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CONSERVATION THROUGH POVERTY ALLEVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
CONSERVATION THROUGH POVERTY ALLEVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 87-0713649)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-28
IRS object ID
201913019349200781
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-10-28T14:44:11-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042943536PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tonneson & Company PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1401 Edgewater Place Suite 300AddressLine1Txt
CityWakefieldCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP018806208ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN870713649EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Conservation Through Poverty AlleviationBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2International IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCONSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6172308322PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line129 Roberts StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityCambridgeCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHeidi E MacLeanPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172308322PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHeidi E MacLeanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00840184PTIN
Phone7812459999PhoneNum
Preparation2019-10-21PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.88.174.3IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-10-22IPDt
IP Tm13:41:26IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdD9EC98C7D6B865D50043FA7345E27016C589A6AEAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id4CDF97D3EC18511AAFE40EBE2F8467E5AF2DDC05AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.CPALI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$83,066GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$57,842ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$21,756ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$2,922InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$546SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$546GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Total Revenue$83,066TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$15,300SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$275OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$96,988OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$112,563TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$29,497ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$286,779NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$6,080OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$251,202NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$289,764BOYAmt
EOY$250,270EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,453BOYAmt
EOY$1,178EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$291,217BOYAmt
EOY$251,448EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,438BOYAmt
EOY$246EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$286,779BOYAmt
EOY$251,202EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeConservation through Povery Alleviation, International is an international non profit organization that identifies, develops and implements new means of income generation for impoverished farmers living in areas of high biodiversity and conservation value. The initiative is focused on farming locally available and sustainable plants, animals and insects while educating people of all ages to find new ways to appreciate and utilize their environment by identifing and develping markets in which to sell products produced by the local people.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Madagascar Silk Project- project which teaches the people of Madagascar to breed local silkworms as a tool for biodiversity conservation and silk production for use in the sale of merchandise produced to provide sustainable income to the local people living in proverty.$0$0
Raffia Weaving - Project to revitalize raffia farming and weaving, a fading art in the Maroantseta. Currently the program in Maroantseta is develping a raffia seedling nursery and teaching farmers who currently own raffia trees how to harvest the palm leaves sustainably that can be used to weave products for sale by local farmers.$0$0
Project to advance farming and the sustainable collection of plants and animal products.$0$0
Assisting in the linking of the Malagasy production program directly to US buyers and distributors.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Catherine L Craig
President40.00$0$0$0
Robert S Weber
Director1.00$0$0$0
Leslie Brunetta
Clerk0.00$0$0$0
May Berenbaum
Director0.00$0$0$0
Tim Barclay
Director5.00$0$0$0
Chad Brown
Director0.00$0$0$0
Andry Ralijaona
Director0.00$0$0$0
Heidi MacLean
Treasurer1.00$0$0$0
Amelia Thrall
Director0.00$0$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 FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Catherine L Craig PresidentBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 398006AddressLine1Txt
CityCambridgeCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6172308322PhoneNum
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 Minus4 Years$107,405CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$91,539CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$105,986CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$104,284CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,842CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$467,056TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$107,405CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$91,539CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$105,986CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$104,284CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$57,842CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$467,056TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$111,349SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$355,707PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,957CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,185CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,126CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,292CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,922CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,482TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$478,538TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$91,806GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.74330PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64090PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment IncomeDescription: Dividend income. Amount: 2,704. Description: Interest income. Amount: 218. Total Included on Form 990-EZ, line 4: 2,922.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 14Description: Depreciation. Amount: 275.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other ExpensesDescription: Program Expenses. Amount: 50,646. Description: Management General & Administrative. Amount: 9,370. Description: Marketing Expenses. Amount: 8,719. Description: Program Development Expenses. Amount: 25,381. Description: Fundraising. Amount: 699. Description: Payroll Expenses. Amount: 2,173. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 96,988.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net AssetsDescription: Unrealized Gain/Loss on Investments. Amount: -6,080.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other AssetsDescription: Advance Cay. Beg. of Year Amount: 470. End of Year Amount: 470. Description: Other Depreciable Assets. Beg. of Year Amount: 983. End of Year Amount: 708.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other LiabilitiesDescription: Due to Robert Weber. Beg. of Year Amount: 246. End of Year Amount: 246. Description: Accrued Expenses. Beg. of Year Amount: 4,192. End of Year Amount: 0.

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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