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HUG IT FORWARD INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2010
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- Organization
- HUG IT FORWARD INC (EIN 27-0909586)
- Tax period
- 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
- Filed
- 2011-11-14
- IRS object ID
- 201143199349201239
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2011-11-14T20:26:55-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2010-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2010-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 270909586 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | HUG IT FORWARD INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | HUGI | NameControl |
| Phone | 7602824847 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1720 Carey Ave | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | Suite 200 | AddressLine2 |
| City | Cheyenne | City |
| State | WY | State |
| ZIP Code | 82001 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Zach Balle | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Phone | 8588882626 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2011-11-14 | DateSigned |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2010 | 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.hugitforward.org | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 68391 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 68391 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Program Service Revenue | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenue |
| Membership Dues | 0 | MembershipDues |
| Investment Income | 0 | InvestmentIncome |
| Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets |
| 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 | 0 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | 0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpenses |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | 0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | 0 | CostOfGoodsSold |
| Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory |
| Other Revenue Total | 0 | OtherRevenueTotal |
| Total Revenue | 68391 | TotalRevenue |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | 45929 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | 0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembers |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 0 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 0 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 0 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 100 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 46029 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 22362 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 0 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | 0 | OtherChangesInNetAssets |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 22362 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 22362 | EOY |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 22362 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 22362 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Hug It Forward's primary exempt purpose is to provide assistance, clothing, shelter and our love to those in need around the world. The principal way we do this is by empowering communities to construct "bottle schools": schools built out of "waste" plastic bottles and other inorganic trash. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Service Accom | Empowered 5 rural communities across Guatemala (Sepalau, Chilascó, Nueva Reforma, La Cereza and Chipocolaj) to construct "bottle schools": schools built using plastic soda bottles and other trash. | DescriptionProgramServiceAccom |
| Grants And Allocations | 0 | GrantsAndAllocations |
| Program Service Expenses | 45929 | ProgramServiceExpenses |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 45929 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (3 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances | Address Line1AddressForeign/AddressLine1 | Address Line2AddressForeign/AddressLine2 | CityAddressForeign/City | Province Or StateAddressForeign/ProvinceOrState | CountryAddressForeign/Country | Postal CodeAddressForeign/PostalCode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Balle | ||||||||||||||
| 4305 1/2 Ocean Blvd | San Diego | CA | 92109 | President | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Heenal Rajani | ||||||||||||||
| Vice President | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Pentacre | Tye Green Village | Harlow | Essex | UK | CM18 6QZ | ||||
| Joshua Talmon | ||||||||||||||
| 4305 1/2 Ocean Blvd | San Diego | CA | 92109 | Secretary/Treasurer | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | 0 | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Direct Indirect Political Expend | 0 | DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend |
| Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year | 0 | DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955 |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr | 0 | AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr |
| Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org | 0 | AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Richard Scott Burrows | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 270630 | AddressLine1 |
| City | Littleton | City |
| State | CO | State |
| ZIP Code | 80217 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 3039727200 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | 0 | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | 0 | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvided |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | 0 | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | 0 | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | 0 | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | 0 | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | 1 | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 68391 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 68391 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 68391 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 68391 | Total |
Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 34886 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 34886 | Total |
Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 34886 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 34886 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 33505 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 68391 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 68391 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | X | First5Years509 |
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 (2 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| F99Z_P01_S00_L16 | Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 | "Other expenses" refers to bank and wire transfer fees which were covered through private donations. |
| F99Z_P03_S00_L28 | Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line (28-31) | Hug It Forward's primary exempt purpose is to provide assistance, clothing, shelter and our love to those in need around the world. The principal way we do this is by empowering communities to construct "bottle schools". Bottle schools are schools built out of "waste" plastic bottles and other inorganic trash. Thousands of bottles are collected and stuffed full of inorganic trash such as plastic bags, chip packets and polystyrene until they are hard like bricks. These are known as "eco-bricks". The eco-bricks are stacked one on top of the other, sandwiched between chicken wire on the inside of the walls and outside. The chicken wire helps form the wall, and cement binds to it when applied to the walls to create a smooth stucco finish. This thin yet strong steel/cement material is known as "ferro-cement". The bottles are used solely as insulation; the buildings are supported by professionally built, structurally sound frames, made using reinforced concrete in a tried and tested post-and-beam construction. This method of construction is both eco-friendly and economical, and independent structural analysis has testified to the strength and safety of the buildings. Bottle schools are an efficient and environmentally-friendly way to fill the big need for educational infrastructure that exists in many developing countries while providing a solution for communities that lack waste management systems. Burning trash, littering and improper burial are replaced with a re-utilization of waste as a construction medium. Re-using plastic "waste" to build the schools achieves some very important goals: building a school cheaply and efficiently; cleaning the community of trash; and educating youth about recycling and the environmental impact of our non-biodegradable waste - in the community at large and even in the entire region that the school is being built in. Entire communities in building a bottle school and entire communities are empowered to build a better future for themselves and future generations. In 2010 Hug It Forward enabled 5 communities across Guatemala to build their own bottle school. The community of Sepalau in Chisec, Alta Verapaz completed a three-classroom junior high in April 2010. The community of Chilascó in Baja Verapaz completed a two-classroom elementary school in August 2010. The community of Nueva Reforma in San Rafael Pie de la Cuesta, San Marcos completed a two-classroom elementary school in October 2010. The community of La Cereza, San Carlos Sija, Quetzaltenango completed a one-classroom elementary school in November 2010. The community of Chipocolaj in San Martin Jilotepeque, Chimaltenango completed a two-classroom elementary school in December 2010. For more details and photos of all these bottle schools, together with more information on how bottle schools come together and all the many advantages of this technology, please visit our web site www.hugitforward.org |