WINCHESTER COMMUNITY ACCESS AND MEDIA INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
WINCHESTER COMMUNITY ACCESS AND MEDIA INC (EIN 04-3537739)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2014-05-14
IRS object ID
201421349349303367
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2014-05-14T11:06:31-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043209238EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WALSH & COBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1632A MAIN STREETAddressLine1
CityWINCHESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01890ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043537739EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WINCHESTER COMMUNITY ACCESS & MEDIA INC WINCAMBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlWINCNameControl
Phone7817212050Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 SKILLINGS ROAD BOX 666AddressLine1
CityWINCHESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01890ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameALLAN EYDENName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone7817212050Phone
Date Signed2014-05-14DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMICHAEL J WALSH CPAName
PTINP00111917PTIN
Phone7817210295Phone
Date Prepared2014-02-10DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonMELODIE WINGNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line180 SKILLINGS ROAD BOX 666AddressLine1
CityWINCHESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01890ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts451005GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.WINCAM.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation2000YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMAStateLegalDomicile
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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members5NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees6TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers5TotalNbrVolunteers
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Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
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Total Liabilities BOY1568TotalLiabilitiesBOY
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
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School0School
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Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
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Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy0ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy0DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other WebsiteXOtherWebsite

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALLAN EYDENBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number7817212050TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line180 SKILLINGS ROADAddressLine1
CityWINCHESTERCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code01890ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
MELODIE WING
DIRECTOR/PRESIDENT4.00XX000
ALLAN J EYDEN
DIRECTOR/TREASURER4.00XX000
PETER PONGRANTZ
DIRECTOR/CLERK2.00XX000
DONALD DANIEL
DIRECTOR2.00X000
MICHAEL SCHINDELMAN
DIRECTOR2.00X000
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Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
LICENSE FEES401736401736
ADVERTISEMENTS/COPYING95159515
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Total Program Service Revenue411251TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Total Revenue Column23754TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income23754RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

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Securities16000Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

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Securities14562Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

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Securities1438Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

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Total Revenue Column1438TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income1438RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Related Or Exempt Function Income436443RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total143429Total
Program Services143429ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total27256Total
Program Services27256ProgramServices

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total15387Total
Program Services15387ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total12816Total
Program Services4915ProgramServices
Management And General7901ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

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Total8825Total
Program Services8825ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total3691Total
Program Services2034ProgramServices
Management And General1657ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

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Total1067Total
Program Services1067ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total57748Total
Program Services57748ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

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Total12136Total
Program Services12136ProgramServices

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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REPAIR & MAINTENANCE87708770
OTHER SERVICES62435744499
DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS34323432

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Total3971Total
Program Services3971ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY10450BOY
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Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY11064BOY
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis469232LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec358119LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY107089BOY
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecurities

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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY925320BOY
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BOY80501BOY
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FS Audited0FSAudited
Audit Committee0AuditCommittee
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years358796CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year404781CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years358796CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year404781CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
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Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

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Total0Total
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years23220CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years21414CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year21933CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year23754CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years21414CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year21933CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year23754CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years380210CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Book Value3369BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Book Value98411BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis22399OtherCostOrOtherBasis
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Book Value9333BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings111113TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Securities OtherSecurities

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Securities502624TotalOfBookValueSecurities
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt472373TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Net Unrealized Gains Investments11930NetUnrealizedGainsInvestments
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities24000DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F99035930RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal436443RevenueSubtotal
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990436443TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt341337TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities24000DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99024000ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal317337ExpensesSubtotal
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt0ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990317337TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11A COPY OF THE 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD PRIOR TO ITS FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

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