COMMUNITY EN ACCION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization: COMMUNITY EN ACCION (EIN 45-2863236)
Tax period: 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed: 2017-06-13
IRS object ID: 201721649349200332
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.

Return header
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2017-06-13T15:35:24-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2016-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	274470182	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARCUS FAIRALL BRISTOL & CO PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6090 SURETY DR SUITE 100	AddressLine1Txt
City	EL PASO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79905	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2016-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	452863236	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	COMMUNITY EN ACCION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COMM	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9155914495	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 3144	AddressLine1Txt
City	EL PASO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79923	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ALIANA APODACA	PersonNm
Person Title	CHAIR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9155914495	PhoneNum
Signature	2017-05-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	DAVID G MARCUS CPA CFF	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00446534	PTIN
Phone	9157751040	PhoneNum
Preparation	2017-05-15	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
At Submission Creation Device Id	2BB43AEE8ECB028342196DB202AC42AC85FDA7E3	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	707C1617CD59749002751B9FCFB10D24BCFE7340	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2016	TaxYr
Build TS	2021-01-29 14:40:06Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	HTTP://COMMUNITYENACCION.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$78,085	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$78,085	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue	$78,085	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$10,000	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$1,500	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$237	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total	$84,716	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$96,453	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$18,368	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$141,451	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$123,083	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$139,689	BOYAmt
EOY	$121,558	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,762	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,525	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,083	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$141,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$123,083	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	AS BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS WE ARE UNITED IN OUR PURPOSE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF EL PASOS LATINO COMMUNITY BY INSTILLING PRIDE AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP. WE PRIORITIZE THE ISSUES IMPACTING OUR LATINO COMMUNITY AND PROACTIVELY COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE CULTURE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF OUR LATINO COMMUNITY. 2015	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
WE PROVIDE CONTRIBUTIONS TO SELECTED NON-PROFITS OUR OUR AREA WHO PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED SERVICES IN THE AREA OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SOCIAL SERVICES.	$10,000	$76,240
THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS CEA PROVIDES TIMELY INFORMATION TO ITS MEMBERS ON ECONOMIC, ARTS & CULTURE AND EDUCATION ISSUES ENABLING MEMBERS TO MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH THE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FORUM WE PROVIDE MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 1,000 STUDENTS IN THE EL PASO AREA. WE ENCOURAGE ADVANCED DEGREES TO THESE STUDENTS AND PARENTS. THROUGH OUR STEM INITIATIVES WE LEAD A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS IN OFFERING "ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER" CURRICULUM TO AREA SCHOOLS IMPACTING OVER 5,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS ANNUALLY. WE HIGHLIGHTED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LATINO ARTISTS AT THE SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, DC BY HOSTING AN EVENT WITH ELIZABETH DAOUST, SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. THIS PROVIDED A KICK OFF TO A TRAVELING EXHIBIT ENTITLED, "OUR AMERICA: THE LATINO PRESENCE IN AMERICAN ART", WHICH INCLUDED ARTISTS FROM EL PASO, TEXAS.		$237

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$76,477	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
RICHARD CASTRO
CHAIR EMERIT	0.50	$0
TERRI GARCIA
PAST CHAIR	0.50	$0
RALPH ADAME
DIRECTOR	0.50	$0
ALIANA APODACA
CHAIR	2.50	$0
RUBEN CHAVEZ
VICE CHAIR	0.50	$0
XAVIER BANALEZ
SECRETARY	0.75	$0
VICTOR URBINA
TREASURER	0.50	$0
BETO PALLARES
DIRECTOR	0.50	$0
JAIME BARCELEAU
DIRECTOR	0.50	$0
DAN OLIVAS
DIRECTOR	0.50	$0
DAN LONGORIA
DIRECTOR	0.50	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MARCUS FAIRALL BRISTOL CO PLLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6090 SURETY DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
Address Line2	STE 100	AddressLine2Txt
City	EL PASO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79905	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9157751040	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule A	Yes (true)	FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$76,348	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$72,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,753	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$54,156	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$78,085	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$337,941	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$76,348	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$72,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,753	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$54,156	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$78,085	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$337,941	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$337,941	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$76,348	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$72,599	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$56,753	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$54,156	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$78,085	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$337,941	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	1.00000	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES OPERATIING ADMIN EXP 18,476 CEA EVENTS 15,997 MEMBERSHIP EVENTS 3,460 LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS 600 MARIACHI CRAZE 6,245 PASOS2 11,410 YAF 27,705 EPISD 323 EDUCATION 500 TOTAL 84,716
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	3,545 3,545 LESS ACCUMULATED AMORTIZATION 1,783 2,020 PLEDGES RECEIVABLE 0 0 MEMBERSHIPS RECEIVABLE 0 0 TOTAL 1,762 1,525
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	AS BUSINESS AND CIVIC LEADERS WE ARE UNITED IN OUR PURPOSE TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF EL PASOS LATINO COMMUNITY BY INSTILLING PRIDE AND PROVIDING LEADERSHIP. WE PRIORITIZE THE ISSUES IMPACTING OUR LATINO COMMUNITY AND PROACTIVELY COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS THAT PROMOTE THE CULTURE, EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC WELL-BEING OF OUR LATINO COMMUNITY. 2015
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31	THROUGH ITS PROGRAMS CEA PROVIDES TIMELY INFORMATION TO ITS MEMBERS ON ECONOMIC, ARTS & CULTURE AND EDUCATION ISSUES ENABLING MEMBERS TO MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS IN THE COMMUNITY AND ORGANIZATIONS. THROUGH THE YOUNG ACHIEVERS FORUM WE PROVIDE MENTORING OPPORTUNITIES TO OVER 1,000 STUDENTS IN THE EL PASO AREA. WE ENCOURAGE ADVANCED DEGREES TO THESE STUDENTS AND PARENTS. THROUGH OUR STEM INITIATIVES WE LEAD A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS IN OFFERING "ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A 5TH GRADER" CURRICULUM TO AREA SCHOOLS IMPACTING OVER 5,000 STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PARENTS ANNUALLY. WE HIGHLIGHTED THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF LATINO ARTISTS AT THE SMITHSONIAN AMERICAN ART MUSEUM IN WASHINGTON, DC BY HOSTING AN EVENT WITH ELIZABETH DAOUST, SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER. THIS PROVIDED A KICK OFF TO A TRAVELING EXHIBIT ENTITLED, "OUR AMERICA: THE LATINO PRESENCE IN AMERICAN ART", WHICH INCLUDED ARTISTS FROM EL PASO, TEXAS.