COMMONLIT INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- COMMONLIT INC (EIN 46-4255260)
- Tax period
- 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
- Filed
- 2016-11-15
- IRS object ID
- 201613209349206351
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2016-11-15T05:19:21-00:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2015-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | JJ SCHMELZLE CO | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1010 ROCKVILLE PIKE210 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ROCKVILLE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MD | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 20852 | 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 | 464255260 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | COMMONLIT INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | COMM | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 8302373140 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 263 RIVERSIDE DR | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MEDFORD | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 02155 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | MICHELLE | PersonNm |
| Person Title | BROWN | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2016-11-15 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | JOSEPH SCHMELZLE | PreparerPersonNm |
| Phone | 3016109966 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2016-11-15 | PreparationDt |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | Yes (X) | AddressChangeInd |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | WWW.COMMONLIT.ORG | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $63,990 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $63,694 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $296 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $63,990 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $15,548 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $20,668 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $3,481 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $330 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $14,322 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $54,349 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $9,641 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $405 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $403 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $10,449 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,791 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,324 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $550 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $11,009 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $2,341 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $12,333 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $1,936 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $1,884 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $405 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $10,449 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | EDUCATION | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | CONTINUE TO EXPAND THE OPERATIONS, ADDING MORE CURRICULUM, ENHANCING THE TECHNOLOGY ON ITS WEBSITE, AND REACHING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF TEACHER USERS WITH HIGH-QUALITY, FREE LITERACY MATERIALS FOR GRADES 5-12 | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $25,415 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $25,415 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| MICHELLE BROWN | |||
| PRESIDENT CEO | 040.00 | $0 | |
| JAMES PATRICK BROWN | |||
| TREASURER | 005.00 | $0 | |
| BEINING ZHANG | |||
| DIRECTOR | 005.00 | $0 | |
| SARAH MIELBYE | |||
| DIRECTOR | 005.00 | $14,000 | $1,548 |
| 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 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | MICHELLE BROWN | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 263 RIVERSIDE DR | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | MEDFORD | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 02155 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8302373140 | 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 | false | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | Yes (X) | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind |
| Public Support Total170 | $0 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $9,754 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,694 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $73,448 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $9,754 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,694 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $73,448 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | $60,000 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $60,000 | TotalAmt |
Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | $60,000 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $60,000 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $13,448 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | $296 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $296 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $9,754 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,990 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $73,744 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
| Public Support CY509 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Facts And Circumstances Test | Part III Section B Line 12 MISCELLANEOUS INCOME | FactsAndCircumstancesTestTxt |
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 O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (22 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8, Other Revenue | MISCELLANEOUS INCOME 296 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Travel 1,655 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Conferences, conventions, and meetings 2,244 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Supplies 1,609 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Program expenses 2,968 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Licenses 2,105 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Payroll expenses 233 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Payroll taxes 1,071 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Bank fees 44 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Marketing expenses 304 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Recruiting expenses 429 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Insurance 641 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Software expenses 66 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Email communication 214 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Web hosting 314 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Miscellaneous expenses 58 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Business registration 222 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Education 100 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses | Advertising 45 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20, Net Assets | RESTATE BALANCE SHEET OF BEGINNING OF THE YEAR 403 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets | PLEDGES RECEIVABLE Beginning of year 550, End of year 11,009 |
| Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities | ACCOUNTS PAYABLE Beginning of year 1,936, End of year 1,884 |
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