NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION INC (EIN 45-3539495)
Tax period
2014-10-01 to 2015-09-30
Filed
2016-02-06
IRS object ID
201640379349300404
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-02-06T08:03:54-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-09-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN131610809PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIEDMAN LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line150 CHARLES LINDBERGH BLVD SUITE 510AddressLine1Txt
CityUNIONDALECityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP115533600ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN453539495EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATIONINCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWRBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2126854300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1C/O DAN KLORES 261 FIFTH AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDAN KLORESPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone2126854300PhoneNum
Signature2016-01-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJEFF WEISSPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00448063PTIN
Phone5165797900PhoneNum
Preparation2016-01-19PreparationDt
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Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-08-17 19:52:53ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Principal OfficerDAN KLORESPrincipalOfficerNm

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CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2011FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDELegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE NEW RENAISSANCE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION INC WAS FORMED FOR THE PROMOTION AND SPONSORSHIP OF A YOUTH BASKETBALL LEAGUE THAT WILL PROVIDE: A)OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH TO PARTICIPATE IN BASKETBALL ON AN ORGANIZED INSTRUCTIVE BASISB)PROMOTE GOOD SPORTMANSHIP AND DEVELOP LEADERSHIPC)DEVELOP PHYSICAL FITNESS AND MENTAL ALERTNESSD)PROVIDE SAFE AND ENJOYABLE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR YOUTHActivityOrMissionDesc
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
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Employee3EmployeeCnt
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
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Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

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DAN KLORES
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AARON SAPERSTEIN
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ANDY STENZLER
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BRIAN WATERMAN
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CRAIG KLOSK
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CRYSTAL ANTHONY
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ERIC AROESTY
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IAN GOODMAN
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JACK IRUSHALMI
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JAY MANTZ
BOARD MEMBER0.50Yes (X)$0$0$0
JEFF PATTERSON
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JENNIFER GARDNER
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MICHAEL SALZER
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ROB SHARP
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ADAM ROSENTHAL
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TODD PERRY
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Travel TravelGrp

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Total$252,161TotalAmt
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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$8,182TotalAmt
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Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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BOY$903,245BOYAmt
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Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind

Cap Stk Tr Prin Current Funds CapStkTrPrinCurrentFundsGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Pd In Cap Srpls Land Bldg Eqp Fund PdInCapSrplsLandBldgEqpFundGrp

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BOY$0BOYAmt
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Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

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BOY$903,495BOYAmt
EOY$358,188EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$543,509ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

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Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
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 Minus3 Years$298,700CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$548,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113,262CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$248,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,208,666TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$548,385CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$113,262CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$248,319CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$1,208,666TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$1,208,666PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$8CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$242CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$71CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$324TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5,725CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$8,300CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,025TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$1,223,015TotalSupportAmt
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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 (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8ATHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY POLICY REGARDING DOCUMENTATION OF MEETINGS OR ACTIONS TAKEN BY ITS GOVERNING BODY
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BNO COMMITTEES EXIST
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE DIRECTOR REVIEWS FORM 990 FOR ACCURACY BEFORE SIGNING THE RETURN
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19UPON REQUEST
PART XII, LINE 2CTHERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE FROM THE PRIOR YEAR

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