BLANKETS OF HOPE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2019

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Organization
BLANKETS OF HOPE INC (EIN 84-1730702)
Tax period
2019-04-30 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-02-03
IRS object ID
202020349349200317
Schema version
2019v5.0
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-02-03T15:38:47-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN133597814PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SKODY SCOT & CO CPAS PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1520 EIGHTH AVE SUITE 2200AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-04-30TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN841730702EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLANKETS OF HOPE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7186144930PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line167 35TH STREET NO C400AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11232ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNICHOLAS FIORITOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7186144930PhoneNum
Signature2020-02-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURENCE SCOT MBA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00632647PTIN
Phone2129671100PhoneNum
Preparation2020-02-03PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.122.225.90IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-02-03IPDt
IP Tm16:38:02IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-09-23 17:36:50ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressHTTPS://BLANKETSOFHOPE.COM/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$163,219GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$163,219ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$163,219TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$31,000SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$5,118OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$36,496OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$72,614TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$90,605ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$90,605NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$40,933EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$50,960EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$91,893EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$1,288EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$90,605EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeBLANKETS OF HOPE'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE NEEDED PHYSICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO THE HOMELESS POPULATION. WITH THE HELP OF STUDENTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND BEYOND, THE ORGANIZATION DELIVERS PURPLE BLANKETS AND INSPIRATIONAL HANDWRITTEN NOTES TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. BLANKETS OF HOPE HELPS FULFILL A BASIC NEED OF SAVING LIVES BY KEEPING PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON THE STREETS WARM DURING THE WINTER MONTHS WHILE ALSO LIFTING THEIR SPIRITS WITH WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomDISTRIBUTION OF THOUSANDS OF BLANKETS WITH NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$59,320ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$59,320TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
NICHOLAS FIORITO
PRESIDENT40.00$14,000$0$0
MICHAEL FIORITO
TREASURER40.00$14,000$0$0
MICHAEL LYNCH
SECRETARY5.00$3,000$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 FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

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 Line167 35TH STREET NO C400AddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11232ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7186144930PhoneNum
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$163,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$163,219TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$163,219CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$163,219TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$146,736SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$16,483PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$163,219TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A - PAGE 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSY 2019 - APRIL 30, 2019 TO DECEMBER 31, 2019ExplanationTxt

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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 309. DESCRIPTION: BANK CHARGES & PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES. AMOUNT: 990. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES - BLANKETS. AMOUNT: 29,206. DESCRIPTION: DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 621. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE SUPPLIES & EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 680. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL, HOTELS & MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 1,432. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 3,258. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 36,496.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 50,960.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARDS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,288.

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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