AMBER WAVES FARM INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- AMBER WAVES FARM INC (EIN 90-0453935)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-05-14
- IRS object ID
- 201201359349203265
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-05-14T14:33:35-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | CAROL MATSUUCHI CPA | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2 SPRUCE STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | EAST HAMPTON | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11937 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 900453935 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | AMBER WAVES FARM INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | AMBE | NameControl |
| Phone | 2122008500 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 2623 | AddressLine1 |
| City | AMAGANSETT | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11930 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | AMANDA MERROW | Name |
| Title | PRESIDENT | Title |
| Phone | 2122008500 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2012-04-22 | DateSigned |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | CAROL MATSUUCHI | Name |
| Phone | 6313291755 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2012-05-10 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Web Site | www.amberwavesfarm.org | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 130401 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 64343 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Program Service Revenue | 62293 | ProgramServiceRevenue |
| Membership Dues | 0 | MembershipDues |
| Investment Income | 60 | InvestmentIncome |
| Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses | 0 | CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets |
| Gaming Gross Income | 0 | GamingGrossIncome |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 3705 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 2184 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | 1521 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 0 | CostOfGoodsSold |
| Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory |
| Total Revenue | 128217 | TotalRevenue |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 32937 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 2609 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 11165 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Other Expenses Total | 69992 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 116703 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 11514 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 32617 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 44131 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | X | InfoInScheduleOPartII |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7225 | BOY |
| EOY | 20675 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 34229 | BOY |
| EOY | 35223 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 41454 | BOY |
| EOY | 55898 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 8837 | BOY |
| EOY | 11767 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 32617 | BOY |
| EOY | 44131 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To educate the public about the joyful process of growing food. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (3 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses |
|---|---|
| Food Education: Amber Waves works to connect eaters, especially children, to their food and the farmers who grow it in order to establish a foundation for lifelong land stewardship and healthy eating. 5,000 people benefited | 21650 |
| Amagansett Wheat Project: re-introduce wheat to local foodshed by demonstrating the viability of this crop to other local farmers and creating the opportunity to bake a locally grown loaf of bread and educate children about the story of bread from seed to oven. 2500 people benefited. | 21650 |
| Farm to Food Pantry: To increase low income families' access to wholesome' organic, locally grown produce. More than 300 families use food pantry services weekly, for a total of 4800 people benefiting. | 10404 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 53704 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (5 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMANDA MERROW | ||||||
| PO BOX 2623 | AMAGANSETT | NY | 11930 | President | 50.00 | 14725 |
| CATHERINE BALDWIN | ||||||
| PO BOX 2623 | AMAGANSETT | NY | 11930 | Vice President | 50.00 | 14725 |
| NICOLE SPINELLI | ||||||
| PO BOX 2623 | AMAGANSETT | NY | 11930 | Board Member | 1.00 | 0 |
| KATHLEEN MASTERS | ||||||
| PO BOX 2623 | AMAGANSETT | NY | 11930 | Board Member | 1.00 | 0 |
| GERARD CUTILLO | ||||||
| PO BOX 2623 | AMAGANSETT | NY | 11930 | Board Member | 1.00 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | false | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | false | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | CAROL MATSUUCHI CPA | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2 SPRUCE STREET | AddressLine1 |
| City | EAST HAMPTON | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11937 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 6313291755 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | false | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | false | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvided |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | false | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Transaction With Control Entity | false | TransactionWithControlEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | false | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | false | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | false | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | false | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
| Public Support Total170 | 0 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 0 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 28500 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 23120 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 64343 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 115963 | Total |
Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 20890 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 45246 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 63813 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 129949 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 49390 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 68366 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 128156 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 245912 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 245912 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 183 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 100 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 60 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 343 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 183 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 100 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 60 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 343 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 246255 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | X | First5Years509 |
| Public Support Percentage509 | 0 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0 | InvestmentIncomePercentage |
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 (3 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|
| Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16 | EXPENSES TO GROW FOOD ON FARM 43300. EXPENSE FOR FOOD PANTRY PROGRAM 10404. TRAVEL AND CONFERENCES 1530. INTEREST EXPENSE 630. INSURANCE 1269. OFFICE 3008. DEPRECIATION 9851. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24 | ORANIZATIONS COSTS 229. 229. RECEIVABLE 100. 100. INT'L 584 TRACTOR 8500. 6418. HOOPHOUSE WITH HEATER 2600. 1963. IRRIGATION SYSTEM 19000. 14347. DISC HARROW 1200. 906. CHISEL PLOW 1300. 982. BRUSH HOG MOWER 1300. 982. KUBOTA TRACTOR 0. 9296. |
| Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 26 | IRRIGATION LOAN 4375. 2787. GREENHOUSE LOAN 2237. 1253. DUE TO OFFICERS 2225. 2225. PAYROLL LIABILITIES 2487. LINE OF CREDIT 3015. |
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