SHAKING THE TREE INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
SHAKING THE TREE INC (EIN 45-2697899)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-04-14
IRS object ID
201631059349200743
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-04-14T06:21:10-00:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Bookkeeping Company LLC B13488BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18931 SE Foster Rd Ste 100AddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97266ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452697899EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Shaking The Tree IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSHAKBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5032350635PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1823 SE Grant StAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97214ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSamantha Van Der MerwePersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2016-04-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSandra L VincentPreparerPersonNm
Phone5032529197PhoneNum
Preparation2016-04-14PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.shaking-the-tree.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$188,109GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$112,422ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$75,687ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$188,109TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$16,477SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$34,486FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$39,404OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Other Expenses Total$41,211OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$131,578TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$56,531ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$9,297NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$65,828NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,297BOYAmt
EOY$52,364EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$16,867EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,297BOYAmt
EOY$69,231EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$3,403EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,297BOYAmt
EOY$65,828EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTheatre Productions and theatre classesPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Year round theatre classes for children aged 5-14. 244 children attended each week.$62,168
Produced Suddenly Last Summer. 19 performances were given 679 patrons attended.$24,467
Produced Passion Play. 23 performances were given 774 patrons attended.$29,955$4,372
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$116,590TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Samantha Van Der Merwe
President Founding Artistic Director040.00$15,000
Scotrt Wiggers
Treasurer001.00$0
Jessie Jonas
Board Member001.00$0
Esteban Gutierrez
Board Member001.00$0
Rebecca Harrison
Board Member001.00$0
Matthew Kerrigan
Teach/Office Asst005.00$1,477
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldORStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSamantha Van Der MerwePersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1823 SE Grant StAddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationORStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP97214ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5032350635PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,707CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$188,109CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$252,816TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,707CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$188,109CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$252,816TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$252,816PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$252,816TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support CY1700.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesSupplies 3,020
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesPayroll taxes 1,399
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesProperty taxes 1,275
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesBusiness fees 1,506
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesProduction Expense 25,412
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesMarketing 4,800
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesInsurance 680
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesHospitality/concessions 2,393
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other ExpensesDepreciation 726
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other AssetsLights Beginning of year 0, End of year 3,419
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other AssetsFloor Remodel Beginning of year 0, End of year 13,448
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, LiabilitiesPrior yr adj Beginning of year 0, End of year 3,403

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

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