NEW CHURCHES NOW INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
NEW CHURCHES NOW INC (EIN 47-2230285)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-06-04
IRS object ID
201631569349300103
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

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Return2016-06-04T12:30:06-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN582115374PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1Mersereau Lazenby & Rockas LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line13469 Lawrenceville-Suwanee RdAddressLine1Txt
CitySuwaneeCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN472230285EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1New Churches Now IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlNEWCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7708879093PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1c/o 4470 Woodlet CourtAddressLine1Txt
CityCummingCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
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Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJoseph B WilsonPersonNm
Person TitleExecutive DirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone7708879093PhoneNum
Signature2016-06-04SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonLois S LazenbyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00295161PTIN
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Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Principal OfficerJoseph B WilsonPrincipalOfficerNm

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$339,182GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.newshucrhesnow.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2013FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SPREAD THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY PROVIDING PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL AID TO PEOPLE IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH ESTALBISHING CHURCHES AND BIBLICALLY FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers70TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Total Revenue$0PYTotalRevenueAmt
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CY Grants And Similar Paid$81,015CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$16,901CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$4,713CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
CY Other Expenses$51,211CYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$149,127CYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$190,055CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Total Liabilities EOY$1,300TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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MissionTO SPREAD THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY PROVIDING PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL AID TO PEOPLE IN COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH ESTALBISHING CHURCHES AND BIBLICALLY FAITH-BASED COMMUNITIES.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$136,521ExpenseAmt
Grant$75,715GrantAmt
DescIn 2015 New Churches Now pursued its vision of "Catalyzing Movements of Reproducing Churches" in the ex-Soviet Union and other global locations. NCN continued its work in Belarus, Russia, El Salvador, and Albania by holding Catalyst Community Church Planting Conferences and training and starting 14 new churches. NCN also partnered with New Thing Church Planting organization by helping partners in India, Philippines, and Laos through facilitating Catalyst Community conferences where training and development took place. NCN also began steps to help countries in the Balkans region of Eastern Europe to start Church Planting Networks.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$136,521TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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
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Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgYes (1)MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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IRP Document1IRPDocumentCnt
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Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee1EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
Joseph Wilson
Executive Director/Board Member40.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$10,000$0$6,902
Phil Brothers
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Berto Boudet
Director1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Michael Turnbow
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Ronald Cansler
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$350TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$200TotalAmt
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$7,028TotalAmt
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Fundraising$828FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Total$25,574TotalAmt
Program Services$25,574ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
ESL ALBANIA PROJECT$9,342$9,342
MISSION TRIP PROJECTS$3,028$3,028
TRAINING - MINISTRY DEV$1,216$1,216
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Fundraising$4,713FundraisingAmt

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BOY$200BOYAmt
EOY$36,508EOYAmt

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EOY$155,047EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$200BOYAmt
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EOY$1,300EOYAmt

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$200BOYAmt
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BOY$200BOYAmt
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Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$190,055ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
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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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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

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Current Tax Year$339,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,100TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$339,100CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$339,100TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$339,100PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year$82CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$82TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$339,182TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp (6 entries)

RegionRegionTxtOfficesOfficesCntEmployeeEmployeeCntType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxtSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTxtRegion Total ExpendituresRegionTotalExpendituresAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland) - Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium00Program ServicesChurch planting$65,747
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Program ServicesESL project$9,342
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)00Program servicesConference$6,257
Russia and Neighboring States00Program serviceChurch planting$12,768
Russia and Neighboring States00Program serviceConference$5,358
East Asia and the Pacific00Program serviceConference$13,958
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Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continutation Total Office0ContinutationTotalOfficeCnt
Continutation Total Employee0ContinutationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$113,430SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$113,430TotalSpentAmt

Grants To Org Outside US GrantsToOrgOutsideUSGrp (7 entries)

RegionRegionTxtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtCash GrantCashGrantAmt
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Church Planting$24,020
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Church Planting$10,301
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Church Planting$7,120
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Church Planting$14,427
Europe (Including Iceland & Greenland)Church Planting$7,079
Russia and Neighboring StatesChurch Planting$7,500
Russia and Neighboring States - Armenia, Azerbijan, Belarus,Church Planting$8,068
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Other Org3TotalOtherOrgCnt
Transfer To Foreign Corp0TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11The Executive Director provides a complete copy of the Form 990 when the board meets.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cCompliance with the conflict of interest policy was done verbally but a form is being developed for future use.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 15aThe compensation package was researched by the Board members through the advice of other independent leaders in the same field. Compensation is minimal in the field and relevant to the basic needs of the individual.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19Available in pdf format upon request.

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