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HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC (EIN 04-3203910)
Tax period
2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
Filed
2017-05-14
IRS object ID
201731349349201363
Schema version
2015v3.0
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)
Return2017-05-14T21:03:34-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN043097400PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1KEVIN P MARTIN ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line110 FORBES WESTAddressLine1Txt
CityBRAINTREECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02184ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN043203910EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOMEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174971595PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11151 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAVID RICHEPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174971595PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOLANTA TUCK CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01340068PTIN
Phone7813803520PhoneNum
Preparation2017-05-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.SPARECHANGENEWS.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$129,559GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$77,614ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$51,945ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$129,559TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$40,670SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$48,477FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$16,795OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$24,942PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$18,190OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$149,074TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$19,515ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$53,868NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$34,353NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$49,237BOYAmt
EOY$33,910EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

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BOY$6,641BOYAmt
EOY$7,982EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$55,878BOYAmt
EOY$41,892EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$2,010BOYAmt
EOY$7,539EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$53,868BOYAmt
EOY$34,353EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeEVERY TWO WEEKS, PUBLISH A SELF HELP NEWSPAPER, "SPARE CHANGE NEWS," TO ALLOW VENDORS TO EARN A DIGNIFIED,INDEPENDENT INCOME. PUBLISH WRITING AND ART BY HOMELESS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME CREATIVE PEOPLE. SHARE INSIGHTS WITH READERS TO PROMOTE EMPATHY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomSELLING SPARE CHANGE NEWS PROVIDES SELF-EMPLOYMENT TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS. VENDORS (SALESPEOPLE) PAY $.35 FOR EACH COPY, SELLING THEM FOR $1.00, WHICH PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED INCOME AND THE PRIDE IN HAVING AN HONORABLE JOB, OFTEN FOR THOSE WHO FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND MAINSTREAM WORK.THE WRITERS FUNDEACH ISSUE OF SPARE CHANGE NEWS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO OR THREE VENDORS AND LOW-INCOME WRITERS TO PUBLISH THEIR WORK. THEY EARN $50 PER PUBLISHED PIECE, ALLOWING THE INTERESTED PUBLIC TO HEAR THEIR VOICES OF THESE MARGINALIZED PEOPLE. MOST PUBLISH MULTIPLE TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 120 PIECES.THE PAPERSPARE CHANGE NEWS IS PUBLISHED TO INFORM THE INTERESTED PUBLIC ABOUT CAUSES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, TO DESCRIBE FIRSTHAND REALITIES FACED BY POOR PEOPLE, AND TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN GENERALDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$97,986ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$97,986TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
CHERYL JORDON
PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
BEATRICE BELL
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
MARC GOLDFINGER
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$1,400
DAVID LESLIE
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
TERRELL C REA
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
JAMES SHEARER
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$1,500
SAMUEL WEEMS
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$1,250
BOB WOODBURY
TREASURER2.00$0$0$0
KATHERINE WAITE
CLERK2.00$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER MCKNETT
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
KATHERINE BENNETT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR20.00$6,538$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

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US Address USAddress

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CityCAMBRIDGECityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02138ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6174971595PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$89,335CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$78,360CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$93,162CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$109,249CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,614CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$447,720TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$42,964CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$52,474CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$54,841CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51,945CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$237,446TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$145,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$164,090CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129,559CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$685,166TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$6,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$5,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$18,200TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$6,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$45,500TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,200CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$7,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13,500CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$63,700TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$621,466PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,324CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$145,636CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$164,090CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$129,559CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$685,166TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support PY5090.90990PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 1,893. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 14,902. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 14: 16,795.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 4,141. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 125. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 3,900. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES. AMOUNT: 1,764. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 2,178. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 2,568. DESCRIPTION: DUES. AMOUNT: 1,104. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: MISC LICENSES, PERMITS, AND FEES. AMOUNT: 50. DESCRIPTION: COMPUTER AND SMALL EQUIPMENT EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,223. DESCRIPTION: MEALS. AMOUNT: 87. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 18,190.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 910. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 431. DESCRIPTION: PLEDGED RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 5,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 731. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,551.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES . BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,010. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 7,539.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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