WE ARE BRAVE TOGETHER INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021
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- Organization
- WE ARE BRAVE TOGETHER INC (EIN 82-4075720)
- Tax period
- 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
- Filed
- 2022-11-07
- IRS object ID
- 202233119349202398
- Schema version
- 2021v4.0
- 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 | 2022-11-07T15:12:59-08:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2021-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Richard E Lavezzari CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1731 Schilling Court | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Torrance | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90501 | 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 | 824075720 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | We Are Brave Together | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | WEAR | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 3104896605 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 6040 Groveoak Place | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Rancho Palos Verdes | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90275 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jessica Patay | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President & CEO | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 3104896605 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2022-11-07 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | Jessica | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | Patay | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| SSN | 999009999 | SSN |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Richard E Lavezzari CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01352439 | PTIN |
| Phone | 3105301688 | PhoneNum |
| 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 |
| Federated Assurance Level | FAL1 | FederatedAssuranceLevelCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2021 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $94,448 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $71,282 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $9,700 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Investment Income | $82 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $13,364 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $4,660 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $8,704 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $20 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $89,788 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $16,000 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $525 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $557 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $30,738 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $47,820 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $41,968 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $74,371 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$1 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $116,338 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $74,371 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $114,592 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $2,050 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $74,371 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $116,642 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EOY | $304 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $74,371 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $116,338 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Education & support for families with disabilities | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | We provide low-cost retreats, support groups, and educational workshops | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Program Service Expenses | $37,091 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $37,091 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|
| Jessica Patay | ||
| President & CEO | 20.00 | $16,000 |
| Lora Ackermann | ||
| Vice President | 1.00 | $0 |
| Lara Durna | ||
| Secretary | 2.00 | $0 |
| Fryda Gonzalez | ||
| Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 |
| Anthony Rivello | ||
| Board Member | 1.00 | $0 |
| Stephanie Fleck | ||
| Board Member | 1.00 | $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 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Jessica Patay | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 6040 Groveoak Place | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Rancho Palos Verdes | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90275 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3104896605 | 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 Minus3 Years | $28,437 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $40,397 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $38,169 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $71,282 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $178,285 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $7,015 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $8,095 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $1,743 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $9,700 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $26,553 | TotalAmt |
Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $13,494 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $17,675 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $8,704 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $39,873 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total509 Total509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $35,452 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $61,986 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $57,587 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $89,686 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $244,711 | TotalAmt |
Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | $244,711 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $5 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $37 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $56 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $82 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $180 | TotalAmt |
Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $5 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $37 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $56 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $82 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $180 | TotalAmt |
Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | $20 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $20 | TotalAmt |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $35,457 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $62,023 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $57,643 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $89,788 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $244,911 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| First5 Years509 | Yes (X) | First5Years509Ind |
| Public Support CY509 | 0.00000 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0.00000 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
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 (13 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Revenue.1 | Miscellaneous $20 |
| Other Expenses.1001 | Advertising and Promotion $5620 |
| Other Expenses.1007 | Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $5407 |
| Other Expenses.1012 | Insurance $1828 |
| Other Expenses.1 | Admin Expense $4752 |
| Other Expenses.2 | Podcast Editing $3805 |
| Other Expenses.3 | Website $3742 |
| Other Expenses.4 | Software Licensing $1808 |
| Other Expenses.5 | Support Group Leaders $1775 |
| Other Expenses.6 | Weebly $1200 |
| Other Expenses.7 | Paypal $801 |
| Other Assets.1 | Deposits Given - Beginning $0 Deposits Given - Ending $2050 |
| Total Liabilities.1 | Credit Cards - Beginning $0 Credit Cards - Ending $304 |