MY CHOSEN VESSELS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization: MY CHOSEN VESSELS INC (EIN 45-3072199)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2024-06-27
IRS object ID: 202411799349200446
Schema version: 2022v5.0
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-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule L
Schedule O
Reasonable Cause Explanation

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2024-06-27T22:35:17Z	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	431871840	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Block Advisors	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	5252 BALBOA AVE STE 600	AddressLine1Txt
City	SAN DIEGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92117	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2022-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453072199	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MY CHOSEN VESSELS INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	MYCH	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8056227241	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	415 N YORK ST UNIT 213	AddressLine1Txt
City	ELMHURST	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	601265507	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JESSICA CENSOTTI	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8056227241	PhoneNum
Signature	2024-06-25	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	JESSICA	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	CENSOTTI	PersonLastNm

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Maureen Evans	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00438792	PTIN
Phone	8582794747	PhoneNum
Preparation	2024-06-27	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2022	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website Address	HTTPS://MYCHOSENVESSELS.ORG/	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$125,605	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$125,605	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Fundraising Gross Income	$0	FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Total Revenue	$125,605	TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$2,771	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$10,186	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$2,019	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$88,539	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$103,515	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	$22,090	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-$26,351	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$60	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	-$4,201	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,120	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$10,803	BOYAmt
EOY	$33,120	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$37,154	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,321	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-$26,351	BOYAmt
EOY	-$4,201	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	MCV MISSION IS TO PROVIDE MAASAI INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITH CLEAN WATER, EDUCATION, AND CULTURE CONSERVATION INITIATIVES.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	1. CLEAN WATER INITIATIVES: PROVIDED CLEAN WATER TO 2,500 PEOPLE BY PROVIDING WATER TANKS, FILTRATION SYSTEMS, AND DROUGHT RELIEF, AND CONSTRUCTED A DAM THAT SUPPORTS OVER 3,000 WILDLIFE, LIVESTOCK, AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS. 2. SANITATION TRAINING: CONDUCTED SANITATION & HYGIENE TRAINING WORKSHOPS. 3. WOMEN'S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT: ESTABLISHED A BEADING INITIATIVE, CREATING JOBS IN THE CULTURAL SECTOR FOR WOMEN. 4. FOOD RELIEF DURING DROUGHT: PURCHASED MILKING COWS TO SUPPORT FAMILIES DURING DROUGHT CONDITIONS. 5. MAASAI MEDICINE GARDEN: CULTIVATED & PRESERVED MEDICINAL PLANTS AT THE MAASAI EDUCATION CENTER. 6. EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT & SOLAR: SUPPLIED SCHOOL MATERIALS AND SOLAR LIGHTS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS IN THEIR STUDIES. 7. YOUTH SERVICE-LEARNING PROGRAMS: FACILITATED PROGRAMS FOR SAN DIEGO YOUTH	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses	$103,514	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$103,514	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IV	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
JESSICA CENSOTTI
PRESIDENT	40.00	$0
BRUCE NIEMAN
VICE PRESIDENT	1.00	$0
LESLEY ETHERLY
TREASURER	1.00	$0
KHALIF PRICE
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	$0
PATRICIA COLE
SECRETARY	1.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt	false	ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Loans To From Officers	$37,321	LoansToFromOfficersAmt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JESSICA CENSOTTI	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	3960 W POINT LOMA BLVD SUITE H 86	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Diego	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	92110	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8056227241	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds	false	DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital	false	OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	false	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent	false	TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty	false	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating	false	SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	false	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc	NONE	PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	Yes (X)	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$96,424	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$149,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$95,848	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$125,605	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$505,352	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$96,424	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$149,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$95,848	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$125,605	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$505,352	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$505,352	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$96,424	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$149,510	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$95,848	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$37,965	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$125,605	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$505,352	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	1.00000	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY	0.00000	InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	JESSICA CENSOTTI	PersonNm
Relationship With Org	PRESIDENT	RelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan Purpose	DEVELOPMENT	LoanPurposeTxt
Loan To Organization	Yes (X)	LoanToOrganizationInd
Original Principal	$38,100	OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due	$37,321	BalanceDueAmt
Default	false	DefaultInd
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (true)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written Agreement	Yes (true)	WrittenAgreementInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$37,321	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
990-EZ PART 1 LINE 16	1. TRAVEL EXPENSES - $10,463. 2. MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES - USA - $5,587. 3. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - $22,025. 4. FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT - $477. 5. MEDICAL SUPPLIES - $1,086. 6. EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES - $4,909. 7. FOOD RELIEF - $1,200. 8. WATER RELIEF - $17,077. 9. STORAGE, UHAUL RENTAL - $4,261. 10. PROGRAM EXPENSES - $7,466. 11. TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS - $4,308. 12 - DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS - $422. 13. - WEBSITE EXPENSE - $1,571. 14. INTERNET - KENYA - $165. 15. ADV AND MARKETING EXP - $277. 16. - SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING - $388. 17. GIFT EXPENSE - $139. 18. TEL. & COMM. - $5,306.
PART 1, LINE 20 - CHANGE IN NET ASSETS	ROUNDING, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022 - $60

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

990-EZ PART 1 LINE 16

1. TRAVEL EXPENSES - $10,463. 2. MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES - USA - $5,587. 3. EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES - $22,025. 4. FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT - $477. 5. MEDICAL SUPPLIES - $1,086. 6. EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES - $4,909. 7. FOOD RELIEF - $1,200. 8. WATER RELIEF - $17,077. 9. STORAGE, UHAUL RENTAL - $4,261. 10. PROGRAM EXPENSES - $7,466. 11. TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS - $4,308. 12 - DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS - $422. 13. - WEBSITE EXPENSE - $1,571. 14. INTERNET - KENYA - $165. 15. ADV AND MARKETING EXP - $277. 16. - SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING - $388. 17. GIFT EXPENSE - $139. 18. TEL. & COMM. - $5,306.

PART 1, LINE 20 - CHANGE IN NET ASSETS

ROUNDING, DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022 - $60

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	MY CHOSEN VESSELS (MCV) IS A 501(C)3 NOT-FOR-PROFIT, TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION (EIN 45-3072199), DEDICTED TO HUMANITARIAN WORK WITH A 100% VOLUNTEER STAFF. IN 2022, THE ORGANIZATION OPERATED WITH AN ENTIRELY VOLUNTEER STAFF.	ExplanationTxt