The Happiness Project Inc: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
The Happiness Project Inc (EIN 11-3809975)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-14
IRS object ID
201723189349203362
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-11-14T11:52:33-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Kartchner & Associates CPAsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line128202 Cabot Road Suite 520AddressLine1Txt
CityLaguna NiguelCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92677ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN113809975EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Happiness Project IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHAPPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9496423000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line116692 Burke LaneAddressLine1Txt
CityHuntington BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92647ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLindsay A DickhoutPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirecPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonGary Kartchner CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00293447PTIN
Phone9493477797PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Addresswww.HelpOCKids.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$38,240GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$38,240ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$38,240TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$1,081FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,300PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$24,165OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$26,546TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$11,694ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$24NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$11,718NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24BOYAmt
EOY$11,718EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24BOYAmt
EOY$11,718EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24BOYAmt
EOY$11,718EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo help disadvantaged and homeless children in Orange County by providing them with basic essentials that will allow them to live a healthy life, to be able to attend school, to never go unfed and to have a bright future with many opportunities.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomGift of Love Holiday Program donated backpacks of school supplies, gift cards and movies to hundreds of children in Orange County, California. Also expanded program to assist with housing and food for needy families.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$17,436GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$17,436TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Lindsay A Dickhout
Executive Direc10.00$0
Craig Dickhout
Director10.00$0
Deanna Alderson
Director0$0
Amanda Cameron
Director0$0
Jim Dougal
Director0$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 OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
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

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PersonLindsay A DickhoutPersonNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line116692 Burke LaneAddressLine1Txt
CityHuntington BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92647ZIPCd
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Phone9496423000PhoneNum
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$25,385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,760CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,454CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,240CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$109,339TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

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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$25,385CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,760CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$16,454CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,500CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$38,240CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$109,339TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$109,339PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$109,339TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $398
Other Expenses.1005Travel $2865
Other Expenses.1Awards/Gifts for Children $17427
Other Expenses.2Supplies $3463
Other Expenses.4Bank Service Charges $12

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