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SHELTER-ME PHOTOGRAPHY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
SHELTER-ME PHOTOGRAPHY (EIN 26-4244329)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201743199349206914
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)
Return2017-11-15T16:19:01-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN010724563PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANTON COLLINS MITCHELL LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line14999 PEARL EAST CIRCLE SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityBOULDERCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80301ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN264244329EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1SHELTER-ME PHOTOGRAPHYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHELBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3039295655PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19507 W OHIO PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityLAKEWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80226ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNANETTE MARTINPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone3039295655PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonW F JONES JR CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00189827PTIN
Phone3034400399PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address216.241.164.20IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-14IPDt
IP Tm13:15:53IPTm
IP TimezoneMSIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.SHELTERMEPHOTOGRAPHY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$139,714GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$139,534ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$178ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$2InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$139,714TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$42,920SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$32,854FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$15,454OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$24,018OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$115,246TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$24,468ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$42,840NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$67,308NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,015BOYAmt
EOY$56,166EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,571BOYAmt
EOY$7,650EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$3,492BOYAmt
EOY$3,492EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,078BOYAmt
EOY$67,308EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,238BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$42,840BOYAmt
EOY$67,308EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO CHANGE THE WAY PEOPLE SEE SHELTER ANIMALS AND EXPEDITE THEIR ADOPTIONS INTO "FOREVER HOMES" BY PROFESSIONALLY PHOTOGRAPHING AND PROMOTING THEM IN COORDINATION WITH THEIR CAREGIVER COMMUNITIES.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
PROFESSIONAL SHELTER PORTRAITSSHELTER-ME PHOTOGRAPHY (SMP) PROFESSIONALLY PHOTOGRAPHS AND PROMOTES SHELTER ANIMALS AT NO COST TO THEIR CARETAKERS. A TRAINED SMP PHOTOGRAPHER WORKS WITH SHELTER STAFF TO PHOTOGRAPH WHICHEVER ANIMALS THE SHELTER STAFF REQUESTS. SMP PROCESSES THE IMAGES AND PROVIDES WEB-READY FILES TO THE SHELTER FOR THEIR WEBSITE AND UPLOADS THE IMAGES TO ITS FACEBOOK PAGE FOR SHARING. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL SHELTER PORTRAITS PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF SHELTER ANIMALS AND ENCOURAGE/MOTIVATE PEOPLE TO TURN TO THEIR LOCAL SHELTER WHEN LOOKING FOR A NEW PET.IN 2016, SHELTER-ME PHOTOGRAPHY (SMP) PHOTOGRAPHED 300 PETS AND TAUGHT NINE WORKSHOPS AT SHELTERS IN SEVEN STATES, INCLUDING COLORADO, FLORIDA, ILLINOIS, LOUISIANA, MISSOURI, NEW JERSEY AND PENNSYLVANIA. OUR EFFORTS HELPED REHOME HUNDREDS OF SHELTER PETS AND EMPOWER DOZENS OF SHELTER WORKERS WITH THE SKILLS AND EQUIPMENT NEEDED TO PRODUCE LIFE-SAVING PORTRAITS.$0$50,505
SHELTER PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPSSMP'S SHELTER-PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP (SPW) IS DESIGNED TO TEACH ANIMAL-WELFARE WORKERS AND VOLUNTEERS HOW TO CAPTURE, PROCESS AND PROMOTE QUALITY INTAKE AND ADOPTION PICTURES OF THE ANIMALS IN THEIR CARE, REGARDLESS OF SKILL, LOCATION OR EQUIPMENT LIMITATIONS.THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WORKSHOP IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF INTAKE AND ADOPTION PICTURES BY IMPROVING THE PHOTOGRAPHY AND LIGHTING SKILLS OF THOSE WHO CAPTURE THEM.AS ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S MOST EXPERIENCED PROFESSIONAL SHELTER PHOTOGRAPHERS, SMP'S DIRECTOR, NANETTE MARTIN, DEVELOPED THE WORKSHOP CURRICULUM BASED ON LESSONS LEARNED THROUGHOUT HER 16-YEAR CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, THE LAST SEVEN OF WHICH WERE SPENT PHOTOGRAPHING SHELTER ANIMALS.THE LONG TERM GOAL OF SMP'S SHELTER-PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP PROGRAM IS TO EQUIP SHELTER WORKERS WITH THE SKILLS, EQUIPMENT AND MOTIVATION NEEDED TO PRODUCE HIGH QUALITY IMAGES OF THE ADOPTABLE ANIMALS IN THEIR CARE. OUR 5-YEAR GOAL IS TO TEACH THESE LIFE-SAVING PHOTOGRAPHY SKILLS TO 1,250 WORKSHOP ATTENDEES AT 50 WORKSHOPS AROUND THE COUNTRY. BY DOING SO, WE SUPPORT OUR CORPORATE MISSION TO USE PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDUCATION TO IMPROVE THE PUBLIC'S PERCEPTION OF SHELTER ANIMALS AND FACILITATE THEIR ADOPTIONS INTO FOREVER HOMES.OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND LEAD PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER, NANETTE MARTIN, PURCHASED A 40-FOOT MOTOR HOME THIS PAST AUGUST, WHICH SHE HAS DEDICATED TO SMP'S MISSION. SOON AFTER SHE PURCHASED THE RIG, NANETTE TOOK OFF ON A 4,000-MILE INAUGURAL TRIP, LEARNING TO DRIVE IT ON THE WAY TO BATON ROUGE, WHERE SHE AND HER CREW PHOTOGRAPHED PETS AT SHELTERS STRUGGLING TO RECOVER FROM THE AUGUST 2016 FLOODS. FROM THERE THEY TRAVELED TO MEDIA, PA JUST OUTSIDE PHILADELPHIA TO TEACH A WORKSHOP BEFORE RETURNING HOME TO LAKEWOOD.LESS THAN A WEEK LATER, NANETTE AND KATRINA RESCUER/DOG HANDLER EXTRAORDINAIRE, LUCY PRIBBENOW, TEAMED UP TO HELP NATIONAL MILL DOG RESCUE (NMDR) IN COLORADO SPRINGS. WHILE NMDR'S DIRECTOR AND CREW WERE DRIVING IN A TRANSPORT OF OVER 100 MILL DOGS RESCUED FROM FIVE STATES, NANETTE AND LUCY WORKED AROUND THE CLOCK FOR THREE DAYS TO PHOTOGRAPH THE 90 DOGS ALREADY AT THEIR FACILITY.SMP IS LOOKING FORWARD TO HELPING MORE SHELTER PETS IN 2017 THAN EVER NOW THAT WE CAN STAY ON THE ROAD INDEFINITELY!$0$50,505
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$101,010TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
PRESTON CHIARO
PRESIDENT10.00$0$0$0
JANET WILSON
SECRETARY1.00$1,400$0$0
JILL DOTTEN
MEMBER5.00$0$0$0
YANITA ROWAN
MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
THOMAS MOORE
MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
NANETTE MARTIN
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.00$41,520$0$6,480
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 OfficersYes (1)MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers$1,000LoansToFromOfficersAmt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
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Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JANET WILSONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19507 W OHIO PLACEAddressLine1Txt
CityLAKEWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP80226ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3039295655PhoneNum
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$120,236CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$260,626CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$174,069CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$160,218CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$139,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$854,683TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$260,626CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$174,069CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$160,218CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$139,534CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$854,683TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$787,686SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$66,997PublicSupportTotal170Amt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$25CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$79TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$854,762TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$11,261GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.07840PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.08860PublicSupportPY170Pct
Ten Pct Facts Crcmstncs Test CYYes (X)TenPctFactsCrcmstncsTestCYInd
Facts And Circumstances TestTHE ORGANIZATION IS ORGANIZED AND OPERATED AS TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC OR GOVERNMENTAL SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION MAINTAINS AN ROBUST ACTIVE WEBSITE TO SOLICIT FUNDS FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND CARRIES ON ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ATTRACT SUPPORT FROM OTHER ORGANZIATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION IS STILL IN ITS RELATIVELY EARLY YEARS OF EXISTENCE AND RECEIVES THE MAJORITY OF ITS SUPPORT FROM A NATIONAL CORPORATION.FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNANETTE MARTINPersonNm
Relationship With OrgEXECUTIVE DIRECTORRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposePERSONALLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$1,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$1,000BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement0WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$1,000TotalBalanceDueAmt

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: 2.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 921. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 14,533. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 15,454.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING. AMOUNT: 291. DESCRIPTION: EQUIPMENT RENTAL. AMOUNT: 4,335. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 878. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 3,665. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 1,643. DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 986. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 11,925. DESCRIPTION: WEB DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 295. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 24,018.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,492. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,492. DESCRIPTION: NOTE RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,238. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.

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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