WATCHMAN FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
WATCHMAN FOUNDATION (EIN 47-5618251)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-06-13
IRS object ID
201711649349300336
Schema version
2016v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Business Name Line1Hendershot Burkhardt & Associates Certified Public AccountantsBusinessNameLine1Txt

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Filer Filer

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 15aTHE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING BOARD DETERMINES THE ANNUAL SALARY TO BE PAID, IF ANY, TO THE CHAIRMAN BASED ON A REVIEW OF THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS IN THE OPERATING BUDGET. THIS REVIEW WAS LAST CONDUCTED IN 2016.
Pt VI, Line 19THE ORGANIZATION'S FORMS 990, AND FORM 1023, ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
Pt VI, Line 11bALL MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BOARD ARE MAILED COPIES OF THE COMPLETED FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eBANK FEES 401. 0. 401. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24eUNIFORMS 1154. 1154. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24ePHOTO SHOOTS 3801. 3801. 0. 0.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24ePOSTAGE & DELIVERY 147. 125. 15. 7.

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