PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFE MEDICINES INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
PARTNERSHIP FOR SAFE MEDICINES INC (EIN 56-2529660)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-06-20
IRS object ID
201601729349300510
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)
Return2016-06-20T09:20:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN521158459PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Hertzbach & Company PABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11530 Wilson Blvd Ste 700AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN562529660EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Partnership for Safe Medicines IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPARTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7036797233PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18100 Boone Boulevard No 220AddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonScott LaGangaPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone7036797233PhoneNum
Signature2016-06-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonPatricia M TinkelmanPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00133865PTIN
Phone7033516600PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerScott LaGangaPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18100 Boone BoulevardAddressLine1Txt
CityViennaCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$402,500GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Website Addresswww.safemedicines.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2003FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTo educate members and the public about access to safe medicine.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body4VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent4VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$652,190PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$402,500CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$11,993PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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PY Investment Income$0PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$664,183PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$402,500CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$159,600PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$185,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
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PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
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CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$180,077CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$747,590PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$365,077CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$83,407PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$37,423CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Assets EOY$184,109TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$20,672TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$20,748TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$125,938NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$163,361NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTo educate members and the public about access to safe medicine.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$185,000ExpenseAmt
DescInternational outreachDesc

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$136,795ExpenseAmt
DescPublic, consumer and healthcare provider educationDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$321,795TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c30DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Subject To Proxy TaxYes (1)SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document3IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsYes (1)NondeductibleContributionsInd
Nondeductible Contri DisclYes (1)NondeductibleContriDisclInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members4GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member4IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
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Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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Business Name Line1SCOTT LAGANGABusinessNameLine1Txt
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CityVIENNACityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP22182ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Marvin Shepherd
President2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
James Dahl
Vice President2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Thomas Kubic
Treasurer/Secretary2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott LaGanga
Executive Director2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp (2 entries)

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Bejon Kumar Misra
F 9New DelhiKailash ColonyINConsulting$160,000
The Safdar Group
Consulting$126,2361471 5th AvenueSan FranciscoCA94122
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K2CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Membership Dues$402,500MembershipDuesAmt
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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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Total$185,000TotalAmt
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Total$33,866TotalAmt
Management And General$33,866ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

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Total$5,992TotalAmt
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Total$2,332TotalAmt
Program Services$2,332ProgramServicesAmt

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Total$135,092TotalAmt
Program Services$133,904ProgramServicesAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$559TotalAmt
Program Services$559ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$409TotalAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$1,827TotalAmt
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BOY$144,523BOYAmt
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Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

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BOY$1,321BOYAmt
EOY$1,814EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$766BOYAmt
EOY$357EOYAmt

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BOY$146,610BOYAmt
EOY$184,109EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$20,672BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,672BOYAmt
EOY$20,748EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$125,938BOYAmt
EOY$163,361EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$125,938BOYAmt
EOY$163,361EOYAmt

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BOY$146,610BOYAmt
EOY$184,109EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$37,423ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (1)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee0AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nonded0SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House Lobbying0OnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior Year0AgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd
Dues Assessments$402,500DuesAssessmentsAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl CY$2,332NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclCYAmt
Non Deductible Lbbyng Pltcl Tot$2,332NonDeductibleLbbyngPltclTotAmt
Carried Over$2,332CarriedOverAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,732OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$3,375DepreciationAmt
Book Value$357BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$357TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSouth AsiaRegionTxt
Type Of Activities ConductedProgram ServicesTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Specific Services ProvidedSafe medicine initiativeSpecificServicesProvidedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$185,000RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$185,000SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$185,000TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionSouth AsiaRegionTxt
Cash Grant$185,000CashGrantAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 6The Partnership for Safe Medicines is a group of organizations and individuals that have policies, procedures, or programs to protect consumers from counterfeit or contraband medicines.
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 8bThere are no such comittees.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11Biannually, during PSM's in-person board meetings, board members are asked if there are any changes in their work that could be a conflict of interest. In 2007, all board members signed the conflict of interest policy. Due to the small board size, the board is well versed on the activities of others on the board and coupled with self-policing, monitors and enforces compliance with this policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cBiannually, during PSM's in-person board meetings, board members are asked if there are any changes in their work that could be a conflict of interest. In 2007, all board members signed the conflict of interest policy. Due to the small board size, the board is well versed on the activities of others on the board and coupled with self-policing, monitors and enforces compliance with this policy.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19The organization's form 990 is prepared by Hertzbach & Company, P.A. and is provided to the the board of directors prior to filing.
Form 990, Part IX, line 11gLicenses and fees: Program service expenses 0. Management and general expenses 1,188. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 1,188. Consultant expenses: Program service expenses 133,904. Management and general expenses 0. Fundraising expenses 0. Total expenses 133,904.

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