ANOTHER WAY INC: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
ANOTHER WAY INC (EIN 22-2839802)
Tax period
2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed
2013-03-05
IRS object ID
201300659349300000
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2013-03-05T21:38:41-08:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WALLACE W TAPIA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1131 MAIN ST 8TH FLAddressLine1
CityBURLINGTONCity
StateVTState
ZIP Code05401ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN222839802EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANOTHER WAY INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlANOTNameControl
Phone8022290920Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 264AddressLine1
CityMONTPELIERCity
StateVTState
ZIP Code05601ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameWILL EBERLEName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone8022290920Phone
Date Signed2013-02-15DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameWALLACE W TAPIA CPAName
Phone8028636370Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonWILL EBERLENameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line1PO BOX 264AddressLine1
CityMONTPELIERCity
StateVTState
ZIP Code05601ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts330252GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteAnotherwayVT.orgWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation1986YearFormation
State Legal DomicileVTStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTo provide support services to homeless and low-income persons and to current and former psychiatric patients.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body7NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members4NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees25TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers30TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year173358ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year322719ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY3233ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year11527InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year-2842OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year184885TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year323110TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY6123GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year93492SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year174870SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year80152OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year109527OtherExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year290520TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year11241RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
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Total Assets BOY107054TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY134689TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY9874TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY5001TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY97180NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY129688NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTo provide support services to homeless and low-income persons and to current andMissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense234206Expense
Grants6123Grants
Revenue3233Revenue
DescriptionOPERATED A COMMUNITY CENTER FOR PSYCHIATRIC SURVIORS AND PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK THAT PROVIDED PEER SUPPORT, ADVOCACY, RESOURCES, SOCIAL NETWORKING, AND OTHER SERVICES FOR AN ESTIMATED 10,220 VISITS BY 300 PEOPLE. PROVIDED INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS TO MANY PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CRISES.Description
Total Program Service Expense234206TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
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Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
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Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees25NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members7NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members4NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteesfalseMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonstrueAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

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Business Name Line1EVEN KEEL BOOKKEEPINGBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number8022626013TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line14 LANGDON ST SUITE 4AddressLine1
CityMONTPELIERCity
StateVTState
ZIP Code05602ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
MICHAEL SABOURIN
President0.50XX000
JOSHUA SAWYER
Vice President4.50XX169700
RICK DEANGELIS
Treasurer0.50XX000
SETH COLLINS
Secretary1.50XX21600
LAURA ZIEGLER
Director0.50X000
XENIA WILLIAMS
Director0.50X7200
DONNA YOUNGBLOOD
Director0.50X000
STEVEN MORGAN
Executive Director40.00X4033607068
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Other Compensation7068TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Government Grants320353GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions2366AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions322719TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

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DescriptionProgram incomeDescription
Business Code900099BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column3233TotalRevenueColumn
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Total Program Service Revenue3233TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Gross Rents GrossRents

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Real4300Real

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpenses

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Real7142Real

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLoss

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Real-2842Real

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLoss

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Total Revenue Column-2842TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion-$2,842ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column323110TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income3233RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion-$2,842ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

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Total6123Total
Program Services6123ProgramServices

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

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Total50546Total
Program Services4848ProgramServices
Management And General45698ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total100586Total
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Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Management And General4262ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total4517Total
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Management And General400ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

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Total503Total
Program Services503ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total44488Total
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Management And General1240ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

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Total680Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General680ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total34236Total
Program Services34236ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Travel Travel

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Total5817Total
Program Services5817ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetings

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Total580Total
Program Services580ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total4052Total
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Management And General2653ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

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Total5400Total
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Management And General1381ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total1115Total
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Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total290520Total
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Management And General56314ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY18197BOY
EOY43348EOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis129305LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec37964LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY88857BOY
EOY91341EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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EOY134689EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

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BOY2409BOY
EOY5001EOY

Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

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BOY7465BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY9874BOY
EOY5001EOY
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Do Not Follow SFAS117XDoNotFollowSFAS117

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BOY97180BOY
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BOY97180BOY
EOY129688EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY107054BOY
EOY134689EOY
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Info In Schedule O Part XIXInfoInScheduleOPartXI
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses32590ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes-82ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Audit CommitteefalseAuditCommittee
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years138677CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years141455CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years149487CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year173358CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year322719CurrentTaxYear
Total925696Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years138677CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years141455CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years149487CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year173358CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year322719CurrentTaxYear
Total925696Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170925696PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years56CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years28CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years17742CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year11527CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year4300CurrentTaxYear
Total33653Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1214CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total1214Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support960563TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc3223GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.96370PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.96000PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Total5090PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage5090PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage
Facts And Circumstances TestOTHER INCOME PART II, LINE 10; DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS INCOME; 2009: 1214.;FactsAndCircumstancesTest

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis5000OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value5000BookValue

Buildings Buildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis117770OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation37892Depreciation
Book Value79878BookValue

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis4035OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation72Depreciation
Book Value3963BookValue

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis2500OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value2500BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings91341TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained
No Grant More Than5000XNoGrantMoreThan5000

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt I Line 2The organization utilizes a few measurement tools (The NOMS and POPs surveys) to assist
individuals, to gauge what individuals need, and which services would be most helpful for them.
Detailed records document personal loans and repayment plans.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (9 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 8bThere is no other committee with authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
Pt VI, Line 11aThe Executive Director and the Treasurer will review the return before filing.
Pt VI, Line 11aEach board member received a PDF of the return prior to its filing.
Pt VI, Line 12cAt monthly meetings, Board members are aware of the conflict of interest policy, and recuse
themselves of discussing or voting on matters that might benefit themselves.
Pt VI, Line 19The organization makes its Articles, Bylaws, budgets, and financial statements
available to the public.
Pt XIPrior period adjustment of -$82
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26PAYROLL TAXES 2409. BUILDING LOAN 7465.

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