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HIGHER ORBITS FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2017

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Organization
HIGHER ORBITS FOUNDATION (EIN 46-3550618)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-09
IRS object ID
201821299349201342
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2018-05-09T13:19:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN541149263PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1YOUNT HYDE & BARBOUR PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 2560AddressLine1Txt
CityWINCHESTERCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP226041760ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN463550618EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HIGHER ORBITS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlHIGHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7078937827PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 4092AddressLine1Txt
CityLEESBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20177ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELLE LUCASPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7078937827PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonOLIVIA A HUTTON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00964688PTIN
Phone5406623417PhoneNum
Preparation2018-05-07PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.HIGHERORBITS.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$187,330GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$143,933ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$43,395ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Other Revenue Total$2OtherRevenueTotalAmt
Total Revenue$187,330TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$18,500SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$240FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,500PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$144,039OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$164,279TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$23,051ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$10,811NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$33,862NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$10,811BOYAmt
EOY$33,862EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,811BOYAmt
EOY$33,862EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,811BOYAmt
EOY$33,862EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeHIGHER ORBITS IS A NON-PROFIT WITH THE MISSION OF PROMOTING SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENINGEERING AND MATH (STEM); ALONG WITH LEADERSHIP, TEAMWORK, AND COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE USE OF SPACEFLIGHT. MANKIND'S JOURNEY INTO SPACE SERVES AS AN IDEAL LAUNCHPAD TO EXCITE STUDENTS OF ALL AGES ABOUT STEM, STEAM, LEADERSHIP AND WORKIGN TO FULFILL THEIR DREAMS AND AMBITIONS. HIGHER ORBITS USES A VARIETY OF PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO ACHEIVE THESE GOALS.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTO PROMOTE STEM THROUGH THE USE OF SPACEFLIGHT.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Grants And Allocations$0GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Program Service Expenses$156,057ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$156,057TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
MICHELLE LUCAS
PRESIDENT50.00$18,500$0$0
KATIE KUBITSKEY
SECRETARY2.00$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
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELLE LUCASPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 4092AddressLine1Txt
CityLEESBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20177ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7078937827PhoneNum
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)
Community TrustYes (X)CommunityTrustInd

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$143,933CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,933TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

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Current Tax Year$143,933CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$143,933TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$143,933PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$2CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$143,935TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$43,395GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 INCOME. AMOUNT: 2.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: APPEARANCE FEE AT GO FOR LAUNCH. AMOUNT: 30,000. DESCRIPTION: ASSISTANT FEES AT GO FOR LAUNCH. AMOUNT: 2,416. DESCRIPTION: BANK FEES. AMOUNT: 61. DESCRIPTION: EXPERIMENT LAUNCHES. AMOUNT: 57,000. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 384. DESCRIPTION: STUDENT MEALS AT PROGRAMS. AMOUNT: 8,334. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING . AMOUNT: 3,137. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING & WEBSITE. AMOUNT: 4,791. DESCRIPTION: MERCHANT ACCOUNT FEES. AMOUNT: 1,801. DESCRIPTION: OTHER EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,225. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSES - OTHER. AMOUNT: 1,251. DESCRIPTION: RECOGNITION FOR TEAM/SPONSORS. AMOUNT: 379. DESCRIPTION: STUDENT PRIZES AND AWARDS - GO FOR LAUNCH. AMOUNT: 12,893. DESCRIPTION: STUDENT SUPPLIES. AMOUNT: 305. DESCRIPTION: STUDENT SUPPLIES & AWARDS. AMOUNT: 2,925. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL - GO FOR LAUNCH. AMOUNT: 17,137. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 144,039.

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