PRE-K OUR WAY: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
PRE-K OUR WAY (EIN 47-2164574)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-12
IRS object ID
201923169349301952
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)
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Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPRE-BusinessNameControlTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Revenue Subtotal$1,139,000RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,139,000TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
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Expenses Subtotal$1,344,608ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,344,608TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2M BRIAN MAHER CHAIRMAN HUSBAND SANDRA MAHER PRESIDENT WIFE
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTHE POLICY DOES NOT REQUIRE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE BUT BIANNUAL DISCLOSURE. OFFICERS REVIEW ACTIVITY TO ASSURE COMPLIANCE.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCAMPAIGN LEADERSHIP 128,833 233,707 0 COMMUNICATIONS 971,402 0 0 EVENTS AND SPONSORSHIP 10,666 0 0 TOTAL 1,110,901 233,707 0

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