NONZERO FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NONZERO FOUNDATION INC (EIN 45-4015017)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-09
IRS object ID
201603149349300895
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-11-09T08:04:35-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GIDEON ADLER & COCPA'sBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityFAIR LAWNCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07410ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN454015017EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE NONZERO FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNONZBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6096889515PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1321 PROSPECT AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityPRINCETONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP085405330ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonROBERT WRIGHTPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone6096889515PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANNETTE PRIZZIPreparerPersonNm
Phone2017916696PhoneNum
Preparation2016-11-09PreparationDt
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Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerROBERT WRIGHTPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1321 Prospect AveAddressLine1Txt
CityPrincetonCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP08540ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$282,140GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.NonzeroFoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNJLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE NONZERO FOUNDATION AIMS TO FOSTER THE SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE AND HELP PEOPLE APPRECIATE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES, THEREBY BUILDING BRIDGES ACROSS NATIONAL, CULTURAL, ETHNIC, RELIGIOUS AND IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Employee4TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$135,161PYContributionsGrantsAmt
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PY Investment Income$32PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$2,620PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$2,050CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$137,813PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$282,140CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$252,250PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$252,164CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$19,929CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$93,003PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$55,690CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$345,253PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$307,854CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$207,440PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$25,714CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$39,171TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$7,750TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,384TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$276,965ExpenseAmt
Revenue$282,140RevenueAmt
DescTHE FOUNDATION'S PROGRAM SERVICES IN 2013 CONSISTED SOLELY OF BLOGGINGHEADS.TV A WEBSITE DEVOTED TO SPLIT-SCREEN VIDEO DIALOGUES ABOUT PUBLIC AFFAIRS AND IDEAS MOST OF THE VIDEOS APPEAR AS EPISODES OF PARTICULAR PROGRAMS WITH REGULAR HOSTS OR THEMES, INCLUDING THE GLENN SHOW (HOSTED BY BROWN UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR GLENN LOURY) AND WORLDWISE (A SHOW FEATURING GUESTS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES). IN 2013, BLOGGINGHEADS.TV LAUNCHED SEVERAL NEW PROGRAMS, INCLUDING DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA, INTERROBANG, AND RATIONAL ACTORS, AND PUBLISHED A TOTAL OF 350 NEW VIDEO DIALOGUES.Desc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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
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More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
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Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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PersonBRENDA TALBOTPersonNm
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CityPrincetonCityNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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Total Reportable Comp From Org$119,019TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
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Other Revenue Total$2,050OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Total$113,350TotalAmt
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Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$50FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$2,880TotalAmt
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Management And General$140ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$140FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Total$1,190TotalAmt
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Fundraising$60FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Program Services$1,840ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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WEB HOSTING$17,750$17,750$0$0
Bank Fees$100$100$0$0
Telephone$40$40$0$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Total$307,854TotalAmt
Program Services$276,965ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,960ManagementAndGeneralAmt
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$61,725BOYAmt
EOY$36,409EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$13,818LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,056LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,526BOYAmt
EOY$2,762EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,251BOYAmt
EOY$39,171EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$7,750BOYAmt
EOY$5,384EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,750BOYAmt
EOY$5,384EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$59,501BOYAmt
EOY$33,787EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$59,501BOYAmt
EOY$33,787EOYAmt

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EOY$39,171EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind
Public Support Total170$0PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY1700PublicSupportCY170Pct

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$346,710CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$135,161CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$228,090CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$709,961TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$135,161CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$228,090CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$709,961TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$709,961PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$130CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$130TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$130CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total$130TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$710,091TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$13,818OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,056DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,762BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$2,762TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Descpayroll tax withholdingsDesc

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePt VI, Line 11bFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationSend copy to memebersExplanationTxt

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