STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE (EIN 20-1808567)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-07-06
IRS object ID
202011889349300706
Schema version
2019v5.0
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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Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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EIN201808567EIN

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Phone6153836431PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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TINA BENKISER
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FRED DECOSIMO
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BRIAN FITZPATRICK
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
RAUL JOSE LOPEZ
DIRECTOR10.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
KEN MEYER
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JOE SCARLETT
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PAT SHEPHERD
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LARRY WHITE
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

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Total$17,575TotalAmt
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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Interest InterestGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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BOY$334,382BOYAmt
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BOY$10,664BOYAmt
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EOY$4,907EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

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BOY$18,705BOYAmt
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Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

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EOY$38,994EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$258,441BOYAmt
EOY$390,246EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$105,183BOYAmt
EOY$104,063EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,020,674CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,067,291CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,062,882CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,527,038CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,129,902TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$114,056CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$358,996TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,020,674CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,067,291CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,307,822CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,641,094CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,488,898TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$6,488,898PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,245CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,803CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,076CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,154CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,354TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,245CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,803CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,076CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,154CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$10,354TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,021,919CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,069,094CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,310,898CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,644,248CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6,499,252TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Public Support PY5090.99850PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00000InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00000InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$7,203CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$199,749CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$206,952TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$310,428LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$36,016CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$28,090CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$64,106TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$1,801CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$49,937CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$51,738TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$77,607GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$22,288CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$15,642CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Total$37,930TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$31,356OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$23,759DepreciationAmt
Book Value$7,597BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,738OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,899DepreciationAmt
Book Value$4,839BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$12,436TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,641,094TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,641,094RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,641,094TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,510,409TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,510,409ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,510,409TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART XFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWE ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE AND QUALIFY FOR CHARITABLE DEDUCTION. WE ARE NOT CLASSIFIED AS A PRIVATE ORGANIZATION. IN ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAIN INCOME TAXES, WE RECOGNIZED A TAX POSITION AS A BENEFIT ONLY IF IT IS "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" THE TAX POSITION WOULD BE SUSTAINED IN A TAX EXAMINATION, WITH A TAX EXAMINATION BEING PRESUMED TO OCCUR. THE AMOUNT RECOGNIZED IS THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF TAX BENEFIT GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELY OF BEING REALIZED ON EXAMINATION. FOR TAX POSITIONS NOT MEETING THE "MORE LIKELY THAN NOT" TEST, NO TAX BENEFIT IS RECORDED. AT DECEMBER 31, 2019, WE HAVE NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. WE RECOGNIZED INTEREST AND PENALTIES RELATED TO UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IN INTEREST AND INCOME TAX EXPENSE, RESPECTIVELY. WE HAVE NO AMOUNTS ACCRUED FOR INTEREST OR PENALTIES AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2019. WE ARE NO LONGER SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY U.S FEDERAL AND STATE TAXING AUTHORITIES FOR FISCAL YEARS ENDING BEFORE 2016.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance PaymentfalseSeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanfalseSupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp ArrngmfalseEquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng OrgfalseCompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related OrgsfalseCompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng OrgfalseCompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd OrgsfalseCompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed PaymentsfalseAnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract ExceptionfalseInitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJUSTIN OWENPersonNm
TitlePRESIDENT & CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$184,375BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$184,375TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSIONTHE BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE IS AN INDEPENDENT, NONPROFIT AND NONPARTISAN RESEARCH ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROVIDING CONCERNED CITIZENS, THE MEDIA AND PUBLIC LEADERS WITH EXPERT EMPIRICAL RESEARCH AND TIMELY FREE MARKET POLICY SOLUTIONS TO PUBLIC POLICY ISSUES IN TENNESSEE. THE BEACON CENTER EMPOWERS TENNESSEANS TO RECLAIM CONTROL OF THEIR LIVES, SO THAT THEY CAN FREELY PURSUE THEIR VERSION OF THE AMERICAN DREAM.
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DLEGAL FOUNDATION - TO LITIGATE PRO BONO ON BEHALF OF TENNESSEE CLIENTS WHOSE ECONOMIC LIBERTY, PROPERTY RIGHTS, OR OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL PROTECTIONS HAVE BEEN VIOLATED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTHE BOARD REVIEWS AND ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF THE 990 AND IS THEN FORMALLY APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT BEFORE FILING.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL CON FLICT OF INTEREST.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST