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LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 27-3994291)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-16
IRS object ID
201631379349201518
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)
Return2016-05-16T09:24:02-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN223840651PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCHULMAN LOBEL ET AL LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11001 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10018ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273994291EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLEAVBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2127328630PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 GREENWICH STREET NO 2MAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10014ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRAHAM MERIWETHERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2127328630PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANITA KATZEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00236670PTIN
Phone2128685781PhoneNum
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.LEAVEITBETTER.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$64,200GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$17,425ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$46,762ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$13InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$64,200TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$8,000SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$39,532FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$3,272OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$132PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$6,727OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$57,663TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$6,537ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$11,946NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$18,483NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,100BOYAmt
EOY$16,327EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,346BOYAmt
EOY$2,156EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,446BOYAmt
EOY$18,483EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$500BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,946BOYAmt
EOY$18,483EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeLEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION IS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, PRIMARILY YOUTH, ON WAYS THEY CAN BETTER THE ENVIRONMENT, THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomLEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION HAS EDUCATED OVER 1,000 STUDENTS IN 11 NYC SCHOOLS ON HOW TO COMPOST, PLANT SEEDS AND GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. STUDENTS USED SMALL HD CAMERAS TO DOCUMENT THE STORY OF LEARNING, AND THESE MINI-DOCUMENTARIES WERE SHOWCASED AT THE REGEN YOUTH FILM FEST AT THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN IN THE SUMMER WHERE OVER 800 PEOPLE ATTENDED. STUDENTS GREW FOOD FOR 1,000 MEALS THAT WERE SERVED TO STUDENTS IN SCHOOL. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO CONTINUED THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN ABANDONED LOT IN THE MORRIS HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE BRONX INTO AN OFFICAL COMMUNITY GARDEN, NAMED THE LEAVE IT BETTER KIDS GARDEN. EACH SATURDAY FROM MAY THROUGH NOVEMBER, YOUTH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEER TO CLEAN, PLANT AND HARVEST IN THE GARDEN DEDICATED TO HEALTH.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$7,730GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$53,090ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$53,090TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
GRAHAM MERIWETHER
PRESIDENT & TREASURER20.00$8,000$0$0
RYAN DARNTON
VICE PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
DAX PONCE DE LEON
SECRETARY2.00$0$0$0
DR JAMES BOYER
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
ANDREW HOYLES
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
MAKINI VELAZQUEZ
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
KARL ROSAEN
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRAHAM MERIWETHERPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1720 GREENWICH STREET APT 2MAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10014ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9175142028PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

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$58,229CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,693CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,375CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,425CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,361TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,229CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,693CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,375CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,425CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,361TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$5,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,000TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$5,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$15,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year$5,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$25,000TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$163,361PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$6CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$13CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$22TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$58,235CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$27,694CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$61,639CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$23,377CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$17,438CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,383TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.86720PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.89600PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00010InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOMEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 13.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 3,272.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: MEALS AND ENTERTAINMENT. AMOUNT: 456. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 154. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE MAINTENANCE. AMOUNT: 429. DESCRIPTION: LICENSES AND FEES. AMOUNT: 5,688. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 6,727.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: DUE FROM RELATED PARTY. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 905. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 441. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 2,156.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: LOAN. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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