ETHER SEA PROJECTS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016
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- Organization
- ETHER SEA PROJECTS INC (EIN 20-1637770)
- Tax period
- 2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
- Filed
- 2017-09-27
- IRS object ID
- 201732709349200033
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2017-09-27T14:34:20-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2016-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Gary S Eisenkraft CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 271 Madison Avenue Suite 602 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | New York | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 10016 | 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 | 201637770 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ETHER SEA PROJECTS INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Business Name Line2 | DBA LITMUS PRESS | BusinessNameLine2Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ETHE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 7182885530 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 925 BERGEN STREET | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | BROOKLYN | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11238 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | E TRACY GRINNELL | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Editor & Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2017-09-27 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Gary S Eisenkraft CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00055181 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2126892655 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| 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 Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $81,929 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $70,389 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $10,281 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $1,075 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $184 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $81,929 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $46,387 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $27,805 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $9,674 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $14,176 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $17,568 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $115,610 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$33,681 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $52,481 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $18,800 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $52,481 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $18,374 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $426 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $52,481 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $18,800 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $52,481 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $18,800 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Litmus Press is a program of Ether Sea Projects, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit literature and arts organization. We are dedicated to publishing innovative, cross-genre, and interdisciplinary work by poets, writers, translators, and artists. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Book Publications:Restless Continent by Aja Couchois Duncan, Poetry, Winner of the 2016 California Book Award for PoetryWell Well Reality by Keith and Rosmarie Waldrop, Poetry / CollaborationAnti-Humboldt by Hugo Garca Manrquez, Poetry, co-published with Mexican publisher Matadero. This book was published in 2015 and sold out, so we did a second printing in 2016.Accessibility:We launched a fully-accessible and free online archive of our literary magazine, Aufgabe (2001-2014), hosted by Jacket2https://jacket2.org/reissues/aufgabe/Leslie Scalapino Award for Innovative Women Performance Writers:This biannual award is administered by The Relationship, a theater group, and the winning play is published by Litmus Press. Director E. Tracy Grinnell serves on the jury for selecting the award-winning play. In 2016 the award went to Brigid McLeer for her play The Triumph of Crowds, to be published in 2017. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $63,586 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $63,586 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| E TRACY GRINNELL | ||
| President | 10.00 | $0 |
| ERICA KAUFMAN | ||
| Vice President | 1.00 | $0 |
| RISHI ZUTSHI | ||
| Secretary | 1.00 | $0 |
| SIMONE WHITE | ||
| Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| SUSAN BEE | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| PIERRE JORIS | ||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | E TRACY GRINNELL | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 925 BERGEN STREET NO 405 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | BROOKLYN | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11238 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 7182885530 | 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 |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| 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 |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $77,211 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $53,965 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $65,219 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $112,080 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $70,390 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $378,865 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $77,211 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $53,965 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $65,219 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $112,080 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $70,390 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $378,865 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $191,392 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $187,473 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $378,865 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.49480 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.91360 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1002 | Office Expenses $3354 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $206 |
| Other Expenses.2 | PROGRAM EXPENSES $3831 |
| Other Expenses.3 | CONFERENCES & BOOK FAIRS $3659 |
| Other Expenses.4 | WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT $3150 |
| Other Expenses.5 | MARKETING $2156 |
| Other Expenses.7 | TELEPHONE & INTERNET $1212 |
| Other Assets.1005 | Accounts Receivable - Beginning $0 Accounts Receivable - Ending $426 |