ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CLEVELAND DIST OFFICE: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CLEVELAND DIST OFFICE (EIN 34-6000037)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-01
IRS object ID
201602149349301120
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)
Return2016-08-01T13:07:42-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN341539896PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ROBERT H GRAY CPA INCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line124610 DETROIT RD STE 150AddressLine1Txt
CityWESTLAKECityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44145ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN346000037EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS CLEVELAND DISTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlALCOBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11557 ST CLAIR AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44114ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRUTH DUBINPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARY/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4402417387PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-29SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT H GRAY CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00184643PTIN
Phone4403330555PhoneNum
Preparation2016-07-28PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerGENNY MAISTROSPrincipalOfficerNm
Gross Receipts$480,203GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.AACLEVE.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization AssocYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationAssocInd
Legal Domicile StateOHLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE DISTRICT OFFICE PURCHASES ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS LITERATURE AND PROVIDES OTHER SERVICES TO ALL ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS GROUPSActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent10VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee6TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers4TotalVolunteersCnt
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CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$994PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$996CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$61,402PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$57,924CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$493,204PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$324,989CYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$230,720PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$236,829CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$155,260PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$107,022CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$385,980PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$343,851CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$107,224PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$18,862CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$443TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$294TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$236,829ExpenseAmt
DescTHE DISTRICT OFFICE MAINTAINS AND OPERATES A SERVICE ORGANIZATION IN NORTHEASTERN OHIO FOR THE JOINT BENEFIT OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AND THE GROUPS LOCATED THEREIN IN THEIR QUEST OT CARRY THE MESSAGE TO ALCOHOLICS WHO STILL SUFFER AND TO PROMOTE THE GENERAL WELFARE OF THE FELLOWSHIP THROUGH A CENTRALLY LOCATED OFFICE.Desc
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Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredfalseScheduleBRequiredInd
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 EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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
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PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredfalseScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld CompliancefalseBackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee6EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (true)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
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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
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Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldOHStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRUTH DUBINPersonNm
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US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11557 ST CLAIR AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityCLEVELANDCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

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RUTH DUBIN
SECRETARY/TR40.0040.00Yes (X)$52,949$0$0
GENNY MAISTROS
CHAIRPERSON1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHY POEST
VICE CHAIRPE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DOUG MUSGRAVE
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES TANNER
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
LAURA MAROTTA
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
DON ATWELL
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM GALLAGHER
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL SKORA
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JIM FRACASSO
TRUSTEE1.001.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHARLES PATTERSON
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$4,852FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$3,548FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,304TotalRevenueColumnAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Of Inventory$208,286GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$151,666CostOfGoodsSoldAmt

Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$324,989TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$52,949TotalAmt
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Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$161,577TotalAmt
Program Services$161,577ProgramServicesAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$5,757TotalAmt
Program Services$5,757ProgramServicesAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$16,546TotalAmt
Program Services$16,546ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,225TotalAmt
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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,676TotalAmt
Management And General$26,676ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$31,203TotalAmt
Management And General$31,203ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,485TotalAmt
Management And General$2,485ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$932TotalAmt
Management And General$932ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PURCHASED SERVICES$15,880$15,880
TELECOMMUNICATIONS$7,638$7,638
EQUIPMENT RENTAL$5,664$5,664
COMPUTER SUPPLIES/PROGRAM$5,256$5,256

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$8,063TotalAmt
Management And General$8,063ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$343,851TotalAmt
Program Services$236,829ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$107,022ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$620,701BOYAmt
EOY$617,101EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$5,383BOYAmt
EOY$5,380EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$71,470BOYAmt
EOY$56,712EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,656BOYAmt
EOY$3,000EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,248BOYAmt
EOY$3,254EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$704,458BOYAmt
EOY$685,447EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$443BOYAmt
EOY$294EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$443BOYAmt
EOY$294EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$704,015BOYAmt
EOY$685,153EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$704,015BOYAmt
EOY$685,153EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$704,458BOYAmt
EOY$685,447EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$18,862ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

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$303,154CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$277,035CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$595,932CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$430,808CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$266,069CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,872,998TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$199,517CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$201,383CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$221,076CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$214,585CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$214,134CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,050,695TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$478,418CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$817,008CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$645,393CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$480,203CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,923,693TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$2,923,693PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$347CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$479CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$994CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$996CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,266TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$347CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$479CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$994CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$996CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,266TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$503,121CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$478,765CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$817,487CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$646,387CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$481,199CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,926,959TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99890PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99870PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD IS PRESENTED WITH THE COMPLETED FORM 990 FROM THE ACCOUNTANT PRIOR TO SIGNING AND FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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