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LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 27-3994291)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-13
IRS object ID
201803179349201720
Schema version
2017v2.3
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-11-13T11:24:59-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN223840651PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCHULMAN LOBEL ET AL LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273994291EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLEAVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127328630PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line165 WILLIAMS STREET NO 3AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW BEDFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02740ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRAHAM MERIWETHERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127328630PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANITA KATZEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00236670PTIN
Phone2128685781PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address158.106.220.82IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-13IPDt
IP Tm07:57:47IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id7B90675AA4E7FD1F9D2105BB537E7005E7B54CA4AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.LEAVEITBETTER.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$122,322GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$75,450ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$46,850ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$22InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$122,322TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$57,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$59,600FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$8,600OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$505PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$5,143OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$130,848TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$8,526ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$14,670NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$6,144NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,675BOYAmt
EOY$739EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,995BOYAmt
EOY$5,405EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,670BOYAmt
EOY$6,144EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,670BOYAmt
EOY$6,144EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeLEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION IS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, PRIMARILY YOUTH, ON WAYS THEY CAN BETTER THE ENVIRONMENT, THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomLEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION HAS EDUCATED OVER 1,000 STUDENTS IN 11 NYC SCHOOLS ON HOW TO COMPOST, PLANT SEEDS AND GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. STUDENTS USED SMALL HD CAMERAS TO DOCUMENT THE STORY OF LEARNING, AND THESE MINI-DOCUMENTARIES WERE SHOWCASED AT THE REGEN YOUTH FILM FEST AT THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN IN THE SUMMER WHERE OVER 800 PEOPLE ATTENDED. STUDENTS GREW FOOD FOR 1,000 MEALS THAT WERE SERVED TO STUDENTS IN SCHOOL. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN ABANDONED LOT IN THE MORRIS HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE BRONX INTO AN OFFICAL COMMUNITY GARDEN, NAMED THE LEAVE IT BETTER KIDS GARDEN. EACH SATURDAY FROM MAY THROUGH NOVEMBER, YOUTH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEER TO CLEAN, PLANT AND HARVEST IN THE GARDEN DEDICATED TO HEALTH.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$116,781ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$116,781TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
GRAHAM MERIWETHER
PRESIDENT & TREASURER20.00$0$0$0
RYAN DARNTON
VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
DAX PONCE DE LEON
SECRETARY2.00$0$0$0
DR JAMES BOYER
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
ANDREW HOYLES
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
MAKINI VELAZQUEZ
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
KARL ROSAEN
DIRECTOR2.00$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 FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRAHAM MERIWETHERPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line165 WILLIAMS STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW BEDFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02740ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9175142028PhoneNum
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,375CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,425CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$11,830CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$75,450CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$189,719TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$49,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$46,850CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$96,350TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,375CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,425CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,330CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,300CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$286,069TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,100CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,100TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$15,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,100CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$5,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$31,100TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$254,969PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$13CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$21CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$58TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$61,639CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$23,377CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$17,438CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,351CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$122,322CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$286,127TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.89110PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.83740PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00020InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00020InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 22. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 8,600.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: OPERATIONS. GRANTEE NAME: NEXT 7 . GRANTEE ADDRESS: 65 WILLIAMS STREET NEW BEDFORD , MA 02740. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. DATE OF GIFT: 07/01/17. AMOUNT GIVEN: 57,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 6,028. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,572.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT. AMOUNT: 1,660. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 1,470. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 823. DESCRIPTION: LICENSES AND FEES. AMOUNT: 752. DESCRIPTION: RESEARCH. AMOUNT: 438. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 5,143.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,995. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,405.

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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