PLEASE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
PLEASE FOUNDATION (EIN 26-1662327)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-31
IRS object ID
201903049349301105
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)
Return2019-10-31T09:29:56-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHAEL J MICCIO CPA APACBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16660 RIVERSIDE DRIVE STE 206AddressLine1Txt
CityMETAIRIECityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70003ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN261662327EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Please FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPLEABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5043046943PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line130 Maryland DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityNew OrleansCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70124ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonYvette EndomPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone5043046943PhoneNum
Signature2019-04-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMichael J Miccio CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00081658PTIN
Phone5044558969PhoneNum
Preparation2019-10-31PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address98.185.41.229IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-10-31IPDt
IP Tm09:29:51IPTm
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerYvette EndomPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 9223AddressLine1Txt
CityMetairieCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP70055ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$241,692GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.pleasefoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2007FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateLALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo inspire at-risk children to a future of excellence through educational, spiritual, and social resources.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers30TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$255,441PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$241,680CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$7PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$12CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$255,448PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$241,692CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$214,671PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$53,202CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$5,652CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$49,337PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$27,689CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$264,008PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$80,891CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,560PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$160,801CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$60,765ExpenseAmt
Grant$0GrantAmt
Revenue$241,680RevenueAmt
DescEducational ScholarshipsDesc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (true)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst IncfalseSubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonYvette EndomPersonNm
Phone5042365226PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 9223AddressLine1Txt
CityMetairieCityNm
State AbbreviationLAStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

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Yvette Endom
President40.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Lauren Lagarde
Secretary4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Judy Arceneaux
Treasurer8.00Yes (X)$5,144$0$0
Evans Schmidt
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Maria Crumley
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Rev Joe Krafft
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Shannon Adams
Director4.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Stacy Pellerin
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Lisa White
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Contri Rpt Fundraising Event$35,065ContriRptFundraisingEventAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$2,938TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,938ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (3 entries)

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Student Expenses$7,563$7,563$0$0
Fundraising Expenses$5,652$0$0$5,652
Contract Labor$8,054$0$8,054$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services$60,765ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$14,474ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$27,752BOYAmt
EOY$188,553EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$27,752BOYAmt
EOY$188,553EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$27,752BOYAmt
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BOY$27,752BOYAmt
EOY$188,553EOYAmt

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BOY$27,752BOYAmt
EOY$188,553EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$160,801ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$269,493CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$204,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$255,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$1,173,220TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$269,493CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$204,251CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$255,441CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$241,680CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,173,220TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,173,220PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,173,220TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
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Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Various MailoutsEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$35,065GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$35,065GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,652OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$35,065GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$35,065GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,652OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$5,652DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$29,413NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeScholarshipsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient31RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$53,202CashGrantAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt III, col (b)FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation2 students received scholarships over $5000.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 8aThe governing board documents meetings held.
Pt VI, Line 11bThe board receives a copy of the tax return via email.
Pt VI, Line 8bThere is no committee to act on behalf of the governing body.
Pt VI, Line 19Financials are available upon request.

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