EMPOWERMENT PLAN: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
EMPOWERMENT PLAN (EIN 45-3265365)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201843199349308599
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)
Return2018-11-15T13:46:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN382492570PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DOEREN MAYHEWBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1305 WEST BIG BEAVER ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityTROYCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48084ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN453265365EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE EMPOWERMENT PLANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlEMPOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3139189760PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17640 KERCHEVAL AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48214ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVERONIKA SCOTTPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3133550781PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAARON PARTRIDGE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01704153PTIN
Phone2482443000PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address40.141.134.7IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
IP Tm13:14:40IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerVERONIKA SCOTTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17640 KERCHEVAL AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48214ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,859,704GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EMPOWERMENTPLAN.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO BREAK THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY BY EMPLOYING AND TRAINING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WHO MANUFACTURE SLEEPING BAG COATS FOR THOSE IN NEED.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body14VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent13VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee51TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,453,613PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$1,853,320CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$5,085PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,447CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$40PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$741CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$924PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$3,899CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,459,662PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,857,925CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$608,080PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$821,611CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$146,054CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$653,163PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$1,491,951CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,261,243PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$2,313,562CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$1,198,419PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$455,637CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,843,285TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,688,012TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$80,729TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$381,093TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$1,762,556NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$1,306,919NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO INSTILL DIGNITY AND PRIDE WITHIN THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM THE HARSH ELEMENTS FOR PEOPLE LIVING ON THE STREETS. TO CREATE A SKILLED WORKFORCE BY HIRING HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND GIVING THEM A SECOND CHANCE AT A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN.MissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcYes (1)SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$947,229ExpenseAmt
Revenue$5,346RevenueAmt
DescDESIGN, PRODUCE, AND DISTRIBUTE MPWR COATS THAT WILL PROTECT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS FROM THE HARSH ELEMENTS.Desc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$521,660ExpenseAmt
DescPROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COAT MANUFACTURING PROCESS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$351,004ExpenseAmt
DescEMPOWERMENT PLAN CREATED A SUBSIDIARY LEGAL ENTITY, WHICH IS A SINGLE-MEMBER LLC WITH PASSTHROUGH TAX EXEMPTION, CALLED MAXWELL DETROIT, LLC. MAXWELL DETROIT, LLC DESIGNS AND PRODUCES COATS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL SALE WHILE EMPLOYING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OVERCOMING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$1,819,893TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingYes (1)ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingYes (1)LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityYes (1)DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document11IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee51EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsYes (1)QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form1098 C FiledYes (1)Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members14GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member13IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VERONIKA SCOTT PRESIDENTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3139189760PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17640 KERCHEVAL AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48214ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
VERONIKA SCOTT
PRESIDENT40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$114,242$0$465
DAN MULLEN
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM BILDNER
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
JULIE FISHER-CUMMINGS
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHERYL JOHNSON
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE LEVINE
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DENISE RESTAURI
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD ROTH
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KAREN NICKLIN
DIRECTOR (LEFT APRIL 2017)1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDSEL FORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CYNTHIA FORD
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBYN GLASER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
STEVE HAMP
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER HULL
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LORI WINGERTER
DIRECTOR1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES PARK
DIRECTOR OF MANUFACTURING40.00$115,440$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Compensation$465TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K2IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Government Grants$4,000GovernmentGrantsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,849,320AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$143,849NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$1,853,320TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSALES OF PRODUCT INCOMDesc
Business448000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,447TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,447RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,447TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$38TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$38ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,000OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other$1,779OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other-$779OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$779TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$779ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOTHER INCOMEDesc
Business448000BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$3,899TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$3,899RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$3,899OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,857,925TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$5,346RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion-$741ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$114,707TotalAmt
Program Services$62,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$39,307ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$12,567FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$654,340TotalAmt
Program Services$487,082ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,556ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$93,702FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,074TotalAmt
Management And General$2,074ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$50,490TotalAmt
Program Services$32,575ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,484FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$151,767TotalAmt
Management And General$135,127ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$16,640FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$86,523TotalAmt
Program Services$69,382ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$17,141ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,867TotalAmt
Program Services$3,838ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$22,606ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,423FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37,239TotalAmt
Program Services$27,370ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$9,869ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,208TotalAmt
Management And General$12,125ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,083FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$11TotalAmt
Management And General$11ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$24,131TotalAmt
Program Services$21,716ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,208ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,207FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,976TotalAmt
Program Services$17,710ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
MATERIALS$854,407$854,407
RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT$100,209$100,209
EMPLOYEE PROGRAMS$84,568$66,880$17,688
FREIGHT$38,008$38,008

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46,037TotalAmt
Program Services$37,883ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,206ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$3,948FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,313,562TotalAmt
Program Services$1,819,893ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$347,615ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$146,054FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$883,420BOYAmt
EOY$812,147EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$242,228BOYAmt
EOY$119,395EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,503BOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$354,200BOYAmt
EOY$186,292EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$16,177BOYAmt
EOY$15,388EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$346,813LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$74,938LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$64,496BOYAmt
EOY$271,875EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$280,000BOYAmt
EOY$280,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$261BOYAmt
EOY$2,915EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,843,285BOYAmt
EOY$1,688,012EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,729BOYAmt
EOY$302,524EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$78,569EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$80,729BOYAmt
EOY$381,093EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,288,161BOYAmt
EOY$834,865EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$474,395BOYAmt
EOY$472,054EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,762,556BOYAmt
EOY$1,306,919EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,843,285BOYAmt
EOY$1,688,012EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$455,637ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$826,153CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,044,107CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,153,015CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,453,613CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,853,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,330,208TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$826,153CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,044,107CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,153,015CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,453,613CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,853,320CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$7,330,208TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,108,147SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$6,222,061PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$252CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$186CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$114CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$590TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$93CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$3,899CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,992TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$7,334,790TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$60,924GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84830PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.84020PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2013 AMOUNT: $ 93. 2017 AMOUNT: $ 3,899.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$204,093OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$12,807DepreciationAmt
Book Value$191,286BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$134,004OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$54,988DepreciationAmt
Book Value$79,016BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$8,716OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,143DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,573BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$271,875TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Mail SolicitationsYes (X)MailSolicitationsInd
Email SolicitationsYes (X)EmailSolicitationsInd
In Person SolicitationsYes (X)InPersonSolicitationsInd
Solicitation Of Non Govt GrantsYes (X)SolicitationOfNonGovtGrantsInd
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyYes (1)AgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraiser Activity Info FundraiserActivityInfoGrp

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HAMMOND & ASSOCIATES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1682 GLENEAGLESAddressLine1Txt
CityHIGHLANDCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48357ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ActivityGENERAL FUNDRAISINGActivityTxt
Fundraiser Control Of Funds0FundraiserControlOfFundsInd
Gross Receipts$0GrossReceiptsAmt
Retained By Contractor$16,640RetainedByContractorAmt
Net To Organization$0NetToOrganizationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Retained By Contractors$16,640TotalRetainedByContractorsAmt
Licensed StatesMILicensedStatesCd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1ANNUAL EVENTEvent1Nm
Event2CHOICES DETROITEvent2Nm

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VERONIKA SCOTTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship With OrgPRESIDENTRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposeAUTO LOANLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$9,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$0BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Clothing And Household Goods ClothingAndHouseholdGoodsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$10,056NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt

Other Non Cash Contri Table OtherNonCashContriTableGrp (4 entries)

Non Cash CheckboxNonCashCheckboxIndDescDescContributionContributionCntNoncash Contributions Rpt F990NoncashContributionsRptF990AmtMethod Of Determining RevenuesMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
Yes (X)COAT SUPPLIES3$69,327FMV
Yes (X)EQUIPMENT3$40,850FMV
Yes (X)MERCHANDISE20$20,871FMV
Yes (X)SUPPLIES3$2,745FMV
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts0ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, LINE 1THE EMPOWERMENT PLAN HAS CHANGED ITS FISCAL YEAR DURING THIS ACCOUNTING PERIOD, AND WILL ALSO FILE A SHORT PERIOD 990 AS A RESULT OF THIS CHANGE.
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 2EMPOWERMENT PLAN CREATED A SUBSIDIARY LEGAL ENTITY, WHICH IS A SINGLE-MEMBER LLC WITH PASS-THROUGH TAX EXEMPTION, CALLED MAXWELL DETROIT, LLC. MAXWELL DETROIT, LLC DESIGNS AND PRODUCES COATS AND OTHER PRODUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL SALE WHILE EMPLOYING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE OVERCOMING HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2EDSEL FORD AND CYNTHIA FORD ARE MARRIED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE BOARD RECEIVES BOTH A DIGITAL COPY AND A HARD COPY OF THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CNEW BOARD MEMBERS ARE INFORMED OF THE POLICY AND THE BOARD CHAIR REVIEWS ANNUALLY. THE HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGER MONITORS FOR ANY ISSUES RELATED TO CONFLICT OF INTEREST AND NEED FOR ENFORCEMENT OF THE POLICY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15THE HUMAN RESOURCE DIRECTOR REVIEWS COMPENSATION OF OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES IN COMPARABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION TO ENSURE REASONABLENESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS 990 AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Disregarded Entities IdDisregardedEntitiesGrp

Disregarded Entity Name DisregardedEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAXWELL DETROIT LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17640 KERCHEVALAddressLine1Txt
CityDETROITCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48214ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN823177180EIN
Primary ActivitiesPRODUCES PRODUCTS FOR COMMERCIAL SALEPrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Total Income$0TotalIncomeAmt
End Of Year Assets$280,000EndOfYearAssetsAmt

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE EMPOWERMENT PLANBusinessNameLine1Txt

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