COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR ACTION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020
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- Organization
- COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR ACTION (EIN 31-1429740)
- Tax period
- 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
- Filed
- 2021-11-09
- IRS object ID
- 202123139349201227
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2021-11-09T07:16:43-08:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2020-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Locey Mitchell & Associates Ltd | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 4760 Red Bank Expressway Suite 222 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Cincinnati | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 45227 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2020-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 311429740 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | COMMUNITIES UNITED FOR ACTION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | COMM | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5138533947 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1814 DREMAN AVENUE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | CINCINNATI | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 45223 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Mary Metzmeier | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Executive Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 5138533947 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2021-04-08 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | Mary | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | Metzmeier | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | XXX-XX-XXXX | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Emily Mitchell | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01981007 | PTIN |
| Phone | 5132813333 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2021-11-08 | 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 |
| Federated Assurance Level | FAL1 | FederatedAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2020 | 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 |
| Website Address | cufacincy.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $152,254 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $147,985 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $1,395 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $12 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $2,862 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $997 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $1,865 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $151,257 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $96,131 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $8,700 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $768 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $4,957 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $110,556 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $40,701 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $36,261 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $76,962 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $34,980 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $76,849 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,681 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,867 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $36,661 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $79,716 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $400 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,754 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $36,261 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $76,962 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To build strong communities. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Bringing together organizations and communities to support each other in building our communities and towork together on common issues, etc. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $102,967 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $102,967 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROY DAVIS | ||||
| Vice President | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DEBORAH SIMS | ||||
| Vice President | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CLARK BECK | ||||
| President | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| MARVIN KRAUS | ||||
| MEMBER | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROGER DAVIS | ||||
| Member | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ROBIN HARRISON | ||||
| Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Willie Hopkins | ||||
| MEMBER | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| DONELL RAGLIN | ||||
| MEMBER | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | OH | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | BARBARA WOELFEL | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1814 DREMAN AVENUE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | CINCINNATI | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 45223 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 5135414109 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | Yes (true) | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
| Other Support Sum | $0 | OtherSupportSumAmt |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $126,124 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $153,259 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $123,988 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $48,785 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $149,381 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $601,537 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $126,124 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $153,259 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $123,988 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $48,785 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $149,381 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $601,537 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $141,044 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $460,493 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $5 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $14 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $17 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $17 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $12 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $65 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $5,215 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $3,251 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $5,625 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $5,918 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $2,862 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $22,871 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $624,473 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.73740 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.86980 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
| Public Support Total509 | $0 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
| Public Support CY509 | 0 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | Pt II Ln 10 | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | Other Income Part II, Line 10 Description: FUNDRAISING 2016: 5215. 2017: 3251. 2018: 5577. 2019: 5918. 2020: 2862. Description: OTHER 2018: 48. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteers | Yes (true) | VolunteersInd |
| Paid Staff Or Management | Yes (true) | PaidStaffOrManagementInd |
| Media Advertisements | false | MediaAdvertisementsInd |
| Mailings Members | false | MailingsMembersInd |
| Publications Or Broadcast | Yes (true) | PublicationsOrBroadcastInd |
| Publications Or Broadcast | $2,640 | PublicationsOrBroadcastAmt |
| Grants Other Organizations | false | GrantsOtherOrganizationsInd |
| Direct Contact Legislators | Yes (true) | DirectContactLegislatorsInd |
| Direct Contact Legislators | $2,194 | DirectContactLegislatorsAmt |
| Rallies Demonstrations | Yes (true) | RalliesDemonstrationsInd |
| Rallies Demonstrations | $2,072 | RalliesDemonstrationsAmt |
| Other Activities | false | OtherActivitiesInd |
| Total Lobbying Expenditures | $6,906 | TotalLobbyingExpendituresAmt |
| Not Described Section501c3 | false | NotDescribedSection501c3Ind |
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | Pt II-B Line 1 | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | In 2020, Communities United For Action (CUFA) lobbied for Hamilton County to change the laws around the sewer and stormwater rates to expand the customer assistance program. And to remove the 24-hour requirement to report sewer back-ups. CUFA Has promoted these through communications to members and the general public, including members of Cincinnati City Council, Hamilton County Commissioners ad State Legislators. And through published statements in Newsletters and on their social media platforms and website. CUFA sponsored a letter writing campaign to encourage people to write letters to Governor DeWine asking for no utility shut-offs. And CUFA members met with City Council, Hamilton County Commissioners and State Legislators. | ExplanationTxt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Training expense 175. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Program expenses 97. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Travel 392. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Office and misc expenses 2330. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Insurance 753. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Database Expense 590. |
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Technology Tools Expense 620. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 1681. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Account payable-operations 400. |
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