STORYTELLING ARTS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- STORYTELLING ARTS INC (EIN 22-3473712)
- Tax period
- 2015-07-01 to 2016-06-30
- Filed
- 2016-09-21
- IRS object ID
- 201632739349200003
- 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 | 2016-09-21T13:24:09-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2016-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 453815710 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MH Financial CPA Firm LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1719 Old Trenton Road | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Princeton Junction | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NJ | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 08550 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2015-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 223473712 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Storytelling Arts Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | STOR | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 995 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | West Windsor | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NJ | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 08550 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Karen Lavallen | PersonNm |
| Person Title | ExecutiveDirec | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 6094301922 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2016-08-18 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Mindi Heckendorn | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01074401 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6097519888 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2016-09-21 | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Website Address | www.storytellingarts.net | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $132,865 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $78,291 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $42,150 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $95 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $12,329 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $4,118 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $8,211 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Total Revenue | $128,747 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $24,000 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $1,475 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $239 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $119 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $101,994 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $127,827 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $920 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $22,401 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$16,000 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $7,321 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $17,160 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $16,354 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $9,241 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $7,967 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,401 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $24,321 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,000 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $17,000 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $22,401 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $7,321 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Offer professional storytelling | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Programming includes services such as teacher mentoring classroom residencies professional development workshops for teachers and storytellers and assemblies for large audiences | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $127,834 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $127,834 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karen Lavallen | ||||
| Executive Director | 20.00 | $22,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Edna Friman | ||||
| President | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Michael G Lettiere | ||||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Theodore K Cheng | ||||
| Secretary | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Susan Bell | ||||
| Trustee | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Soni Pahade | ||||
| Trustee | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Sheila Schnell | ||||
| Trustee | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Penni Wild | ||||
| Trustee | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $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 | NJ | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Karen Lavallen | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 995 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | West Windsor | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NJ | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 08550 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 6094301922 | 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $74,829 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $44,403 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $90,048 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $92,501 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $95,921 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $397,702 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $74,829 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $44,403 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $90,048 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $92,501 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $95,921 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $397,702 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $57,942 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $339,760 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $29 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $75 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $61 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $95 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $260 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $397,962 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.85370 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 0.99490 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
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 G IRS990ScheduleG
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountAdvertising & Marketing 2,911Fundraising 1,028Insurance 2,772Meals & Entertainment 193Office Expenses 4,426Payroll Taxes 2,398Professional Development 500Dues 66Program Expenses 87,665Travel 35 |
| Other changes in net assets or fund balances Part I line 20 | Description AmountRestricted for Accrued Payroll (16,000) |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearAccounts Receivable 6,816 5,535Prepaid Insurance 2,425 2,432 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearAccrued Payroll 4,000 17,000 |
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