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ADOPTION S T A R INC: Form 990, tax year 2015

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Organization
ADOPTION S T A R INC (EIN 16-1584581)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-24
IRS object ID
201602989349301220
Schema version
2015v2.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-10-24T16:07:24-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN454051133PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREED MAXICK CPAS PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1424 MAIN STREET SUITE 800AddressLine1Txt
CityBUFFALOCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP142023508ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN161584581EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ADOPTION STAR INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlADOPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8666913300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1131 JOHN MUIR DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAMHERSTCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14228ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELE FRIEDPersonNm
Person TitleCEOPersonTitleTxt
Phone8666913300PhoneNum
Signature2016-10-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMARY MADONIAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00405803PTIN
Phone7168472651PhoneNum
Preparation2016-09-29PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMICHELE FRIEDPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1131 JOHN MUIR DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAMHERSTCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14228ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,278,769GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.ADOPTIONSTAR.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2000FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO IDENTIFY PERMANENT FAMILIES FOR CHILDREN IN NEED OF ADOPTION PLANNING.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body6VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent6VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee57TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers15TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$25,636PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$11,246CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$1,807,754PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$1,669,588CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$83,319PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$50,196CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$501PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$8,462CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,917,210PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,739,492CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$0PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$988,429PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,182,275CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$8,345CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$628,824PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$730,650CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,617,253PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$1,912,925CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$299,957PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$173,433CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$3,873,008TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$3,660,886TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$341,635TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$383,142TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$3,531,373NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$3,277,744NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionADOPTION S.T.A.R. INC. PROVIDES VARIOUS ADOPTION SERVICES ALLOWING PARENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE ALL TYPES OF ADOPTION.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$1,442,933ExpenseAmt
Revenue$1,669,588RevenueAmt
DescADOPTION S.T.A.R. INC. PROVIDED VARIOUS ADOPTION SERVICES ALLOWING PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE AND BIRTH PARENTS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL TYPES OF ADOPTION. IN 2015, 71 CLIENT FAMILIES ADOPTED. 60 WERE DOMESTIC ADOPTIONS (14 FAMILIES ADOPTED PRIVATELY; 7 WERE INDIRECT AND 39 WERE DIRECT PLACEMENTS). 11 WERE INTERNATIONAL ADOPTIONS WITH THE AGENCY ACTING AS HOME STUDY AND POST PLACEMENT PROVIDER.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$1,442,933TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecYes (1)ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities0ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesYes (1)FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document4IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee57EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members6GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member6IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Other WebsiteYes (X)OtherWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MICHELE FRIEDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8666913300PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1131 JOHN MUIR DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityAMHERSTCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP14228ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (7 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndOfficerOfficerIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
CHUCK FRIED
TREASURER1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
DR CHRISTINE TINNESZ
PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
HONORABLE ALEC HANIFORD DEULL
SECRETARY1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL BENZIN
VICE PRESIDENT1.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAVANI RAM MD
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHAEL SCHOPP
BOARD MEMBER1.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MICHELE FRIED
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Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
All Other Contributions$11,246AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$11,246TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROGRAM FEE INCOMEDesc
Business624110BusinessCd
Total Revenue Column$1,669,588TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,669,588RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$1,669,588TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$59,315TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$59,315ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$496,394SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$494,625SecuritiesAmt
Other$10,888OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,769SecuritiesAmt
Other-$10,888OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$9,119TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$9,119ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fundraising Gross Income$42,226FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Fundraising Direct Expenses$33,764FundraisingDirectExpensesAmt

Net Incm From Fundraising Evt NetIncmFromFundraisingEvtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$8,462TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$8,462ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,739,492TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$1,669,588RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$58,658ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$209,220TotalAmt
Program Services$158,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$51,050ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$855,287TotalAmt
Program Services$646,969ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$208,318ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,357TotalAmt
Program Services$10,166ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$10,191ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$97,411TotalAmt
Program Services$73,677ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$23,734ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$14,716TotalAmt
Program Services$3,270ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$11,446ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,056TotalAmt
Program Services$3,790ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$13,266ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$20,890TotalAmt
Management And General$20,890ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,250TotalAmt
Program Services$5,833ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$20,417ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$121,631TotalAmt
Program Services$121,631ProgramServicesAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$23,516TotalAmt
Program Services$17,637ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$5,879ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$17,403TotalAmt
Program Services$13,052ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,351ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$72,218TotalAmt
Program Services$72,218ProgramServicesAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$6,362TotalAmt
Program Services$6,362ProgramServicesAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$49,856TotalAmt
Program Services$37,392ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$113,406TotalAmt
Program Services$79,559ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,847ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
REPAIRS$33,796$25,347$8,449
PRINTING, REPRODUCTION$32,599$24,449$8,150
TELEPHONE$32,091$24,068$8,023
BIRTH PARENT LIVING EXP$18,738$18,738

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$130,122TotalAmt
Program Services$100,605ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,172ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,345FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,912,925TotalAmt
Program Services$1,442,933ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$461,647ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$8,345FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,301,852BOYAmt
EOY$542,023EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$8,687BOYAmt
EOY$2,266EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$15,999BOYAmt
EOY$12,328EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,217,249LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$239,933LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$972,499BOYAmt
EOY$977,316EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,553,971BOYAmt
EOY$2,106,953EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$20,000BOYAmt
EOY$20,000EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,873,008BOYAmt
EOY$3,660,886EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$52,884BOYAmt
EOY$112,681EOYAmt

Unsecured Notes Loans Payable UnsecuredNotesLoansPayableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$288,751BOYAmt
EOY$270,461EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$341,635BOYAmt
EOY$383,142EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,521,347BOYAmt
EOY$3,277,744EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,026BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,531,373BOYAmt
EOY$3,277,744EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,873,008BOYAmt
EOY$3,660,886EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$173,433ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$80,196NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$112,448CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$75,372CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$36,248CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$25,636CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$11,246CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$260,950TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,340,810CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,533,740CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,811,355CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,808,255CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,669,588CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,163,748TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$42,226CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$42,226TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,609,112CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,847,603CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,833,891CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,723,060CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,466,924TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$8,466,924PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,836CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,318CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,585CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$59,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$265,874TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,836CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$38,318CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$59,585CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$74,820CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$59,315CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$265,874TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,487,094CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,647,430CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,907,188CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,908,711CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,782,375CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$8,732,798TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.96960PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97230PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03040InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02770InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 D IRS990ScheduleD

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$991,507OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$72,968DepreciationAmt
Book Value$918,539BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$149,116OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$124,557DepreciationAmt
Book Value$24,559BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$76,626OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,408DepreciationAmt
Book Value$34,218BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$977,316TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
MONEY MARKET FUNDS$111,364F
MUTUAL FUNDS$1,233,792F
CERTIFICATES OF DEPOSIT$198,760F
FIXED INCOME$378,105F
EQUITIES$184,932F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$2,106,953TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,693,060TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$80,196NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue$33,764OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$46,432RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,739,492RevenueSubtotalAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$0RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,739,492TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,946,689TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$33,764OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$33,764ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$1,912,925ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$0ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$1,912,925TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART X, LINE 2:THE AGENCY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX AS PROVIDED BY THE REGULATIONS SET FORTH IN SECTION 501 (C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ACCORDINGLY, NO PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE ACCOMPANYING FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. US GAAP PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RECOGNITION AND MEASUREMENT FOR INCOME TAX POSITION THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAS TAKEN OR EXPECTS TO TAKE IN THE ORGANIZATION'S INCOME TAX RETURNS. ORGANIZATIONS TAKE MANY TAX POSITIONS RELATIVE TO TAX LAWS, INCLUDING THOSE TAKEN IN DETERMINING WHETHER TAX IS DUE, A REFUND IS OWED, A TAX RETURN NEEDS TO BE FILED, OR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF INCOME AS TAXABLE (FOR EXAMPLE, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME) OR NONTAXABLE. THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECORDED ANY LIABILITIES RELATING TO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS. THE ORGANIZATION FILES ITS RETURN OF AN ORGANIZATION EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAX IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND ITS ANNUAL FILING OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION IN NEW YORK STATE.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 33,764.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:FUNDRAISING EVENT EXPENSES 33,764.

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event12015 GALAEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$42,226GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$42,226GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$27,225RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,400EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$5,139OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$42,226GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$42,226GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$27,225RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,400EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$5,139OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$33,764DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$8,462NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMICHELE FRIEDPersonNm
TitleFOUNDER/CEOTitleTxt
Base Compensation Filing Org$188,270BaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Compensation Based On Rltd Orgs$0CompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt
Bonus Filing Organization$0BonusFilingOrganizationAmount
Bonus Related Organizations$0BonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt
Other Compensation Filing Org$0OtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Other Compensation Rltd Orgs$0OtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Deferred Compensation Flng Org$20,950DeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt
Deferred Comp Rltd Orgs$0DeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Filing Org$0NontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt
Nontaxable Benefits Rltd Orgs$0NontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt
Total Compensation Filing Org$209,220TotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt
Total Compensation Rltd Orgs$0TotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Filing Org$0CompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt
Comp Report Prior990 Rltd Orgs$0CompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MICHELE FRIED, FOUNDER/CEO, HAS A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP WITH CHUCK FRIED, BOARD MEMBER.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. PRIOR TO ITS FILING, IT IS REVIEWED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S BOOKEEPER, THE CEO, AND THEN THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION HAS ADOPTED NEW YORK STATE LAW PROVISIONS SET FORTH IN NPCL 715 AS ITS CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. WHEN A TRANSACTION WITH A POSSIBLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST IS IDENTIFIED, THE BOARD IS INFORMED OF THE FACTS, DISCUSSES THEM AND VOTES ON WHETHER TO GO AHEAD WITH THE TRANSACTION. THE INTERESTED PARTY IS NOT PRESENT FOR THE VOTE. THE POLICY IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION FOR THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMPENSATION IS COMPARED TO OTHER NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. BOTH THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CHUCK FRIED, BOARD MEMBER AND FAMILY MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ARE NOT PRESENT WHEN SUCH DISCUSSIONS OCCUR.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST AS WELL AS ON THE WEBSITE GUIDESTAR.ORG.
FORM 990, PART XII, LINE 2CTHE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS FOR SELECTION OF AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT AND MONITORING OF THE AUDIT PROCESS HAS NOT CHANGED FROM THE PRIOR YEAR.