CARTON COUNCIL INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
CARTON COUNCIL INC (EIN 20-4504079)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-09
IRS object ID
201823139349301462
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)
Return2018-11-09T09:49:48-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN341513062PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1CBIZ MHM LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityAKRONCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN204504079EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CARTON COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCARTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2484465315PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityWIXOMCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48393ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEDWARD A KLEINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2484465315PhoneNum
Signature2018-10-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonCHRIS CARROLLPreparerPersonNm
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Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerEDWARD A KLEINPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityVERNON HILLSCityNm
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ZIP60061ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2006FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateILLegalDomicileStateCd
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
DescDURING 2010, THE CARTON COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. ENTEREDINTO AN AGREEMENT WITH MULTIPLE RECYCLING PARTNERS TO HELP FUNDTHE PURCHASE OF SORTING EQUIPMENT AT MORE THAN 12 RECYCLINGFACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCARTON COUNCIL OF NORTH AMERICA, INC. CONTINUED TO COMMUNICATE THE COREMESSAGE AROUND THE ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS OFPAPERBOARD PACKAGING.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
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Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressYes (1)OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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MARK ROY
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EDUARDO GATICA
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KRISTIAN HALL
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JASON PELZ
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EDWARD A KLEIN
PRESIDENT7.30$63,782$0$0Yes (X)
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RESOURCE RECYCLING SYSTEMS
416 LONGSHORE DRANN ARBORMI48105COMMUNICATIONS/CITY RECYCLING CAMPAIGNS$2,081,170
FENTON COMMUNICATIONS
630 9TH AVENUE SUITE 910NEW YORKNY10036COMMUNICATIONS/CITY RECYCLING CAMPAIGNS$742,219
TIDEWATER FIBRE CORP
1958 DIAMOND HILL ROADCHESAPEAKEVA23324CARTON SORTER EQUIPMENT FEE$467,000
HILL KNOWLTON STRATEGIES
PO BOX 7247-7193PHILADELPHIAPA19170COMMUNICATIONS$443,614
STEWARDEDGE USA INC
2014 EDGEWATER DRIVE 180ORLANDOFL32804RECYCLING CONSULTANT$271,967
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K11CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$5,740,515MembershipDuesAmt
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$2,500TotalAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,590TotalAmt

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Total$10,600TotalAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$795,812TotalAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$600TotalAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmt
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RECYCLING FEES$1,055,637
RESOURCE RECYCLING$646,029
STRATEGIC POLICY$507,231

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$87,485TotalAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,867,256TotalAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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BOY$1,337,871BOYAmt
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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BOY$4,507,551BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,845,422BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,279,097BOYAmt
EOY$346,640EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,279,097BOYAmt
EOY$346,640EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$4,566,325BOYAmt
EOY$5,439,584EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,566,325BOYAmt
EOY$5,439,584EOYAmt

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BOY$5,845,422BOYAmt
EOY$5,786,224EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$873,259ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$5,740,515DuesAssessmentsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$6,012,082TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$271,567DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Revenue Not Reported$271,567RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$5,740,515RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$5,740,515TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$5,138,823TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$271,567DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Expenses Not Reported$271,567ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$4,867,256ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$4,867,256TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

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RegionNORTH AMERICARegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedPROGRAM SERVICESTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedPROMOTE PAPER CARTONSSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$261,907RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$261,907SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$261,907TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE ORGANIZATION HAS TWO CATEGORIES OF MEMBERS: (A) CONVERTER MEMBERS; AND (B) ASSOCIATE MEMBERS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AEACH CONVERTER MEMBER HAS THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. IF ANNUAL DUES PAID BY ANY CONVERTER MEMBER EXCEED CERTAIN AMOUNTS, THEN SUCH CONVERTER MEMBER SHALL HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPOINT ONE ADDITIONAL REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE 990 IS SENT BY EMAIL TO THE BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST, THE ORGANIZATION WILL SEND ELECTRONIC COPIES OF FORM 990, GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GCONSULTING FEES 689,018. CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS 106,794.
PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 9JASON PELZ - 3300 AIRPORT ROAD, DENTON, TX 76207 BRIAN KENNELL - 3300 AIRPORT ROAD, DENTON, TX 76207 EDUARDO GATICA - 175 MAIN STREET, CANTON, NC 28716 JOHN ROONEY - 175 MAIN STREET, CANTON, NC 28716

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