EAST LANSING INFO: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- EAST LANSING INFO (EIN 46-5444564)
- Tax period
- 2021-07-01 to 2022-06-30
- Filed
- 2023-04-27
- IRS object ID
- 202331179349201218
- Schema version
- 2021v4.2
- 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 | 2023-04-27T09:49:13-05:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2022-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 473957608 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | TRISTAR ASSOCIATES LLC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1300 CLINTON ST STE 204 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | NASHVILLE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TN | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 37203 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2021-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 465444564 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | EAST LANSING INFO (DBA ELI) | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | EAST | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 5174108963 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 115 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | EAST LANSING | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MI | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 488260115 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | ALICE DREGER | PersonNm |
| Person Title | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 5174108963 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2023-04-27 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (1) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | ALICE | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | DREGER | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | 999009999 | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | BRADFORD R JONES | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01705626 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6155370314 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2023-04-27 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 0 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| Authentication Assurance Level | AAL1 | AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd |
| Identity Assurance Level | IAL1 | IdentityAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2021 | 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 |
| Website Address | EASTLANSINGINFO.NEWS | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $170,508 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $170,502 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Investment Income | $6 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Total Revenue | $170,508 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $139,395 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $3,222 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $18,445 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $5,407 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $166,469 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $4,039 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $51,036 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $55,075 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $54,575 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $55,075 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $54,575 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $55,075 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $3,539 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $51,036 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $55,075 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | NEWS DELIVERY: PROVIDES NONPARTISAN COMMUNITY NEWS FOR EAST LANSING. PRODUCED APPROX. 430 INDEPENDENT FACTUAL REPORTS ON COMMUNITY MEETINGS, EVENTS, ETC., APPROX. 50 WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS, APPROX. 300 NEWS LATERS, 6 PAPER EDITIONS, ALL AMDE AVAILABLE FOR FREE TO THE COMMUNITY. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $0 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $119,095 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $119,095 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAM TOMAS QUAN | ||||
| DIRECTOR AT LARGE | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| ALICE DREGER | ||||
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PUBLISHER | 30.00 | $20,175 | $0 | $0 |
| RAYMOND D VLASIN | ||||
| PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CHUCK GRIGSBY | ||||
| TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| CODY HARRELL | ||||
| SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| NATHAN ANDRUS | ||||
| TREASURER OF THE BOARD | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| KARESSA WEIR | ||||
| SECRETARY OF THE BOARD | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartVInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | 0 | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend | $0 | DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | MI | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | JODI SPICER | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 700 MOORLAND DR | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | EAST LANSING | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | MI | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 488233737 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 5177757109 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | 0 | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | 0 | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | 0 | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | 0 | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | 0 | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | 0 | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | 0 | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (1) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $71,372 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $132,706 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $167,877 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $171,638 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $170,502 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $714,095 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $71,372 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $132,706 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $167,877 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $171,638 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $170,502 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $714,095 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | $714,095 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $16 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $14 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $6 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $36 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $44 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $44 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $714,175 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 0.99990 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 - OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME | DESCRIPTION: INVESTMENT INCOME. AMOUNT: 6. |
| FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSES | DESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING & PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 1,591. DESCRIPTION: CORPORATE REGISTRATION. AMOUNT: 20. DESCRIPTION: DUES TO PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. AMOUNT: 500. DESCRIPTION: RECORDS REQUESTS. AMOUNT: 207. DESCRIPTION: GIVEGAB FEES. AMOUNT: 288. DESCRIPTION: MEALS & ENTERTAINMENT. AMOUNT: 328. DESCRIPTION: PAYPAL FEES. AMOUNT: 668. DESCRIPTION: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. AMOUNT: 90. DESCRIPTION: REPORTING EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,569. DESCRIPTION: SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 146. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 5,407. |
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. | DeclarationDesc |