EMPOWERMENT PLAN: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
EMPOWERMENT PLAN (EIN 45-3265365)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-15
IRS object ID
201303199349310680
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

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Timestamp2013-11-15T17:13:54-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

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EIN383635706EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

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Business Name Line1REHMANN ROBSONBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line11500 W BIG BEAVER RD 2ND FLRAddressLine1
CityTROYCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48084ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN453265365EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1THE EMPOWERMENT PLANBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlEMPONameControl
Phone3133550781Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11401 VERMONT STAddressLine1
CityDETROITCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48216ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameVERONIKA SCOTTName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone3133550781Phone
Date Signed2013-11-15DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

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NameKATHLEEN M UNDERHILL CPAName
PTINP00589677PTIN
Phone2489525000Phone
Date Prepared2013-11-15DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonVERONIKA SCOTTNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

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Address Line11401 VERMONT STAddressLine1
CityDETROITCity
StateMIState
ZIP Code48216ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts303242GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.THEEMPOWERMENTPLAN.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation2011YearFormation
State Legal DomicileMIStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO EMPOWER, EDUCATE AND EMPLOY HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE AN IMPACTFUL HUMANITARIAN PRODUCT WHILE FOSTERING INDEPENDENCE.ActivityOrMissionDescription
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Total Nbr Volunteers12TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year0InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year253OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Total Revenue Current Year303242TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year8654SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year157258SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
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Total Expenses Current Year236318TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Revenues Less Expenses CY66924RevenuesLessExpensesCY
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Mission DescriptionINSTILL DIGNITY AND PRIDE WITHIN THOSE LIVING ON THE STREETS. PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM THE HARSH ELEMENTS TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS. CREATE A SKILLED WORKFORCE OUT OF PREVIOUSLY HOMELESS WOMEN BY GIVING THEM A SECOND CHANCE AT A BETTER LIFE FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense151676Expense
DescriptionDESIGN, PRODUCE AND DISTRIBUTE MPWR COATS THAT WILL PROTECT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS FROM THE HARSH ELEMENTS.Description

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DescriptionPROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT TO HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COAT MANUFACTURING PROCESS.Description
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Total Program Service Expense155738TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
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Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
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School0School
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Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
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Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
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Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
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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
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Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body0MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
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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 FiledMIStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
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Business Name Line1VERONIKA SCOTTBusinessNameLine1
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Telephone Number3133550781TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line11401 VERMONT STAddressLine1
CityDETROITCity
StateMIState
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (10 entries)

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VERONIKA SCOTT
PRESIDENT40.00XX3055000
MARK VALADE
DIRECTOR1.00X000
CAROLYN CASSIN
DIRECTOR1.00X000
PHILLIP COOLEY
DIRECTOR1.00X000
JACQUES PANIS
DIRECTOR1.00X000
JODY TURNER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
STEVE LEVINE
DIRECTOR1.00X000
MARK HIGH
DIRECTOR1.00X000
IMRE MOLNAR
DIRECTOR1.00X000
ROB HERNER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
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Formers Listed0FormersListed
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Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
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Total Contributions302989TotalContributions

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Total Other Revenue253TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

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Total30550Total
Management And General15275ManagementAndGeneral
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Advertising Advertising

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Total2500Total
Program Services2500ProgramServices

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Total10959Total
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Management And General3130ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total3680Total
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Travel Travel

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Total10313Total
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Fundraising5156Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total2177Total
Program Services2177ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

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Total3941Total
Program Services3547ProgramServices
Management And General394ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

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EOY126393EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

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Land Buildings Equipment Basis20483LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec2534LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

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BOY80983BOY
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Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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Reconcilation Revenue Expenses66924ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year107985CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
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Total410974Total

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Current Tax Year253CurrentTaxYear
Total253Total
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Total Support411227TotalSupport
First5 Years170XFirst5Years170

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Other Cost Or Other Basis10431OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation428Depreciation
Book Value10003BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis10052OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2106Depreciation
Book Value7946BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings17949TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (7 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8ATHE ORGANIZATION IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING ITS START UP PHASE. POLICIES REGARDING THE DOCUMENTATION OF MEETINGS AND ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE GOVERNING BODY ARE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION IS IN THE PROCESS OF COMPLETING ITS START UP PHASE. POLICIES REGARDING THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY ANY COMMITTEES ARE CURRENTLY BEING DEVELOPED.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE DIRECTOR BEFORE IT WILL BE FILED WITH THE IRS. THE BOARD WILL BEGIN REVIEWING THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED IN FUTURE YEARS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12A WRITTEN CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DEVELOPED. FOR THE 2012, ANY CONFLICT OF INTERESTS WERE VERBALLY COMMUNICATED TO THE BOARD.
THE BAORD APPROVED THE COMPENSATION OF THE PRESIDENT FOR 2012. A WRITTEN COMPENSATION POLICY IS BEING DEVELOPED FOR SUBSEQUENT YEARS THAT WILL INCLUDE USE OF COMPARATIVES OF SIMILAR TYPE ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE THE COMPENSATION IS REASONABLE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
PAGE 6, PART VI, LINES 13 AND 14:THE ORGANIZATION IS STILL IN THE START-UP PHASE AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF ADOPTING A WHISTLEBLOWER AND DOCUMENT RETENTION POLICY.

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