FREE FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012

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Organization
FREE FOR LIFE INTERNATIONAL (EIN 20-5678362)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-20
IRS object ID
201311409349200146
Schema version
2012v2.1
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-05-20T18:13:52ZTimestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate
Return Type990EZReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN205678362EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Free For Life InternationalBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlFREENameControl
Phone8883358835Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1109 Holiday CourtAddressLine1
Address Line2Suite D 6AddressLine2
CityFranklinCity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37067ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameEmily StewartName
Title1099 AccountantTitle
Phone6159394684Phone
Date Signed2013-05-20DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameEmily StewartName
Phone6159394684Phone
Date Prepared2013-05-10DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnXInitialReturn
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Web Sitewww.freeforlifeintl.orgWebSite
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Gross Receipts173422GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part IXInfoInScheduleOPartI
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc169783ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Program Service Revenue0ProgramServiceRevenue
Membership Dues0MembershipDues
Investment Income0InvestmentIncome
Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets0GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets
Gaming Gross Income0GamingGrossIncome
Fundraising Gross Income3619FundraisingGrossIncome
Special Events Direct Expenses2089SpecialEventsDirectExpenses
Special Events Net Income Loss1530SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss
Gross Sales Of Inventory0GrossSalesOfInventory
Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory0GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory
Other Revenue Total20OtherRevenueTotal
Total Revenue171333TotalRevenue
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid79093GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid
Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits19874SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors7164FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint16605OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint
Printing Publications Postage11948PrintingPublicationsPostage
Other Expenses Total13469OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses148153TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year23180ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY33921NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Other Changes In Net Assets0OtherChangesInNetAssets
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY57101NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIXInfoInScheduleOPartII

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY33921BOY
EOY57102EOY

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

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BOY33921BOY
EOY57102EOY

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY33921BOY
EOY57102EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeFight human traffickingPrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Service AccomWe partnered with trafficking organizations and individuals globally to rescue and meet the needs of human trafficking survivors by providing shelter for them and also helping them heal and gain career skills. We also brought a great deal of education and awareness to the community at large about the subject and issue of modern day slavery.DescriptionProgramServiceAccom

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (7 entries)

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Colette Bercu
Chief Executive Officer401500000
Dr Daniel Bercu
Board of Directors Member0000
Shirley Brown
Chairperson of Board of Directors0000
D J Smith
Board of Directors Member0000
Cecilia Gomez
Board of Directors Member0000
Jennifer Potter Carter
Office Staff15259400
Elena Dering
Office Staff12228000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc0MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBI
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonEmily StewartNamePerson

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1109 Holiday CourtAddressLine1
Address Line2Suite D-6AddressLine2
CityFranklinCity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37067ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number6159394684TelephoneNumber
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds0MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have Hospital0DoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvided
Form720 Filed0Form720Filed
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn Activities0EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities
Engage In Lobbying Activities0EngageInLobbyingActivities
Operating School0OperatingSchool
Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org0TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg
Filed Schedule A1FiledScheduleA

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2
Certification CheckboxXCertificationCheckbox
Contrib By Controlling Individual1ContribByControllingIndividual
Contrib By35 Controlled Entity0ContribBy35ControlledEntity

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year158984CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year169873CurrentTaxYear
Total328857Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Gross Receipts From Non UBI GrossReceiptsFromNonUBI

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Tax Rev Levied For Org Benefit509 TaxRevLeviedForOrgBenefit509

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Value Of Svcs Fclts Furnishd By Govt ValueOfSvcsFcltsFurnishdByGovt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Total509 Total509

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year158984CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year169873CurrentTaxYear
Total328857Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year15000CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year85097CurrentTaxYear
Total100097Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years0CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year15000CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year85097CurrentTaxYear
Total100097Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509228760PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTI

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBI

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year0CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year0CurrentTaxYear
Total0Total

Other Income509 OtherIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year9CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year20CurrentTaxYear
Total29Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year158993CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year169893CurrentTaxYear
Total328886Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5091PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage1PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509
Thirty Three Percnt Tests PY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsPY509
General ExplanationOther income is bank interest earned.GeneralExplanation

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

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

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
1Part I, Line 8Bank Interest Earned
2Part I, Line 10$18,600 was paid to Nicoya & Friends for Shelter Support. $1,266 was paid to Nicoya & Friends to fund scholarships for girls rescued from slavery or at a high risk of being trafficked. $59,227 was paid to Peace Rehabilitation Center to fund border monitoring stations on India borders where traffickers often cross with victims.
3Part I, Line 16Bank fees of $400.27, Donation processor fees $3,099.65, Travel expenses $4,050.29, Conference fees $100, Payroll taxes $1,520.39, Memberships/subscriptions $881.94, Marketing supplies $776.45, Office supplies $1,437.55, and Computer software and accessories $1,202.20.

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