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HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC (EIN 04-3203910)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2020-10-16
IRS object ID
202002909349200330
Schema version
2018v3.2
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)
Return2020-10-16T16:33:33-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042979611PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NARDELLA & TAYLOR LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line124 HARTWELL AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityLEXINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02421ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043203910EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOMEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174971595PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11151 MASSACHUSETTS AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNOAH HALLPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2076938362PhoneNum
Signature2020-10-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonEDWARD TAYLORPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00299025PTIN
Phone7818626833PhoneNum
Preparation2020-10-16PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address207.180.136.226IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-10-16IPDt
IP Tm14:16:50IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id33FECAD60B8B986A0649207A57287B9E6F0D8461AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id00B4956A69D9440D483EE91F92F67C8EF692CE5FAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressHTTP://SPARECHANGENEWS.NET/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$105,386GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$68,954ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$36,432ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$105,386TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$41,354SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$6,540FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$22,481OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$38,669PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$27,879OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$136,923TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$31,537ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$41,727NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$10,190NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$29,186BOYAmt
EOY$470EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$19,241BOYAmt
EOY$15,271EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$48,427BOYAmt
EOY$15,741EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,700BOYAmt
EOY$5,551EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$41,727BOYAmt
EOY$10,190EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeEVERY TWO WEEKS, PUBLISHES A SELF-HELP NEWSPAPER, "SPARE CHANGE NEWS", TO ALLOW VENDORS TO EARN A DIGNIFIED, INDEPENDENT INCOME. PUBLISHES WRITING AND ART BY HOMELESS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME CREATIVE PEOPLE WHO SHARE INSIGHTS WITH READERS TO PROMOTE EMPATHY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomSELLING "SPARE CHANGE NEWS" PROVIDES SELF-EMPLOYMENT TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. VENDORS (SALESPEOPLE) PAY $ .50 FOR EACH COPY, SELLING THEM FOR $2.00, WHICH PROVIDES MUCH NEEDED INCOME AND THE PRIDE IN HAVING AN HONORABLE JOB, OFTEN FOR THOSE WHO FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND MAINSTREAM WORK. THE WRITERS FUND EACH ISSUE OF SPARE CHANGE NEWS AND PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO OR THREE VENDORS AND LOW-INCOME WRITERS TO PUBLISH THEIR WORK. THEY EARN $50 PER PUBLISHED PIECE, ALLOWING THE INTERESTED PUBLIC TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THESE MARGINALIZED PEOPLE. MOST PUBLISH MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 120 PIECES. THE PAPER "SPARE CHANGE NEWS" IS PUBLISHED TO INFORM THE INTERESTED PUBLIC ABOUT CAUSES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, TO DESCRIBE FIRSTHAND REALITIES FACED BY POOR PEOPLE, AND TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN GENERAL.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$127,699ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$127,699TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JAMES SHEARER
PRESIDENT2.00$4,323$0$0
KENDRA MAHONEY
VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
JONATHAN SOBO
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
SAMUEL WEEMS
SECRETARY2.00$10,071$0$0
MARIAM BOUCHOUAR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20.00$14,850$0$0
SARA LAVADO
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0
MICHAEL THISTLE
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0
MARC GOLDFINGER
BOARD MEMBER2.00$0$0$0
BERYL LIPTON
BOARD MEMBER2.00$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
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

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 Line11151 MASSACHUSETTS AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6174971595PhoneNum
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
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$109,249CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77,614CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$97,301CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$79,950CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$68,954CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$433,068TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$54,841CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$51,945CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,119CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$47,930CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,432CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$243,267TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$164,090CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$129,559CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$149,420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$127,880CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,386CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$676,335TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,671CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,921TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$8,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$18,500TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,500CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21,250CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$25,671CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$79,421TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$596,914PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$164,090CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$129,559CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$149,420CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$127,880CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,386CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$676,335TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.88260PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.91520PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 1,741. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 20,740. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 22,481.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: E-COMMERCE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 209. DESCRIPTION: MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 764. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES. AMOUNT: 999. DESCRIPTION: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 411. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,844. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 300. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL SERVICE FEES. AMOUNT: 3,442. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 3,316. DESCRIPTION: OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES-COST OF GOODS SOLD. AMOUNT: 16,594. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 27,879.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 13,500. DESCRIPTION: INVENTORY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,771. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,741. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 6,700. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,860. DESCRIPTION: CASH OVERDRAFT. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 691.
FORM 8868 APPLICATION FOR ADDITIONAL TIME TO FILEDUE TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE ORGANIZATION WAS UNABLE TO MEET THE JULY 15, 2020 DEADLINE TO FILE FORM 990-EZ. THE ORGANIZATION HAS LIMITED PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES, AND THEIR EFFORTS WERE ENGAGED IN MANAGING ITS OPERATIONS. IT HAS REQUESTED AND RECEIVED AN EXTENSION UNDER A SPECIAL PROVISION TO FILE BY OCTOBER 16, 2020.

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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