ARGENTINE BETTERMENT CORPORATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization: ARGENTINE BETTERMENT CORPORATION (EIN 27-1406579)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-07-29
IRS object ID: 202512109349201026
Schema version: 2024v5.0
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	2025-07-29T14:49:01-04:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	431122456	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	NOVAK BIRKS PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	4435 MAIN ST STE 500	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MO	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	641111858	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	271406579	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ARGENTINE BETTERMENT CORPORATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	ARGE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	9134817030	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1230 S 35TH ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	66106	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	SALLY MURGUIA	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	9134817030	PhoneNum
Signature	2025-07-03	SignatureDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	false	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	WILLIAM J MILLER CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01604284	PTIN
Phone	8169316111	PhoneNum
Preparation	2025-07-29	PreparationDt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	Yes (X)	AddressChangeInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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	$135,445	GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part I	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	$76,605	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue	$58,840	ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Total Revenue	$135,445	TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft	$140,975	SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct	$51,314	FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint	$3,420	OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage	$15	PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total	$15,018	OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses	$210,742	TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year	-$75,297	ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$611,348	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$508,181	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$27,870	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part II	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$261,428	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,809	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$403,658	BOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$665,086	BOYAmt
EOY	$88,809	EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$53,738	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,939	EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$611,348	BOYAmt
EOY	$27,870	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt Purpose	TO BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE ARGENTINE NEIGHBORHOOD OF KANSAS CITY, KS. WE ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, PUBLIC SOCIAL GATHERINGS, CRIME AND BLIGHT REDUCTION, LAND USE PLANNING, PRESERVATION OF EXISTING HOUSING STOCK, AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT IS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO FOSTER A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND THRIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL WHO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN ARGENTINE.	PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc Accom	ABC HOSTS SIGNATURE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING MUSIC IN THE PARK, SILVER CITY DAY, TRUNK OR TREAT, AND THE HOLIDAY LIGHTING CEREMONY THAT FOSTER CONNECTION AND CELEBRATE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE. ABC PROVIDES YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, FREE FITNESS CLASSES, HEALTH FAIRS, AND SUPPORTS NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UPS AND BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. ABC ALSO LEADS INITIATIVES AROUND PUBLIC ART, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION WHILE PARTNERING WITH RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY.	DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses	$54,862	ProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$54,862	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (8 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
AMANDA DEVRIESE-SABILLA
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00	$52,074	$12,200
SALLY MURGUIA
PRESIDENT	2.00	$0
MILCA AGUIRRE
VICE-PRESIDE	2.00	$0
KIM ALCORN
TREASURER	2.00	$0
JAVIER CENTONZIO
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	$0
DIVA ESPARZA
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	$0
ANJEL LAPOINT
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	$0
JENNIFER POLO
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
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	AMANDA DEVRIESE-SABILLA	PersonNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1230 S 35TH STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	KANSAS CITY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	KS	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	66106	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	9134817030	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)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$308,466	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$170,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$60,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$76,605	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$639,822	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$308,466	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$170,491	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$60,683	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$23,577	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$76,605	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$639,822	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	$639,822	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$639,822	TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities	$58,840	GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY170	1.00000	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.99980	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16	EXPENSES ADVERTISING 66 OFFICE EXPENSES 1,204 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 1,803 TRAVEL 748 MEETINGS 1,500 INSURANCE 2,947 BANK CHARGES 207 BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEE 20 EQUIPMENT 2,807 MEALS 612 STORAGE 3,104 TOTAL 15,018
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 20	OTHER DECREASES -508,181 THE PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT REFLECTS MULTIPLE CORRECTIONS OF BALANCES WITHIN THE FINANCIALS EXTENDING OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. THE LACK OF ACCOUNTING RECORDS PROHIBITED ACCURATE AND COMPLETE AMENDED RETURNS. TAXPAYER HIRED ACCOUNTANT WHO BROUGHT BALANCES TO ACTUAL.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24	ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 3,560 0 PREPAID EXPENSES AND DEFERRED CHARGES 575 0 EQUIPMENT 15,325 15,325 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 15,325 15,325 VEHICLES 16,515 16,515 LESS ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION 16,515 16,515 OTHER ASSETS 353,717 0 PROPERTY HELD FOR INVESTMENT 45,806 0 TOTAL 403,658 0
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26	ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES -6,677 0 EIDL 59,900 59,900 PAYROLL LIABILITY 229 1,039 ROUNDING 1 0 UNCLAIMED PROPERTY 285 0
FORM 990-EZ, PART III	TO BUILD A STRONG COMMUNITY AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND INSTITUTIONS IN THE ARGENTINE NEIGHBORHOOD OF KANSAS CITY, KS. WE ACHIEVE THIS THROUGH NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, PUBLIC SOCIAL GATHERINGS, CRIME AND BLIGHT REDUCTION, LAND USE PLANNING, PRESERVATION OF EXISTING HOUSING STOCK, AND COLLABORATION WITH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND OTHER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. OUR COMMITMENT IS TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR COMMUNITY TO FOSTER A VIBRANT, INCLUSIVE, AND THRIVING ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL WHO LIVE, WORK, AND PLAY IN ARGENTINE.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28	ABC HOSTS SIGNATURE EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR INCLUDING MUSIC IN THE PARK, SILVER CITY DAY, TRUNK OR TREAT, AND THE HOLIDAY LIGHTING CEREMONY THAT FOSTER CONNECTION AND CELEBRATE NEIGHBORHOOD PRIDE. ABC PROVIDES YOUTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMS, FREE FITNESS CLASSES, HEALTH FAIRS, AND SUPPORTS NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN-UPS AND BEAUTIFICATION EFFORTS. ABC ALSO LEADS INITIATIVES AROUND PUBLIC ART, COMMUNITY SAFETY, AND ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION WHILE PARTNERING WITH RESIDENTS, BUSINESSES, AND ORGANIZATIONS TO STRENGTHEN THE FABRIC OF THE COMMUNITY.