MAKE A DIFFERENCE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
MAKE A DIFFERENCE (EIN 35-2404984)
Tax period
2017-09-01 to 2018-08-31
Filed
2019-01-01
IRS object ID
201920089349201067
Schema version
2017v2.0
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

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Return2019-01-01T08:52:52-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
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Filer Filer

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EIN352404984EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1MAKE A DIFFERENCE IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlMAKEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9013452444PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line12606 Corporate Ave East Suite 237AddressLine1Txt
CityMemphisCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP38132ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonBetty LawsonPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone9013452444PhoneNum
Signature2019-01-01SignatureDt

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Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresswww.madifference.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$157,734GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$66,290SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,927FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$38,428OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$0PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$37,236OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$143,881TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$13,853ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$21,060NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeMake A Difference, Inc. is a state licensed Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program designed to treat the critical needs (mental health and chemical addiction issues) of indigent and uninsured adults in need of intensive treatment on an outpatient basis. However, these individuals cannot afford to pay for such needed services. State grants such as CTC- Community Treatment Collaboration, ARP-Addiction Recovery Program, and COC - Continuum of Care make it possible to assist in meeting the needs of these indigent clients. Our treatment services include individual, group, family therapy, case management services, home monitoring, psychiatric evaluations by an MD Board Certified psychiatrist, medications, medication follow-up, transportation, housing assistance, as well as collaborating with other health agencies that provide medical, dental, and vision care to help meet the overall needs of our clients in the community.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (6 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Addiction Recovery Program(ARP) reimburses for addiction recovery services rendered. ARP grants help make it possible to continue to treat countless individuals in need of our services. The beneficial outcome of our program has helped clients become mentally stable, gain sobriety from a lifestyle of alcohol/chemical addiction, get their GED or go back to school, become employed or get job promotions, elevate an individual's self-esteem, develop a sense of hopefulness, tell others about how they can benefit by participating in our program, etc. Additional funding is needed in order to meet the growing demands of our target population. More state federal funding would allow our agency to expand and create more programs that will prove to be even more beneficial to the clients we serve. We take pleasure in meeting the needs of our clients.$18,498$16,042
Community Treatment Collaboration(CTC) helps with costs associated with intensive outpatient treatment services like intake, group therapy, individual/group sessions. CTC grants help make it possible to continue to treat countless individuals in need of our services. The beneficial outcome of our program has helped clients become mentally stable, gain sobriety from a lifestyle of alcohol/chemical addiction, get their GED or go back to school, become employed or get job promotions, elevate an individual's self-esteem, develop a sense of hopefulness, tell others about how they can benefit by participating in our program, etc. Additional funding is needed in order to meet the growing demands of our target population. More state/federal funding would allow our agency to expand and create more programs that will prove to be even more beneficial to the clients we serve. We take pleasure in meeting the needs of our clients.$77,873$77,674
Shelby County Government help make it possible to continue to treat countless individuals in need of our services. The beneficial outcome of our program has helped clients become mentally stable, gain sobriety from a lifestyle of alcohol chemical addiction, get their GED or go back to school, become employed or get job promotions, elevate an individual's self-esteem, develop a sense of hopefulness, tell others about how they can benefit by participating in our program, etc. Additional funding is needed in order to meet the growing demands of our target population. More state federal funding would allow our agency to expand and create more programs that will prove to be even more beneficial to the clients we serve. We take pleasure in meeting the needs of our clients.$9,000$2,556
Addictions Recovery Program State Targeted Response (ARP-STR)$18,256$18,000
Continuum of Care (COC) Outpatient addiction treatment and mental health treatment. Clients learned about the illness of substance addiction and learned to prevent relapse. Clients also became stabilized and compliant with taking their psychotropic meds as a result. Relapse prevention, abstinence, and mental health stabilization for COC on an outpatient basis. The beneficial outcome of our program has helped clients become mentally stable, gain sobriety from a lifestyle of alcohol chemical addiction, get their GED or go back to school, become employed or get job promotions, elevate an individual's self-esteem, develop a sense of hopefulness, tell others about how they can benefit by participating in our program, etc. Additional funding is needed in order to meet the growing demands of our target population. More state federal funding would allow our agency to expand and create more programs that will prove to be even more beneficial to the clients we serve. We take pleasure in meeting the needs of our clients.$31,712$29,609
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatement (ADT)$500$0
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Total Program Service Expenses$143,881TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Betty Lawson
Executive Director40.0$36,000
Bruce Cole
Chairman5.0$0
David Gitter
Board Member2$0
Chris Lawson
Board Member2$0
Ling Gitter
Board Member2$0
Lloyd Stovall
Board Member2$0
Carla Anderson
Board Member2$0
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Phone9013452444PhoneNum
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Other Expenses: Awards/Individual assistance: 3,937.51; Meals, Travel and Entertainment: 348.69; Operation/program services/maintaining operations: 20,600.80; Admin Expense:612.70; Sam Club Fee:55.00; Supplies: 11,681.36
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Other Assets: Furniture & Equipment: Beginning of year 0, End of the year 0; Rental Deposit: Beginning of year: 3234, End of year 3234

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