THE NORML FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- THE NORML FOUNDATION (EIN 52-2021279)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-11-15
- IRS object ID
- 201333199349200918
- 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 | 2013-11-15T08:54:29-06:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 521511275 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Raffa PC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1899 L Street NW Suite 900 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 20036 | 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 | 522021279 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The NORML Foundation | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | NORM | NameControl |
| Phone | 2024835500 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1600 K Street NW No M-100 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 200062832 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Allen F St Pierre | Name |
| Title | Secretary/Executive Director | Title |
| Phone | 2024835500 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-11-15 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Frank H Smith | Name |
| PTIN | P00639053 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2028225000 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2013-11-08 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Web Site | www.norml.org | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 167930 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 165439 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Program Service Revenue | 2233 | ProgramServiceRevenue |
| Investment Income | 126 | InvestmentIncome |
| Other Revenue Total | 132 | OtherRevenueTotal |
| Total Revenue | 167930 | TotalRevenue |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 163734 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 37410 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 13010 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 9415 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 223569 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -55639 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | -200765 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | 277 | OtherChangesInNetAssets |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | -256127 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | X | InfoInScheduleOPartII |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 22586 | BOY |
| EOY | 93262 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 5370 | BOY |
| EOY | 5370 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 27956 | BOY |
| EOY | 98632 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 228721 | BOY |
| EOY | 354759 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | -200765 | BOY |
| EOY | -256127 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To encourage, support and carry out research and advance public education on the medical, scientific, legal & socio-economic effects of marijuana. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (2 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses |
|---|---|---|
| NORML Foundation put significant time and resources into fostering the NORML Women's Alliance, which created a large and quick growing forum for women online and at events around the country to meet and discuss alternative public policies to cannabis prohibition. | 0 | 100665 |
| Media Sources - The NORML Podcasts offer weekly news, in-depth interviews, or a variety of information, music and more. The NORML Daily Audio Stash is a weekly variety podcast for responsible marijuana smokers. The NORML News Podcast is NORML's weekly news release in audio. The NORML Event Podcast is devoted to special events, such as conference speeches and interviews. | 0 | 22097 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 122762 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (5 entries)
| TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Druyan | ||||
| President | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Viets Esq | ||||
| Vice President | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Kuhn | ||||
| Treasurer | 2.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Allen F St Pierre | ||||
| Secretary/Executive Director | 20.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeralyn E Merritt | ||||
| Director | 1.00 | 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 |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Allen F St Pierre | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1600 K Street NW Mezzanine M-100 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Washington | City |
| State | DC | State |
| ZIP Code | 200062832 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 2024835500 | 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 |
| Info In Schedule O Part VI | X | InfoInScheduleOPartVI |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | 0 | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | 0 | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | 1 | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Related Org Section527 Org | 0 | RelatedOrgSection527Org |
| 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 Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 275262 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 121483 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 178492 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 264616 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 165439 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 1005292 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 275262 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 121483 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 178492 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 264616 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 165439 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 1005292 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 226486 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 778806 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 181 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 69 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 55 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 126 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 126 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 557 | Total |
Net UBI NetUBI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 4000 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 4000 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 132 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 132 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 1009981 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 73483 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.77110 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.73600 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
| General Explanation | Schedule A, Part II, Line 10, Explanation of Other Income: Miscellaneous - 2008 Amount: $ 0. 2009 Amount: $ 0. 2010 Amount: $ 0. 2011 Amount: $ 0. 2012 Amount: $ 132. | GeneralExplanation |
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 (7 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| Other Investment Income | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 4 | Interest income 126.. |
| Other Revenue | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 8 | Description: Other income. Amount: 132. |
| Other Expenses | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | Description: Conference. Amount: 750. Description: Travel. Amount: 3,246. Description: Fundraising. Amount: 650. Description: Credit card & bank fees. Amount: 2,923. Description: Contract labor. Amount: 500. Description: Miscellaneous. Amount: 1,173. Description: Supplies. Amount: 173. Total to Form 990-EZ, line 16: 9,415. |
| Other Changes in Net Assets | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20 | Description: Unrealized gains. Amount: 277. |
| Other Assets | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24 | Description: Deposits. Beg. of Year Amount: 5,370. End of Year Amount: 5,370. |
| Other Liabilities | Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 | Description: Accounts payable. Beg. of Year Amount: 77,429. End of Year Amount: 82,657. Description: Due to NORML. Beg. of Year Amount: 151,292. End of Year Amount: 272,102. |
| Form 990-EZ, Part VI, Line 49a: | Transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization are as follows: Sharing of facilities, equip., or other assets $ 39,574 Reimbursement paid by other organization for expenses $ 6,983 Reimbursement paid to other organization for expenses $ 8,626 Transfer of cash or property from other organization $ 78,699 |
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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