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COMMON GROUND FARM INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2014

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Organization
COMMON GROUND FARM INC (EIN 01-0574675)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-06-15
IRS object ID
201541669349200204
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2015-06-15T06:26:28-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TODD W GOCHA CPA PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121 OLD MAIN STREET SUITE 104AddressLine1Txt
CityFISHKILLCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12524ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010574675EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COMMON GROUND FARM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlCOMMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8452314424PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 148AddressLine1Txt
CityBEACONCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12508ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELANIE SHERONYPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2015-06-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTODD W GOCHA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00637895PTIN
Phone8458962500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressCOMMONGROUNDFARM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$190,662GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$108,621ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$80,037ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income$51InvestmentIncomeAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Other Revenue Total$1,953OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$190,662TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$70,686SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$29,522FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$2,132OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$206PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$89,293OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$191,839TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$1,177ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$84,245NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$83,068NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,100BOYAmt
EOY$69,212EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$11,922BOYAmt
EOY$10,502EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,363BOYAmt
EOY$3,354EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,385BOYAmt
EOY$83,068EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$140BOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$84,245BOYAmt
EOY$83,068EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTO PROMOTE ORGANIC FARMING IN THE HUDSON VALLEY NYPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomPROMOTE ORGANIC FARMING IN THE HUDSON VALLEY NYDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$172,070GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$172,070TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (9 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
BECKY GORDON
Director5.00$0
RACHEL SAUNDERS
Director5.00$0
DOUGLAS ORNSTEIN
Director5.00$0
MICHAEL KRIEGH
President10.00$0
MELANIE SHERONY
Treasurer10.00$0
PENNY HAHN
Secretary10.00$0
CAROL MARQUAND
Director5.00$0
SARAH BURNS FEYL
Director5.00$0
BEN GIARDULLO
Vice President10.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Organization Filed990 TfalseOrganizationFiled990TInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Initiation Fees And Cap Contri$0InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt
Gross Receipts For Public Use$0GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMELANIE SHERONYPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line18 REGA ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityFISHKILLCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12524ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8458913762PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Form720 FiledfalseForm720FiledInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Related Org Sect527 OrgfalseRelatedOrgSect527OrgInd
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 Minus3 Years$104,396CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$63,819CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$80,608CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$76,882CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$325,705TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$17,301CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$108,684CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$99,415CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$111,776CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$337,176TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,697CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$172,503CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$180,023CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$188,658CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$662,881TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$662,881PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$196CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$197CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$512TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$196CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$197CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$68CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$51CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$512TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,367CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,953CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,320TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$121,893CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$172,700CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$181,458CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$190,662CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$666,713TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind
Public Support CY5090.00000PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (34 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Revenue.1FISCAL AGENCY FEES - $1953
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $788
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $1301
Other Expenses.1003Information Technology $1998
Other Expenses.1008Interest $51
Other Expenses.1009Depreciation $2454
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $6261
Other Expenses.1FISCAL SPONSORSHIP EXPENSE $25160
Other Expenses.2PROGRAM SUPPLIES $12585
Other Expenses.3MANURE,COVER CROPS,FERTILIZER $6129
Other Expenses.4UTILITIES $5752
Other Expenses.5FUNDRAISING SUPPLIES $3972
Other Expenses.6BANK, CREDIT CARD & PAYPAL FEE $3209
Other Expenses.7SANITATION $2745
Other Expenses.8SEEDS $2693
Other Expenses.9EVENT FOOD & DRINK $2130
Other Expenses.10TOOLS & EQUIPMENT $2084
Other Expenses.11TRAINING,EXPO'S & SEMINARS $1809
Other Expenses.12MISCELLANEOUS $1571
Other Expenses.13FARM SUPPLIES $1496
Other Expenses.14FUEL EXPENSE $1290
Other Expenses.15REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE $1001
Other Expenses.16VENDOR FEES $765
Other Expenses.17PENALTIES & FINES $718
Other Expenses.18AUCTION ITEMS PURCHASED $513
Other Expenses.19TELEPHONE $439
Other Expenses.20MEMBERSHIP DUES $300
Other Expenses.22CHILDRENS GARDEN PURCHASES $79
Other Assets.1001Automobiles - Beginning $250 Automobiles - Ending $0
Other Assets.1002Furniture and Fixtures - Beginning $378 Furniture and Fixtures - Ending $252
Other Assets.1003Machinery and Equipment - Beginning $1460 Machinery and Equipment - Ending $3102
Other Assets.1011Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Beginning $275 Prepaid Expenses and Deferred Charges - Ending $0
Total Liabilities.1- Beginning $0 - Ending $0
Temporarily Restricted Net AssetThe amount of Temporarily Restricted net asset represents a fiscal sponsorship which Common Ground Farm currently reports for. The restricted net assets are reduced when the sponsorships receive their tax exempt status and funds. These funds are in assets as separate cash accounts until disbursed.

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