THE TALENT INITIATIVE INC

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2015 · Form 990EZ · revenue $12K · expenses $838 · assets $460K

EIN
83-0443840
Address
PO BOX 10, COLBY, KS 67701
NTEE code
-
Exempt type
-
Ruling date
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Principal officer
Jada Tubbs (its 2020 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2020 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO START AND MAINTAIN ACTIVITY CENTER THAT PROVIDES A VARIETY OF SAFE, FUN ACTIVITIES IN A POSITIVE INVITING ATMOSPHERE, THEREBY COMBATING JUVENILE DELINQUENCY AND COMMUNITY DETERIORATION.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 12 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

12 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jada Tubbs PRESIDENT2010-2015 1 $0 reported 2
Connie Menges DIRECTOR2012-2015 1 $0 reported 2
Lynn Eisenbart VICE PRESIDENT2010-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Chris Halbleib TREASURER2010-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Hadassah Schmitt DIRECTOR2011-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Tosha Kats (former) DIRECTOR2011-2013 1 $0 reported 1
Brian Staats (former) PRESIDENT2010-2012 1 $0 reported 1
Tanya Staats (former) SECRETARY2010-2012 1 $0 reported 1
Sacha Sanguinetti (former) DIRECTOR2010 2 $0 reported 2
Ashley Moser (former) PRESIDENT2010 2 $0 reported 1
Jarrod Spencer (former) DIRECTOR2010 2 $0 reported 1
Cw Cheney (former) DIRECTOR2010 2 $0 reported 1

People by year

2015 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN EISENBART VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS HALBLEIB TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
HADASSAH SCHMITT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JADA TUBBS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
CONNIE MENGES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2014 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN EISENBART VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS HALBLEIB TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
HADASSAH SCHMITT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JADA TUBBS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
CONNIE MENGES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2013 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
LYNN EISENBART VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS HALBLEIB TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
HADASSAH SCHMITT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TOSHA KATS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JADA TUBBS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $02
CONNIE MENGES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2012 · 8 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
BRIAN STAATS PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
LYNN EISENBART VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-$0 $01
TANYA STAATS SECRETARY1 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS HALBLEIB TREASURER1 $0-$0 $01
HADASSAH SCHMITT DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
TOSHA KATS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JADA TUBBS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
CONNIE MENGES DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $02
2011 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JADA TUBBS PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $02
LYNN EISENBART VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
TANYA STAATS SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS HALBLEIB TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
HADASSAH SCHMITT DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN STAATS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
TOSHA KATS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 9 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ASHLEY MOSER PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
LYNN EISENBART VICE PRESIDENT2 $0-$0 $01
TANYA STAATS SECRETARY2 $0-$0 $01
CHRIS HALBLEIB TREASURER2 $0-$0 $01
JADA TUBBS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
SACHA SANGUINETTI DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $02
JARROD SPENCER DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
CW CHENEY DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01
BRIAN STAATS DIRECTOR2 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,174$838 $460,168$460,168 $20- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,739$1,147 $456,695$456,695 -- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$155,839$836 $442,883$442,883 $150,025- ---
2012 · Form 990EZ period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$50$1,355 $285,164$285,164 -- ---
2011 · Form 990EZ period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$4,541$16,517 $286,469$286,469 $4,454- ---
2010 · Form 990EZ period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$6,793$58,328 $298,445$298,445 $6,545- ---

Connected to

Organizations that list some of the same people on their returns (officers, directors, key employees on this organization’s latest return), and related organizations it lists on Schedule R.

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $206,179 in all, tax years 2020 to 2020. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
THOMAS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor Exact 2020 1$206,179 2020$206,179
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2015 · Form 990EZ · $838 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $514 61.3%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $324 38.7%
Total$838100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $1,147 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $823 71.8%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $324 28.2%
Total$1,147100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $836 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $465 55.6%
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $371 44.4%
Total$836100%

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2012 · Form 990EZ · $1,355 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $821 60.6%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $534 39.4%
Total$1,355100%

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2011 · Form 990EZ · $16,517 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $15,832 95.9%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $685 4.1%
Total$16,517100%

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2010 · Form 990EZ · $58,328 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $57,449 98.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $879 1.5%
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