JOIN TOGETHER SOCIETY AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: JOIN TOGETHER SOCIETY AMERICA (EIN 20-1405142)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-05-23
IRS object ID: 201301439349300440
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-23T13:42:30-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ANDY CHOI & CO INC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	142 30 ROOSEVELT AVE	AddressLine1
City	FLUSHING	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	11354	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201405142	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOIN TOGETHER SOCIETY AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	JOIN	NameControl
Phone	2012243834	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1124 ABBOTT BLVD	AddressLine1
City	FORT LEE	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	07024	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CYNTHIA AHN CHOI	Name
Title	PRESIDENT	Title
Phone	2012243834	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-22	DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	ANDY CHOI	Name
Phone	7184452546	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-05-23	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Change	X	AddressChange
Name Of Principal Officer Person	CYNTHIA AHN CHOI	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	570 MAIN STREET	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10044	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	167381	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2004	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM HUMGER AND DISEASES BOTH IN THE US AND ABROAD	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	3	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	3	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	0	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	10	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	102276	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	167381	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	0	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	102276	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	167381	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	0	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	0	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	110292	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	160830	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	110292	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	160830	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-8016	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	6551	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	62450	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	69001	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	62450	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	69001	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Info In Schedule O Part III	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIII
Mission Description	TO PROVIDE PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL SUPPORT TO PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM HUMGER AND DISEASES BOTH IN THE US AND ABROAD	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Description	CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORTS TO US AND ASIA	Description

Activity Other ActivityOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	160787	Expense
Description	CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORTS TO ASIA	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Of Other Program Service Exp	160787	TotalOfOtherProgramServiceExp
Total Program Service Expense	160787	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	false	ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities	false	PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities	false	LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax	false	SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds	false	DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements	false	ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art	false	CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling	false	CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments	false	TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip	false	ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities	false	ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest	false	ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets	false	ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities	false	ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote	false	ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt	false	IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt	false	ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School	false	School
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities	false	ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations	false	MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals	false	MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising	false	ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities	false	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	false	ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds	false	TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction	false	ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction	false	PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP	false	LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person	false	GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization	false	BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member	false	BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp	false	OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions	false	DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art	false	DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated	false	Terminated
Partial Liquidation	false	PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity	false	DisregardedEntity
Related Entity	false	RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org	false	TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	0	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	0	NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income	false	UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification	false	TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions	false	NonDeductibleContributions
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	3	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	3	NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship	false	FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties	false	DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs	false	ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse	false	MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders	false	MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members	false	ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval	false	DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body	true	MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees	true	MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address	false	OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters	false	LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body	false	Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy	false	ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Whistleblower Policy	false	WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy	false	DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO	false	CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other	false	CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture	false	InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOINT TOGETHER SOCIETY AMERICA	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	2012243834	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1124 ABBOTT BLVD	AddressLine1
City	FORT LEE	City
State	NJ	State
ZIP Code	07024	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	X	NoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per Week RelatedAverageHoursPerWeekRelated	OfficerOfficer	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation
GUEM Y YIM
TREASURER	20.00	X	0	0	0
CYNTHIA AHN CHOI
PRESIDENT	20.00	X	0	0	0
YUN SOON LEE
DIRECTOR	10.00	X	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	167381	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	167381	TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	167381	TotalRevenueColumn

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	75	Total
Program Services	71	ProgramServices
Management And General	4	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	610	Total
Program Services	579	ProgramServices
Management And General	31	ManagementAndGeneral

Royalties Royalties

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	85	Total
Program Services	80	ProgramServices
Management And General	5	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
DONATION	160000	160000
NYS FILING FEE	60	57	3

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	160830	Total
Program Services	160787	ProgramServices
Management And General	43	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	0	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62450	BOY
EOY	69001	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62450	BOY
EOY	69001	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117	X	FollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62450	BOY
EOY	69001	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62450	BOY
EOY	69001	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	62450	BOY
EOY	69001	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	6551	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required	false	FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi	X	PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	222477	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	39407	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	51954	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	102276	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	167381	CurrentTaxYear
Total	583495	Total

Total170 Total170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	222477	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	39407	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	51954	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	102276	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	167381	CurrentTaxYear
Total	583495	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total170	583495	PublicSupportTotal170
Total Support	583495	TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage170	1.00000	PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year	1.00000	PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
ALL OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT DESCRIPTION	FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D	CONTRIBUTIONS AND SUPPORTS TO ASIA
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B	NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19	NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC