STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

A GIFT FROM BEN INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
A GIFT FROM BEN INC (EIN 30-0045747)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-08-03
IRS object ID
201532159349300978
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-08-03T11:45:21-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Black Marlin CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200-1 Nat Turner BlvdAddressLine1Txt
CityNewport NewsCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN300045747EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1A Gift From Ben IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlAGIFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7572589195PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13526 Governors Landing RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityWilliamsburgCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23185ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEVERETTE H NEWMAN IVPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7572589195PhoneNum
Signature2015-07-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANN BLACKPreparerPersonNm
Phone7575969300PhoneNum
Preparation2015-08-03PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-04-25 22:37:26ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerEVERETTE H NEWMAN IVPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13526 Governors Landing RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityWilliamsburgCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23185ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$2,539,793GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website Addresswww.Thumpernewman.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateVALegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionFood rescue mission that delivers food seven days a week to the poor and the needy in our community, treating everyone with dignity and respect, reducing the financial burden of obtaining food.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Voting Members Independent1VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
PY Contributions Grants$2,305,399PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,539,789CYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$5PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$4CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$2,305,404PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,539,793CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$2,273,827PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$2,507,618CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
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CY Other Expenses$29,008CYOtherExpensesAmt
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CY Total Expenses$2,536,626CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$9,908PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$3,167CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
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Significant ChangefalseSignificantChangeInd
Expense$2,535,701ExpenseAmt
Revenue$2,539,793RevenueAmt
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Described In Section501c3Yes (true)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (true)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (true)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other SecfalseReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related InvstfalseReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnotefalseIncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To OrgfalseMoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming ActivitiesfalseGamingActivitiesInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (true)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit TransfalsePYExcessBenefitTransInd
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Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPersonInd
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Deductible Art ContributionfalseDeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate OperationsfalseTerminateOperationsInd
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidationInd
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Activities Conducted PrtshpfalseActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (true)ScheduleORequiredInd
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members1GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member1IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (true)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt DutiesfalseDelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org DocumentsfalseChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To ApprovafalseDecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (true)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (true)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddressInd
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChaptersInd
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Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (true)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (true)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcfalseRegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCORPORATE OFFICERSPersonNm
Phone7572589195PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Corporate officeAddressLine1Txt
CityWilliamsburgCityNm
State AbbreviationVAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP23185ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
EVERETTE H NEWMAN IV
Executive Director45.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JANICE INGRAM
Director1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
AICHA VAN LITH
Vice President0.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Former Ofcr Employees ListedfalseFormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KfalseTotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other SrcsfalseCompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
All Other Contributions$2,539,789AllOtherContributionsAmt
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Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total Revenue Column$4TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

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Total Revenue Column$2,539,793TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$4ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

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Total$2,507,618TotalAmt
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Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

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Program Services$0ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$775ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

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Total$450TotalAmt
Program Services$450ProgramServicesAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Total$1,800TotalAmt
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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

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Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Total$4,384TotalAmt
Program Services$4,384ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$0ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

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Taxes & licenses$213$213$0$0
Supplies$431$431$0$0

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,536,626TotalAmt
Program Services$2,535,701ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$925ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$21,848BOYAmt
EOY$27,399EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$20,303LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,867LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$10,820BOYAmt
EOY$8,436EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,668BOYAmt
EOY$35,835EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,668BOYAmt
EOY$35,835EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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BOY$32,668BOYAmt
EOY$35,835EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$32,668BOYAmt
EOY$35,835EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$3,167ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedfalseFSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,401,557CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,334,552CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,419,117CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,305,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,539,789CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,000,414TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$1,334,552CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,419,117CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,305,399CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,539,789CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$11,000,414TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170$11,000,414PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$5CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$4CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$11,000,428TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1701.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1701.00000PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind
Public Support Total509$0PublicSupportTotal509Amt
Public Support CY5090PublicSupportCY509Pct
Investment Income CY0InvestmentIncomeCYPct

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

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$20,303OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$11,867DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,436BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$8,436TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeSpecific assistance to individualsGrantTypeTxt
Recipient4000RecipientCnt
Non Cash Assistance$2,513,000NonCashAssistanceAmt
Valuation Method UsedFMVValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceFood for indigentsNonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt I Line 2No grants were received
Pt III, col (b)All provisions are delivered to approx. 2500-4000 people in the community including those in government housing projects, low income neighborhoods, trailer parks and shelters. The provisions are delivered by hand by volunteers of A.G.F.B. since all food is perishable and there is no application process to receive the provisions. Food is distributed to all who ask.

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Food Inventory FoodInventoryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution837667ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$2,513,000NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be HeldfalseAnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsfalseReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedfalseThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 2Everette H. Newman IV is related to Janice Ingram
Pt VI, Line 11bThe Directors review the Form 990 and address any concerns prior to filing.