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Friends of The Lawrence: Form 990EZ, tax year 2016

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Organization
Friends of The Lawrence (EIN 48-0858281)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-10-24
IRS object ID
201732979349200528
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)
Return2017-10-24T11:12:38-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mize Houser & Company PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 East Eighth Street Suite AAddressLine1Txt
CityLawrenceCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP660442682ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN480858281EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Friends of The LawrenceBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Public Library IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7858428625PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1399AddressLine1Txt
CityLawrenceCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66044ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRON SCHORRPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-10-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKENNETH R HITE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00237300PTIN
Phone7858428844PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$144,796GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$10,669ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Membership Dues$6,720MembershipDuesAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$127,040FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$4,364SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$122,676SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Other Revenue Total$367OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$140,432TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$70,000GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$675FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$31,774OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$102,449TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$37,983ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$63,514NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$101,497NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,514BOYAmt
EOY$101,497EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,514BOYAmt
EOY$101,497EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$63,514BOYAmt
EOY$101,497EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposePROVIDE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomACQUISITION OF BOOKS, TAPES, VIDEOS, AND RELATED MATERIAL FOR LIBRARY PATRONS USEDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$70,000GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$70,000TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JAN CONARD
VICE CHAIR10.00$0
RON SCHORR
TREASURER15.00$0
CAROLE CROWN
MEMBER1.00$0
GEORGE GIBBS
MEMBER10.00$0
CRAIG GRANT
MEMBER1.00$0
DAVID VANCE
MEMBER10.00$0
SANDRA WIECHERT
MEMBER10.00$0
TOM HOFFMAN
MEMBER15.00$0
MACLYN PETTENGRILL
MEMBER1.00$0
STAN RING
CHAIRPERSON15.00$0
LENI SALKIND
MEMBER15.00$0
DON LOW
MEMBER10.00$0
ANGELA HYDE
EX-OFFICIO1.00$0
MARILYN CLARK
MEMBER1.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptYes (true)ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRon SchorrPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11645 Cambridge RdAddressLine1Txt
CityLawrenceCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66044ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7858428625PhoneNum
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$9,779CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,713CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,440CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$6,044CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,389CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$69,365TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$83,752CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$48,599CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$46,217CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$89,361CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$127,040CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$394,969TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$93,531CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,312CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$95,405CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$144,429CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$464,334TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$464,334PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$635CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$754TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$635CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$77CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$42CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$754TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$86CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$135CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$367CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$588TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$94,252CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,389CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,834CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$95,405CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$144,796CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$465,676TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99710PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99420PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00160InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00350InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BOOK SALESEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$127,040GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$127,040GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,364OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$127,040GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$127,040GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,364OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$4,364DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$122,676NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (10 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Revenue.1MISCELLANEOUS INCOME $367
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1Class of Activity: CONTRIBUTION | Donee's Name: LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | Donee's Address: 707 VERMONT LAWRENCE KS 66044 | Relationship of Donee: NONE | Cash Amount Given: $70000
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $3323
Other Expenses.1ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES $25000
Other Expenses.2PUBLICITY $1844
Other Expenses.3MEMBERSHIPSUPPORT $1357
Other Expenses.4LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUND. $100
Other Expenses.5VOLUNTEER SUPPORT $76
Other Expenses.6SOCIAL COMMITTEE $74
Changes to Organizing or Governing DocumentsORGANIZATION AMENDED THE BYLAWS AS OF DECEMBER 2016. SEE ATTACHED UPDATED BYLAWS IN ENTIRETY.

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