ELLA PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
ELLA PROJECT (EIN 81-2192048)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-19
IRS object ID
201913239349300211
Schema version
2018v3.1
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2019-11-19T10:30:12-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Neely Whites Tax & Financial LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line12109 19th StAddressLine1Txt
CityGulfportCityNm
State AbbreviationMSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP39501ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN812192048EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE ELLA PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELLABusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1421 FRENCHMEN STAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW ORLEANSCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70116ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonEUGENE MENERAYPersonNm
Person TitleCO FOUNDERPersonTitleTxt
Phone5042500429PhoneNum
Signature2019-11-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Phone2284931131PhoneNum
Preparation2019-11-19PreparationDt

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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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CRAIG KLEIN
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BERTRAND BUTLER
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TREY MCINTYRE
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PAIGE ROYER
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GEORGIA AINSWORTH
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SCOTT GOLDIN
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LAWRENCE MITCHELL
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ASHLYE KEATON
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Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,728TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
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 Minus1 Year$144,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$215,369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$506,646TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$144,742CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$215,369CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$506,646TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$273,178SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$233,468PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$85CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$225TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$506,871TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Donor Advised Funds Contri$400DonorAdvisedFundsContriAmt
Donor Advised Funds Grants$400DonorAdvisedFundsGrantsAmt
Disclosed Org Leg CtrlYes (true)DisclosedOrgLegCtrlInd
Disclosed For Charitable PrpsYes (true)DisclosedForCharitablePrpsInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD PRIOR TO PROVIDING THEM TO THE ACCOUNTANT FOR FORM 990 PREPARATION.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE VIA CONTACT INFORMATION ON THE ELLA PROJECT WEBSITE.

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