TRIPOLI ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization: TRIPOLI ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED (EIN 33-0399006)
Tax period: 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed: 2012-05-09
IRS object ID: 201231309349301523
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2012-05-09T12:16:11-07:00	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	RISTORCELLI & ASSOCIATES PA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1212 66TH ST N	AddressLine1
City	SAINT PETERSBURG	City
State	FL	State
ZIP Code	33710	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2011-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	330399006	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRIPOLI ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	TRIP	NameControl
Phone	3034744737	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3460 CHRISTY RIDGE RD	AddressLine1
City	SEDALIA	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	801358496	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	BRUCE LEE	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	3034744737	Phone
Date Signed	2012-05-08	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	TIMOTHY D RISTORCELLI	Name
Phone	7273811200	Phone
Date Prepared	2012-05-09	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2011	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	BRUCE LEE	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3460 CHRISTY RIDGE RD	AddressLine1
City	SEDALIA	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	801358496	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	228918	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	http://www.tripoli.org	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	1986	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	CO	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	9	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	9	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	9	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	229651	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	222584	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	47000	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	6000	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	200	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	159	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	53	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	175	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	276904	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	228918	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	206307	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	208053	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	206307	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	208053	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	70597	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	20865	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	216058	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	236923	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	216058	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	236923	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	ROCKETRY ASSOCIATION	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	206886	Expense
Revenue	228759	Revenue
Description	PUBLICATION OF THE ASSOCIATION'S JOURNAL, 'ROCKETS' AND NEWSLETTERS INCLUDING 'TRIPOLI REPORT', RUNNING OF MULTIPLE ONLINE FORUMS, AND ROCKET TESTING BY APPROXIMATELY 4,000 ASSOCIATION MEMBERS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	206886	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	true	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	false	QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	9	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	9	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	true	LocalChapters
Policies Reference Chapters	true	PoliciesReferenceChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	true	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	BRUCE LEE	NamePerson
Telephone Number	3034744737	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3460 CHRISTY RIDGE RD	AddressLine1
City	SEDALIA	City
State	CO	State
ZIP Code	80135	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
TERRY MCCREARY
PRESIDENT	12.00	X	X	0	0	0
PAT GORDZELIK
VICE PRESIDENT	12.00	X	X	0	0	0
BRUCE LEE
TREASURER	12.00	X	X	0	0	0
STU BARRETT
SECRETARY	12.00	X	X	0	0	0
ROBERT SCHONER
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
DAVID WILKINS
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
DICK EMBRY
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
ROBIN MEREDITH
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0
DEBRA KOLOMS
DIRECTOR	5.00	X		0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Membership Dues	215246	MembershipDues
All Other Contributions	7338	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	222584	TotalContributions

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	TECHNICAL SERVICES	Description
Business Code	541900	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	6000	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	6000	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	159	TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion	$159	ExclusionAmount

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	175	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	175	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	228918	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	6175	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Exclusion	$159	ExclusionAmount

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	834	Total
Program Services	834	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	900	Total
Program Services	0	ProgramServices
Management And General	900	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1006	Total
Program Services	1006	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2400	Total
Program Services	2400	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	22800	Total
Program Services	22800	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	9547	Total
Program Services	9547	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	103215	Total
Program Services	103215	ProgramServices
Management And General	0	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices
POSTAGE & SHIPPING	23585	23585
PROGRAM EXPENSE	22447	22447
PRINTING & REPRODUCTION	8717	8717
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES	5883	5883

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	6719	Total
Program Services	6452	ProgramServices
Management And General	267	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	208053	Total
Program Services	206886	ProgramServices
Management And General	1167	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	216058	BOY
EOY	236923	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	216058	BOY
EOY	236923	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	216058	BOY
EOY	236923	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	216058	BOY
EOY	236923	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	216058	BOY
EOY	236923	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	20865	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

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 Minus4 Years	222711	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	212435	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	226876	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	229651	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	222584	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1114257	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	12288	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	11939	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	10466	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	47053	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	6175	CurrentTaxYear
Total	87921	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	234999	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	224374	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	237342	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	276704	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	228759	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1202178	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	1202178	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1268	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1802	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1100	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	200	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	159	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4529	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1268	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	1802	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1100	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	200	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	159	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4529	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1206707	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99620	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.99570	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00380	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage	0.00430	PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11a	ELECTRONIC COPIES IN PDF FORMAT
Pt VI, Line 19	DOCUMENTS MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
Form 990EZ, Part I, Line 16	ACCOUNTING BANK SERVICE CHARGES CREDIT CARD EXPENSE DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS INSURANCE LICENSES & PERMITS OFFICE EXPENSE PROGRAM EXPENSE ROCKET MOTOR TESTING TRAVEL WEB PAGE
Form 990EZ, Part II, Line 24	COMPUTER
Form 990, Part IX, Line 24f	TELEPHONE 3588. 3588. 0. 0. MOTOR TESTING 2864. 2864. 0. 0. BANK CHARGES 267. 0. 267. 0.