WORLD FEDERATION OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
WORLD FEDERATION OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES INC (EIN 13-3072746)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-02-12
IRS object ID
201620439349300977
Schema version
2014v6.0
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)
Return2016-02-12T09:24:50-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN132738625PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1DDK & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1ONE PENN PLAZA 4TH FLRAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10119ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN133072746EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1WORLD FEDERATION OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIESBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlWORLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2123546000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1104 WEST 40TH STREET 3RD FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANTHONY GELORMINOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2123546000PhoneNum
Signature2016-01-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonBRUCE PRITIKINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00086583PTIN
Phone2129970600PhoneNum
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerANTHONY GELORMINOPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$29,116GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
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Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation1981FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE GOAL OF THE WORLD FEDERATION OF THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES (WFTC) IS TO JOIN TOGETHER IN A WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATION OF SHARING, UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION WITHIN THE GLOBAL TC MOVEMENT AS WELL AS TO WIDEN RECOGNITION AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY AND THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY APPROACH AMONG HEALTH ORGANIZATIONS AND HEALTH DELIVERY SYSTEMS OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL BODIES.THE WFTC CALLS FOR A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALING - DRAWING UPON ALL THE DISCIPLINES, INCLUDING MEDICAL, PSYCHIATRIC, AND SOCIAL SERVICES, AS WELL AS TC TRAINED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE PROVIDERS. THE WFTC RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ADAPTING THE TC MODEL TO THE RESPECTIVE CULTURES OF PROGRAMS IN COUNTRIES WORLDWIDE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionTO RELATE, AS THE INTERNATIONAL VOICE FOR THE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT TO OTHER SEGMENTS OF THE WORLDWIDE TREATMENT, PREVENTION, ENFORCEMENT AND RESEARCH AREAS;TO ARTICULATE DEFINITIONS AND STANDARDS OF PRACTICE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY MOVEMENT;TO CREATE AN INTERNATIONAL REPOSITORY AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER FOR WORLDWIDE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITY DATA AND INFORMATION;TO COORDINATE TRAINING TEAMS AND PROGRAMS IN ASSISTING TREATMENT COLLEAGUES TO ESTABLISH AND ENHANCE VIABLE THERAPEUTIC COMMUNITIES;TO SECURE FUNDING FOR THE WFTC AND ITS EFFORTS IN TRAINING AND RESEARCH FROM GOVERNMENT, CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION SOURCES;TO BUILD BRIDGES WITH OTHER PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINES (PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, MANAGEMENT, ETC.) FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEVELOPING MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND PARTNERSHIP IN HEALTH DELIVERY;TO ESTABLISH OFFICIAL LIAISON WITH INTERNATIONAL GOVERNMENTAL AS WELL AS PROFESSIONAL AND PRIVATE BODIES;MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
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Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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 Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
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Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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WILLIAM B O'BRIEN
PRESIDENT EMERITUS1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL B HARLE
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MOHD YUNUS PATHI MOHD
2ND VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY GELORMINO
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BUONAURO
SPECIAL ASST TO PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ENRICO COSTA
3RD VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE AHEARN
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
RON WILLIAMS
DEPUTY PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
GABRIEL ANTONIO MEJIA M
1ST VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
FR LAMBERTUS SOMAR
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DescMEMBERSHIP DUES AND ASDesc
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Total Program Service Revenue$29,116TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Total$38TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$17,257TotalAmt
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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$471TotalAmt
Program Services$471ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$2,083TotalAmt
Program Services$2,083ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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BANK CHARGES$357$357
NY CHAR500 FILING FEE$25$25

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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BOY$26,876BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$26,876BOYAmt
EOY$28,113EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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BOY$26,876BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$26,876BOYAmt
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Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$26,876BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,237ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,041CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,979CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,259CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$275,852TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,041CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,979CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,259CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$275,852TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$9,041CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$29,979CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$16,259CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$19,116CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$275,852TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5091.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5091.00000PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A DRAFT OF FORM 990 WILL SENT TO THE SIGNING OFFICER FOR REVIEW. THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTANT WHO PREPARED THE FORM 990 WILL DISCUSS EACH LINE ITEM ON THE RETURN WITH THE SIGNING OFFICER TO MAKE SURE ALL INFORMATION IS CORRECTLY PRESENTED. SIGNING OFFICER THEN WILL SIGN THE FINALIZED FORM 990 AND FILE IT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION FILES IT'S FORM 990 WITH THE NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL. THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE VIA THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHARITIES BUREAU WEBSITE.

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