ARK PROJECT: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017
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- Organization
- ARK PROJECT (EIN 68-0508079)
- Tax period
- 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
- Filed
- 2018-05-07
- IRS object ID
- 201801279349200840
- Schema version
- 2017v2.2
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2018-05-07T11:57:00-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2017-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 756181341 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | NEWTON BUCKLEY CPA | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 3 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ALLEN | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 75013 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2017-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 680508079 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | THE ARK PROJECT | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ARKP | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 2142298086 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO BOX 2016 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ALLEN | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 75013 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | REV PAUL LIU | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2018-05-01 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | NEWTON BUCKLEY CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01246377 | PTIN |
| Phone | 9727273341 | PhoneNum |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2017 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| 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 | $77,127 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $77,065 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Investment Income | $62 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Total Revenue | $77,127 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $33,388 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $850 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $132 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $34,905 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $69,275 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $7,852 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $115,644 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $123,496 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $116,141 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $123,993 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $116,141 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $123,993 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $497 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $497 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $115,644 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $123,496 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | THE PURPOSE OF THE CORPORATION IS TO EQUIP NATIVE CHINESE PREACHERS TO EVANGELIZE PEOPLE THROUGH TEACHING, TRAINING AND PREACHING. | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO EQUIP PREACHERS TO EVANGELIZE PEOPLE THROUGH TEACHING, TRAINING AND PREACHING THE GOOD NEWS OF JESUS CHRIST. | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Grants And Allocations | $69,276 | GrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
| Program Service Expenses | $77,065 | ProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $69,276 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARK BEACH | |||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | |
| REV KIRK TAYLOR | |||
| Secretary | 0 | $0 | |
| REV PAUL LIU | |||
| President | 40.00 | $7,400 | $16,080 |
| DON BLACKLEY | |||
| Director | 0 | $0 | |
| MATT CHRISTNER | |||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $0 | |
| STAN FORD | |||
| COMMUNICATIONS | 0 | $0 | |
| NEIL JOHNSON | |||
| BOARD MEMBER | 0 | $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 |
| Organization Filed990 T | false | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Initiation Fees And Cap Contri | $0 | InitiationFeesAndCapContriAmt |
| Gross Receipts For Public Use | $0 | GrossReceiptsForPublicUseAmt |
| 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 | KIRK TAYLOR | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1501 ROSEWOOD LANE | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | ALLEN | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | TX | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 75069 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4696751519 | 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 |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720FiledInd |
| 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 |
| Related Org Sect527 Org | false | RelatedOrgSect527OrgInd |
| 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 | $95,020 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $71,746 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $69,620 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $75,360 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $77,065 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $388,811 | TotalAmt |
Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $95,020 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $71,746 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $69,620 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $75,360 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $77,065 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $388,811 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $0 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $388,811 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $388,811 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (5 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Other Expenses.1005 | Travel $1115 |
| Other Expenses.1 | HOUSING ALLOWANCE $28320 |
| Other Expenses.2 | HEALTH INSURANCE $5042 |
| Other Expenses.3 | DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $428 |
| Total Liabilities.1 | PAYROLL LIABILITIES - Beginning $497 PAYROLL LIABILITIES - Ending $497 |