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HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC (EIN 04-3203910)
Tax period
2017-07-01 to 2018-06-30
Filed
2019-05-15
IRS object ID
201941359349206209
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-05-15T16:08:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043097400PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KEVIN P MARTIN ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110 FORBES WESTAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINTREECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02184ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043203910EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOMEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174971595PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11151 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJAMES SHEARERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174971595PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOLANTA TUCK CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01340068PTIN
Phone7813803520PhoneNum
Preparation2019-05-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address72.93.210.10IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-05-15IPDt
IP Tm11:35:40IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id9798A4A25C82E9BDFDC3E91A4FF95596BCEC9916AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdCB723D511B4361143C95584A8FE9F03509BC83C0AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.SPARECHANGENEWS.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$130,670GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$79,950ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$47,930ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$2,790FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$2,790SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Total Revenue$127,880TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$30,117SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$43,462FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$17,864OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$20,527PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$12,950OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$124,920TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$2,960ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$38,767NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$41,727NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,948BOYAmt
EOY$29,186EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$28,814BOYAmt
EOY$19,241EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,762BOYAmt
EOY$48,427EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,995BOYAmt
EOY$6,700EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$38,767BOYAmt
EOY$41,727EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeEVERY TWO WEEKS, PUBLISH A SELF HELP NEWSPAPER, "SPARE CHANGE NEWS," TO ALLOW VENDORS TO EARN A DIGNIFIED,INDEPENDENT INCOME. PUBLISH WRITING AND ART BY HOMELESS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME CREATIVE PEOPLE. SHARE INSIGHTS WITH READERS TO PROMOTE EMPATHY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomSELLING SPARE CHANGE NEWS PROVIDES SELF-EMPLOYMENT TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. VENDORS (SALESPEOPLE) PAY $.35 FOR EACH COPY, SELLING THEM FOR $1.00, WHICH PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED INCOME AND THE PRIDE IN HAVING AN HONORABLE JOB, OFTEN FOR THOSE WHO FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND MAINSTREAM WORK.THE WRITERS FUNDEACH ISSUE OF SPARE CHANGE NEWS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO OR THREE VENDORS AND LOW-INCOME WRITERS TO PUBLISH THEIR WORK. THEY EARN $50 PER PUBLISHED PIECE, ALLOWING THE INTERESTED PUBLIC TO HEAR THEIR VOICES OF THESE MARGINALIZED PEOPLE. MOST PUBLISH MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 120 PIECES.THE PAPERSPARE CHANGE NEWS IS PUBLISHED TO INFORM THE INTERESTED PUBLIC ABOUT CAUSES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, TO DESCRIBE FIRSTHAND REALITIES FACED BY POOR PEOPLE, AND TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN GENERALDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$90,313ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$90,313TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
SAMUEL WEEMS
SECRETARY2.00$16,126$0$0
EVA MONTIBELLO
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (JULY - DEC)20.00$9,231$0$0
KENDRA MAHONEY
VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
SARA LAVADO
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
MICHAEL THISTLE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
JAMES SHEARER
PRESIDENT2.00$5,870$0$0
JONATHAN SOBO
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
MARIAM BOUCHOUAR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (AS OF JAN 201820.00$1,474$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 Line1CORPORATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11151 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6174971595PhoneNum
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$93,162CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$109,249CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$77,614CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$97,301CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$79,950CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$457,276TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,474CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$54,841CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,945CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,119CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$47,930CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$259,309TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$145,636CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$164,090CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$129,559CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$149,420CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,880CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$716,585TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$41,250TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$19,500TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$7,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13,500CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$9,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$21,250CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$60,750TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$655,835PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$145,636CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$164,090CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$129,559CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$149,420CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,880CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$716,585TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.91520PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.92580PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event125 ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$6,295GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$3,505CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$2,790GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$2,790OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$6,295GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$3,505CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$2,790GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$2,790OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$2,790DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 2,905. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 14,959. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 17,864.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 1,034. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 2,865. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES. AMOUNT: 3,857. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 2,535. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,087. DESCRIPTION: DUES. AMOUNT: 860. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 642. DESCRIPTION: MISC LICENSES, PERMITS, AND FEES. AMOUNT: 70. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 12,950.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,168. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 20,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 17,500. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,646. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,741.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 8,995. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 6,700.

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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