FERN STREET COMMUNITY ARTS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
FERN STREET COMMUNITY ARTS INC (EIN 33-0589443)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2016-05-19
IRS object ID
201621409349200827
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

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Return2016-05-19T15:13:29-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Fransy Russey CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Filer Filer

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Business Name Line1Fern Street Community Arts IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO Box 5864AddressLine1Txt
CitySan DiegoCityNm
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PersonJohn HighkinPersonNm
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Preparer PersonFransy RusseyPreparerPersonNm
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Phone6262909276PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website Addresshttp://fernstreetcircus.com/WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$115,118GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$109,418ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$5,700ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$115,118TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$15,375SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$57,158FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,495OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$5,542PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$17,671OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$98,241TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$16,877ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$4,065NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$4,065BOYAmt
EOY$22,997EOYAmt

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EOY$750EOYAmt

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EOY$2,805EOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo organize the circus arts and associated artistic genres including theater, dance, music, movement and narrative forms, both verbal and nonverbal; to work with communities to enliven public space and celebrate community and diversity; to utilize circus arts as a means to educate children, youth and adults.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

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Description Program Srvc AccomFern Street Circus combines performance and education for community benefit. Our professional troupe brings together San Diego's finest circus, variety, and musical artists, working in consort with locally known visual artists who create a wonderful sense of place. We teach circus principally in city rec centers integrating students into the main Fern Street Circus core, so that these young people learn as they perform, and their families and neighbors see them in a new, positive light.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$45,160GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
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Total Program Service Expenses$45,160TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
John Highkin
Co-Exec. Dir.40.00$0
Eric Bernhard
Vice President0$0
Andrew Rae
President0$0
Bruce Huntington
Treasurer0$0
Michael Arata
Director0$0
Anna OCain
Secretary0$0
Vernon Franck
Director0$0
Richard Keely
Director0$0
David OBrien
Director0$0
Cindy Zimmerman
Co-Exec. Dir.0$0
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Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

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Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$46,630CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$34,267CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Total$190,315TotalAmt

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Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (21 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $24
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $3511
Other Expenses.1003Information Technology $1059
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $3067
Other Expenses.1Production Equipment $4376
Other Expenses.3Dues & Subscriptions $1833
Other Expenses.5Merchandise $1154
Other Expenses.6Production Materials $956
Other Expenses.7Other $612
Other Expenses.8Production Material-Make $312
Other Expenses.9Meals $144
Other Expenses.10Food $134
Other Expenses.11Research & Training $131
Other Expenses.12Taxes and Licenses $116
Other Expenses.13Credit Card/PayPal Fees $101
Other Expenses.14Bank Service Charge $80
Other Expenses.15Technical Materials $40
Other Expenses.16Production Expenses $13
Other Expenses.17Vehicle Expenses $8
Other Assets.1011Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $0 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $750
Total Liabilities.1001Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Beginning $0 Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses - Ending $2805

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