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FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR INC (EIN 43-2115666)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-07-08
IRS object ID
201631909349200033
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-07-08T21:31:56-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954656881PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1QUIGLEY & MIRON CPA'SBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13550 WILSHIRE BLVD1660AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN432115666EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFORPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3104999500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110920 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD 150-9164AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90024ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANTHONY SOLANA JRPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT & CHAIRPERSONPersonTitleTxt
Phone3104999500PhoneNum
Signature2016-07-01SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonROBERT A LYONPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01327482PTIN
Phone2136393550PhoneNum
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 AddressFORPEOPLEOFCOLOR.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$46,067GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$46,067ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$46,067TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$1,110SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$28,625FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,910OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$213PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$20,667OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$52,525TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$6,458ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$36,640NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$30,182NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,145BOYAmt
EOY$31,829EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,110BOYAmt
EOY$3,098EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,255BOYAmt
EOY$34,927EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$615BOYAmt
EOY$4,745EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$36,640BOYAmt
EOY$30,182EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeDIVERSIFY THE COMPOSITION OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomFOR PEOPLE OF COLOR, INC. (FPOC) HAS AS ITS THREE PRINCIPAL INITIATIVES 1) LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS, PRESENTATIONS, 2) BAR EXAMINATION PREPARATION WORKSHOPS, AND 3) LAW CLERK APPLICATION WORKSHOP. EACH YEAR FPOC SERVES OVER 1,000 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THESE THREE INITIATIVES. LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS WORKSHOPS:THE PRIMARY MEANS BY WHICH FPOC ACCOMPLISHES ITS MISSION IS BY PROVIDING LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS CONSULTING SERVICES FOR STUDENTS FROM POPULATIONS THAT ARE UNDERREPRESENTED IN AMERICAN LAW SCHOOLS. FPOC'S PRIMARY METHOD FOR ACCOMPLISHING THIS GOAL IS THROUGH FREE LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS WORKSHOPS AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS PRIMARILY IN CALIFORNIA. TO IMPLEMENT THESE PROGRAMS, FPOC WORKS WITH STUDENT LEADERS AND SUPPORTIVE ADMINISTRATORS AT EACH HOST LAW SCHOOL TO SECURE FACILITIES TO HOST THE WORKSHOPS AND OUTREACH TO POTENTIAL WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS IN THE TARGET AUDIENCES. BECAUSE THESE PROGRAMS ARE AT THE HEART OF FPOC'S MISSION, THEY ARE REPEATED ANNUALLY. AT THESE WORKSHOPS, FPOC TEACHES THE PARTICIPANTS THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF THE LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS PROCESS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON ISSUES UNIQUE TO STUDENTS FROM UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITY POPULATIONS. STUDENTS ARE TAUGHT HOW TO PREPARE A LAW SCHOOL APPLICATION STRATEGY THAT IS THOUGHTFUL, HIGHLIGHTS EACH APPLICANT'S STRENGTHS, AND HELPS MINIMIZE EACH APPLICANT'S WEAKNESSES. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THESE WORKSHOPS, FPOC ENCOURAGES WORKSHOP PARTICIPANTS TO READ IT'S PUBLICATION "THE GUIDE TO THE LAW SCHOOL APPLICATION PROCESS FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AND PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING TO STUDENTS ON AN AD-HOC BASIS. BAR EXAMINATION PREPARATION WORKSHOPS:FPOC FURTHERS ITS MISSION BY OFFERING WORKSHOPS MEANT TO PREPARE STUDENTS OF COLOR FOR THE BAR EXAMINATION. THE WORKSHOPS PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH INFORMATION TO HELP THEM PREPARE FOR THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL RIGORS OF AN INTENSE COURSE OF STUDY. IN ADDITION TO THE WORKSHOPS, PARTICIPANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ACCESS FPOC'S PUBLICATION "A GUIDE TO THE BAR EXAMINATION FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR AND RECEIVE INDIVIDUALIZED CONSULTING ON AN AD-HOC BASIS. JUDICIAL CLERKSHIP APPLICATION WORKSHOP:FPOC OFFERS A WORKSHOP REGARDING THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS, FROM A PERSPECTIVE GEARED TOWARDS STUDENTS OF COLOR.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$45,019ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$45,019TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ANTHONY SOLANA JR
PRESIDENT AND CHAIRPERSON35.00$1,110$0$0
NORMA NAVA
VICE PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
MISTY M SANFORD
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
WILLIE D BROWN JR
SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
STEPHEN ABREU
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
SUNITA BALI-WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
RODNEY O FONG
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
JOSE LUIS LOPEZ
BOARD MEMBER1.00$0$0$0
AGUSTIN OROZCO
BOARD MEMBER1.00$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 FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANTHONY SOLANA JRBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line110920 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE 150-6194AddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ANGELESCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90024ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3104999500PhoneNum
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,604CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,185CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,070CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,812CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$46,067CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$222,738TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$24,604CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$55,185CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,070CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,812CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$46,067CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$222,738TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$20,815SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$201,923PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$222,738TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.90650PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.94500PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: SPEAKER TRAVEL & TRANSPORATION. AMOUNT: 7,574. DESCRIPTION: BOARD RETREATS/MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 1,492. DESCRIPTION: FUNDRAISING . AMOUNT: 2,284. DESCRIPTION: WEBSITE. AMOUNT: 2,083. DESCRIPTION: LIABILITY INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 3,000. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM RELATED EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 2,188. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE/INTERNET. AMOUNT: 324. DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING & PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 438. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,284. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 20,667.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: CLEARING. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,110. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. DESCRIPTION: PREPAID EXPENSES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 3,098.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 615. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 4,745.

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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