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I AM ALS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2018

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Organization
I AM ALS (EIN 83-2016277)
Tax period
2018-08-09 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201923199349208442
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-11-15T13:57:20-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN362938874PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OSTROW REISIN BERK & ABRAMS LTDBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1455 N CITYFRONT PLAZA DR SUITE 1500AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60611ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2018-08-09TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN832016277EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1I AM ALSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlIAMABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2025051256PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 N WACKER DRIVE NO 2700AddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDANIELLE CARNIVALPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone2025051256PhoneNum
Signature2019-05-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES G QUAIDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00641738PTIN
Phone3126707444PhoneNum
Preparation2019-11-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address38.106.147.10IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-11-13IPDt
IP Tm14:51:25IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id71174B267EF18206321450CA218B06E0C0E690B2AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id62071EF7CBA15931A8125C56E0489CC4412CFD5DAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2020-04-17 16:48:07ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressWWW.IAMALS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$97,109GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$97,103ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Other Revenue Total$6OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$97,109TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$79,020FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$17,164OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$96,184TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$925ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$925NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$925EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$925EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$925EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTO RAISE AWARENESS AS WELL AS SUPPORT, CARE AND FUNDING FOR AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS (ALS) AND THE SEARCH FOR A CURE FOR ALSPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE PROGRAMS OF ALS INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A NATIONAL PUBLIC RELATIONS, MEDIA, AND ORGANIZING CAMPAIGN TO RAISE AWARENESS OF ALS; THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A WEBSITE IN SUPPORT OF THE CAMPAIGN THAT WILL PROVIDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, AN ORGANIZING, FUNDRAISING, AND HEALTH CARE TOOL FOR THE ALS COMMUNITY AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC; THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A FUNDRAISING CAMPAIGN TO RAISE FUNDING TO SUPPORT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN FURTHERANCE OF FINDING A CURE FOR ALS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$88,036ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$88,036TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
LOUISE LANGHEIER
PRESIDENT5.00$0$0$0
JESSIE ROSSMAN
SECRETARY5.00$0$0$0
SANDRA ABREVAYA
TREASURER & CO-FOUNDER20.00$0$0$0
BRIAN WALLACH
DIRECTOR & CO-FOUNDER60.00$0$0$0
PETER BOWEN
DIRECTOR2.00$0$0$0
EDWIN COHEN
DIRECTOR2.50$0$0$0
PETER WALLACH
DIRECTOR2.00$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
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

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JESSIE ROSSMANBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 N WACKER DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2025051256PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
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)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$97,103CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$97,103TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$97,103CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$97,103TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$95,161SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$1,942PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$6CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$6TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$97,109TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationINITIAL RETURN, ORGANIZATION ESTABLISHED AUGUST 9, 2018ExplanationTxt

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 8 - OTHER REVENUEDESCRIPTION: INTEREST. AMOUNT: 6.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: DIGITAL PLATFORM HOSTING FEES. AMOUNT: 8,499. DESCRIPTION: CONSULTING. AMOUNT: 5,000. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 100. DESCRIPTION: SPONSORSHIP ADMINISTRATION FEES. AMOUNT: 3,560. DESCRIPTION: MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 5. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 17,164.