C C I N B C V T: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
C C I N B C V T (EIN 31-1261456)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-03-17
IRS object ID
202020779349300807
Schema version
2019v5.0
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)
Return2020-03-17T11:31:55-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN562202813PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOYCE AND COMPANY CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityCARYCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27511ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN311261456EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name ControlCCINBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9197875181PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11500 SUNDAY DRIVE SUITE 102AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonGAIL SIZE BS RPHS RVS RVT FSVUPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone9197825181PhoneNum
Signature2020-02-24SignatureDt

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Preparer PersonSHELTON M ENNIS CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00746975PTIN
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Preparation2020-02-24PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-04-22 16:20:28ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.CCI-ONLINE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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PY Total Revenue$2,567,419PYTotalRevenueAmt
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11500 SUNDAY DR STE 102AddressLine1Txt
CityRALEIGHCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP27607ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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RICK HOFFMAN CPAABV
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NCS PEARSON
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Securities$421,255SecuritiesAmt

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Securities$423,596SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$28,030OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total$5,000TotalAmt

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Total$5,706TotalAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$7,600TotalAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

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Total$30,139TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$254,634TotalAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,290TotalAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,933TotalAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,070TotalAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$244,542TotalAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$9,553TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$9,648TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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BANK CHARGES AND FEES$65,188
LAPEL PINS/CERTIFICATES$7,677
TELEPHONE$5,633

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Total$8,281TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$38,271BOYAmt
EOY$38,769EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$65,809LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$46,994LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

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BOY$28,367BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$2,952,390BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$4,044,888BOYAmt
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$117,277BOYAmt
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$2,434,046BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$2,551,323BOYAmt
EOY$2,438,447EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,493,565BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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EOY$4,734,225EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$392,524ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$409,689NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$65,809OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$46,994DepreciationAmt
Book Value$18,815BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$18,815TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 3FIRST POINT RESOURCES HANDLES ALL MANAGEMENT DUTIES
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7AMEMBERS ELECT THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BREVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT COMPANY AND TREASURER.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES IS INFORMED OF THE COI POLICY AT THE BOARD MEETING ANNUALLY.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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