ENERGY INDEPENDENCE NOW: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015
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- Organization
- ENERGY INDEPENDENCE NOW (EIN 80-0066740)
- Tax period
- 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
- Filed
- 2016-05-16
- IRS object ID
- 201611379349205146
- Schema version
- 2015v2.1
- 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
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2016-05-16T15:19:04-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2015-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 611415123 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | TRAXLER & ASSOCIATES INC | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 1028 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | IONE | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 95640 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2015-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 800066740 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ENERGY INDEPENDANCE NOW COALITION | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ENER | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 316 MID VALLEY CTR | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | CARMEL | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 93923 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | REMY GARDERET | PersonNm |
| Person Title | EXECUTIVE DIREC | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 9168442346 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2016-05-15 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | false | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | DANIEL A TRAXLER EA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P01059648 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2092570270 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2016-05-16 | PreparationDt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2015 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $160,503 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $160,503 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Total Revenue | $160,503 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $60,000 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $100,645 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $13,125 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $173,770 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$13,267 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $20,534 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | -$416 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $6,851 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $20,635 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,851 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $20,635 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,851 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $101 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $20,534 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $6,851 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | SEE SCHEDULE O | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Srvc Accom | SEE SCHEDULE O | DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $0 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DANIEL EMMET | ||||
| CHAIRMAN | 3.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| REMY GARDERET | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 2.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| STEVE FLEISCHLI | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| PAUL SCOTT | ||||
| TREASURER | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TERRY TAMMINEN | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| TOM CACKETTE | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| BRIAN GOLDSTEIN | ||||
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40.00 | $60,000 | $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 |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| 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 | BRIAN GOLDSTEIN | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 316 MID VALLEY CTDR | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | CARMEL | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 93923 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 9168442346 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | $159,275 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $149,950 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $152,956 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $79,604 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $160,503 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $702,288 | TotalAmt |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $159,275 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $149,950 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $152,956 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $79,604 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $160,503 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $702,288 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | $702,288 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $14 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $2 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Total | $16 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | $702,304 | 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 (3 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | DESCRIPTION AMOUNTBUSINESS EXPENSES 78CONTRACT SERVICES 3,623INSURANCE 290OPERATIONS 50TRAVEL 3,749M&E AT 50 PERCENT 23MEETINGS 15SOFTWARE 99REIMBURSEMENTS 482TAXES 4,716 |
| Other changes in net assets or fund balances Part I line 20 | DESCRIPTION AMOUNTADJUSTMENT DUE TO BOOKS (416) |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | CATEGORY BEGINNING OF YEAR END OF YEARTOTAL LIABILITIES 101 0 |