VISION NICARAGUA: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
VISION NICARAGUA (EIN 06-1715893)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-12
IRS object ID
201343169349302819
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)
Timestamp2013-11-12T06:54:05-08:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CORLISS & SOLOMON PLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1242 CHARLOTTE ST STE 1AddressLine1
CityASHEVILLECity
StateNCState
ZIP Code288011434ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN061715893EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1VISION NICARAGUABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlVISINameControl
Phone8286282555Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2172AddressLine1
CityFAIRVIEWCity
StateNCState
ZIP Code28730ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDAREN PINKERTONName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone8286282555Phone
Date Signed2013-11-12DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSTEPHEN C CORLISSName
Phone8282360206Phone
Date Prepared2013-11-12DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDAREN PINKERTONNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2172AddressLine1
CityFAIRVIEWCity
StateNCState
ZIP Code28730ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts242111GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web Sitevisionnicaragua.orgWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2004YearFormation
State Legal DomicileNCStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTo provide for the spiritual, physical, education and general financial needs of the people of Nicaragua who do not have the resources to provide for themselves.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body8NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members7NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers15TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year196652ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year231861ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year-4934OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year196652TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year226927TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year179637OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year218149OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year179637TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year218149TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year17015RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY8778RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY27269TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY38429TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY27269NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY38429NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTo Improve Quality of Life in NicaraguaMissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense215706Expense
DescriptionPAY FOR BAPTISMS, WEDDINGS, FUNERALS, INCLUDING LEGAL PAPERWORK FOR THOSE WHO COULD NOT AFFORD THEM. PURCHASE UNIFORMS AND SPORTS EQUIPMENT FOR VILLAGE YOUTH TEAMS TO HELP YOUTH STAY OUT OF TROUBLE. PROVIDE MONEY FOR TUITION, BOOKS, FEES, CLOTHING AND SUPPLIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND TRADE SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND SCHOOL. PROVIDE SOME SUPPORT FOR SICK MEN WITH RENAL FAILURE DUE TO INSECTICIDE POISONING, AND ALSO TO WIDOWS WHO HAVE NO OTHER MEANS OF SUPPORT.Description

Activity2 Activity2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionPROVIDE SUPPORT FOR LOCAL AND LAY PASTORS. EXPENSES FOR SHORT TERM MISSION TEAMS, INCLUDING FOOD, LODGING AND TRANSPORTATION EXPENSES. PROVIDE MONEY FOR GROWING SMALL BUSINESSES. DISTRIBUTE FOOD, MILK, VITAMINS AND CHILDREN'S GIFTS AMONG SEVERAL VILLAGES. PAID OPERATING EXPENSES FOR VOLUNTEERS STATIONED IN NICARAGUA.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense215706TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquipfalseReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficetrueForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiestrueForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related EntityfalseTransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributions
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonor
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members8NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members7NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshiptrueFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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 CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonDAREN PINKERTONNamePerson
Telephone Number8003512027TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1123 SWEETEN CREEK ROADAddressLine1
CityASHEVILLECity
StateNCState
ZIP Code28803ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficer
DAREN PINKERTON
President4.00XX
VALERIE MYDSKE
Vice President3.00XX
ANDREW EREMIC
Treasurer6.00XX
LAUREN PARHAM
Member4.00X
DOUGLAS VAN WIRT
Member4.00X
KEVIN HORRELL
Member4.00X
RAY BURLESON
Member4.00
CATHE BURLESON
Member4.00
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions231861AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions231861TotalContributions
Gross Income Fundraising Events10250GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents
Fundraising Direct Expenses15184FundraisingDirectExpenses

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-4934TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion-$4,934ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Total Revenue Column226927TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion-$4,934ExclusionAmount

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

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Total774Total
Program Services0ProgramServices
Management And General774ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Total3530Total
Program Services1934ProgramServices
Management And General1596ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

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Total726Total
Program Services653ProgramServices
Management And General73ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Travel Travel

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Total1491Total
Program Services1491ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralFundraisingFundraising
Fe y Alegria, Milk & Vitamins8525852500
Mission Center534665346600
Mission Trips559745597400
Missionary & Project Expenses336003360000

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

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Total60063Total
Program Services60063ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

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Total218149Total
Program Services215706ProgramServices
Management And General2443ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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BOY27269BOY
EOY38429EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY27269BOY
EOY38429EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY27269BOY
EOY38429EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY27269BOY
EOY38429EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY27269BOY
EOY38429EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses8778ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Prior Adjustment2382ReconcilationPriorAdjustment
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2
Public Support Total1700PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

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Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Pertcentage1700PublicSupportPertcentage170

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years296899CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years318722CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years209884CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year196652CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year231861CurrentTaxYear
Total1254018Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years8104CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Total8104Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years296899CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years326826CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years209884CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year196652CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year231861CurrentTaxYear
Total1262122Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8104CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total8104Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years8104CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Total8104Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total5091254018PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

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Total1262122Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.99360PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.99000PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.00000PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

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 F IRS990ScheduleF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedtrueGrantRecordsMaintained

Accts Actvs Out US Table AcctsActvsOutUSTable (3 entries)

RegionRegionNumber Of OfficesNumberOfOfficesNumber Of EmployeesNumberOfEmployeesType Of Activities ConductedTypeOfActivitiesConductedSpecific Services ProvidedSpecificServicesProvidedTotal ExpendituresTotalExpenditures
Central America112Program ServicesMission Center66435
Central America01Program ServicesFe y Alegria, Milk & Vitamins8525
Central America00Program ServicesNicaraguan Aid38685
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Number Of Offices1SubtotalNumberOfOffices
Subtotal Number Of Employees13SubtotalNumberOfEmployees
Total Number Of Offices1TotalNumberOfOffices
Total Number Of Employees13TotalNumberOfEmployees
Subtotal Amount Spent113645SubtotalAmountSpent
Total Amount Spent113645TotalAmountSpent
Transfer To Foreign CorpfalseTransferToForeignCorp
Interest In Foreign TrustfalseInterestInForeignTrust
Own Foreign CorpfalseOwnForeignCorp
Passive Foreign Invest CofalsePassiveForeignInvestCo
Foreign PartnershipfalseForeignPartnership
Boycott CountriesfalseBoycottCountries

Form990 Schedule F Part V Form990ScheduleFPartV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPt I Line 2Identifier
ExplanationThe assistance given to individuals in Nicaragua is according to guidelines set by the board. The backup documentation for expenses incurred is kept by the individuals and are reviewed on a regular basis for appropriate program usage.Explanation

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (6 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11bThe 990 is prepared by independent accountants, reviewed by management,
Pt VI, Line 11bpresented to the Finance Committe for review, and once it is approved, presented
Pt VI, Line 11bto the Board of Directos for final approval or proposed revision.
Pt VI, Line 18The form 990 is available upon request.
Pt VI, Line 2A husband and wife in charge of the medical division sit on the board.
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24fNICARAGUA EXPENSE 21378. 21378. 0. 0. NICARAGUAN AID 38685. 38685. 0. 0.

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