TOWARD THE GOAL MINISTRIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization: TOWARD THE GOAL MINISTRIES INC (EIN 46-1281892)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-11-14
IRS object ID: 201633199349204233
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
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-11-14T16:06:39-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	341868427	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TROYER & ASSOCIATES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	558 EDELWEISS DRIVE - PO BOX 340	AddressLine1Txt
City	SUGARCREEK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44681	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	461281892	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TOWARD THE GOAL MINISTRIES INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TOWA	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3308523883	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	508 LUZERN ST SW	AddressLine1Txt
City	SUGARCREEK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44681	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANTHONY KAUFMAN	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3308523883	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-11-10	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	ERIC R ANDREWS CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00296452	PTIN
Phone	3308522479	PhoneNum
Preparation	2016-11-10	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 Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$172,315	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$172,315	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue	$172,315	TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$59,927	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Other Expenses Total	$41,390	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$101,317	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$70,998	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$185,019	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$256,017	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$183,916	BOYAmt
EOY	$254,742	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,813	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,275	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,729	BOYAmt
EOY	$256,017	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$710	BOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$185,019	BOYAmt
EOY	$256,017	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	PROVIDE CONUSELING TO MEET INDIVIDUAL'S SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS THROUGH COACHING, MENTORING, AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP TRAINING. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PEOPLE SEEKING HELP.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	PROVIDE SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL COUNSELING TO INDIVIDUALS AT NO COST	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses	$101,317	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$101,317	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
ART YODER
PRESIDENT	2.00	$0
ANTHONY KAUFMAN
TREASURER	2.00	$0
ANNIE SCHLABACH
SECRETARY	2.00	$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	OH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	ANTHONY KAUFMAN	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	508 LUZERN ST SW	AddressLine1Txt
City	SUGARCREEK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	OH	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	44681	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3308523383	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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$134,602	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$142,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$172,315	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$499,907	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$134,602	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$142,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$172,315	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$499,907	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$499,907	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$50,000	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$134,602	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$142,990	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$172,315	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$499,907	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	1.00000	PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES OUTSIDE SERVICESS 5,861 OTHER EXPENSES 2,915 SUPPLIES 22 DONATIONS 32,054 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 538 TOTAL 41,390
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	2,690 2,690 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 877 1,415 TOTAL 1,813 1,275
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26	ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 710 0
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	PROVIDE CONUSELING TO MEET INDIVIDUAL'S SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS THROUGH COACHING, MENTORING, AND SERVANT LEADERSHIP TRAINING. THERE ARE NO FEES FOR PEOPLE SEEKING HELP.

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