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THE COOKIE PROJECT: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE COOKIE PROJECT (EIN 47-4147363)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-14
IRS object ID
202523199349200202
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-11-14T23:05:17-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN474147363EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE COOKIE PROJECTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2dba MI Cookie ProjectBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOOKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7347702223PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13051 4th StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityWyandotteCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48192ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCindy BallardPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone7346249126PhoneNum
Signature2025-11-14SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addressmicookieproject.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$84,233GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$29,024ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$50,329ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$4,880FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$3,759SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$1,121SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$80,474TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$0GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$91,300SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$6,000FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$3,133OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,029PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$53,171OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$154,633TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$74,159ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$359,965NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$285,806NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$361,863BOYAmt
EOY$274,916EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,592BOYAmt
EOY$14,461EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$371,455BOYAmt
EOY$289,377EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,490BOYAmt
EOY$3,571EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$359,965BOYAmt
EOY$285,806EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTeaching work skills to individuals with developmental disabilitiesPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
MI Cookie Project Bakery-The bakery opened July 2016. Twenty individuals with developmental disabilities are trained work skills through the various operations in a commercial bakery. Individuals gain a sense of purpose and involvement in the community$0$15,585
MI Cookie Project Student Activities-Individuals enjoy various holiday parties and activities to celebrate their accomplishments with their families and volunteers.$0$4,663
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$20,248TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Marjorie Gibson
Chief Operating Officer40$90,000
Kelly Dwyer
Vice President5$0
Shelly Pluchino
Secretary5$0
Cynthia Ballard
Treasurer5$1,300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCynthia BallardPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13051 4th StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityWyandotteCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48192ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7347702223PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,531CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,169CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,109CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,640CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$164,934TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$32,531CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$29,169CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$22,109CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,485CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,640CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$164,934TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$72,127SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$92,807PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$164,934TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$246,328GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.56269PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.49377PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Description;Amount^Program Service Expense;20248|Depreciation;1953|Insurance;4780|Advertising;483|Office Expense;4390|Phone;1992|Mileage;7619|Misc Fees;372|Bank Fees;929|Repair and Maintenance;1714|Furniture Fixture and Equipment;843|Moving Expense;864|Payroll Taxes;6984^Total;53171^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Receivable;2712|Prepaid Rent;3500|Prepaid Insurance;1672|Freezer A less Accum Depr;870|Freezer B less Accum Depr;1525|Refrigerator less Accum Depr;1225|Hobart Oven less Accum Depr;300|HP Laptop less Accum Depr;678|Electrical Upgrades less Accum Depr;1979^Total;14461^
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26Description;EOY Amount^Accounts Payable;2172|Accrued Payroll;1300|Accrued Payroll Taxes;99^Total;3571^

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