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ORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
ORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND INC (EIN 45-4471572)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-10-15
IRS object ID
201942889349200349
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)
Return2019-10-15T12:58:08-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN454471572EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlORGABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2029399130PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5523AddressLine1Txt
CityMANCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP03108ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGARY HIRSHBERGPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone2029399130PhoneNum
Signature2019-10-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK H SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2022274000PhoneNum
Preparation2019-10-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address47.19.127.190IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-10-15IPDt
IP Tm12:58:05IPTm
IP TimezoneEDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id570ED48B5F8CC28C01C0C8DF3D35B6F95E5F8C55AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-03-31 21:24:44ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressHTTP://WWW.JUSTLABELIT.ORG/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$5,855GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$5,778ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Other Revenue Total$77OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$5,855TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$21,250GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$42,080SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$49,588FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,061OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$20,131OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$135,110TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$129,255ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$183,286NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$54,031NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$235,779BOYAmt
EOY$116,312EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,687BOYAmt
EOY$80,731EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$273,466BOYAmt
EOY$197,043EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$90,180BOYAmt
EOY$143,012EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$183,286BOYAmt
EOY$54,031EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE MISSION OF THE ORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND (OVAF) IS TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS TO SAFE AND HEALTHY FOOD AND FARMING. THE PRIMARY THRUST OF OVAF TO DATE HAS BEEN TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE THE PUBLIC IN AN EFFORT TO REQUIRE NATIONAL LABELING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED FOODS IN THE UNITED STATES THROUGH ITS PROJECT JUST LABEL IT (JLI).PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomIN 2018, OVAF CONTINUED TO EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS TO SAFE AND HEALTHY FOOD AND FARMING BY EDUCATING CONSUMERS ON ISSUES SUCH AS GMOS AND CHEMICALS IN THE CURRENT FOOD SYSTEM THROUGH A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT CHANNELS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$21,250GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$107,253ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$107,253TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
GARY HIRSHBERG
CHAIRMAN5.00$0$0$0
DARREN MAHAFFY
VICE CHAIR0.12$0$0$0
LEWIS GOLDSTEIN
SECRETARY0.12$0$0$0
TOM SPIER
TREASURER0.12$0$0$0
ALEXANDRA BERGSTEIN
BOARD MEMBER0.12$0$0$0
SARAH BIRD
BOARD MEMBER0.12$0$0$0
KEN COOK
BOARD MEMBER0.12$0$0$0
MELODY MEYER
BOARD MEMBER0.12$0$0$0
SCOTT FABER
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR5.00$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
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 FldNHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KATRINA STAVESBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 5523AddressLine1Txt
CityMANCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationNHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP03108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2029399130PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 77.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: TO SUPPORT PROGRAMMATIC WORK RELATED TO FOOD POLICY. GRANTEE NAME: ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 1436 U STREET, NW, SUITE 100 WASHINGTON, DC 20009. AMOUNT GIVEN: 21,250.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,007. DESCRIPTION: INFORMATON TECHNOLOGY. AMOUNT: 12,129. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 4,190. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 664. DESCRIPTION: CONFERENCE, CONVENTION, MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 1,141. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 20,131.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PLEDGES RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 37,687. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 80,194. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 537.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 90,180. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 143,012.
FEDERAL FORM 990-EZ, RELATED ORGANIZATIONSORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND AND ORGANIC VOICES HAVE ENTERED INTO A COST SHARING AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH ORGANIC VOICES REIMBURSES ORGANIC VOICES ACTION FUND ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR ORGANIC VOICES' ALLOCABLE SHARE OF THE COMPENSATION PAID TO OVAF'S EMPLOYEE, RELATED OVERHEAD AND OTHER SHARED COSTS. ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP (EWG), WHICH IS AN UNRELATED TAX EXEMPT ORGANIZATION, PROVIDED COMPENSATION TO SCOTT FABER, AN EMPLOYEE OF EWG, FOR THE SERVICES HE PROVIDED AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2018.

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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