VISIONWORKSHOPS INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
VISIONWORKSHOPS INC (EIN 31-1784157)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-10
IRS object ID
201601319349300525
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-05-10T06:31:16-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FLOWER & DESIDERIO FINANCIAL GROUP LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1711 BESTGATE ROAD STE 204AddressLine1Txt
CityANNAPOLISCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21401ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311784157EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Vision Workshops IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlVISIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4102795481PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1801 Chase StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityAnnapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21401ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKIRSTEN ELSTNERPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4102795481PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFREDERIC V FLOWER CFP CPA PFSPreparerPersonNm
Phone4105718390PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerKIRSTEN ELSTNERPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1205 Bay DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityStevensvilleCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21666ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$306,682GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.visionworkshops.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2001FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateMDLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEducation and outreach to high risk youths through photojournalism.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee1TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers14TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$63,369PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$139,190CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$78,184PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$167,460CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$23PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$32CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$141,576PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$306,682CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$118,043PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$128,266CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$6,413CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$60,305PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$99,586CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$178,348PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$227,852CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$36,772PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$78,830CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$32,879TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$114,836TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$3,127TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$32,879NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$111,709NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$153,393ExpenseAmt
Revenue$167,460RevenueAmt
DescPROVIDED PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS THROUGH NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC PHOTO CAMP AND REGIONAL AFTER SCHOOL CAMPS IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY AND BALTIMORE FOR AT-RISK AND DISADVANTAGED YOUTH IN SIX (6) LOCATIONS. TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE (225) YOUTHS PARTICIPATED AND THEIR WORK WAS DISPLAYED IN FREE PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$153,393TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan OutstandingfalseLoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org MemfalseBusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam MemfalseBusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer EntfalseBusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContrifalseDeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnfalseFamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcfalseRegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (true)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Harding Group IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4105739991PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11610 West Street Suite 100AddressLine1Txt
CityAnnapolisCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21401ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndKey EmployeeKeyEmployeeIndHighest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KIRSTEN ELSTNER
Executive Director40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)Yes (X)$110,000$0$0
HANK LIBBY
Chairman1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KARA BROOK
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FRED BILLUPS
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ART STEVENS
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$110,000TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K1IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$139,190AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$139,190TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

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DescNational GeographicDesc
Business611600BusinessCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$167,460TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$32TotalRevenueColumnAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$306,682TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$167,492RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

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Total$110,000TotalAmt
Program Services$55,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$5,500FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Total$5,000TotalAmt
Program Services$2,500ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,250ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$250FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,800TotalAmt
Program Services$2,400ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,160ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$240FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,466TotalAmt
Program Services$4,233ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,810ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$423FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,645TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,645ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$2,372TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$2,372ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,600TotalAmt
Program Services$2,700ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$900ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$401TotalAmt
Program Services$301ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$100ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,309TotalAmt
Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,309ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Photography Expense$53,250$53,250$0$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$227,852TotalAmt
Program Services$153,393ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$68,046ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$6,413FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,000BOYAmt
EOY$103,358EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$32,776LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$21,298LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,879BOYAmt
EOY$11,478EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,879BOYAmt
EOY$114,836EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,127EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$3,127EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,879BOYAmt
EOY$111,709EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,879BOYAmt
EOY$111,709EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,879BOYAmt
EOY$114,836EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$78,830ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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$82,760CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$144,720CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$63,331CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$63,369CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$139,190CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$493,370TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$82,760CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$144,720CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$63,331CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$63,369CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$139,190CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$493,370TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$261,151SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$232,219PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$28CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$35CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$20CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$138TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$493,508TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$657,202GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.47050PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.64290PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$32,776OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$21,298DepreciationAmt
Book Value$11,478BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,478TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bForm 990 is distributed by email to Directors for review.
Pt VI, Line 15aDirectors review and approve Executive Director compensation annually.
Pt VI, Line 19Financial statements are made available to the public in conjunction with annual filing with the state of Maryland charitable organization division and by request. Governing documents and conflict of interest policy are not generally made available to the public.

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