2014-04-08T11:19:08-05:00 2013-06-30 SANDBERG & CREEDEN PC 331 PAGE ST STE 2 STOUGHTON MA 020721172 990 2012-07-01 043203910 HOMELESS EMPOWERMENT PROJECT INC HOME 6174971595 1151 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 CHERYL JORDAN 6174971595 2013-03-07 true THERESA J CREEDEN 7813440850 2014-03-21 2012 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z SPARE CHANGE NEWS CHERYL JORDON 1151 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 122074 false X WWW.SPARECHANGENEWS.NET X 1993 MA EVERY 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. 11 11 3 30 0 85335 78360 42964 3 0 -1119 -4966 84219 116358 0 0 9876 30134 0 16872 77294 98330 87170 128464 -2951 -12106 31795 24806 2199 7316 29596 17490 X EVERY 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. false true 69558 EMPLOYMENT (PLUS INKIND SERVICES VALUED AT 26,975) SELLING 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 90 VENDORS ARE NOW REGISTERED, 50 OF WHOM REGULARLY SELL THE PAPER EVERY ISSUE. THE TABLE BELOW DESCRIBES THEIR CHARACTERISTICS AND CIRCUMSTANCES. SEX: 82% MAILE/ 18% FEMALE AGE: 26% 60 YRS AND OLDER/ 40% 50 - 59 YRS/ 2% 30-39 YRS/ 4% 20 - 29 URS 2% NO RESPONSE ETHNICITY: 46% AFRICIAN-AMERICAN/ 38% WHITE/ 2% WEST INDIAN/ 2% MIDDLE EASTERN/ 12% NO RESPONSE HOUSING: 48% FORMERLY HOMELESS/ 20% HOMELESS/SHELTERED/ 32% NO RESPONSE DISABILITIES: 50% NO DISABILITY/ 44% DISABLED/ 6% NO RESPONSE 10966 THE WRITERS FUND (PLUS INKIND SERVICES VALUED AT 9,450) 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 18 WRITERS AND ARTISTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. MOST PUBLISHED MULTIPLE TIMES, FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 70 PIECES. 12712 THE PAPER (PLUS INKIND SERVICES VALUED AT 7,051) 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. 93236 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 15 0 true 3 true false false false false false false X 11 11 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true false false true true false false X X CORPORATION 6174971595 1151 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE MA 02138 X CHERYL JORDAN 4.00 X X 0 0 0 SAMUEL WEEMS 4.00 X X 0 0 0 BOB WOODBURY 4.00 X X 0 0 0 ANDREA COSTELLO 4.00 X X 0 0 0 CHRISTOPHER MCKNETT 2.00 X 0 0 0 JOSE MATEO 2.00 X 0 0 0 MICHAEL MORISY 2.00 X 0 0 0 JAMES SHEARER 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARC GOLDFINGER 2.00 X 0 0 0 ALGIA BENJAMIN 2.00 X 0 0 0 MARYANN PONTI 2.00 X 0 0 0 KATHERINE WAITE 4.00 X X 0 0 0 MICHAEL DOORE 4.00 X X 0 0 0 false false false 13109 65251 4957 78360 SPARE CHANGE DISTRIBUTION 42964 42964 42964 750 13109 5716 -4966 -4966 116358 37998 X 15062 6025 3012 6025 11725 11725 3347 1904 481 962 8155 8155 38309 38309 389 389 30508 24625 1707 4176 2458 1397 354 707 14716 8368 2116 4232 20 20 110 110 1325 753 191 381 2340 2340 128464 93236 18356 16872 29796 14508 100 2878 910 3363 6174 2117 989 4057 31795 24806 2199 7316 2199 7316 X 29596 17490 29596 17490 31795 24806 -12106 X false false false X 74589 70937 66781 89335 78360 380002 28647 48369 45517 35222 42964 200719 103236 119306 112298 124557 121324 580721 7200 7200 7200 7200 573521 103236 119306 112298 124557 121324 580721 0.98760 0.81600 0.00000 X THE 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. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 6174 2117 4057 4057 122074 5716 5716 116358 116358 134180 5716 5716 128464 128464 REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D 5,716 EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D 5,716 ORGANIZATION'S MISSION FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION EVERY 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. EXPLANATION ON VOLUNTEERS AND TYPES OF SERVICES OR BENEFITS FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES SIGNIFICANT INKIND SERVICES VALUED AT 56,663 WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE MISSION AS FOLLOWS: EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (INCLUDING PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES) VALUED AT 44,938 OTHER VOLUNTEERS INVALUABLE IN THE LABOR REQUIRED TO PROVIDE PROGRAM, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES VALUED AT 22,500. ANY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN CONDUCT FOR PROGRAM SERVICES FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 3 BEGINNING WITH FY2013, THE ORGANIZATION WILL BE REPORTING THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE PAPER AS DIRECT PROGRAM SERVICES. FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A SEX: 82% MAILE/ 18% FEMALE AGE: 26% 60 YRS AND OLDER/ 40% 50 - 59 YRS/ 2% 30-39 YRS/ 4% 20 - 29 URS 2% NO RESPONSE ETHNICITY: 46% AFRICIAN-AMERICAN/ 38% WHITE/ 2% WEST INDIAN/ 2% MIDDLE EASTERN/ 12% NO RESPONSE HOUSING: 48% FORMERLY HOMELESS/ 20% HOMELESS/SHELTERED/ 32% NO RESPONSE DISABILITIES: 50% NO DISABILITY/ 44% DISABLED/ 6% NO RESPONSE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990 FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B COPY OF IRS FORM 990 PROVIDED TO ALL BOARD MEMBERS. THE FORM IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED PRIOR TO SUBMISSION. COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A ALL COMPENSATION APPROVED BY THE BOARD ON AN ANNUAL BUDGET BASIS. GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON WRITTEN REQUEST. OTHER FEES FOR SERVICES FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G DISTRIBUTION LABOR 3,350 0 0 EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS 4,550 0 0 EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS 2,875 0 0 EDITORIAL CONSULTANTS 4,550 0 0 LAYOUT CONSULTANTS 7,500 0 0 OTHER SERVICES 520 0 0 OTHER SERVICES 114 0 0 WRITERS AND OTHER CONSULTANTS 5,495 0 0 WRITERS AND OTHER CONSULTANTS 4,158 0 0 WRITERS AND OTHER CONSULTANTS 5,197 0 0 RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 5,716 -5,716