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STRINGS OF MERCY INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
STRINGS OF MERCY INC (EIN 47-4201708)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-07-09
IRS object ID
202001919349301340
Schema version
2019v5.0
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-07-09T10:46:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN351622660PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN FRIEND AND COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12916 E MORGAN AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityEVANSVILLECityNm
State AbbreviationINStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP477114426ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN474201708EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STRINGS OF MERCY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSTRIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7704030306PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14540 BRIGHTON VIEW DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCUMMINGCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30040ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHUCK BECKMANPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7704030306PhoneNum
Signature2020-07-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJOHN E FRIENDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01363168PTIN
Phone8124733388PhoneNum
Preparation2020-07-09PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address96.27.201.203IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-07-09IPDt
IP Tm10:46:48IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerCHUCK BECKMANPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityCUMMINGCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30040ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressSTRINGSOFMERCY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Legal Domicile StateGALegalDomicileStateCd
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CY Investment Income$0CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
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Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsfalseDonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
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Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Employee1EmployeeCnt
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
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Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
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Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHERI BECKMANPersonNm
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CityCUMMINGCityNm
State AbbreviationGAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP30040ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (4 entries)

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CHUCK BECKMAN
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CHERI BECKMAN
SECRETARY2.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
CHRIS KARABINOS
MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BILL ROGERS
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$37,339TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt
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Net Income Or Loss NetIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$921OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IXYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIXInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,470TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$41,089TotalAmt
Program Services$41,089ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,440TotalAmt
Program Services$2,440ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,109TotalAmt
Program Services$1,109ProgramServicesAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$691TotalAmt
Program Services$691ProgramServicesAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$154TotalAmt
Program Services$154ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$380TotalAmt
Program Services$380ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

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OTHER EXPENSES$1,691$845$846
CERTIFICATION$768$768
BANK / PAYPAL FEES$179$89$90

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$37TotalAmt
Program Services$30ProgramServicesAmt
Fundraising$7FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$23,659BOYAmt
EOY$15,453EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY$360EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,316BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,975BOYAmt
EOY$16,093EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$43BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind

Rtn Earn Endowment Incm Oth Fnds RtnEarnEndowmentIncmOthFndsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,932BOYAmt
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Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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EOY$16,093EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$25,975BOYAmt
EOY$16,093EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,998CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,530CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$32,959CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$188,402TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$67,998CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$37,530CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
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Total$188,402TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$188,402PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support$188,402TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$38,372GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 2CHUCK BECKMAN CHERI BECKMAN EXECDIRECTOR SECRETARY MARRIED
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BFORM 990 IS REVIEWED AND ALL QUESTIONS ANSWERED, AS REQUESTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19ALL POLICIES AND FORMS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE OFFICE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11GOTHER FEES 41,089 0 0