OUR HEN HOUSE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
OUR HEN HOUSE (EIN 27-2476183)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2017-08-22
IRS object ID
201712349349200201
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-08-22T05:50:32-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1My Fiscal Office LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line177 Bleecker Street - Suite C2-21AddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10012ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN272476183EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Our Hen HouseBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlOURHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6462948298PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line177 Park Terrace East D19AddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10034ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJasmin SingerPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-08-22SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKenneth J RogersPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00964345PTIN
Phone9176874692PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$140,346GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$130,257ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$2,300ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$7,789FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$258SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$7,531SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$140,088TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$96,352SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$3,020FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$9,600OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,638PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$33,263OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$143,873TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$3,785ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,528NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$33,743NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$35,133BOYAmt
EOY$33,172EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,642BOYAmt
EOY$1,355EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,775BOYAmt
EOY$34,527EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$247BOYAmt
EOY$784EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,528BOYAmt
EOY$33,743EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeAnimal Protection MovementPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomSee Schedule ODescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$72,359GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$72,359TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JL Fields
Director5.00$0
Jasmin Singer
Executive Dir.60.00$46,661
Alison Mercer
Treasurer5.00$0
Mariann Sullivan
President5.00$0
Alexander Gray
Director5.00$0
Liz Dee
Director5.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
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 OfficersYes (true)MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers$546LoansToFromOfficersAmt
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMY FISCAL OFFICE LLCPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line177 Bleecker Street - C2-21AddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10012ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8887563606PhoneNum
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
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,631CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,702CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$79,031CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$107,020CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$130,257CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$410,641TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$52,631CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$41,702CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$79,031CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$107,020CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$130,257CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$410,641TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$410,641TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$8,858GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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

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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)
PersonJ SingerPersonNm
Relationship With OrgEcec DirRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposePP Exp.LoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$549OriginalPrincipalAmt
DefaultfalseDefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalfalseBoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (true)WrittenAgreementInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (23 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $1547
Other Expenses.1005Travel $2515
Other Expenses.1009Depreciation $1287
Other Expenses.1Editing Supplies $13353
Other Expenses.2Website $3402
Other Expenses.3Promotional Items $2915
Other Expenses.4Editing $2170
Other Expenses.5Office Supplies $1857
Other Expenses.7Bank Fees $1326
Other Expenses.8M&E $1316
Other Expenses.9Insurance $989
Other Expenses.10Dues & Subscriptions $904
Other Expenses.11Taxes / Regulatory Fees $260
Other Expenses.12Charitable Contributions $250
Other Expenses.13Phone / Communications $104
Other Expenses.14Training $53
Other Expenses.15Program Supplies $13
Other Expenses.16Books and Publications $3
Other Expenses.17Miscellaneous $-1001
Other Assets.1Equipment Net of Depreciation - Beginning $2642 Equipment Net of Depreciation - Ending $1355
Total Liabilities.1Payroll Taxes - Beginning $247 Payroll Taxes - Ending $238
Total Liabilities.2Loan from Officer - Beginning $0 Loan from Officer - Ending $546
Part III statement of program service accomplishmentsOur Hen House produces podcasts and other resources that make it possible for everyone to change the world for animals. All Our Hen House productions are delivered via www.ourhenhouse.org, which received 268,784 page views in 2015. OHH produced 205 blog entries and 61 podcast episodes in 2015, and was featured in 20 outlets. Podcasts include the weekly Our Hen House Signature Podcast, the Animal Law Podcast, and the Teaching Jasmin How to Cook Vegan Podcast. Combined, the podcasts were downloaded 247,482 times in 2015.

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