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FOREST AVENUE HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION: Form 990, tax year 2023

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Organization
FOREST AVENUE HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION (EIN 34-2016160)
Tax period
2023-08-01 to 2024-07-31
Filed
2025-06-13
IRS object ID
202541649349300224
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

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Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

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Net Income Summary$33,134NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11Forest Avenue Home & School Association has its Form 990 prepared by an outside accounting firm and has established the following review process to ensure that the information reported is complete and accurate. When the 990 has been prepared, reviewed by management and is ready to be filed with The Internal Revenue Service, it is provided to the members of the Organization governing body for any comments prior to its submission. The governing body is provided with a reasonable amount of time to review the Form 990. Any comments are then grouped, summarized and provided through management to the outside accounting firm. Any applicable issues are addressed until the return is finalized and approved for filing.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cForest Avenue Home & School Association currently has in place a conflict of interest policy which it regularly monitors and enforces. The Board mandates that all members of management and the governing body annually sign a conflict of interest policy and disclose any potential or actual conflicts that may exist. If a potential or actual conflict of interest exists, governing body and management will investigate the issue. If a conflict of interest is determined to exist management and the governing body will be notified immediately. The member will not be allowed to vote of be a part of any decisions about any such transactions that have to do with the conflict until such time that there is no longer a conflict.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aThe Organization does not compensate the President and does not have employees.
Other officer or key employee compensation Part VI line 15bThe Organization does not compensate any officers and does not have employees.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Forest Avenue Home & School Association makes its Form 990 available for public inspecion as required under section 6104 of the Internal Revenue Codeupon written request at The Organizations office at 12 High Street, Glen Ridge, NJ 07028. In addition Forms 990 and 1023 as well as financial statments, and conflicts of interest policy are available upon written request at the Organizations office at 12 High Street, Glen Ridge, NJ 0702
General explanation attachmentPrimary Exempt Purpose - PTO Organization providing for the enrichment of the primary school education for the students of the Forest Avenue School.