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Friends of The Lawrence: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
Friends of The Lawrence (EIN 48-0858281)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-29
IRS object ID
201642429349200139
Schema version
2015v2.0
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)
Return2016-08-29T12:52:01-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Mize Houser & Company PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1211 East Eighth Street Suite AAddressLine1Txt
CityLawrenceCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP660442682ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN480858281EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Friends of The LawrenceBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Public Library IncBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7858428625PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1399AddressLine1Txt
CityLawrenceCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66044ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRON SCHORRPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-08-29SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKENNETH R HITE CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00237300PTIN
Phone7858428844PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$106,065GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$8,763ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Membership Dues$6,044MembershipDuesAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$89,361FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$4,236SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$85,125SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Other Revenue Total$1,897OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$101,829TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$74,600GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$720FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$249PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$30,637OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$106,206TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$4,377ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$67,891NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$63,514NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,891BOYAmt
EOY$63,514EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,891BOYAmt
EOY$63,514EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$67,891BOYAmt
EOY$63,514EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposePROVIDE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomACQUISITION OF BOOKS, TAPES, VIDEOS, AND RELATED MATERIAL FOR LIBRARY PATRONS USEDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$74,600GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$74,600TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (12 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
JAN CONARD
VICE CHAIR10.00$0
RON SCHORR
TREASURER15.00$0
GEORGE GIBBS
MEMBER10.00$0
BETH CIGLER
MEMBER10.00$0
DAVID VANCE
MEMBER10.00$0
SANDRA WIECHERT
MEMBER10.00$0
TOM HOFFMAN
MEMBER15.00$0
STAN RING
CHAIRPERSON15.00$0
LENI SALKIND
MEMBER15.00$0
DON LOW
MEMBER10.00$0
MARILYN CLARK
MEMBER1.00$0
JANE IMBER
Secretary10.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRon SchorrPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11645 Cambridge RdAddressLine1Txt
CityLawrenceCityNm
State AbbreviationKSStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP66044ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7858428625PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesYes (true)LobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,960CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,779CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20,713CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$15,440CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$6,044CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$76,936TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$77,250CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$83,752CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$48,599CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$46,217CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$89,361CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$345,179TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$102,210CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$93,531CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,312CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,657CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,405CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$422,115TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$422,115PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$749CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$635CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$77CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,503TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$749CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$635CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$77CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$1,503TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$748CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$86CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$135CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$969TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$103,707CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$94,252CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,389CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$61,834CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$95,405CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$424,587TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99420PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99270PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00350InvestmentIncomeCYPct
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1BOOK SALESEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$89,361GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$89,361GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$4,236OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$89,361GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$89,361GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$4,236OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$4,236DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$85,125NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Revenue.1MISCELLANEOUS INCOME $1897
Grants and Similar Amounts Paid In Excess of $5,000.1Class of Activity: CONTRIBUTION | Donee's Name: LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY | Donee's Address: 707 VERMONT LAWRENCE KS 66044 | Relationship of Donee: NONE | Cash Amount Given: $74600
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $894
Other Expenses.1ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES $19194
Other Expenses.2LAWRENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUND. $6850
Other Expenses.3MEMBERSHIP & VOLUNTEER SUPPORT $3673
Other Expenses.5KANSAS ANNUAL REPORT $40
Other Expenses.6MISCELLANEOUS $-14

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