DOUGLAS-CHEROKEE ECONOMIC AUTHORITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: DOUGLAS-CHEROKEE ECONOMIC AUTHORITY INC (EIN 62-0752586)
Tax period: 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed: 2014-05-13
IRS object ID: 201441339349300119
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule B
Schedule D
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2014-05-13T07:48:25-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2013-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RODEFER MOSS & CO PLLC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	185 SERRAL DRIVE	AddressLine1
City	GREENEVILLE	City
State	TN	State
ZIP Code	37745	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	620752586	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DOUGLAS CHEROKEE ECONOMIC	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	AUTHORITY INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	DOUG	NameControl
Phone	4235874500	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 1218	AddressLine1
City	MORRISTOWN	City
State	TN	State
ZIP Code	37816	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	SUSAN LUKER	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	4235874500	Phone
Date Signed	2014-05-07	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	false	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	KENNETH A BENSON	Name
Phone	4236388144	Phone
Date Prepared	2014-05-13	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2015-11-30 17:44:51Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	SUSAN LUKER	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	534 E FIRST NORTH ST	AddressLine1
City	MORRISTOWN	City
State	TN	State
ZIP Code	37814	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	21595327	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	HTTP://WWW.DOUGLASCHEROKEE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1965	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	TN	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	DOUGLAS-CHEROKEE ECONOMIC AUTHORITY, INC. IS A COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY SERVING SIX (6) RURAL APPALACHIAN COUNTIES EAST TENNESSEE-COCKE, GRAINGER, HAMBLEN, JEFFERSON, MONROE AND SEVIER. THE PURPOSE OF THE AGENCY IS TO HELP FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES. THE FOCUS OF THE AGENCY IS TO HELP PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	27	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	27	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	803	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	18609915	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	19181546	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	41288	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	55223	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	5344	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	5433	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	1879701	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	2353125	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	20536248	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	21595327	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	11910838	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	11956435	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	8235878	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	8127191	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	20146716	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	20083626	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	389532	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	1511701	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	9320915	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	11012256	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	1383544	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	1563184	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	7937371	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	9449072	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	DOUGLAS-CHEROKEE ECONOMIC AUTHORITY, INC. IS A COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY SERVING SIX (6) RURAL APPALACHIAN COUNTIES EAST TENNESSEE-COCKE, GRAINGER, HAMBLEN, JEFFERSON, MONROE AND SEVIER. THE PURPOSE OF THE AGENCY IS TO HELP FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES. THE FOCUS OF THE AGENCY IS TO HELP PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	10134992	Expense
Revenue	10134992	Revenue
Description	U.S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES- HEADSTART PROGRAM- A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO LOW INCOME CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING EDUCATIONAL, HEALTH AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	1167874	Expense
Revenue	1167874	Revenue
Description	U.S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION- THE PURPOSE OF THESE PROGRAMS IS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIY IN THE APPALACHIAN REGION TO POVERTY LEVEL FAMILIES.	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	3758629	Expense
Revenue	3758629	Revenue
Description	U.S. DEPT. OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - LOW INCOME HOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT - TO PROVIDE INCOME AND ADVISORY EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES.	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	4019323	Expense
Revenue	1	Revenue
Description	TN DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, HUD, FEMA, EAST TN HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY, AND OTHER PROGRAMS - TO PROVIDE NUTRITION, HOUSING, COUNSELING AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN THE AGENCY'S SERVICE AREA.	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	4019323	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Of Other Program Service Rev	1	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceRev
Total Program Service Expense	19080818	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	true	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	true	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	true	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	true	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	71	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	803	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Form8899 Filed	false	Form8899Filed
Form1098 C Filed	false	Form1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	27	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	27	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	true	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	true	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	true	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	true	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	true	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	true	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	true	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	TN	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DOUGLAS CHEROKEE ECONOMIC	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	AUTHORITY INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	4235874500	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	534 E FIRST NORTH ST	AddressLine1
City	MORRISTOWN	City
State	TN	State
ZIP Code	37814	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (29 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
PAULETTE SUMMEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BETTYE CARVER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
PAM LOWE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CHARLOTTE TWEED
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BARBARA BARNES
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
DONNA STANSBERRY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MICHAEL COLLINS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
LANE WOLFENBARGER
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BILL BRITTAIN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BARBARA MASON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MARILYN MEDLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ROXANNE BOWEN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
RITA MUSICK
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
SCOTT TIPTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
NANCY FARRIS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
RENE TABOR
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ELAINE SMITH
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CONLIE RASNAKE
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ROY INMAN
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
JOE BENTHALL
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ALFRED MCCLENDON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
BUSTER NORTON
DRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
MARY DROSS
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
ANN MONTGOMERY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
SHERRIE PATTERSON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
WAYNE HELTON
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
CHRISTINA MOSLEY
DIRECTOR	1.00	X	0	0	0
SUSAN LUKER
EXEC DIRECTO	37.50		89919	0	14331	X
DAVID SIGLER
FISCAL OFFIC	37.50		65745	0	9691	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	155664	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Other Compensation	24022	TotalOtherCompensation
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants	18220631	GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions	960915	AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions	674234	NoncashContributions
Total Contributions	19181546	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	PROJECT INCOME	Description
Total Revenue Column	55223	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$55,223	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	55223	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	5433	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$5,433	ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	Total Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumn	ExclusionExclusionAmount
MISCELLANEOUS	1559192	$1,559,192
MANAGEMENT FEES	689114	$689,114
RENTAL	59678	$59,678

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	45141	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$45,141	ExclusionAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	2353125	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	21595327	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$2,413,781	ExclusionAmount

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	89919	Total
Management And General	89919	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9126546	Total
Program Services	8610720	ProgramServices
Management And General	515826	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2739970	Total
Program Services	2573766	ProgramServices
Management And General	166204	ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	151448	Total
Program Services	145749	ProgramServices
Management And General	5699	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	96397	Total
Program Services	85710	ProgramServices
Management And General	10687	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	233092	Total
Program Services	221602	ProgramServices
Management And General	11490	ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	857180	Total
Program Services	816112	ProgramServices
Management And General	41068	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	490428	Total
Program Services	464738	ProgramServices
Management And General	25690	ManagementAndGeneral

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	157024	Total
Program Services	137123	ProgramServices
Management And General	19901	ManagementAndGeneral

Interest Interest

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1645	Total
Program Services	1645	ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	308422	Total
Program Services	308422	ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	182618	Total
Program Services	116601	ProgramServices
Management And General	66017	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
ASSISTANCE TO INDIVIDUALS	3518807	3518807
RAW FOOD	843808	843808
SUPPLIES	464355	443792	20563
IN-KIND FOOD	440485	440485

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	381482	Total
Program Services	351738	ProgramServices
Management And General	29744	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	20083626	Total
Program Services	19080818	ProgramServices
Management And General	1002808	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	52064	BOY
EOY	52064	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2831014	BOY
EOY	3060767	EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1124681	BOY
EOY	1613554	EOY

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	823171	BOY
EOY	819261	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis	10245854	LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec	4779244	LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	4489985	BOY
EOY	5466610	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9320915	BOY
EOY	11012256	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1021463	BOY
EOY	1196043	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	362081	BOY
EOY	367141	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	1383544	BOY
EOY	1563184	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7937371	BOY
EOY	9449072	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	7937371	BOY
EOY	9449072	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9320915	BOY
EOY	11012256	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	1511701	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	true	FSAudited
Audit Committee	true	AuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit Required	true	FederalGrantAuditRequired
Federal Grant Audit Performed	true	FederalGrantAuditPerformed

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	16195350	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	19301561	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	20126615	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	18609915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	19181546	CurrentTaxYear
Total	93414987	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	16195350	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	19301561	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	20126615	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	18609915	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	19181546	CurrentTaxYear
Total	93414987	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	93414987	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	19922	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	12220	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	12523	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	5344	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	5433	CurrentTaxYear
Total	55442	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1280499	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1361892	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1717191	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1920989	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2408348	CurrentTaxYear
Total	8688919	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	102159348	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.91440	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	0.93280	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	155700	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value	155700	BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis	10090154	InvestmentCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation	4779244	Depreciation
Book Value	5310910	BookValue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	5466610	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

DescriptionDescription	AmountAmount
OTHER PAYABLES	$253,319
NOTE PAYABLE	$82,000
ADVANCES	$31,822

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	367141	TotalOfAmounts
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	20906613	TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Revenues	7570	OtherRevenues
Revenue Not Rptd F990	7570	RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal	20899043	RevenueSubtotal
Other Revenues Not Included	696284	OtherRevenuesNotIncluded
Revenue Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	696284	RevenueNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Revenue Per Form990	21595327	TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt	19394912	TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Other Expenses Included	7570	OtherExpensesIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd F990	7570	ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal	19387342	ExpensesSubtotal
Other Expenses Not Included	696284	OtherExpensesNotIncluded
Expenses Not Rptd On Fin Stmt	696284	ExpensesNotRptdOnFinStmt
Total Expenses Per Form990	20083626	TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D	UPWARD BOUND FOOD OFFSET 7,570
REVENUE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 4B	DONATED FOOD AND SUPPLIES 674,234 STATE APPROPRIATION OFFSET 22,050
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED IN FINANCIALS - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D	UPWARD BOUND FOOD OFFSET 7,570
EXPENSE AMOUNTS INCLUDED ON RETURN - OTHER	SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 4B	DONATED FOOD AND SUPPLIES 674,234 STATE APPROPRIATION OFFSET 22,050

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventory

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	440485	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	X	NonCashCheckbox
Number Of Contributions	1	NumberOfContributions
Noncash Contribs Rptd F990	233749	NoncashContribsRptdF990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	false	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeld
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	false	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGifts
Third Parties Used	false	ThirdPartiesUsed

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION	DOUGLAS-CHEROKEE ECONOMIC AUTHORITY, INC. IS A COMMUNITY ACTION AGENCY SERVING SIX (6) RURAL APPALACHIAN COUNTIES EAST TENNESSEE-COCKE, GRAINGER, HAMBLEN, JEFFERSON, MONROE AND SEVIER. THE PURPOSE OF THE AGENCY IS TO HELP FAMILIES LIVING IN POVERTY IMPROVE THEIR LIVES BY PROVIDING THEM WITH ASSISTANCE AND SERVICES THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR THEMSELVES. THE FOCUS OF THE AGENCY IS TO HELP PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES.
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	TN DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE, HUD, FEMA, EAST TN HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY, AND OTHER PROGRAMS - TO PROVIDE NUTRITION, HOUSING, COUNSELING AND OTHER PROGRAMS TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES IN THE AGENCY'S SERVICE AREA.
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS REVIEWED THE 990 AT THEIR BOARD MEETING, PRIOR TO SUBMISSION OF THE RETURN.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICY	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C	WRITTEN DISCLOSURE OF ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST OR POTENTIAL CONFLICTS IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. ALSO, THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIAL	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A	THE ORGANIZATION PAID A 3RD PARTY CONSULTANTS TO PERFORM 2 WAGE COMPENSATION STUDIES.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERS	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B	THE ORGANIZATION PAID A 3RD PARTY CONSULTANTS TO PERFORM 2 WAGE COMPENSATION STUDIES.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	DOCUMENTS AND STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
RECONCILIATION OF CHANGES - OTHER	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	UPWARD BOUND FOOD OFFSET 7,570 DONATED FOOD AND SUPPLIES -674,234 STATE APPROPRIATION OFFSET -22,050 UPWARD BOUND FOOD OFFSET -7,570 DONATED FOOD AND SUPPLIES 674,234 STATE APPROPRIATION OFFSET 22,050

DOUGLAS-CHEROKEE ECONOMIC AUTHORITY INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Filer Filer

Name Name

US Address USAddress

Officer Officer

Preparer Preparer

Form 990 IRS990

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Activity2 Activity2

Activity3 Activity3

Activity Other ActivityOther

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Address US AddressUS

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (29 entries)

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc (3 entries)

Miscellaneous Revenue MiscellaneousRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Fees For Services Management FeesForServicesManagement

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Occupancy Occupancy

Travel Travel

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

Interest Interest

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

Insurance Insurance

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

Total Assets TotalAssets

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Total170 Total170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities (3 entries)

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII (4 entries)

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventory

Other Non Cash Contributions Table OtherNonCashContributionsTable

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

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