STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

AMERICANS FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
AMERICANS FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION (EIN 04-3843239)
Tax period
2017-04-01 to 2018-03-31
Filed
2019-01-31
IRS object ID
201920319349200612
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2019-01-31T09:56:26-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2018-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN420714325PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RSM US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19737 WASHINGTONIAN BLVD 400AddressLine1Txt
CityGAITHERSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20878ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043843239EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICANS FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAMERBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3016551400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11156 15TH ST NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonO JAMES LIGHTHIZERPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone3016551400PhoneNum
Signature2019-01-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM E TURCO CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00369217PTIN
Phone3012963600PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address108.171.130.188IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2019-01-28IPDt
IP Tm14:37:11IPTm
IP TimezoneESIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdDA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id00BFBB601F26E6691F3C42FDB75EEBE807206D5EAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2019-02-21 02:37:17ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501cYes (X)Organization501cInd
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$30,355GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$30,355ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$30,355TotalRevenueAmt
Printing Publications Postage$312PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$28,589OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$28,901TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$1,454ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$18,266NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$19,720NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,340BOYAmt
EOY$28,791EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,340BOYAmt
EOY$28,791EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$74BOYAmt
EOY$9,071EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$18,266BOYAmt
EOY$19,720EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeAMERICANS FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE, FOSTER, AND PROMOTE CIVIL WAR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION THROUGH EDUCATION, ADVOCACY, AND RESEARCH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTHE MISSION OF AMERICANS FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION (AFBP) IS TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF THE PLIGHT OF OUR NATION'S REMAINING HALLOWED BATTLEGROUNDS. IT IS A STRICTLY NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION THAT SEEKS TO BUILD SUPPORT FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION AMONG ALL LAWMAKERS ON ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT. THE ORGANIZATION'S PRIMARY FOCUS IS TO ENCOURAGE LAWMAKERS ON THE FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS TO ALLOCATE PUBLIC FUNDS FOR BATTLEFIELD PRESERVATION. IN ADDITION, AFBP SUPPORTS LOCAL OFFICIALS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE IN A VERY LIMITED NUMBER OF TARGETED COMMUNITIES, PLUS TRAINS LOCAL PEOPLE ABOUT HOW TO SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCT COMMUNITY GRASSROOTS ORGANIZING, FUNDRAISING, AND EFFECTIVE USE OF MEDIA.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$23,737ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$23,737TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
WILLIAM W VODRA
DIRECTOR/CHAIRMAN0.10$0$0$0
JACK VICTORY
DIRECTOR/TREASURER0.10$0$0$0
O JAMES LIGHTHIZER
DIRECTOR/SECRETARY0.10$0$0$0
ROBERT KRICK
DIRECTOR0.10$0$0$0
KEVIN LEAHY
DIRECTOR0.10$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
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
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 FldMDStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTNStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldVAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldALStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldILStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldGAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMSStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldFLStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldTXStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RUTH HUDSPETHBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11140 PROFESSIONAL COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityHAGERSTOWNCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP21740ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3016551400PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: LOBBYING FEES. AMOUNT: 14,667. DESCRIPTION: MANAGEMENT FEES. AMOUNT: 9,071. DESCRIPTION: LICENSES. AMOUNT: 4,417. DESCRIPTION: BANK SERVICE CHARGES. AMOUNT: 434. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 28,589.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 26 - OTHER LIABILITIESDESCRIPTION: ACCOUNTS PAYABLE. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 74. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 9,071.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc