LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 27-3994291)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-07-30
- IRS object ID
- 201312119349200311
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-07-30T09:41:37-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 261967227 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ADAMS & SALTER CPA'S PC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 132 NASSAU ST STE 1402 | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10038 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 273994291 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | LEAV | NameControl |
| Phone | 2127328630 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 720 GREENWICH STREET NO 2M | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10014 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | GRAHAM MERIWETHER | Name |
| Title | OFFICER | Title |
| Phone | 2127328630 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-07-22 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | NANCY ADAMS | Name |
| PTIN | P00436017 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2127328630 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Web Site | WWW.LEAVEITBETTER.COM | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 27694 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 27693 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Other Revenue Total | 1 | OtherRevenueTotal |
| Total Revenue | 27694 | TotalRevenue |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 22835 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 1799 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 58 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 5055 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 29747 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -2053 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 12289 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | 0 | OtherChangesInNetAssets |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 10236 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | X | InfoInScheduleOPartII |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 11884 | BOY |
| EOY | 8635 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 905 | BOY |
| EOY | 2101 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 12789 | BOY |
| EOY | 10736 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 500 | BOY |
| EOY | 500 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 12289 | BOY |
| EOY | 10236 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION IS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSES OF EDUCATING THE PUBLIC, PRIMARILY YOUTH, ON WAYS THEY CAN BETTER THE ENVIRONMENT, THEIR COMMUNITIES AND THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (2 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses |
|---|---|---|
| IN 2012, LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION EDUCATED OVER 1,000 STUDENTS IN 11 NYC SCHOOLS ON HOW TO COMPOST, PLANT SEEDS AND GROW THEIR OWN FOOD. STUDENTS USED SMALL HD CAMERAS TO DOCUMENT THE STORY OF LEARNING, AND THESE MINI-DOCUMENTARIES WERE SHOWCASED AT THE REGEN YOUTH FILM FEST AT THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN IN JUNE WHERE OVER 800 PEOPLE ATTENDED. STUDENTS GREW FOOD FOR 1,000 MEALS THAT WERE SERVED TO STUDENTS IN SCHOOL. | 0 | 0 |
| LEAVE IT BETTER FOUNDATION ALSO CONTINUED THE TRANSFORMATION OF AN ABANDONED LOT IN THE MORRIS HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE BRONX INTO AN OFFICIAL COMMUNITY GARDEN, NAMED THE LEAVE IT BETTER KIDS GARDEN. EACH SATURDAY FROM MAY-NOVEMBER, YOUTH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD VOLUNTEER TO CLEAN, PLANT AND HARVEST IN THE GARDEN DEDICATED TO HEALTH. | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 0 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (3 entries)
| TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRAHAM MERIWETHER | ||||
| PRESIDENT & TREASURER | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| HEATH MERIWETHER | ||||
| SECRETARY | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PATRICIA MERIWETHER | ||||
| VICE PRESIDENT | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | X | InfoInScheduleOPartV |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | 0 | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Direct Indirect Political Expend | 0 | DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955 |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr | 0 | AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr |
| Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org | 0 | AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | GRAHAM MERIWETHER | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 720 GREENWICH ST 2M | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10014 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 9175142028 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | 0 | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | 0 | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvided |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | 0 | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | 0 | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | 0 | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | 0 | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | 1 | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 21412 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 58229 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 27693 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 107334 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 21412 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 58229 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 27693 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 107334 | Total |
Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 5000 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 5000 | Total |
Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 5000 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 5000 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 102334 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 6 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 7 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 6 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 7 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 21412 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 58235 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 27694 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 107341 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Percentage509 | 0.95340 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Prior Year Support Percentage | 1.00000 | PriorYearSupportPercentage |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0.00010 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509 |
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 (5 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER REVENUE | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 | DESCRIPTION: INTEREST INCOME. AMOUNT: 1. |
| OCCUPANCY, RENT, UTILITIES AND MAINTENENCE | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 14 | DESCRIPTION: DEPRECIATION. AMOUNT: 1,799. |
| OTHER EXPENSES | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | DESCRIPTION: SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 538. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 1,918. DESCRIPTION: SERVICE FEE. AMOUNT: 147. DESCRIPTION: MEAL & ENTERTAINMENT. AMOUNT: 728. DESCRIPTION: FILLING FEES. AMOUNT: 70. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 54. DESCRIPTION: WEB SERVICE. AMOUNT: 1,600. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 5,055. |
| OTHER ASSETS | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 | DESCRIPTION: OTHER RECEIVABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 905. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 905. DESCRIPTION: OTHER DEPRECIABLE ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 0. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 1,196. |
| OTHER LIABILITIES | FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 | DESCRIPTION: OTHER PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 500. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 500. |
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. | Declaration |
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