TOWER LIGHTS CHARITIES INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- TOWER LIGHTS CHARITIES INC (EIN 81-1892002)
- Tax period
- 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
- Filed
- 2023-05-06
- IRS object ID
- 202331269349200528
- 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 | 2023-05-06T16:48:26-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 920185974 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Jerry N Little Jr CPA PC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 677 Main Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Suwanee | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30024 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2021-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 811892002 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Tower Lights Charities Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | TOWE | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 2161 Piedmont Road NE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Atlanta | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30324 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jerry N Little JR CPA | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 4048810902 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2023-05-06 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | Jerry | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | Little | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | XXX-XX-XXXX | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Jerry N Little Jr | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00171912 | PTIN |
| Phone | 7709327788 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2023-05-06 | PreparationDt |
Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation
Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trusted Customer | 0 | TrustedCustomerCd |
| OOB Security Verification | 00 | OOBSecurityVerificationCd |
| 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) |
|---|---|---|
| Amended Return | Yes (X) | AmendedReturnInd |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | towerlights.org | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $186,578 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $59,653 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $126,925 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $60,951 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $65,974 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Total Revenue | $125,627 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $27,647 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $8,880 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $617 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $37,144 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $88,483 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $26,089 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $114,572 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,089 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $115,776 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $955 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,089 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $116,731 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $2,159 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $26,089 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $114,572 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | To provide help to the poor and needy | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | Tower Lights solicits contributions and raises money to provide relief and make contributions to and for individuals and other charitable organizations doing the same. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $27,647 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $27,647 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael H Greenbaum | ||||
| Director | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jonathan Weintraub | ||||
| Director | 0.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry N Little Jr | ||||
| Director | 0.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| David Greenbaum | ||||
| Director | 0.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Robyn Spizman | ||||
| Director | 0.00 | $0 | $0 | $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 |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | GA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jerry N Little Jr CPA | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 677 Main Street | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Suwanee | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 300241718 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4048810902 | 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 | $22,590 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,394 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $35,606 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $17,214 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,174 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $162,978 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $22,590 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,394 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $35,606 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $17,214 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,174 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $162,978 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $10,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $26,888 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $9,822 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $2,750 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $49,460 | TotalAmt |
Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $10,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $26,888 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $9,822 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $2,750 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $49,460 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $113,518 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $22,590 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $24,394 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $35,606 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $17,214 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $63,174 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $162,978 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 0.69650 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
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 G IRS990ScheduleG
Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Event1 | Auction | Event1Nm |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | $126,925 | GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt |
| Charitable Contri Event1 | $57,250 | CharitableContriEvent1Amt |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | $69,675 | GrossRevenueEvent1Amt |
| Other Direct Expenses Event1 | $60,951 | OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt |
| Gross Receipts Total | $126,925 | GrossReceiptsTotalAmt |
| Charitable Contributions Tot | $57,250 | CharitableContributionsTotAmt |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | $69,675 | GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt |
| Oth Direct Expnss Total Events | $60,951 | OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | $60,951 | DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt |
| Net Income Summary | $8,724 | NetIncomeSummaryAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Amended return information | The original return did not include Schedule G.This amended return includes Sch G and added additional noncash contrubtions for fundraiser. |
| List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10 | Activity Charitable contributions Grantee Immigrant Hope Atlanta Street 1850 Skyland Terrace NE City, State, Zip Atlanta, GA 30319Relationship None Amount 6,000Activity Charitable contributions Grantee Presencia Inc Street 1294 N Druid Hills Rd City, State, Zip Atlanta, GA 30319Relationship None Amount 3,400Activity Charitable contribution Grantee Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta Street Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta City, State, Zip Atlanta, GA 30324Relationship None Amount 2,000Activity Charitable contributions to and for the needy Grantee Various Street Various City, State, Zip Atlanta, GA 30324Relationship none Amount 16,247 |
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountOffice supplies 310Bank charges 307 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearDue from NSC 0 955 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearDue to MIAN 0 2,159 |