OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization: OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE (EIN 46-4591657)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-08-12
IRS object ID: 201602259349201435
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule C
Schedule O
Averaging Attachment

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-08-12T13:03:55-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	274043350	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	LONDON & COMPANY	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	231 FARMINGTON AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FARMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	060321915	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	464591657	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	OPEN	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8606106040	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	75 CHARTER OAK AVE SUITE 2-210	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06106	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIN BOGGS	PersonNm
Person Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8606106040	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-08-12	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ROBERT LONDON CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00193639	PTIN
Phone	8606795290	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-08-12	PreparationDt
Self Employed	Yes (X)	SelfEmployedInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2017-02-10 21:41:12Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Address	CTOCA.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$175,423	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$175,423	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue	$175,423	TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$105,375	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$44,715	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$4,387	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$1,614	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$16,575	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$172,666	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$2,757	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$6,626	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$9,383	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$26,061	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$5,675	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,041	BOYAmt
EOY	$31,736	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$21,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$22,353	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$6,626	BOYAmt
EOY	$9,383	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE IS A NEW CONNECTICUT-BASED CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND PARTNERSHIPS.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
EDUCATED OVER 500 PEOPLE ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF A GEOGRAPHICALLY BALANCED APPROACH TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.	$57,556
DEVELOPED CRITICAL DATA ANALYSIS ADDRESSING ACCESS TO AREAS OF "OPPORTUNITY" IN CONNECTICUT.	$57,555
FORGED PARTNERSHIPS WITH OVER 10 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND CONDUCTED EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO AT LEAST 10 MORE ON ISSUES OF OPPORTUNITY ACCESS.	$57,555

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$172,666	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
ERIN BOGGS
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	$85,093	$13,636
JOHN POTTENGER JR
PRESIDENT	2.00	$0
PHILIP TEGELER
TREASURER	2.00	$0
ANTHONY DE JESUS
SECRETARY	2.00	$0
JULIE ALLEYNE
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	$0
JOHN RELMAN
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	$0
ROBERT HINTON
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	$0
CONSTANCE ROYSTER
BOARD MEMBER	2.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol Filed	false	Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ERIN BOGGS	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	75 CHARTER OAK AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8606106040	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
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (true)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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 Minus2 Years	$37,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$91,381	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$175,423	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$304,354	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$37,550	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$91,381	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$175,423	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$304,354	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$304,354	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$304,354	TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170	Yes (X)	First5Years170Ind

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$8,141	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$8,141	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$164,525	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$172,666	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$34,533	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$8,633	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$24,551	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$34,533	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$59,084	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$88,626	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$154	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$8,141	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$8,295	TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$8,633	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$8,633	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$12,950	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 2,793 SUPPLIES 646 FURNISHINGS 650 IT REIMBURSEMENTS 2,132 TELEPHONE 2,068 OFFICE SUPPLIES 1,297 TRANSPORTATION 1,999 MEALS 152 MILEAGE 1,050 CONFERENCES/MEETINGS 1,768 INSURANCE 1,861 PAYPAL PROCESSING FEES 64 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE 95 TOTAL 16,575
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 0 2,410 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 0 2,534 OTHER ASSETS 0 731 TOTAL 0 5,675
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26	ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 1,258 19,419 ACCRUED PAYROLL 20,157 2,934
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	OPEN COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE IS A NEW CONNECTICUT-BASED CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL PEOPLE THROUGH EDUCATION, ORGANIZING, ADVOCACY, RESEARCH, AND PARTNERSHIPS.

Averaging Attachment AveragingAttachment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	NO LOBBYING EXPENSES IN 2012 & 2013	ExplanationTxt

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