PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017
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- Organization
- PEOPLE POWER INITIATIVES INC (EIN 46-2592029)
- Tax period
- 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
- Filed
- 2018-09-17
- IRS object ID
- 201802609349200425
- Schema version
- 2017v2.2
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2018-09-17T08:58:50-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2017-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 030360150 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Montgomery & Granai PC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 110 Main Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Burlington | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | VT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 054018451 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2017-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 462592029 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | People Power Initiatives Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | PEOP | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 8026510193 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 191 Bank Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Burlington | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | VT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 05401 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Ben Cohen | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President/Treas | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2018-09-17 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Colleen L Montgomery CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00038392 | PTIN |
| Phone | 8028646565 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2017 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2018-06-14 16:35:46Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | stampstampede.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $121,256 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $98,000 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $23,256 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $18,653 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $4,603 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Total Revenue | $102,603 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $7,917 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $21,181 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $4,119 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $1,108 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $63,078 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $97,403 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $5,200 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $33,742 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $38,942 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $18,478 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $30,824 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $21,396 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $33,741 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $39,874 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $64,565 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $6,132 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $25,623 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $33,742 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $38,942 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Charitable and educational programs and initiatives to foster and promote economic and social justice. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Stamp Stampede We recruited nearly 20,000 new stampers, bringing us to over 85,000 people stamping across the country. We added new partners including Our Revolution, Every Voice, American Promise, Democracy For America, and National Nurses United.We launched a new website that allows us to maximize user engagement and public education through games. Since launching in mid-July of 2017, the site has had over 29,000 unique visitors, weve had 1,822 online sales, nearly 3,000 stamped bills reported, and over 500 stampers with at least one found bill.We engaged over 1,000 people in public education events in St. Petersburg, FL, Boston, MA, and Washington, D.C. We produced a regular bi-weekly newsletter sent to over 45,000 people. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $89,643 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $89,643 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Ben Cohen | ||
| President/Treas | 15.00 | $0 |
| Dal LaMagna | ||
| Secretary | 0 | $0 |
| Judith Wicks | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Richard Foos | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Daniel Goldberg | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Nina Turner | ||
| Director | 0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Ashley Lynch | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 191 Bank St | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Burlington | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | VT | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 05401 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8026510193 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | Yes (true) | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $280,074 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $467,235 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $460,691 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $217,187 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $98,000 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,523,187 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $280,074 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $467,235 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $460,691 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $217,187 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $98,000 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $1,523,187 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $832,072 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $691,115 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $1,523,187 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.45370 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form4720 Filed Section4955 Tax | false | Form4720FiledSection4955TaxInd |
| Correction Made | false | CorrectionMadeInd |
| Form4720 Filed | false | Form4720FiledInd |
Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | $73,328 | CurrentYearMinus3Amt |
| Current Year Minus2 | $105,550 | CurrentYearMinus2Amt |
| Total | $178,878 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Lobbying Ceiling | $268,317 | LobbyingCeilingAmt |
Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Year Minus3 | $18,332 | CurrentYearMinus3Amt |
| Current Year Minus2 | $26,388 | CurrentYearMinus2Amt |
| Total | $44,720 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Grassroots Ceiling | $67,080 | GrassrootsCeilingAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (11 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1003 | Information Technology $42618 |
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $1221 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $892 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Development /partnershps $18000 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Meals $266 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Bank Fees $81 |
| Other Assets.1005 | Accounts Receivable - Beginning $267 Accounts Receivable - Ending $12890 |
| Other Assets.1010 | Inventories - Beginning $21129 Inventories - Ending $20851 |
| Total Liabilities.1001 | Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $-750 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $25623 |
| Total Liabilities.1 | Credit Cards Payable - Beginning $6882 Credit Cards Payable - Ending $0 |
| Changes to Borad of Directors | In December 2016 Nina Turner was added as a board member. |
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