AMBER WAVES FARM INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012

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Organization
AMBER WAVES FARM INC (EIN 90-0453935)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-14
IRS object ID
201321349349203602
Schema version
2012v2.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-05-14T14:33:46-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CAROL MATSUUCHI CPABusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 SPRUCE STREETAddressLine1
CityEAST HAMPTONCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11937ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN900453935EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMBER WAVES FARM INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlAMBENameControl
Phone2122008500Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2623AddressLine1
CityAMAGANSETTCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11930ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameAMANDA MERROWName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2122008500Phone
Date Signed2013-05-01DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameCAROL MATSUUCHIName
Phone6313291755Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Web Sitewww.amberwavesfarm.orgWebSite
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Gross Receipts169280GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part IXInfoInScheduleOPartI
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc68273ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Program Service Revenue100948ProgramServiceRevenue
Membership Dues0MembershipDues
Investment Income59InvestmentIncome
Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses0CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets
Gaming Gross Income0GamingGrossIncome
Fundraising Gross Income0FundraisingGrossIncome
Special Events Direct Expenses0SpecialEventsDirectExpenses
Special Events Net Income Loss0SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss
Cost Of Goods Sold0CostOfGoodsSold
Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory0GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory
Total Revenue169280TotalRevenue
Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits59251SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors2505FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint25890OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint
Other Expenses Total89591OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses177237TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-7957ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY44131NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY36174NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part IIXInfoInScheduleOPartII

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY20675BOY
EOY7712EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY35223BOY
EOY36309EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY55898BOY
EOY44021EOY

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY11767BOY
EOY7847EOY

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY44131BOY
EOY36174EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTo educate the public about the joyful process of growing food.PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (3 entries)

Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccomProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses
Food Education: Amber Waves connects eaters, especially children,to their food and the farmers growing it,to establish a foundation for lifelong land stewardship & healthy eating through on-farm education: apprenticeships, summer camps & weekly community farm visits.(Benefits 6,000 people)16042
Amagansett Wheat Project: re-introduce wheat to local foodshed by demonstrating the viability of this crop to other local farmers and creating the opportunity to bake a locally grown loaf of bread and educate children about the story of bread from seed to oven. (Benefits 2800 people)21380
Farm to Food Pantry: To increase low income families' access to wholesome' organic, locally grown produce. More than 300 families use food pantry services weekly, for a total of 4800 people benefited.21380
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses58802TotalProgramServiceExpenses

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (5 entries)

TitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensation
AMANDA MERROW
President50.0027350
CATHERINE BALDWIN
Vice President50.0027350
NICOLE SPINELLI
Board Member1.000
KATHLEEN MASTERS
Board Member1.000
GERARD CUTILLO
Board Member1.000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc DocfalseMadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBI
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtc
Did Org File Form1120 POL This YearfalseDidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficers
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonCAROL MATSUUCHI CPANamePerson

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 SPRUCE STREETAddressLine1
CityEAST HAMPTONCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11937ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number6313291755TelephoneNumber
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised FundsfalseMaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have HospitalfalseDoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction With Control EntityfalseTransactionWithControlEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn ActivitiesfalseEngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities
Engage In Lobbying ActivitiesfalseEngageInLobbyingActivities
Operating SchoolfalseOperatingSchool
Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related OrgfalseTrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg
Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl
Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof SerNONEPartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2
Public Support Total1700PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Pertcentage1700PublicSupportPertcentage170

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years28500CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years23120CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year64343CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year68274CurrentTaxYear
Total184237Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years20890CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years45246CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year63813CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year100947CurrentTaxYear
Total230896Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years49390CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years68366CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year128156CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year169221CurrentTaxYear
Total415133Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509415133PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years183CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years100CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year60CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year59CurrentTaxYear
Total402Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years183CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years100CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year60CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year59CurrentTaxYear
Total402Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total415535Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509XFirst5Years509
Public Support Percentage5090PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage

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)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16PROGRAM EXP-FARMING, EDUCATION,FOOD PANTRY 68384. DEPRECIATION 10514. TRAVEL AND CONFERENCES 2097. INTEREST EXPENSE 507. INSURANCE 4017. OFFICE 4072.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24ORANIZATIONS COSTS 229. 229. RECEIVABLE 100. 0. INT'L 584 TRACTOR 6418. 4931. HOOPHOUSE WITH HEATER 1963. 1508. IRRIGATION SYSTEM 14347. 11023. DISC HARROW 906. 696. CHISEL PLOW 982. 755. BRUSH HOG MOWER 982. 755. KUBOTA TRACTOR 9296. 6640. CULTIVATOR - TWO ROW 429. COMBINE - ALLIS CHALMERS 1886. CHEVY VAN 2000 3600. GRAIN CLEANER - FETERI 3857.
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26IRRIGATION LOAN 2787. 1068. GREENHOUSE LOAN 1253. 186. DUE TO OFFICERS 2225. 0. PAYROLL LIABILITIES 2487. 1577. LINE OF CREDIT 3015. 5016.

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