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CONSERVATION THROUGH POVERTY ALLEVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
CONSERVATION THROUGH POVERTY ALLEVIATION INTERNATIONAL INC (EIN 87-0713649)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201843199349207499
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)
Return2018-11-15T15:45:59-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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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 Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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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

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Address Line129 Roberts StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityCambridgeCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonHeidi E MacLeanPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone6172308322PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonHeidi E MacLeanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00840184PTIN
Phone7812459999PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-15PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address64.88.174.3IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
IP Tm15:35:11IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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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.CPALI.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$132,574GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$104,707ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$25,575ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$2,264InvestmentIncomeAmt
Other Revenue Total$28OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$132,574TotalRevenueAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$941OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$124,394OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$125,335TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$7,239ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$257,784NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$21,756OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$286,779NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$255,413BOYAmt
EOY$289,764EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$2,371BOYAmt
EOY$1,453EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,784BOYAmt
EOY$291,217EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$4,438EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$257,784BOYAmt
EOY$286,779EOYAmt
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 (3 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
Insect for food initiative - Gryllus nr Madagascariensis is a widespread species of cricket in Madagascar. The project works to teach local farmers how to raise crickets in Madagascar commercially to produce cricket protein powder to add to snack foods and nutritional additives. Cricket powder is a valuable additive to current disaster relief foods as it contains nutrients and vitamins not currently included in these foods. Farmers are also raising insect species native to the area in Maroantseta by gathering seeds and planting the host plant for the insect.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$0TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 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
Walter Simons
Director0.00$0$0$0
May Berenbaum
Director0.00$0$0$0
Tim Barclay
Director5.00$0$0$0
James Arthur Toupin
Director1.00$0$0$0
Andry Ralijaona
Director0.00$0$0$0
Heidi MacLean
Treasurer2.00$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$80,979CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,405CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$91,539CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$105,986CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,284CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$490,193TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$80,979CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,405CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$91,539CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$105,986CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$104,284CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$490,193TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$170,275SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$319,918PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$414CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,957CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,185CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,126CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,292CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,974TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$499,167TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$74,914GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.64090PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.50170PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 - Other Investment IncomeDescription: Dividend income. Amount: 2,038. Description: Interest income. Amount: 226. Total Included on Form 990-EZ, line 4: 2,264.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 - Other RevenueDescription: Miscellaneous Income. Amount: 28.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 14Description: Depreciation. Amount: 941.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 - Other ExpensesDescription: Program Expenses. Amount: 46,356. Description: Management General & Administrative. Amount: 22,302. Description: Marketing Expenses. Amount: 17,836. Description: Program Development Expenses. Amount: 22,841. Description: Fundraising. Amount: 777. Description: Payroll Expenses. Amount: 11,282. Description: Maroantserta Disaster Relief. Amount: 3,000. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 124,394.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 - Other Changes in Net AssetsDescription: Unrealized Gain/Loss on Investments. Amount: 21,756.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 - Other AssetsDescription: Account Receivable. Beg. of Year Amount: 1,927. End of Year Amount: 0. Description: Advance Cay. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 470. Description: Other Depreciable Assets. Beg. of Year Amount: 444. End of Year Amount: 983.
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 - Other LiabilitiesDescription: Due to Robert Weber. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 246. Description: Accrued Expenses. Beg. of Year Amount: 0. End of Year Amount: 4,192.

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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