SPONTANEOUS CELEBRATIONS INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
SPONTANEOUS CELEBRATIONS INC (EIN 01-3253364)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-13
IRS object ID
201333179349304738
Schema version
2012v2.3
Note
A later return for the same period supersedes this one.
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)
Timestamp2013-11-13T14:31:51-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GONZALEZ AND ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114 PAGE TERRACEAddressLine1
CitySTOUGHTONCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02072ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN013253364EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SPONTANEOUS CELEBRATIONS INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlSPONNameControl
Phone6175246373Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line145 DANFORTH STREETAddressLine1
CityJAMAICA PLAINCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02130ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLINDA MUIR-ROBINSONName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone6175246373Phone
Date Signed2013-11-12DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLILLIAN GONZALEZ CPA MST CSEP CSRPName
Phone7813441040Phone
Date Prepared2013-11-12DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonLINDA MUIR-ROBINSONNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line145 DANFORTH STREETAddressLine1
CityJAMAICA PLAINCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02130ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts245554GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteSPONTANEOUSCELEBRATIONS.ORGWebSite
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State Legal DomicileMAStateLegalDomicile
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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body7NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members7NbrIndependentVotingMembers
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Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
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Investment Income Prior Year88InvestmentIncomePriorYear
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Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year220898TotalRevenuePriorYear
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Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year3201TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year240606TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Liabilities BOY14710TotalLiabilitiesBOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY904810NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense205191Expense
DescriptionTO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE CREATIVE, CIVIC, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE AND ARTISTIC COMMUNITY EXPRESSION, THROUGH SEASONAL CELEBRATIONS OF LOCAL AND INTERCULTURAL TRADITIONS.Description
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Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
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Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
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Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
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Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
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GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
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Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
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Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
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Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Form8899 FiledfalseForm8899Filed
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiled
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members7NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicyfalseConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OthertrueCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other WebsiteXOtherWebsite
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonCORPORATIONNamePerson
Telephone Number6175246373TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line145 DANFORTH STAddressLine1
CityJAMAICA PLAINCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02130ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (7 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
ARVA CLARK
PRESIDENT5.00XX000
CHRISTOPHER MESSINGER
DIRECTOR2.00X000
LEROY STODDARD
DIRECTOR2.00X000
LINDA MUIR-ROBINSON
TREASURER5.00XX000
RUBIA REYES
CLERK/CONSUL5.00XX000
WILLIAM MORALES
DIRECTOR2.00X000
JOHN WICKER
DIRECTOR2.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants104309GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions55000AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions159309TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnRelated Or Exempt Function IncomeRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
RENTAL FEES4432244322
WORKSHOP FEES3350233502
SERVICE FEES83128312
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue86136TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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Exclusion$109ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Related Or Exempt Function Income86136RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion$109ExclusionAmount

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total79645Total
Program Services72477ProgramServices
Management And General5575ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising1593Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total12943Total
Program Services11778ProgramServices
Management And General906ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising259Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total6000Total
Management And General6000ManagementAndGeneral

Advertising Advertising

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Total25Total
Management And General25ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total3880Total
Program Services1103ProgramServices
Management And General2740ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising37Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total18728Total
Program Services16855ProgramServices
Management And General1311ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising562Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total24525Total
Program Services22318ProgramServices
Management And General1717ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising490Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total9863Total
Program Services6394ProgramServices
Management And General3469ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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CONSULTANTS/PERFORMERS62795545518244
PROGRAM SUPPLIES1055810558
EQUIPMENT RENTAL & MAINT58495264409176
TELEPHONE & INTERNET2809252819784

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Program Services1365ProgramServices
Management And General1621ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General32214ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising3201Fundraising

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY104269BOY
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Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivable

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BOY3608BOY
EOY4144EOY

Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

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BOY4282BOY
EOY4372EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis959813LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec175430LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY802413BOY
EOY784383EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY914572BOY
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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY6811BOY
EOY16472EOY

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1350BOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY6549BOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY14710BOY
EOY16472EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY894862BOY
EOY899810EOY

Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5000BOY
EOY5000EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY899862BOY
EOY904810EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY914572BOY
EOY921282EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses4948ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewtrueAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years120090CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years251758CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year116415CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year159309CurrentTaxYear
Total958739Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years120090CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years251758CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year116415CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year159309CurrentTaxYear
Total958739Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total246626AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170712113PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years140CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years65CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year88CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year109CurrentTaxYear
Total608Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Pertcentage1700.74230PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.71210PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land Land

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis423700OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value423700BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis508657OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation173371Depreciation
Book Value335286BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

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Other Cost Or Other Basis27456OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2059Depreciation
Book Value25397BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings784383TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt284600TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities39046DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F99039046RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal245554RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990245554TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt279652TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities39046DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99039046ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal240606ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990240606TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BOFFICERS AND SENIOR ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT REVIEW 990 PRIOR TO IRS SUBMISSION.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ABOARD OF DIRECTORS ESTABLISHES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PAY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR OFFICERSFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15BEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ESTABLISHES OTHER EMPLOYEE SALARIES.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS AND TAX RETURNS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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