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WESTCHESTER CHAPTER THE AMERICAN: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
WESTCHESTER CHAPTER THE AMERICAN (EIN 13-6363084)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-08-28
IRS object ID
201802409349300440
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-08-28T13:25:28-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

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TERESA MARBOE
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MEGAN OGRADY
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MANUEL ANDRADE
PAST PREDIDENTS2.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
VALERIE BROWN
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DAVID KOSAKOFF
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PETER J GAITO
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Depreciation$17,771DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,997BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCREDIT CARDDesc
Amt-$28,722Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability-$28,722TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Revenue Event1$33,675GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
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Gross Revenue Total Events$33,675GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$29,353OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$29,353DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$4,322NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AT ANY TIME. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bAN ANNUAL COMPNESATION REVIEW IS PERFORMED EVERY YEAR IN DECEMEBER
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST