LOWCOUNTRY DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012

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Organization: LOWCOUNTRY DOWN SYNDROME SOCIETY (EIN 20-4875861)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-08-10
IRS object ID: 201312249349201086
Schema version: 2012v2.2
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
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-08-10T04:34:48-04:00	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	MCGEE COLLINS PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	10629 FORD AVE	AddressLine1
City	RICHMOND HILL	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	31324	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	204875861	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	LOWC	NameControl
Phone	9127547800	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	322 St Johns Road	AddressLine1
City	Guyton	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	31312	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CANDY BOGARDUS	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	9127547800	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Elizabeth Collins	Name
PTIN	P00965858	PTIN
Phone	9127563453	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-08-10	DatePrepared

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
Schedule B Not Required	X	ScheduleBNotRequired
Web Site	www.ldssga.org	WebSite
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Gross Receipts	76276	GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part I	X	InfoInScheduleOPartI
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	74938	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Investment Income	1338	InvestmentIncome
Total Revenue	76276	TotalRevenue
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	3850	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid
Other Expenses Total	75687	OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses	79537	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-3261	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	191313	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	188052	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	191313	BOY
EOY	188052	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	191313	BOY
EOY	188052	EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	191313	BOY
EOY	188052	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society's primary purpose is to promote education and awareness for people with Down Syndrome in the coastal Georgia area.	PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Service Accom	In 2012, the Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society held monthly meetings for members with topics relating to assistance for families of a child with Down syndrome. The Buddy Walk in its seventh year continues to be the largest program service accomplishment. The Walk brings together thousands of individuals to promote the awareness of Down syndrome through a fun day filled with activities and fund-raising. Camp Buddy held its 3rd year of 2 summer camps providing speech, physical, and occupational therapy under the guidance of certified special education teachers and licensed therapists. These camps bridge the gap of therapies provided in the school system that are missing duiring summer break. We also held our third annual Night of Champions, a dinner organized to honor businesses in the community who employ those with special needs as well as spotlight the employees with special needs themselves. The group also continues to get together for special membership outings so that the children and their families gain support and education through interaction.	DescriptionProgramServiceAccom
Grants And Allocations	3850	GrantsAndAllocations
Program Service Expenses	71452	ProgramServiceExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	71452	TotalProgramServiceExpenses

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (4 entries)

TitleTitle	Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	CompensationCompensation
Candy Bogardus
President	10.00	0
Allyson Harvin
Vice President	5.00	0
Joe Marchese
Treasurer	5.00	0
Kristin Nyce
Secretary	5.00	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc	false	MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBI
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	Candy Bogardus	NamePerson

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	322 St Johns Road	AddressLine1
City	Guyton	City
State	GA	State
ZIP Code	31312	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	9127288505	TelephoneNumber

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds	false	MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have Hospital	false	DoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl
Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser	NONE	PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer

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 Minus4 Years	65023	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	87673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	71403	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	60089	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	74938	CurrentTaxYear
Total	359126	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	65023	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	87673	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	71403	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	60089	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	74938	CurrentTaxYear
Total	359126	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	359126	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1481	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2619	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2511	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1512	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1338	CurrentTaxYear
Total	9461	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1481	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	2619	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	2511	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1512	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1338	CurrentTaxYear
Total	9461	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	66504	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	90292	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	73914	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	61601	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	76276	CurrentTaxYear
Total	368587	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.97430	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0.02570	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	Primary Exempt Purpose Part III The Lowcountry Down Syndrome Society's primary purpose is to promote education and awareness for people with Down Syndrome in the coastal Georgia area. Other Expenses Part I Line 16 Program Service Expenses $71,452 Other operating expenses $4,234 Part 1 Line 10 Grants paid National Down Syndrome Society $3,850	Explanation

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