UPPERS WINTER FANTASY OF LIGHTS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2022

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Organization: UPPERS WINTER FANTASY OF LIGHTS (EIN 34-1857348)
Tax period: 2022-01-01 to 2022-12-31
Filed: 2023-05-15
IRS object ID: 202341359349203784
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 O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-05-15T12:16:54-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-12-31	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	2022-01-01	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	CAROLYN FREDERICK	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	4192943556	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-05-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	CAROLYN	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	FREDERICK	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

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	2023-05-09	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	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts	$136,618	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$33,280	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$103,308	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Investment Income	$30	InvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Revenue	$136,618	TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	$114,764	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$447	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$84	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$31,379	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$146,674	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$10,056	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$217,174	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$207,118	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$217,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$207,118	EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$217,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$207,118	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$217,174	BOYAmt
EOY	$207,118	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 2022 114,764 WAS GRANTED TO VARIOUS LOCAL CHARITIES.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations	$114,764	GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses	$145,848	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$145,848	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
CAROLYN FREDERICK
TREASURER	1.00	$0
JEAN GOTTFRIED
SECRETARY	1.00	$0
STEVE EKLEBERRY
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
ROBERTA EKLEBERRY
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
PAT EYESTONE
CHAIRPERSON	2.00	$0
DICK EYESTONE
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
JON BLACKBURN
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
MARY WINES
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
PAUL WAGNER
VICE CHAIRPE	000.00	$0
DEANN FUNKHOUSER
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
DEB POOL
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
DAN HARRIS
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
BILL GILLEN
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
CHRIS GILLEN
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
DAN HAYMAN
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
LESLEY HAYMAN
TRUSTEE	000.00	$0
AMANDA BYERS
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	CAROLYN FREDERICK	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	116 E WALKER ST	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	$21,247	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$18,448	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$28,045	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$28,927	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$33,280	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$129,947	TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$83,198	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$81,933	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$145,940	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$130,378	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$103,338	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$544,787	TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$104,445	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$100,381	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$173,985	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$159,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$136,618	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$674,734	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	$674,734	PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$83	TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$28	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$34	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$21	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Total	$83	TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$104,473	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$100,415	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$174,006	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$159,305	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$136,618	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$674,817	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY509	0.99990	PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY509	0.99980	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 (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10	NAME: FOOD PANTRIES-WYANDOT COUNTY ADDRESS: 127-A S SANDUSKY AVE UPPER SANDUSKY, OH 43351 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 13,164 NAME: ALL SPECIES ADOPTION PROGRAM ADDRESS: 15628 TOWNSHIP HWY 42 CAREY, OH 43316 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 20,000 NAME: ANGELINE INDUSTRIES ADDRESS: 11028 COUNTY HWY 44 UPPER SANDUSKY, OH 43351 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 40,000 NAME: VILLAGE OF WHARTON ADDRESS: 117 W SANDUSKY ST WHARTON, OH 43359 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 20,000 NAME: NO ONE FIGHTS ALONE ADDRESS: 661 STATE HIGHWAY 103 SYCAMORE, OH 44882 CASH CONTRIBUTION: 20,000
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADVERTISING 11,657 OFFICE EXPENSES 464 INSURANCE 500 LIGHTS/DISPLAYS/SUPPLIES 7,499 CARRIAGE RIDES 3,150 ELECTRIC FOR DISPLAYS 7,714 REGISTRATION 100 DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS 295 TOTAL 31,379
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 2022 114,764 WAS GRANTED TO VARIOUS LOCAL CHARITIES.