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FRIENDS OF THE LOWER GRAND COULEE: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
FRIENDS OF THE LOWER GRAND COULEE (EIN 46-4201429)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-03-24
IRS object ID
202100839349200025
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-03-24T14:02:28-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464201429EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FRIENDS OF THE LOWER GRAND COULEEBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFRIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3605681790PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 483AddressLine1Txt
CitySoap LakeCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98851ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWendell TobiasonPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone3605681790PhoneNum
Signature2021-03-24SignatureDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
OOB Security Verification11OOBSecurityVerificationCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL2AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.FriendsOfTheLowerGrandCoulee.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$36,595GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$27,473ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$0ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Membership Dues$0MembershipDuesAmt
Investment Income$0InvestmentIncomeAmt
Sale Of Assets Gross$0SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets$0GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt
Gaming Gross Income$0GamingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$9,122FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$11,340SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss-$2,218SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$0GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry$0GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Other Revenue Total$0OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$25,255TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$7,946GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Benefits Paid To Or For Members$0BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$0SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$8,473FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$1,175OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$66PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$6,192OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$23,852TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,403ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$144,042NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets-$68OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$145,377NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$113,492BOYAmt
EOY$114,377EOYAmt

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$30,550BOYAmt
EOY$31,000EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,042BOYAmt
EOY$145,377EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$144,042BOYAmt
EOY$145,377EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeSupport education and programs that advance awarenessPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Preservation of Historic James Tavern to develop an Arts and Natural Sciences Discovery Center. We continue to honor our 25-year lease with the municipal owner of the building. Over the past year we have spent an average of 80 hours on (lease agreement measures, presentations, tours, construction materials management), 10 hours on building design and consultant coordination, 10 hours on construction administration, 12 hours on building repair and property maintenance. The finished project will benefit the immediate community of 1,700 residents, the greater local population in excess of 28,000 residents, and the many visitors to the area (WSDOT AADT @Main/SR17 3,200 (2019)). The central location on the Coulee Corridor National Scenic Byway and Ice Floods National Geologic Trail is beneficial to both their goals and our vision to share the wealth of information about the area geology, culture, and history.$0$6,576
Education Funding. Fund teacher classroom grants, after school programs, outdoor educational programs, art education and other similar activities that directly or indirectly support knowledge and appreciation of the area, and/or will tie the communities of the Columbia Basin, Channeled Scablands and the Lower Grand Coulee together. Areas of education that may be supported include science, technoloty, arts, math, and social studies, as well as support for literacy, cultural awareness, health/social emotional and behavioral wellness.$6,496$0
Arts Education and Experiences Fund. Funds performing arts, art education, hands-on experiences, and other similar activities that directly or indirectly support knowledge and appreciation of the area for families in the Coumbia Basin, the Channeled Scablands and the Lower Grand Coulee areas. Provided online learning opportunity with the Beauty of Bronze educational project.$0$1,050
Other programs: Flagpole - this year included the purchase and installation of a natural stone commemorative monument and bronze plaque in appreciation of the many donors who provided the funding for the purchase and erection of the landmark 50' memorial flagpole.$0$2,697
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$10,323TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (10 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Andrew Kovach
President, Director4$0$0$0
Kim Meaney
Vice President, Director3$0$0$0
Wendell Tobiason
Treasurer, Director4$0$0$0
Ruthann Tobiason
Secretary, Director4$0$0$0
Burr Beckwith
Sargent at Arms, Director2$0$0$0
John Martin
(past President), Director2$0$0$0
Nell Kovach
Bookkeeper, Director3$0$0$0
Robert Salmons
Director2$0$0$0
Angela Greene
Director1$0$0$0
Greg Bear
Director1$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Form1120 Pol Filed0Form1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldWAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWendell TobiasonPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 483AddressLine1Txt
CitySoap LakeCityNm
State AbbreviationWAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP98851ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3605681790PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$43,271CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,943CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,813CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$266,711TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,813CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$266,711TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,545CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,349CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,894TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40,545CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$22,349CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$71,894TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$194,817PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$43,271CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$49,943CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$55,089CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$81,813CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$36,595CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$266,711TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.73044PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.8106PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1Silent AuctionEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$30,912GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$21,790CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$9,122GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Cash Prizes Event1$0CashPrizesEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$4,933NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$0RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$2,948FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$0EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$1,241OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Other Events$0FoodAndBeverageOtherEventsAmt
Entertainment Other Events$0EntertainmentOtherEventsAmt
Gross Receipts Total$30,912GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$21,790CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$9,122GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Cash Prizes Total Events$0CashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$4,933NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$0RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$2,948FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$0EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$1,241OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$9,122DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$0NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16Marketing, Internet, Quickbooks, Insurance and misc. Project and Program expense.
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 20Donated supplies used in Operations
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24Permanent Art and Art Inventory