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HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2013

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Organization
HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC (EIN 04-3203910)
Tax period
2013-07-01 to 2014-06-30
Filed
2015-01-12
IRS object ID
201530129349200333
Schema version
2013v4.0
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)
Return2015-01-12T16:16:21-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN043195921PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SANDBERG & CREEDEN PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1331 PAGE ST STE 2AddressLine1
CitySTOUGHTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code020721172ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043203910EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHOMEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174971595PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11151 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1
CityCAMBRIDGECity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02138ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHERYL JORDANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone6174971595PhoneNum
Signature2014-10-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTHERESA J CREEDENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00747568PTIN
Phone7813440850PhoneNum
Preparation2014-12-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.SPARECHANGENEWS.NETWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$145,636GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$93,162ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$52,474ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue$145,636TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$37,007SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$34,495FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$14,865OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$26,644PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$18,316OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$131,327TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$14,309ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$17,490NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$31,799NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$14,508BOYAmt
EOY$30,832EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,298BOYAmt
EOY$4,290EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,806BOYAmt
EOY$35,122EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,316BOYAmt
EOY$3,323EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$17,490BOYAmt
EOY$31,799EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeEVERY TWO WEEKS, PUBLISH A SELF-HELP NEWSPAPER, "SPARE CHANGE NEWS," TO ALLOW VENDORS TO EARN A DIGNIFIED, INDEPENDENT INCOME. PUBLISH WRITING AND ART BY HOMELESS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME CREATIVE PEOPLE. SHARE INSIGHTS WITH READERS TO PROMOTE EMPATHY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomSELLING SPARE CHANGE NEWS PROVIDES SELF-EMPLOYMENT TO HOMELESS AND LOW- INCOME INDIVIDUALS. VENDORS (SALESPEOPLE) PAY 0.35 FOR EACH COPY, SELLING THEM FOR 1.00, WHICH PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED INCOME AND THE PRIDE IN HAVING AN HONORABLE JOB, OFTEN FOR THOSE WHO FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND MAINSTREAM WORK. ABOUT 91 VENDORS ARE NOW REGISTERED, 50 OF WHOM REGULARLY SELL THE PAPER EVERY ISSUE. THE TABLE BELOW DESCRIBES THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. SEX: 81% MAILE/ 19% FEMALE AGE: 21% 60 YRS AND OLDER/ 45% 50 - 59 YRS/ 19% 40- 49YRS/5% 30-39 YRS/ 5% 20 - 29 URS 5% NO RESPONSE ETHNICITY: 48% AFRICIAN-AMERICAN/ 34% WHITE/ 1% NATIVE AMERICAN/10% OTHER/ 8% NO RESPONSE HOUSING: 15% FORMERLY HOMELESS/ 74% HOMELESS/SHELTERED DISABILITIES: 46% NO DISABILITY/ 48% DISABLED/ 5% NO RESPONSE THE WRITERS FUND EACH ISSUE OF SPARE CHANGE NEWS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO OR THREE VENDORS AND LOW-INCOME WRITERS TO PUBLISH THEIR WORK. THEY EARN 50 PER PUBLISHED PIECE, ALLOWING THE INTERESTED PUBLIC TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THESE MARGINALIZED PEOPLE. LAST YEAR WE PUBLISHED 14 WRITERS AND ARTISTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. MOST PUBLISHED MULTIPLE TIMES, FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 129 PIECES. THE PAPER SPARE CHANGE NEWS IS PUBLISHED TO INFORM THE INTERESTED PUBLIC ABOUT CAUSES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, TO DESCRIBE FIRSTHAND REALITIES FACED BY POOR PEOPLE, AND TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN GENERAL.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$81,638ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$81,638TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (14 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
CHERYL JORDAN
PRESIDENT4.00$0
SAMUEL WEEMS
VICE PRESIDE4.00$0
BOB WOODBURY
TREASURER4.00$0
KATHERINE WAITE
CLERK (NON V2.00$0
CHRISTOPHER MCKNETT
TRUSTEE2.00$0
JOSE MATEO
TRUSTEE2.00$0
MICHAEL MORISY
TRUSTEE2.00$0
JAMES SHEARER
TRUSTEE2.00$1,300
MARC GOLDFINGER
TRUSTEE2.00$800
ALGIA BENJAMIN
TRUSTEE2.00$0
DAVID LESLIE
TRUSTEE2.00$0
MICHAEL DOORE
ASST CLERK N2.00$0
VINCENT FLANAGAN
EXECUTIVE DI40.00$10,673
ANDY AARON-BURKE
SEC/TRUSTEE2.00$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
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCORPORATIONPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11151 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUEAddressLine1
CityCAMBRIDGECity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02138ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6174971595PhoneNum
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

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$70,937CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$66,781CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$89,335CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$78,360CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$93,162CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$398,575TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$48,369CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$45,517CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$35,222CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$42,964CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,474CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$224,546TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$112,298CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$124,557CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$121,324CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$623,121TotalAmt

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Total$13,200TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$6,000CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$13,200TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$609,921PublicSupportTotal509Amt

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Current Tax Year$145,636CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$623,121TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part IV Form990ScheduleAPartIVGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION COMPLETES SCHEDULE A PART III AS A 509 (A)(2) ORGANIZATION RATHER THAN A 509(A)(1) ORGANIZATION AS NOTED IN THE ORGANIZATION'S DETERMINATION LETTER BECAUSE THE ORGANIZATION BELIEVES ITS ACTIVITIES ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE DEFINITION IN SCH A, PART 1, ITEM 9. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED MORE THAN 33 1/3% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM CONTRIBUTIONS AND GROSS RECEIPTS FROM ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ITS EXEMPT FUNCTION AND NOT MORE THAN 33 1/3% OF ITS SUPPORT FROM GROSS INVESTMENT INCOME AND UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME.ExplanationTxt

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-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES ADVERTISING 862 BANK CHARGES 103 DUES & SUBSCRIPTION 618 SUPPLIES 3,016 PAYROLL PROCESSING FEES 1,126 MEALS 490 SPECIAL EVENTS 4,771 TELEPHONE AND INTERNET 2,523 WEB HOSTING 133 TRAVEL 23 CONFERENCE AND MEETING EXP 60 LIABILITY INSURANCE 2,730 NON-INVESTMENT DEPRECIATION 1,861 TOTAL 18,316
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 2,878 90 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 3,363 2,004 6,174 6,174 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 2,117 3,978 TOTAL 10,298 4,290
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES 7,316 3,323
FORM 990-EZ, PART IIIEVERY TWO WEEKS, PUBLISH A SELF-HELP NEWSPAPER, "SPARE CHANGE NEWS," TO ALLOW VENDORS TO EARN A DIGNIFIED, INDEPENDENT INCOME. PUBLISH WRITING AND ART BY HOMELESS AND OTHER LOW-INCOME CREATIVE PEOPLE. SHARE INSIGHTS WITH READERS TO PROMOTE EMPATHY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28SELLING SPARE CHANGE NEWS PROVIDES SELF-EMPLOYMENT TO HOMELESS AND LOW- INCOME INDIVIDUALS. VENDORS (SALESPEOPLE) PAY 0.35 FOR EACH COPY, SELLING THEM FOR 1.00, WHICH PROVIDES MUCH-NEEDED INCOME AND THE PRIDE IN HAVING AN HONORABLE JOB, OFTEN FOR THOSE WHO FIND IT VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND MAINSTREAM WORK. ABOUT 91 VENDORS ARE NOW REGISTERED, 50 OF WHOM REGULARLY SELL THE PAPER EVERY ISSUE. THE TABLE BELOW DESCRIBES THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. SEX: 81% MAILE/ 19% FEMALE AGE: 21% 60 YRS AND OLDER/ 45% 50 - 59 YRS/ 19% 40- 49YRS/5% 30-39 YRS/ 5% 20 - 29 URS 5% NO RESPONSE ETHNICITY: 48% AFRICIAN-AMERICAN/ 34% WHITE/ 1% NATIVE AMERICAN/10% OTHER/ 8% NO RESPONSE HOUSING: 15% FORMERLY HOMELESS/ 74% HOMELESS/SHELTERED DISABILITIES: 46% NO DISABILITY/ 48% DISABLED/ 5% NO RESPONSE THE WRITERS FUND EACH ISSUE OF SPARE CHANGE NEWS PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TWO OR THREE VENDORS AND LOW-INCOME WRITERS TO PUBLISH THEIR WORK. THEY EARN 50 PER PUBLISHED PIECE, ALLOWING THE INTERESTED PUBLIC TO HEAR THE VOICES OF THESE MARGINALIZED PEOPLE. LAST YEAR WE PUBLISHED 14 WRITERS AND ARTISTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. MOST PUBLISHED MULTIPLE TIMES, FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 129 PIECES. THE PAPER SPARE CHANGE NEWS IS PUBLISHED TO INFORM THE INTERESTED PUBLIC ABOUT CAUSES AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY, TO DESCRIBE FIRSTHAND REALITIES FACED BY POOR PEOPLE, AND TO ADDRESS ISSUES OF SOCIAL JUSTICE IN GENERAL.

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanationGrp (14 entries)

CHERYL JORDAN
SAMUEL WEEMS
BOB WOODBURY
KATHERINE WAITE
CHRISTOPHER MCKNETT
JOSE MATEO
MICHAEL MORISY
JAMES SHEARER
MARC GOLDFINGER
ALGIA BENJAMIN
DAVID LESLIE
MICHAEL DOORE
VINCENT FLANAGAN
ANDY AARONBURKE

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