UPPERS WINTER FANTASY OF LIGHTS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024
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- Organization
- UPPERS WINTER FANTASY OF LIGHTS (EIN 34-1857348)
- Tax period
- 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-05-13
- IRS object ID
- 202511339349201611
- Schema version
- 2024v5.0
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-05-13T08:43:55-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2024-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 341742868 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | MIZICK MILLER & COMPANY INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 204 S SANDUSKY AVE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | UPPER SANDUSKY | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 43351 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2024-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 341857348 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | UPPERS WINTER FANTASY OF LIGHTS INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | UPPE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 4192943556 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 6 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | UPPER SANDUSKY | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 43351 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | MARK DROLL | PersonNm |
| Person Title | TREASURER | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 4192943556 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-04-30 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | false | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | MATTHEW J ORIANS | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00987976 | PTIN |
| Phone | 4192945109 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-05-07 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2024 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | 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 | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $188,832 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $32,217 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $153,742 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $151 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $2,722 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $188,832 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $104,106 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $585 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $46,254 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $150,945 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $37,887 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $160,048 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $197,935 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $160,048 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $197,935 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $160,048 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $197,935 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $160,048 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $197,935 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES & ORGANIZATIONS | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | THE ORGANIZATION DECORATES THE LOCAL MUNICIPAL PARK WITH LIGHT DISPLAYS & HOLIDAY SCENES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. DONATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INVIDIDUALS AND AN ADMISSION FEE IS CHARGED. EACH YEAR AT LEAST 50% OF THE NET PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO A PRESELECTED LOCAL 501(C) ORGANIZATION OR LOCAL WELFARE AGENCY. THE REMAINING FUNDS ARE GRANTED TO OTHER QUALIFIED AGENCIES AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. IN 2024 88,000 WAS GRANTED TO VARIOUS LOCAL CHARITIES. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $104,106 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $150,360 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $150,360 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (13 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| MARK DROLL | ||
| TREASURER | 2.00 | $0 |
| AMANDA BYERS | ||
| SECRETARY | 2.00 | $0 |
| STEVE EKLEBERRY | ||
| TRUSTEE | 000.00 | $0 |
| ROBERTA EKLEBERRY | ||
| TRUSTEE | 000.00 | $0 |
| PAT EYESTONE | ||
| CHAIRPERSON | 3.00 | $0 |
| DICK EYESTONE | ||
| TRUSTEE | 000.00 | $0 |
| BILL STURGEON | ||
| TRUSTEE | 000.00 | $0 |
| MARY WINES | ||
| TRUSTEE | 000.00 | $0 |
| PAUL WAGNER | ||
| VICE CHAIRPE | 000.00 | $0 |
| DEANN FUNKHOUSER | ||
| TRUSTEE | 2.00 | $0 |
| DEB POOL | ||
| TRUSTEE | 000.00 | $0 |
| DAN HARRIS | ||
| TRUSTEE | 000.00 | $0 |
| DEB STURGEON | ||
| TRUSTEE | 000.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | MARK DROLL | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 858 TERRACE DR | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | UPPER SANDUSKY | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | OH | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 43351 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4192943556 | 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 |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
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 | $28,045 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $28,927 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $33,280 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $35,439 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $32,217 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $157,908 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $145,940 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $130,378 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $103,338 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $144,423 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $156,615 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $680,694 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $173,985 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $159,305 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $136,618 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $179,862 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $188,832 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $838,602 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $838,602 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $21 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Total | $21 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $21 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Total | $21 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $174,006 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $159,305 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $136,618 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $179,862 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $188,832 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $838,623 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 | MISC 2,722 TOTAL 2,722 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 | NAME: LOCAL FOOD PANTRIES ADDRESS: PO BOX 6 UPPER SANDUSKY, OH 43351 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 14,256 NAME: MOHAWK LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ADDRESS: 295 STATE HIGHWAY 231 SYCAMORE, OH 44882 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 35,000 NAME: WYANDOT COMMUNITY CONNECTION ADDRESS: 535 N HAZEL ST UPPER SANDUSKY, OH 43351 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 35,000 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | EXPENSES ADVERTISING 14,330 INSURANCE 600 LIGHTS/DISPLAYS/SUPPLIES 12,317 CARRIAGE RIDES 3,375 ELECTRIC FOR DISPLAYS 8,893 MISC-OTHER 3,430 MAINTENANCE 2,864 MEMORIALS 445 TOTAL 46,254 |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 | THE ORGANIZATION DECORATES THE LOCAL MUNICIPAL PARK WITH LIGHT DISPLAYS & HOLIDAY SCENES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON. DONATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES AND INVIDIDUALS AND AN ADMISSION FEE IS CHARGED. EACH YEAR AT LEAST 50% OF THE NET PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO A PRESELECTED LOCAL 501(C) ORGANIZATION OR LOCAL WELFARE AGENCY. THE REMAINING FUNDS ARE GRANTED TO OTHER QUALIFIED AGENCIES AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD. IN 2024 88,000 WAS GRANTED TO VARIOUS LOCAL CHARITIES. |