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TRIPOLI ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
TRIPOLI ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (EIN 33-0399006)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-10
IRS object ID
201701309349302370
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)
Return2017-05-10T11:17:19-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Ristorcelli & Associates PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11212 66th St NAddressLine1Txt
CitySaint PetersburgCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33710ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN330399006EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TRIPOLI ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlTRIPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3034744737PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13460 CHRISTY RIDGE RDAddressLine1Txt
CitySEDALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP801358496ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVE ROSEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3034744737PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTIMOTHY D RISTORCELLIPreparerPersonNm
Phone7273811200PhoneNum
Preparation2017-05-10PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address108.190.87.118IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-05-10IPDt
IP Tm11:08:50IPTm
IP TimezonePDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerBRUCE LEEPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CitySEDALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP801358496ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresshttp://www.tripoli.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1986FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateCOLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionROCKETRY ASSOCIATIONActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent9VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers9TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
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PY Investment Income$67PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$73CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$5CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
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CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$238,235CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$205,676PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$238,235CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$17,693PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$300,859TotalAssetsEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$300,859NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionROCKETRY ASSOCIATIONMissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$233,200ExpenseAmt
Revenue$234,182RevenueAmt
DescPUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S JOURNAL, 'ROCKETS' AND NEWSLETTERS INCLUDING 'TRIPOLI REPORT', RUNNING OF MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS, AND ROCKET TESTING BY APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ASSOCIATION MEMBERS.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document2IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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Independent Voting Member9IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersYes (true)LocalChaptersInd
Policies Reference ChaptersYes (true)PoliciesReferenceChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (true)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRUCE LEEPersonNm
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CitySEDALIACityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerInd
DEBRA KOLOMS
PRESIDENT12.00Yes (X)Yes (X)
DAVID WILKINS
VICE PRESIDENT12.00Yes (X)Yes (X)
STU BARRETT
SECRETARY12.00Yes (X)Yes (X)
DAVE ROSE
TREASURER12.00Yes (X)Yes (X)
GERALD MEUX
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)
DICK EMBRY
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)
BURL FINKELSTEIN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)
TOM BLAZANIN
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)
STEVE SHANNON
DIRECTOR5.00Yes (X)
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Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
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All Other Contributions$8,748AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$73TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$73ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$26,414TotalAmt
Program Services$26,414ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$109,894TotalAmt
Program Services$109,894ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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POSTAGE & SHIPPING$21,563$21,563$0$0
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$6,625$6,625$0$0
TELEPHONE$5,960$5,960$0$0

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Program Services$3,418ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$304,838BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,838BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,838BOYAmt
EOY$300,859EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$304,838BOYAmt
EOY$300,859EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Public Support Total170$0PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$252,088CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$223,302CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$234,178CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,164,808TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$570CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$6,838TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Total$5TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$252,658CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$231,050CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$223,302CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$234,183CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,171,651TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$1,171,651PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$87CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$89CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$508TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$87CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$89CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$67CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$73CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$508TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,172,159TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99960PublicSupportCY509Pct
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Investment Income CY0.00040InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (17 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bELECTRONIC COPIES IN PDF FORMAT
Pt VI, Line 19DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16ACCOUNTING
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16BANK SERVICE CHARGES
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16CREDIT CARD EXPENSE
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16INSURANCE
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16LICENSES & PERMITS
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16OFFICE EXPENSE
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16PROGRAM EXPENSE
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16ROCKET MOTOR TESTING
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16TRAVEL
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16WEB PAGE
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24COMPUTER
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24ePRINTING & REPRODUCTION 2801. 2801. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eLICENSES & PERMITS 530. 530. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eBANK SERVICE CHARGES 87. 87. 0. 0.