THE CHARIS CIRCLE INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
THE CHARIS CIRCLE INC (EIN 58-2200054)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-08
IRS object ID
201602479349300100
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-08-08T18:30:01-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN582500024PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LAURA G REAGIN CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13068 LEAFWOOD DRAddressLine1Txt
CityDecaturCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30033ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN582200054EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE CHARIS CIRCLE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCHARBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11189 EUCLID AVE NEAddressLine1Txt
CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30307ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELLEN RAPIERPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4045240304PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLAURA G REAGIN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00042072PTIN
Phone6783603883PhoneNum
Preparation2016-08-08PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$102,149GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1995FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionCHARIS CIRCLE EXISTS TO FOSTER SUSTAINABLE FEMINIST COMMUNITIES, TO WORK FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE AND ENCOURAGE THE EXPRESSION OF DIVERSE AND MARGINALIZED VOICES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent11VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers35TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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CY Total Revenue$102,149CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$32,295PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$1,144CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$69,245PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$92,812CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$101,540PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$92,812CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$5,779PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$9,337CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$8,293TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$16,291TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$3,778TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,439TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,515NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$13,852NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$88,808ExpenseAmt
Revenue$102,148RevenueAmt
DescCHARIS CIRCLE SERVES OUR MISSION BY HOSTING EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS INCLUDING WRITING GROUPS, AUTHOR READINGS, BOOK GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS TO ENCOURAGE THE EXPRESSION OF DIVERSE AND MARGINALIZED VOICES. WE FOSTER SUSTAINABLE FEMINIST COMMUNITIES IN OUR INTERNAL AND COMMUNITY WORK BY WORKING IN COALITION TO SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE TO BE SELF- DETERMINING ACROSS THE SPECTRUM OF THEIR LIVES. CHARIS CIRCLE PARTNERS WITH CHARIS BOOKS AND MORE TO PROVIDE A WELCOMING COMMUNITY GATHERING SPACE TO THE PUBLIC 7 DAYS A WEEK.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$88,808TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
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 LiabilitiesYes (true)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
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
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Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (true)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
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
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Independent Voting Member11IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (true)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (true)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (true)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (true)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Written Policy Or ProcedurefalseWrittenPolicyOrProcedureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonELLEN RAPIERPersonNm
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US Address USAddress

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CityAtlantaCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30307ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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CHESYA BURKE
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ELLEN RAPIER
TREASURER5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JILLIAN FORD
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SUSANA MORRIS
BOARD CO - CHAIR5.000.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,638TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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FUNDRAISING EXPENSES$1,144$1,144
OFFICE SUPPLIES$628$628
OTHER PROGHRAM EXPENSES$140$140
LICENSES & TAXES$30$30

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Program Services$88,668ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$564ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising$1,144FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

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BOY$56BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,778BOYAmt
EOY$2,439EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,108CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,474CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$65,437CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$107,319CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$102,149CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353,487TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,474CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$65,437CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$107,319CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$102,149CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353,487TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$353,487PublicSupportTotal509Amt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$134TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$15CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$134TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$20,489CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$65,437CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$107,319CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$102,149CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$353,621TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99960PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPAYROLL TAXES PAYABLEDesc
Amt$2,439Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,439TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11FORM 990, PART VI, SEC B, LINE 11A: THE FORM 990 AND ATTCHEMNTS WERE REVIEWED PRIOR TO FILING BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTOIRS AND OFFICERS.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cTHE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bKEY EMPLOYEE (ADMINISTRATOR) COMPENSATION IS REVIEWED AND DETERMINED BY THE BOARD.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, ETC ARE AVAILABLE BY REQUEST.
List of other expenses Part IX line 24ePROGRAM EVENTS 1,149HOSPITALITY 1,279OCCUPANCY: RENT 56,000 DRINKING WATER 455TOTAL 58,883

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