MEALS ON WHEELS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS INC: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
MEALS ON WHEELS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS INC (EIN 75-1555153)
Tax period
2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30
Filed
2011-04-01
IRS object ID
201110919349300601
Schema version
2009v1.2
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)
Timestamp2011-04-01T08:56:43-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Wood Stephens ONeil LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16300 Ridglea Pl Ste 119AddressLine1
CityFort WorthCity
StateTXState
ZIP Code76116ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2009-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN751555153EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHNSON CT COMMITTEE ON AGING INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlJOHNNameControl
Phone8175582840Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1106 E KILPATRICKAddressLine1
CityCLEBURNECity
StateTXState
ZIP Code76031ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameVINSEN FARISName
TitleEXEC. DIR.Title
Phone8175582840Phone
Date Signed2011-01-20DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameHAL ONEIL CPAName
Phone8173771700Phone
Date Prepared2011-04-01DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2009TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

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Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1106 E KILPATRICKAddressLine1
CityCLEBURNECity
StateTXState
ZIP Code76031ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts2196093GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteN/AWebSite
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Nbr Voting Members Governing Body11NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members11NbrIndependentVotingMembers
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY947775NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
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Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
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Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
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SchoolfalseSchool
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Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
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Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
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Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingfalseComplianceWithBackupWitholding
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Employment Tax Returns FiledtrueEmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Form990-T FiledfalseForm990-TFiled
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
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Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible DisclosurefalseNonDeductibleDisclosure
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo DisclosurefalseQuidProQuoDisclosure
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Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Form8899 FiledfalseForm8899Filed
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiled
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Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributions
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041falseFiledLieu1041
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Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
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Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
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Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
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Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicytrueWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
Written Policy Or ProcedurefalseWrittenPolicyOrProcedure
Other WebsiteXOtherWebsite
Upon RequestXUponRequest

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonVINSEN FARIS EXEC DIRNamePerson
Telephone Number8175582840TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1106 E KILPATRICKAddressLine1
CityCLEBURNECity
StateTXState
ZIP Code76031ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (12 entries)

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VINSEN FARIS
EXEC. DIRECTOR40.00X6370200
TODD LITTLE CHAIRPERSON
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CHARLIE MORTON TREAS
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SHIRLEY WILLIAMS SEC
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CYNTHIA ALLEN
000X
PAULA BAUCUM
000X
BOB CARROLL
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TIM COOPER
000X
RICHARD DORMIER
000X
PAUL ELKINS
000X
IKE VERA
000X
RICHARD ROZIER
000X
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Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
Government Grants1145613GovernmentGrants
All Other Contributions843320AllOtherContributions
Noncash Contributions65040NoncashContributions
Total Contributions1988933TotalContributions

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DescriptionPROGRAM INCOMEDescription
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income InvestmentIncome

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Function Income110039RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

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Total Revenue TotalRevenue

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Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividuals

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Advertising Advertising

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Fundraising99475Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

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Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total75013Total
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Management And General836ManagementAndGeneral
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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total25282Total
Program Services12905ProgramServices
Management And General12377ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

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CONTRACT SERVICES476883584576954148
MATERIALS & SUPPLIES446133622571311257
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOP.16501665152654585

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Fundraising187797Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

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Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

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Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

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Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUse

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BOY3531BOY
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Prepaid Expenses Deferred Charges PrepaidExpensesDeferredCharges

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec178198LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

Land Buildings Equipment Basis Net LandBuildingsEquipmentBasisNet

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BOY67256BOY
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Total Assets TotalAssets

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Mort Notes Pybl Secured Invest Prop MortNotesPyblSecuredInvestProp

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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

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EOY2035EOY

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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1529099CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2401531CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2401531CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2120539CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Disclosed For Charitable PurposesfalseDisclosedForCharitablePurposes
Written Policy MonitoringfalseWrittenPolicyMonitoring
Sect170h Requirements SatisfiedfalseSect170hRequirementsSatisfied
Solicited Assets For SalefalseSolicitedAssetsForSale
Agent Trustee EtcfalseAgentTrusteeEtc
Included On FSfalseIncludedOnFS
Endowments Held By Unrelated OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByUnrelatedOrgs
Endowments Held By Related OrgsfalseEndowmentsHeldByRelatedOrgs
Are Related Orgs Listed Schedule RfalseAreRelatedOrgsListedScheduleR

Land Land

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Other Cost Or Other Basis162500OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value162500BookValue

Buildings Buildings

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Other Cost Or Other Basis64225OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Book Value64225BookValue

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovements

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Book Value8584BookValue

Equipment Equipment

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Depreciation178198Depreciation
Book Value44140BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Revenue2136786TotalRevenue
Total Expenses2106989TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year29797ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS29797ExcessOrDeficitPerFS
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt2136786TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal2136786RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form9902136786TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt2106989TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
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Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationPART VI - SECTION B - POLICIES: THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A COPY OF THE FORM 990 TO ALL MEMBERS OF ITS GOVERNING BOARD. THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD CONTINUALLY MONITORS AND ENFORECES ALL CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES.Explanation

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