NEW LEAF SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: NEW LEAF SOCIETY (EIN 26-1560297)
Tax period: 2011-07-01 to 2012-06-30
Filed: 2013-01-30
IRS object ID: 201330309349300868
Schema version: 2011v1.2
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
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-01-30T14:01:09-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	561037874	EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STOUT STUART MCGOWEN & KING LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX 1440	AddressLine1
City	BURLINGTON	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	272161440	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261560297	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NEW LEAF SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NEWL	NameControl
Phone	3362267343	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 4083	AddressLine1
City	BURLINGTON	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27215	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	RETT DAVIS	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	3365844102	Phone
Date Signed	2013-01-30	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THOMAS D MCGOWEN JR	Name
PTIN	P00068135	PTIN
Phone	3362267343	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-01-30	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	RETT DAVIS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2903 AMHERST AVE	AddressLine1
City	BURLINGTON	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27215	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	186613	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.NEWLEAFSOCIETY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2007	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED TO BRING RESOURCES TOGETHER TO PLANT, LANDSCAPE, AND BEAUTIFY THE PUBLIC AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CO-OPERATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	29	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	29	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	0	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	224497	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	185763	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	816	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	718	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	2007	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	132	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	227320	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	186613	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	0	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	20644	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	90542	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	95866	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	90542	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	95866	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	136778	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	90747	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	328226	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	420858	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	775	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	2660	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	327451	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	418198	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED TO BRING RESOURCES TOGETHER TO PLANT, LANDSCAPE, AND BEAUTIFY THE PUBLIC AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CO-OPERATION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	70886	Expense
Description	THE SOCIETY PAID FOR PLANT MATERIAL, HARDSCAPES AND PLANTING AND INSTALLATION COSTS FOR PUBLIC PARKS AND RIGHT OF WAY IN THE CITY OF BURLINGTON.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	70886	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	0	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	29	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	29	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	1	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THOMAS D MCGOWEN JR	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	3362267343	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1233 S CHURCH ST	AddressLine1
City	BURLINGTON	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27215	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (29 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
JAMES BARNWELL
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
CHARLES CANADAY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
BILL COBLE
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
RALPH HOLT III
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
LISA KIRKPATRICK-YOW
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
HAROLD OWEN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
ANNE POWELL
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
JERRY BAILEY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
JANICE BURGESS
SECRETARY	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
RETT DAVIS
PRESIDENT	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
SHARON DENT
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
ALLEN GANT JR
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
DENISE GANT
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
BRUCE KOWALSKI
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
TOM MCGOWEN
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
ALAN NORTON
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
SHAWN SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
JAMES CROUCH
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
GERRY FRANCIS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
CHARLES HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
ROBERT LEWIS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
KELLY MAY
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	X	0	0	0
JAMES PATTERSON
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
MAC WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
DAVIS MONTGOMERY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
JERRY PETERMAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
PATTY PHILLIPS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
MANDY EATON
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	0	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	185763	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	185763	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	718	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	718	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SALES TAX REFUND	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	132	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	132	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	132	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	186613	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	850	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1607	Total
Management And General	1607	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2529	Total
Management And General	2529	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PUBLIC LANDSCAPING PROJ	63886	63886
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING COST	20644		20644
LANDSCAPING DONATIONS D	7000	7000
SECRETARY OF STATE ANNU	200			200

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	95866	Total
Program Services	70886	ProgramServices
Management And General	4336	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	20644	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	2210	BOY
EOY	19124	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	326016	BOY
EOY	401734	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	328226	BOY
EOY	420858	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	775	BOY
EOY	2660	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	775	BOY
EOY	2660	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	327451	BOY
EOY	418198	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	327451	BOY
EOY	418198	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	328226	BOY
EOY	420858	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	90747	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	75190	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	152350	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	213945	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	224497	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	184597	CurrentTaxYear
Total	850579	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	75190	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	152350	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	213945	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	224497	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	184597	CurrentTaxYear
Total	850579	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	376340	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	474239	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1755	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	445	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	816	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	718	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3734	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1804	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	2007	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	132	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3943	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	858256	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	0.55260	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	0	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CONTRACTOR RETAINAGE	Description
Amount	$2,660	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	2660	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	186613	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	95866	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	90747	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	90747	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	ALLEN AND DENISE GANT ARE MARRIED TO ONE ANOTHER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	A COPY OF THIS RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE SOCIETY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THEIR MEETING ON JANUARY 22, 2013, PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THIS RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE RELATIONSHIPS REPORTED IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONAIRE PROVIDED AND UPDATED EACH YEAR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18	THE SOCIETY'S 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM OR UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S SECRETARY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S SECRETARY.