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BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
BEACON CENTER OF TENNESSEE (EIN 20-1808567)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-12
IRS object ID
201521329349303927
Schema version
2014v5.0
Source
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,356CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,117CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,263CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$857CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,402CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,995TotalAmt

Post1975 UBTI Post1975UBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$1,356CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,117CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,263CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$857CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,402CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$5,995TotalAmt

Net Income From Other UBI NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income509 OtherIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$608,125CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$527,159CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$481,990CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,224,032CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$995,941CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,837,247TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.99840PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.99840PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.00160InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.00160InvestmentIncomePYPct
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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 Filed Section4955 TaxfalseForm4720FiledSection4955TaxInd
Correction MadefalseCorrectionMadeInd

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$8,774FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$11,047FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$19,821FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$755,464FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$775,285FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$141,293FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total$35,323FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form4720 FiledfalseForm4720FiledInd

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$106,289CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$91,662CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$182,865CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$141,293CurrentYearAmt
Total$522,109TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling$783,164LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Total Lobbying Expend AvgTotalLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$6,397CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$1,609CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$3,324CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$19,821CurrentYearAmt
Total$31,151TotalAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$26,572CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year Minus2$22,916CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1$45,716CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year$35,323CurrentYearAmt
Total$130,527TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling$195,791GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Lobbying Expend AvgGrassrootsLobbyingExpendGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus3$5,000CurrentYearMinus3Amt
Current Year$8,774CurrentYearAmt
Total$13,774TotalAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$3,511OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$1,755DepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,756BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$51,579OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$42,187DepreciationAmt
Book Value$9,392BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$11,148TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$999,868TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services And Use Fclts$3,927DonatedServicesAndUseFcltsAmt
Other Revenue$38,252OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$42,179RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$957,689RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$957,689TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$817,464TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Donated Services Use Fclts$3,927DonatedServicesUseFcltsAmt
Other Expenses Included$38,252OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$42,179ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$775,285ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$775,285TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Part X : FIN48 FootnoteWe are a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code, and are classified as an organization that is not a private foundation as defined in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is included in the accompanying financial statements. We do not believe there are any uncertain tax positions. Further, we do not believe that we have any unrelated business income, which would be subject to federal taxes. We are not subject to examination by U.S. federal or state taxing authorities for years before 2011.
Part XI, Line 2d: Other revenue amounts included in F/S but not included on form 990SPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES ON STMT OF REV. $38252
Part XII, Line 2d: Other expenses and losses per audited F/SSPECIAL EVENT EXPENSES ON STMT OF REV. $38252

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Agrmt Prof Fundraising ActyfalseAgrmtProfFundraisingActyInd

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event110th Anniversary EventEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$54,413GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$54,413GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Non Cash Prizes Event1$4,011NonCashPrizesEvent1Amt
Rent Facility Costs Event1$6,025RentFacilityCostsEvent1Amt
Food And Beverage Event1$12,477FoodAndBeverageEvent1Amt
Entertainment Event1$1,850EntertainmentEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$13,889OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$54,413GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$54,413GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Non Cash Prizes Total Events$4,011NonCashPrizesTotalEventsAmt
Rent Fclty Costs Total Events$6,025RentFcltyCostsTotalEventsAmt
Food And Beverage Total Events$12,477FoodAndBeverageTotalEventsAmt
Entertainment Total Events$1,850EntertainmentTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$13,889OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$38,252DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$16,161NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part III, Line 2: New ServicesIN 2014, OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS APPROVED FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO PROVIDE PRO BONO LITIGATION SERVICES. WE DID NOT PROVIDE ANY SERVICES IN 2014 BUT EXPECT TO IN 2015.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 4: Description of Significant Changes to Organizational DocumentsTHE PURPOSE AS STATED IN THE BYLAWS WAS AMENDED TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL EMPHASIS ON WHAT THE PURPOSE OF BEACON IS. THERE WAS NO CHANGE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY JEOPARDIZE OUR TAX EXEMPT STATUS NOR WAS THERE A CHANGE IN NAME OR LEGAL STRUCTURE.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessTHE BOARD REVIEWS AND APPROVES THE 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsBOARD MEMBERS ARE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY THE BOARD IF THERE IS A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableREQUIRED DOCUMENTATION WILL BE PROVIDED UPON REQUEST
Form 990, Part XII, Line 2: Change of Oversight or Selection ProcessTHE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY FOR OVERSIGHT OF THE AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM IS REVIEWED ANNUALLY BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.