STUDENT FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- STUDENT FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION (EIN 27-2277658)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-04-18
- IRS object ID
- 201301089349300050
- Schema version
- 2012v2.0
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-04-18T04:22:34-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | BAILEY HODSHIRE & COMPANY PC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 479 E CHICAGO ST PO BOX 215 | AddressLine1 |
| City | JONESVILLE | City |
| State | MI | State |
| ZIP Code | 49250 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 272277658 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | STUDENT FREE PRESS ASSOCIATION | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | STUD | NameControl |
| Phone | 5176105482 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 4771 MECHANIC RD | AddressLine1 |
| City | HILLSDALE | City |
| State | MI | State |
| ZIP Code | 49242 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | JOHN MILLER | Name |
| Title | PRESIDENT | Title |
| Phone | 5176105482 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-04-08 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | GREGORY J BAILEY | Name |
| Phone | 5178492410 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2013-04-18 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-03-07 17:11:31Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | JOHN MILLER | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 4771 MECHANIC RD | AddressLine1 |
| City | HILLSDALE | City |
| State | MI | State |
| ZIP Code | 49242 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 411000 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | N/A | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2011 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | MI | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO IDENTIFY AND SUPPORT COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO SEEK TO IMPROVE CAMPUS JOURNALISM, EXPLORE CAREERS IN THE MEDIA, AND COMMIT THEMSELVES TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE SOCIETY. | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 3 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 2 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 3 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 0 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Prior Year | 492503 | ContributionsGrantsPriorYear |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 411000 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Current Year | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Prior Year | 492503 | TotalRevenuePriorYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 411000 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year | 2500 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 0 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Prior Year | 112593 | SalariesEtcPriorYear |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 120245 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 6012 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expense Prior Year | 166309 | OtherExpensePriorYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 213720 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Prior Year | 281402 | TotalExpensesPriorYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 333965 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year | 211101 | RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 77035 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 211101 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 288311 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 175 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 211101 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 288136 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | THE GOAL OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 311885 | Expense |
| Revenue | 411000 | Revenue |
| Description | IDENTIFIED AND SUPPORTED COLLEGE STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOURNALISM | Description |
| Total Program Service Expense | 311885 | 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 | false | ReportLandBldgEquip |
| Report Invest Oth Securities | false | ReportInvestOthSecurities |
| Report Prog Rel Invest | false | ReportProgRelInvest |
| Report Other Assets | false | ReportOtherAssets |
| Report Other Liabilities | false | ReportOtherLiabilities |
| Report Fin48 Footnote | false | ReportFin48Footnote |
| Independent Audit Financial Stmt | false | 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 | false | 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 |
| Transaction Related Entity | false | TransactionRelatedEntity |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | true | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 0 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Number Of Employees | 3 | 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 |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 3 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 2 | 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 | false | WhistleblowerPolicy |
| Document Retention Policy | false | DocumentRetentionPolicy |
| Compensation Process CEO | true | CompensationProcessCEO |
| Compensation Process Other | false | CompensationProcessOther |
| Investment In Joint Venture | false | InvestmentInJointVenture |
| Own Website | X | OwnWebsite |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | JOHN MILLER | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 5176105482 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 4771 MECHANIC RD | AddressLine1 |
| City | HILLSDALE | City |
| State | MI | State |
| ZIP Code | 49242 | ZIPCode |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JOHN MILLER | ||||||
| PRESIDENT | 15.00 | X | X | 40000 | 0 | 0 |
| JUSTIN WILSON | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| NICK SCHULTZ | ||||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Reportable Comp From Org | 40000 | TotalReportableCompFromOrg |
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| All Other Contributions | 411000 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 411000 | TotalContributions |
Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description | NONE | Description |
| Business Code | 999999 | BusinessCode |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 411000 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 40000 | Total |
| Program Services | 34000 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 4000 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 2000 | Fundraising |
Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 73904 | Total |
| Program Services | 62819 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 7390 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 3695 | Fundraising |
Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 6341 | Total |
| Program Services | 5390 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 634 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 317 | Fundraising |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | Program ServicesProgramServices | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral | FundraisingFundraising |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOKS & SUBSCRIPTIONS | 165857 | 165857 | 0 | 0 |
| CONTRACT SERVICES | 43819 | 43819 | 0 | 0 |
| SUPPLIES | 2236 | 0 | 2236 | 0 |
| TRAVEL | 605 | 0 | 605 | 0 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 1203 | Total |
| Program Services | 0 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1203 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 0 | Fundraising |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 333965 | Total |
| Program Services | 311885 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 16068 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 6012 | Fundraising |
Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 211101 | BOY |
| EOY | 288311 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 211101 | BOY |
| EOY | 288311 | EOY |
Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | 175 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 175 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 211101 | BOY |
| EOY | 288136 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 211101 | BOY |
| EOY | 288136 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 211101 | BOY |
| EOY | 288311 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 77035 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | true | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | false | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | false | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
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 Minus1 Year | 492503 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 411000 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 903503 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 492503 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 411000 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 903503 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | 903503 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 903503 | TotalSupport |
| First5 Years170 | X | First5Years170 |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Total509 | 0 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
| Public Support Percentage509 | 0 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
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 O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Pt VI, Line 11b | FORM 990 SENT TO BOARD MEMBERS VIA E-MAIL PRIOR TO FILING |
| Pt VI, Line 12c | COMPLIANCE WITH CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY MONITORED AS NEEDED BY BOARD |
| Pt VI, Line 15a | COMPENSATION DETERMINED BY THE BOARD USING COMPARABLE MARKET DATA |
| Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f | ADVERTISING 465. 0. 465. 0. REGISTRATIONS & FEES 375. 0. 375. 0. PROFESSIONAL FEES 363. 0. 363. 0. |
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