NEW LEAF SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2010

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Organization: NEW LEAF SOCIETY (EIN 26-1560297)
Tax period: 2010-07-01 to 2011-06-30
Filed: 2011-11-14
IRS object ID: 201103189349303975
Schema version: 2010v3.4
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 B
Schedule D
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-11-14T18:12:35-06:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2011-06-30	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	STOUT STUART MCGOWEN & KING LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	POST OFFICE BOX 1440	AddressLine1
City	BURLINGTON	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	272161440	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-07-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	261560297	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NEW LEAF SOCIETY	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	NEWL	NameControl
Phone	3362267343	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 4083	AddressLine1
City	BURLINGTON	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27215	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THOMAS D MCGOWEN JR	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	3365844102	Phone
Date Signed	2011-11-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	1	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	THOMAS D MCGOWEN JR	Name
Phone	3362267343	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-11-14	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-03-07 17:11:31Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	RETT DAVIS	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	2903 AMHERST AVE	AddressLine1
City	BURLINGTON	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27215	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	227320	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.NEWLEAFSOCIETY.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2007	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NC	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	THE SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED TO BRING RESOURCES TOGETHER TO PLANT, LANDSCAPE, AND BEAUTIFY THE PUBLIC AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CO-OPERATION.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	28	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	28	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	40	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income	0	NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year	213945	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	224497	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	0	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	445	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	816	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	1804	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	2007	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	216194	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	227320	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	0	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	13321	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	62093	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	90542	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	62093	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	90542	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	154101	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	136778	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	194557	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	328226	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	3884	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	775	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	190673	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	327451	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	THE SOCIETY IS ORGANIZED TO BRING RESOURCES TOGETHER TO PLANT, LANDSCAPE, AND BEAUTIFY THE PUBLIC AREAS OF OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CO-OPERATION.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	0	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	0	SignificantChange
Expense	72551	Expense
Description	THE SOCIETY PAID FOR PLANT MATERIAL, HARDSCAPES AND PLANTING AND INSTALLATION COSTS FOR PUBLIC PARKS AND RIGHT OF WAY IN THE CITY OF BURLINGTON. DELAY IN CERTAIN HIGHWAY AND STREET PROJECTS AND THE REQUIRED GOVERNMENT APPROVALS REQUIRED A DELAY IN A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF PROJECTS UNTIL FALL, 2011.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	72551	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	1	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	1	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	0	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	0	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	0	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	0	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	0	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	0	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	1	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	0	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	0	School
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	0	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	0	Gaming
Hospital	0	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	0	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	0	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	0	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	0	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	0	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	0	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	0	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	0	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	0	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	0	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity	0	TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	0	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	0	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	1	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	0	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	0	NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	1	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	1	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	28	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	28	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	1	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	0	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	0	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	0	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	1	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	1	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	0	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	1	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	1	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons	1	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement	1	RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	0	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	0	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NC	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Other Website	X	OtherWebsite
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THOMAS D MCGOWEN JR	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	3362267343	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1233 S CHURCH ST	AddressLine1
City	BURLINGTON	City
State	NC	State
ZIP Code	27215	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (28 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
JAMES BARNWELL
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
CHARLES CANADAY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
BILL COBLE
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
RALPH HOLT III
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
LISA KIRKPATRICK-YOW
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
HAROLD OWEN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
ANNE POWELL
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
WILLIAM SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
JERRY BAILEY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
JANICE BURGESS
SECRETARY	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
RETT DAVIS
PRESIDENT	5.00	X	0	0	0	X
SHARON DENT
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
ALLEN GANT JR
BOARD CHAIR	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
DENISE GANT
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
BRUCE KOWALSKI
VICE PRESIDENT	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
TOM MCGOWEN
TREASURER	2.00	X	0	0	0	X
ALAN NORTON
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
SHAWN SMITH
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
JAMES CROUCH
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
GERRY FRANCIS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
CHARLES HARRIS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
ROBERT LEWIS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
KELLY MAY
BOARD MEMBER	5.00	X	0	0	0
JAMES PATTERSON
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
MAC WILLIAMS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
DAVIS MONTGOMERY
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
JERRY PETERMAN
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0
PATTY PHILLIPS
BOARD MEMBER	0.50	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	0	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs	0	TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation	0	TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	0	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	0	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	0	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions	224497	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	224497	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	816	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	816	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMisc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	SALES TAX REFUND	Description
Business Code	900099	BusinessCode
Total Revenue Column	2007	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2007	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Other Revenue	2007	TotalOtherRevenue

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	227320	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	2823	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue	0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmount

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1413	Total
Management And General	1413	ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2407	Total
Management And General	2407	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	FundraisingFundraising	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
PUBLIC LANDSCAPING PROJ	70114	70114
ANNUAL FUNDRAISING COST	13321		13321
LANDSCAPING DONATIONS T	2437	2437
TRADEMARK AND LOGO REGI	650			650
SECRETARY OF STATE ANNU	200			200

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	90542	Total
Program Services	72551	ProgramServices
Management And General	4670	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	13321	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	9357	BOY
EOY	2210	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	185200	BOY
EOY	326016	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	194557	BOY
EOY	328226	EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3884	BOY
EOY	775	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	3884	BOY
EOY	775	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	190673	BOY
EOY	327451	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	190673	BOY
EOY	327451	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	194557	BOY
EOY	328226	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	136778	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	0	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	0	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequired

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 Minus3 Years	75190	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	152350	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	213945	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	224497	CurrentTaxYear
Total	665982	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	75190	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	152350	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	213945	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	224497	CurrentTaxYear
Total	665982	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Amounts Subst Contributors Total	193088	AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170	472894	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	1755	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	445	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	816	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3016	Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	1804	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2007	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3811	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Support	672809	TotalSupport
First5 Years170	X	First5Years170

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings	0	TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	CONTRACTOR RETAINAGE	Description
Amount	$775	Amount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts	775	TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue	227320	TotalRevenue
Total Expenses	90542	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	136778	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS	136778	ExcessOrDeficitPerFS

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation	Return ReferenceReturnReference
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	ALLEN AND DENISE GANT ARE MARRIED TO ONE ANOTHER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11	A COPY OF THIS RETURN WAS PROVIDED TO THE SOCIETY'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT THEIR MEETING ON NOVEMBER 14, 2011, PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THIS RETURN.
	THE ORGANIZATION MONITORS THE RELATIONSHIPS REPORTED IN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONAIRE PROVIDED AND UPDATED EACH YEAR.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C
	THE SOCIETY'S 990 IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT WWW.GUIDESTAR.COM OR UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S SECRETARY.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 18
	THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM THE ORGANIZATION'S SECRETARY.	FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19