FF FRATERNITY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
FF FRATERNITY INC (EIN 47-4620441)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-10
IRS object ID
201713149349202021
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-10T15:56:56-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FONG KO & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11510 FASHION ISLAND BLVD STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CitySAN MATEOCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP944041596ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN474620441EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FF FRATERNITY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFFFRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9259307284PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11433 CORTEZ COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityWALNUT CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94598ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL KINGPersonNm
Person TitleSecretaryPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-11-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonOliver Laiming KoPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00394040PTIN
Phone6502869966PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2018-03-14 21:41:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$161,464GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$74,561ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$86,903ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$161,464TotalRevenueAmt
Other Expenses Total$62,255OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$62,255TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$99,209ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$99,209NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$102,618EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$102,618EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,409EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$99,209EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeFOUNDED IN 1910, FF FRATERNITY IS A GLOBAL BROTHERHOOD OF ACADEMICS, PROFESSIONALS AND ENTREPRENEURS, AND HAS EVOLVED INTO ONE OF THE MOST ACTIVE AND INFLUENTIAL CHINESE FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE US. THE STRENGTH OF OUR NON-PROFIT AND NON-POLITICAL ORGANIZATION COMES FROM ITS HIGHLY QUALIFIED MEMBERS AND THEIR DETERMINATION TO BUILD ON THEIR MISSION OF "FELLOWSHIP AND SERVICE." CURRENTLY, THERE ARE ACTIVE LODGES IN BOSTON, HONG KONG, LOS ANGELES, MONTREAL, NEW YORK, SAN FRANCISCO, SHANGHAI, SINGAPORE, AND WASHINGTON D.C.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE OBJECTIVE AND PURPOSE OF THE FRATERNITY IS TO CULTIVATE FRATERNAL COMRADESHIP; TO UPHOLD A HIGH STANDARD OF CONDUCT IN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIFE; TO ENCOURAGE A HIGH STANDARD OF ACHIEVEMENT AND TO ASSIST, BY ALL HONORABLE MEANS, IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE FF BROTHERS IN THEIR WORKS.THE FRATERNITY HAS ALWAYS BEEN STUDIOUSLY NON-POLITICAL. IT IS ONE OF THE PHILOSOPHIES THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE PERPETUITY OF THE FRATERNITY.THE MOTTO OF THE FRATERNITY IS "FELLOWSHIP AND SERVICES," THAT IS, TO PROVIDE FELLOWSHIP AMONG FRATERNITY BROTHERS AND TO PROVIDE SERVICE TO HUMANKIND AND COUNTRY.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$62,017GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$62,017TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
MICHAEL KING
Secretary0$0
VICTOR YOUNG
President/CFO0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHAEL KINGPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11433 CORTEZ COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityWALNUT CREEKCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94598ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9259307284PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1REUNION EXPENSE $62017
Other Expenses.2TELEPHONE $154
Other Expenses.3BANK CHARGES $49
Other Expenses.4FILING FEE $35
Total Liabilities.1COMMUNITY SERVICE LIABILITY - Beginning $0 COMMUNITY SERVICE LIABILITY - Ending $3409

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