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WESTCHESTER CHAPTER THE AMERICAN: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
WESTCHESTER CHAPTER THE AMERICAN (EIN 13-6363084)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-12
IRS object ID
201503169349301710
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-11-12T11:15:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DE RAMON & CO CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
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EIN136363084EIN

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWESTBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

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State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
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PersonGEORGE GASPARPersonNm
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Phone9142327240PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-10SignatureDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRONALD DE RAMON CPAPreparerPersonNm
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
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Other Revenue Total$3,900OtherRevenueTotalAmt

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Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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Total$3,017TotalAmt
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Total$3,000TotalAmt
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Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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BOY$36,090BOYAmt
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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EOY-$17,512EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY-$8,749BOYAmt
EOY$23,583EOYAmt

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EOY$6,071EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

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Depreciation$17,521DepreciationAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCREDIT CARDDesc
Amt-$17,512Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability-$17,512TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1GOLF OUTINGEvent1Nm
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Gross Revenue Event1$21,965GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
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Gross Revenue Total Events$21,965GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$15,029OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$15,029DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$6,936NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11ALL BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ACCESS TO REVIEW THE FORM 990 AT ANY TIME. FORM 990 IS REVIEWED BY THE BOARD BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bAN ANNUAL COMPNESATION REVIEW IS PERFORMED EVERY YEAR IN DECEMEBER
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST