CONNECTICUT PASTEL SOCIETY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
CONNECTICUT PASTEL SOCIETY INC (EIN 71-0931203)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-04-13
IRS object ID
201641049349200844
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)
Return2016-04-13T20:46:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN472290361PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUGGIERO CPA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1481 E HILLSBORO BLVD STE 100AAddressLine1Txt
CityDEERFIELD BEACHCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP334413571ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN710931203EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONNECTICUT PASTEL SOCIETYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCONNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8452791882PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1342AddressLine1Txt
CityCHESHIRECityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06410ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVALERIE MANDRAPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8452791882PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEPHEN M RUGGIERO CPA MSATPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01513206PTIN
Phone8609787403PhoneNum
Preparation2016-04-11PreparationDt
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
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressWWW.CTPASTELSOCIETY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$45,926GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$180ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$36,910ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$8,832MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$4InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue$45,926TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$11,485FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$289PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$31,800OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$43,574TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$2,352ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$37,257NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$39,609NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,257BOYAmt
EOY$39,609EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,257BOYAmt
EOY$39,609EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$37,257BOYAmt
EOY$39,609EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposePROMOTION OF ART USING THE MEDIUM OF PASTEL. PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE USE OF PASTELS AND FORM EXHIBITIONS FOR ARTISTS TO SHOW THEIR PAINTINGS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
RENAISSANCE SHOW - A NATIONAL JURIED SHOW DISPLAYING PASTAL ART. THERE WERE 84 PAINTINGS ACCEPTED FROM 330 IMAGES BY 159 ARTISTS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. APPROXIMATELY 75 TO 100 PEOPLE ATTENDED THE RECEPTION.$11,893
2015 PURELY PASTEL (JURIED MEMBERS SHOW): WE HAD A TOTAL OF 71 ARTISTS ACCEPTED BUT 63 PAINTINGS IN THE SHOW DUE TO DOUBLE ACCEPTANCES$5,574
RICHARD MCKINLEY WORKSHOP: THIS WAS A 5 DAY WORKSHOP WITH 18 PARTICIPANTS$6,997
ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SHOWS$19,110
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$43,574TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
KAREN ISRAEL
PRESIDENT1.00$0
STEVE BRUNETTI
VICE PRESIDE1.00$0
VALERIE MANDRA
TREASURER2.00$0
PAMELA REESE
SECRETARY1.00$0
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUGGIERO CPA LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1231 FARMINGTON AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityFARMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06032ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8604708090PhoneNum
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$10,615CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,012CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$19,627TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$41,863CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,910CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$78,773TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,478CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$45,922CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$98,400TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$98,400PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$4CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$52,482CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$45,926CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$98,408TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99990PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 2,288 INSURANCE 722 AWARDS 14,500 DISPLAY & CERTIFICATE 818 JUDING 1,268 RECEPTION COST 2,964 SHOW EXPENSE - OTHER 2,638 SHOW SPACE RENTAL 3,329 WEBSITE COST 2,363 SUPPLIES 184 MEMBERSHIP - IAPS 150 BUSINESS FILINGS 103 MEETING EXPENSE 473 TOTAL 31,800
FORM 990-EZ, PART IIIPROMOTION OF ART USING THE MEDIUM OF PASTEL. PROMOTE EDUCATION IN THE USE OF PASTELS AND FORM EXHIBITIONS FOR ARTISTS TO SHOW THEIR PAINTINGS.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 31ADDITIONAL WORKSHOPS AND SHOWS

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