SWEET HOUSE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
SWEET HOUSE FOUNDATION (EIN 20-2260362)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-15
IRS object ID
201823199349308617
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)
Return2018-11-15T12:41:16-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN454745156PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DAN CARTER ADVISORS CPA PLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1396 PETTIS AVE SE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityADACityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN202260362EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE SWEET HOUSE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSWEEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6164595484PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1254 FULTON STREET EAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonIRENE NOWAKPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6164595484PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonDANIEL L CARTER CPA MSTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00052071PTIN
Phone6168181976PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address40.87.95.32IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-14IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Build TS2018-06-14 16:35:46ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerIRENE NOWAKPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1254 FULTON ST EAddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$168,962GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.SWEETHOUSEGR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMILegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFORM 990, PART I, LINE 1, DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATION MISSION:TO PRESERVE AND MEMORIALIZE THE HISTORY AND ARCHITECTURE OF GRANDRAPIDS AS EXHIBITED IN THE SWEET HOUSE LOCATED AT 254 FULTON STREET E. THEFOUNDATION WILL RESEARCH, RESTORE AND PRESERVE THE HOUSE, GROUNDS ANDHISTORIC ARTIFACTS, FURNISHING AND ART. IT WILL ALSO OPEN THE HOUSE TOTHE COMMUNITY FOR LEARNING EXPERIENCES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionSEE SCHEDULE OMissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$92,077ExpenseAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
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Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd
OtherYes (X)OtherInd

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Business Name Line1SUE PEMBERTONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

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IRENE NOWAK
PRESIDENT5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CAROL DODGE
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MARILYN LUNDQUIST
MEMBER5.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

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Real$38,335RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

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Real$31,014RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Real$7,321RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

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Total Revenue Column$7,321TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$7,321ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$33,825GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$36,184CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$4,962ExclusionAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,000TotalAmt
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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Total$3,247TotalAmt
Program Services$3,247ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$698TotalAmt
Program Services$698ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,713TotalAmt
Program Services$26,713ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
CONTRACT LABOR$30,541$30,541
BUILDING REPAIRS$24,633$24,633
MISCELLANEOUS FEES$3,383$3,383
BANK FEES$862$862

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,462BOYAmt
EOY$38,600EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$367,619BOYAmt
EOY$344,258EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,959BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$467,040BOYAmt
EOY$474,983EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,015BOYAmt
EOY$1,272EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,015BOYAmt
EOY$1,272EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$464,025BOYAmt
EOY$473,711EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$473,711EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$467,040BOYAmt
EOY$474,983EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$9,687ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$1OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
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$90,415CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,655CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$102,377CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$86,391CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$431,751TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$107,655CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$102,377CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$44,913CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$86,391CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$431,751TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$431,751PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28,149CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25,739CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$26,020CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,730CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,355CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$141,993TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$3,795CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,511CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$5,395CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4,345CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$19,046TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$592,790TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.72830PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.73450PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$642,172OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$493,944DepreciationAmt
Book Value$148,228BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$515,772OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$319,742DepreciationAmt
Book Value$196,030BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$344,258TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCE HAS OPEN MEETINGS AND THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP IS INVITED TO REVIEW ALL FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18THE FORM 990 IS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19FINANCAIL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:OTHER -1.

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