ELKTON ALLIANCE INC: Form 990, tax year 2016

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Organization
ELKTON ALLIANCE INC (EIN 52-2122566)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-13
IRS object ID
201743179349304684
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)
Return2017-11-13T08:53:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521944339PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1T Jess Crouch & Associates PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1153 East High StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityElktonCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21921ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522122566EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ELKTON ALLIANCE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlELKTBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityElktonCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21921ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARY JO JABLONSKIPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECPersonTitleTxt
Phone4103985076PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonT Jess CrouchPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00704770PTIN
Phone4103982460PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address73.129.24.95IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-11-13IPDt
IP Tm14:38:52IPTm
Federal Original Submission Id5293652017317dfzkjeuFederalOriginalSubmissionId
Federal Original Submission Id2017-11-13FederalOriginalSubmissionIdDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARY JO JABLONSKIPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$213,192GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website AddressWWW.ELKTONALLIANCE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1998FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionONGOING EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE AND SUPPORT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF ELKTON, MDActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body15VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent15VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee2TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
CY Contributions Grants$168,112CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$44,605CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$475CYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$213,192CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$98,722CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$102,077CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$200,799CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$12,393CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,769TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$31,413TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$4,976TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,769NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$26,437NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionONGOING EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE AND SUPPORT THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY OF ELKTON, MDMissionDesc
Significant New Program SrvcfalseSignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$81,038ExpenseAmt
Revenue$30,900RevenueAmt
DescECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -THE TOWN ASSISTED THE TOWN AND COUNTY IN RESERVING A FACILITY FOR A BUSINESS TO OPEN IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$45,098ExpenseAmt
Revenue$20,603RevenueAmt
DescFALL FEST - AN ANNUAL FESTIVAL TO PROVIDE MEMBERS OF THE BUSINESS AND SERVICE COMMUNITY AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR ENTITYAND PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COME TO THE DOWNTOWN BUSINESS DISTRICT.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$21,536ExpenseAmt
Revenue$10,122RevenueAmt
DescCITIZEN OF THE YEAR - DINNER TO HONOR THE INDIVIDUAL SELECTED AS CITIZEN OF THE YEARDesc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty Other ProgSrvcAccomActyOtherGrp (2 entries)

ExpenseExpenseAmtRevenueRevenueAmtDescDesc
$18,908$7,669SMALL BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEAR, HALLOWEEN PARADE,AND CASH FOR CHRISTMAS VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
$15,635$6,211MUSIC ON MAIN, CAR SHOW, LUNCHEON AND SMALL PROGRAMS LESS THAT $1000VARIOUS PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Prog Srvc Expense$34,543TotalOtherProgSrvcExpenseAmt
Total Other Prog Srvc Revenue$13,880TotalOtherProgSrvcRevenueAmt
Total Program Service Expenses$182,215TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3falseDescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (true)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee2EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members15GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member15IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (true)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyfalseForm990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedurefalseWrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARY JO JABLONSKIPersonNm
Phone4103985076PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1101 EAST MAIN STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityELKTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21922ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (16 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtAverage Hours Per Week Rltd OrgAverageHoursPerWeekRltdOrgRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
ROGER L OWENS
CHAIRPERSON1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
LARRY C CROUSE
VICE CHAIRPERSON1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CANDY DAVIS
TREASURER1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CINDY FETTEROFF
SECRETARY1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DONALD S HICKS
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT J ALT
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RICHARD SZUMEL
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LINDA BURRIS
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARJORIE BLYSTONE
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RAYMOND WALTERS
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHY KUNDA
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROB MASSIMIANO
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
SHARON PELHAM
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS ANN SZEP
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BRAD CARRILLO
DIRECTOR1.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARY JO JABLONSKI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR50.000.00Yes (X)$50,003$0$2,946
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$50,003TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$2,946TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Membership Dues$11,837MembershipDuesAmt
Government Grants$156,275GovernmentGrantsAmt
Total Contributions$168,112TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FALL FEST713990$20,603$20,603
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR900099$10,122$10,122
SMALL BUSINESS OF YEAR900099$2,804$2,804
HALLOWEEN PARADE713990$2,715$2,715
CAR SHOW713990$2,174$2,174

Total Oth Program Service Rev TotalOthProgramServiceRevGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$6,187TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$6,187RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$44,605TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMISCELLANEOUSDesc
Business900099BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$475TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$475RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$475OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$213,192TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$45,080RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,949TotalAmt
Program Services$47,654ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,295ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$28,746TotalAmt
Program Services$25,871ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,875ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,725TotalAmt
Program Services$6,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$673ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$10,302TotalAmt
Program Services$9,272ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$1,030ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,431TotalAmt
Management And General$3,431ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,835TotalAmt
Program Services$8,835ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,305TotalAmt
Program Services$3,875ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$430ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$745TotalAmt
Program Services$670ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$75ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,704TotalAmt
Program Services$2,704ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$971TotalAmt
Management And General$971ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT$33,365$33,365
FALL FEST$18,568$18,568
CITIZEN OF THE YEAR$8,867$8,867
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR$2,897$2,897

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,389TotalAmt
Program Services$13,585ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,804ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$200,799TotalAmt
Program Services$182,215ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$18,584ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,769BOYAmt
EOY$31,413EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,769BOYAmt
EOY$31,413EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$4,976EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$4,976EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,769BOYAmt
EOY$26,437EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,769BOYAmt
EOY$26,437EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,769BOYAmt
EOY$31,413EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$12,393ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Prior Period Adjustments-$4,725PriorPeriodAdjustmentsAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues NondedfalseSubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingYes (true)OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Member election for additional members Part VI line 7aMEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SELECT REPLACEMENT MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WILL BE PROVIDED A COPY OF THE FORM 990 IF IT IS REQUESTED.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aCONPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE IS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AFTER CONSIDERINGRELEVANT DATA.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS DETERMINES THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE SOLE OTHER EMPLOYEE AFTER REVIEW OF RELEVANT DATA.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19FORMS 990 AND GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE PROVIDED ON REQUEST.

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