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$64,669CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$158,000PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$105,000CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$23,473PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,468CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$97,396TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$26,867TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$64,061NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$70,529NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$87,650ExpenseAmt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARNOLD EBYPersonNm
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CityHAGERSTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

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ARNOLD EBY
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR60.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$33,809$0$0
ROBERT HUDDLER
PRESIDENT5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JAMES CRAIG
PRESIDENT-ELECT5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
HANNA GAFFIGAN
SECRETARY5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOY BOOTH
TREASURER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

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Total$33,809TotalAmt
Program Services$30,428ProgramServicesAmt
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Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

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Total$2,553TotalAmt
Program Services$2,298ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$255ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Program Services$3,572ProgramServicesAmt
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Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagementGrp

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Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$4,850TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$1,506TotalAmt
Program Services$753ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$753ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$9,522TotalAmt
Program Services$9,522ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$594TotalAmt
Program Services$594ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$2,373TotalAmt
Program Services$1,898ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$475ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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PROGRAM EXP TRAININGS$11,238$11,238
PROGRAM EXP CASCADE LAKE$4,442$4,442
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Management And General$295ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Management And General$17,350ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$63,438BOYAmt
EOY$16,804EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$3,075BOYAmt
EOY$43,092EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$51,500BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$118,013BOYAmt
EOY$97,396EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$53,952BOYAmt
EOY$26,867EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$53,952BOYAmt
EOY$26,867EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$64,061BOYAmt
EOY$65,529EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

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EOY$5,000EOYAmt

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BOY$118,013BOYAmt
EOY$97,396EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,468ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$5,000OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$87,500CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$158,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$520,500TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$85,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$85,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$158,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$520,500TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$510,081SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$10,419PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$417CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$36CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$470TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$520,970TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.02000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99900PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests PY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsPY170Ind

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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11A copy of Form 990 is provided to the Executive Committee of the governing board prior to filing; discussion of Form 990, if any, takes place at the regularly scheduled board meeting prior to filing.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cBoard officers and members are required to sign the conflict of interest policy upon admission to the obard and annually thereafter.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aCompensation for the Executive Director was determined by a survey of similar roles in other 501c3 organizations of similar size in the geographical area; Maryland Association of Non-Profits compensation survey was also a source for setting compensation. The Executive Board held several meetings to discuss structure and compensation and recorded such in the minutes of the meetings.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Governing documents are made available to the public from the organizations website, www.mrpa.org
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9LINE 9: OTHER CHANGE IN NET ASSETS: REVENUE RESTRICTED BY BOD ACTION

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