OPERATION ANDREW GROUP INC: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
OPERATION ANDREW GROUP INC (EIN 62-1799192)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-10-14
IRS object ID
201342879349300619
Schema version
2012v2.3
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)
Timestamp2013-10-14T09:58:11-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRICE CPAS PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13825 BEDFORD AVE STE 202AddressLine1
CityNASHVILLECity
StateTNState
ZIP Code372152507ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN621799192EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE OPERATION ANDREW GROUP INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlOPERNameControl
Phone6153521805Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line195 WHITE BRIDGE RD STE 506AddressLine1
CityNASHVILLECity
StateTNState
ZIP Code372051490ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMICHAEL ARRINGTONName
TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORTitle
Phone6153521805Phone
Date Signed2013-09-29DateSigned
Authorize Third PartyfalseAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameTHOMAS M PRICEName
Phone6153850686Phone
Date Prepared2013-10-14DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Total Expenses Prior Year229250TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year194343TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Liabilities EOY1973TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense126812Expense
DescriptionHOSTS ANNUAL BANQUET, CLERGY SEMINARS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES TO HONOR LOCAL CLERGY IN TENNESSEE. SERVICES VALUED AT 10,791 WERE DONATED TO THE ORGANIZATION IN 2012, BUT ARE NOT INCLUDED IN REVENUE OR EXPENSES PER THE FORM 990 INSTRUCTIONS. THIS REPRESENTS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE FORM 990 AND AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE ORGANIZATION.Description
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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
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
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Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
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Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
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Regular Monitoring EnforcementfalseRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonANGIE WINGONamePerson
Telephone Number6153521805TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line195 WHITE BRIDGE RDAddressLine1
Address Line2SUITE 506AddressLine2
CityNASHVILLECity
StateTNState
ZIP Code37205ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (37 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
MICHAEL ARRINGTON
PRESIDENT40.00XX3750000
AL BODIE
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PASTOR GERMAN CASTRO
DIRECTOR0.50X000
CHRISTOPHER PARKER
DIRECTOR0.50X000
DANNY HERRON
DIRECTOR0.50X000
DR JOHN DAYANI
DIRECTOR0.50X000
DR STEPHEN DRAKE
DIRECTOR0.50X000
HOWARD GENTRY
DIRECTOR0.50X000
ELEANOR GRAVES
DIRECTOR/BOA0.50X000
JACK FARIS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
JANET S SLAYDEN
DIRECTOR0.50X000
JOE HUTTS
VICE CHAIRMA0.50X000
JON DAVIS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
LARRY STONE
DIRECTOR0.50X000
JAMIE CASLER
DIRECTOR0.50X000
SHARON SKAGGS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
REV HENRY COLES JR
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PASTOR BOB COOK
DIRECTOR0.50XX000
PASTOR DARRELL DRUMWRIGHT
DIRECTOR0.50X000
RUSTY SUMRALL
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PASTOR LARRY GRAINGER
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PASTOR MAURICE HARRIS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
JOEL PERALES
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PASTOR FREDDIE SCOTT II
DIRECTOR0.50X000
JOYCE SEARCY
DIRECTOR0.50X000
EDUARDO LELLI
DIRECTOR0.50X000
RITA MCDONALD
DIRECTOR0.50X000
LOUIS UPKINS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
LARRY YARBOROUGH
SECRETARY0.50X000
SAM BARTHOLOMEW
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PASTOR RAY BOWMAN
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PASTOR THEODORE BRYSON
DIRECTOR0.50X000
REV WILLIAM BUCHANAN
DIRECTOR0.50X000
PASTOR MIKE HANCOCK
DIRECTOR0.50X000
RHONDA LOWRY
DIRECTOR0.50X000
TONY MAJORS
DIRECTOR0.50X000
ANGIE WINGO
EXECUTIVE AS40.00X3771900
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
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Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
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Total Contributions237307TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column237307TotalRevenueColumn
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXXInfoInScheduleOPartIX

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total75220Total
Program Services56415ProgramServices
Management And General18805ManagementAndGeneral

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

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Total5755Total
Program Services4316ProgramServices
Management And General1439ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

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Total1Total
Management And General1ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Management And General3498ManagementAndGeneral

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total16948Total
Program Services12711ProgramServices
Management And General4237ManagementAndGeneral

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total714Total
Program Services538ProgramServices
Management And General176ManagementAndGeneral

Insurance Insurance

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Total1464Total
Program Services1098ProgramServices
Management And General366ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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UNITED 4 HOPE1165311653
HONOR BANQUET643948291610
TELEPHONE598844911497

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total23015Total
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Management And General2748ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total194343Total
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Fundraising33154Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY32020BOY
EOY118281EOY
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Land Buildings Equipment Basis12872LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec10878LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY1617BOY
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Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY33637BOY
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Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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BOY1956BOY
EOY1973EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY1956BOY
EOY1973EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

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BOY14718BOY
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Temporarily Restricted Net Assets TemporarilyRestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY16963BOY
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Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY31681BOY
EOY118302EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

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BOY33637BOY
EOY120275EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses42964ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
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FS AuditedtrueFSAudited
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years267527CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years257107CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years266177CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year232154CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year237307CurrentTaxYear
Total1260272Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years267527CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years257107CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years266177CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year232154CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year237307CurrentTaxYear
Total1260272Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support Total1701207767PublicSupportTotal170
Total Support1260272TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.95830PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.92690PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

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

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis12872OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation10878Depreciation
Book Value1994BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings1994TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

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DescriptionPAYROLL TAXES PAYABLEDescription
Amount$1,973Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts1973TotalOfAmounts
Footnote In Part XIIIXFootnoteInPartXIII
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt248098TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Srvc And Use Of Facilities10791DonatedSrvcAndUseOfFacilities
Revenue Not Rptd F99010791RevenueNotRptdF990
Revenue Subtotal237307RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990237307TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt205134TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Donated Services Use Of Facilities10791DonatedServicesUseOfFacilities
Expenses Not Rptd F99010791ExpensesNotRptdF990
Expenses Subtotal194343ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990194343TotalExpensesPerForm990

Form990 Schedule D Part XIII Form990ScheduleDPartXIII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierLIABILITY UNDER FIN 48 FOOTNOTEIdentifier
Return ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XReturnReference
ExplanationNONE NOTED.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ATHE OPERATION ANDREW GROUP'S INDEPENDENT SEARCH COMMITTEE, APPOINTED BY THE CHAIRMEN OF OAG, REVIEWED, DISCUSSED AND WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE COMPENSATION LEVEL OF OUR TOP OFFICIALS AND THE OAG BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPROVED THEIR RECOMMENDATION.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19ALL DOCUMENTS REFERENCED ARE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S OFFICE AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW UPON REQUEST.
OTHER EXPENSESFORM 990, PART IX, LINE 24EPASTOR LEADERSHIP ACADEMY 5,833 0 0 NAP/GDP 3,445 0 0 PRAYER EVENTS 3,034 0 0 AUTO EXPENSE 2,026 675 0 MEALS/ENTERTAINMENT 1,671 557 0 EMPLOYEE REIMBURSEMENTS 1,409 470 0 MISCELLANEOUS 904 297 0 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 788 263 0 SUPPLIES/POSTAGE 770 257 0 BOARD MEETING EXPENSE 408 136 0 TAXES AND LICENSES 258 86 0 GIFTS AND FLOWERS 63 21 0 CLERGY SEMINARS -42 -14 0 PARTNERSHIP FUND -300 0 0
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9CONTRIBUTIONS 61,172 NET ASSETS RELEASED FROM DONOR RESTRICTIONS 17,515

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