ROCK AND SOUL FOREVER FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: ROCK AND SOUL FOREVER FOUNDATION (EIN 20-5397606)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-11-15
IRS object ID: 201303199349305160
Schema version: 2012v2.3
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 B
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-11-15T11:02:50-06:00	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	WOLF WEISSMAN CPA'S PC	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	1 PENN PLZ STE 2615	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	101192495	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	205397606	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ROCK AND ROLL FOREVER	BusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2	FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	ROCK	NameControl

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	C/O WOLF WEISSMAN ONE PENN PLAZA	AddressLine1
Address Line2	ROOM/SUITE 2615	AddressLine2
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10119	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	R J WARREN ZANES	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Date Signed	2013-11-14	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	false	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	IRWIN WOLF	Name
Phone	2129677300	Phone
Date Prepared	2013-11-15	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	R J WARREN ZANES	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	648 BROADWAY SUITE 900	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10012	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	3229160	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.ROCKANDROLLFOREVER.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2006	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	NY	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL CURRICULUM OF THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL INCLUDING LESSON PLANS AND TAPED INTERVIEWS TO BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL SCHOOLS.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	4	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	4	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	5	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	138888	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	1853482	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY	0	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year	-1453	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year	375976	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	138888	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	2228005	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year	284104	SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year	404171	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year	333200	TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	197155	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	43515	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	188126	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	660819	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	592297	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-521931	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	1635708	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	27377	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	1589049	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY	440514	TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY	8500	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	-413137	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	1580549	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO DEVELOP A NATIONAL CURRICULUM OF THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL INCLUDING LESSON PLANS AND TAPED INTERVIEWS TO BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL SCHOOLS.	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	354105	Expense
Description	FINAL STAGES OF DEVELOPING A NATIONAL CURRICULUM OF THE HISTORY OF ROCK AND ROLL INCLUDING LESSON PLANS AND TAPED INTERVIEWS TO BE PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE TO ALL SCHOOLS.	Description
Total Program Service Expense	354105	TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3	true	DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required	true	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	true	FundraisingActivities
Gaming	false	Gaming
Hospital	false	Hospital
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required	true	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	false	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	2	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding	false	ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees	5	NumberOfEmployees
Employment Tax Returns Filed	true	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled
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	4	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	4	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

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	TAXPAYER	NamePerson
Telephone Number	2129677300	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	434 SIXTH AVENUE 6TH FL	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10011	ZIPCode

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (4 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	OfficerOfficer
STEVEN VAN ZANDT
FOUNDER	4.00	X	0	0	0
KENNETH ZENKEL
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
KEVIN KEYES
BOARD MEMBER	1.00	X	0	0	0
RJ WARREN ZANES
EXECUTIVE DI	40.00		208333	0	0	X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	208333	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	1	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	false	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	true	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions	1853482	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	1853482	TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	3	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	3	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	999699	Securities

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expenses LessCostOthBasisSalesExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	1001155	Securities

Gain Or Loss GainOrLoss

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	-1456	Securities

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-1456	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-1456	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Income Fundraising Events	375976	GrossIncomeFundraisingEvents

Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	375976	TotalRevenueColumn

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	2228005	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	-1453	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Comp Current Officers Directors CompCurrentOfficersDirectors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	208333	Total
Program Services	145000	ProgramServices
Management And General	20833	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	42500	Fundraising

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	139320	Total
Program Services	139320	ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	34583	Total
Program Services	28283	ProgramServices
Management And General	2072	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	4228	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	21935	Total
Program Services	17939	ProgramServices
Management And General	1314	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	2682	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	8500	Total
Management And General	8500	ManagementAndGeneral

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7560	Total
Management And General	7560	ManagementAndGeneral

Travel Travel

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	24627	Total
Program Services	12314	ProgramServices
Fundraising	12313	Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	1216	Total
Program Services	608	ProgramServices
Management And General	608	ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	FundraisingFundraising	Program ServicesProgramServices
FUNDRAISING	130503	130503
CONTRACT SERVICES	9100		9100
BANK FEES	4929	4929
RECORDING & PROMOTIONAL	1541		1541

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	150	Total
Management And General	150	ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	592297	Total
Program Services	354105	ProgramServices
Management And General	41037	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	197155	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	27377	BOY
EOY	447354	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	999701	EOY

Other Notes Loans Receivable Net OtherNotesLoansReceivableNet

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	141994	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	27377	BOY
EOY	1589049	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	440514	BOY
EOY	8500	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	440514	BOY
EOY	8500	EOY

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

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-413137	BOY
EOY	1580549	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	-413137	BOY
EOY	1580549	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	27377	BOY
EOY	1589049	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	1635708	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes	357978	ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting Accrual	X	MethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review	false	AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited	false	FSAudited

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1245842	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	316195	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	253864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	138888	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	1853482	CurrentTaxYear
Total	3808271	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	375979	CurrentTaxYear
Total	375979	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1245842	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	316195	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	253864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	138888	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2229461	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4184250	Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	12500	CurrentTaxYear
Total	12500	Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	1261385	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1261385	Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	1273885	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1273885	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	2910365	PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	1245842	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	316195	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	253864	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	138888	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	2229461	CurrentTaxYear
Total	4184250	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.69560	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0.00000	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number	RESTRICTED	ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions	RESTRICTED	AggregateContributions

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	FUNDRAISING CON	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	375976	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	375976	GrossRevenueEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	375976	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	375976	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Net Income Summary	375976	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment	false	SeverancePayment
Supplemental Nonqual Retire Plan	false	SupplementalNonqualRetirePlan
Equity Based Comp Arrangement	false	EquityBasedCompArrangement
Comp Based On Revenue Of Filing Org	false	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFilingOrg
Comp Based On Revenue Related Orgs	false	CompBasedOnRevenueRelatedOrgs
Comp Based Net Earnings Filing Org	false	CompBasedNetEarningsFilingOrg
Comp Based Net Earnings Relate Orgs	false	CompBasedNetEarningsRelateOrgs
Any Non Fixed Payments	false	AnyNonFixedPayments
Initial Contract Exception	false	InitialContractException

Form990 Schedule J Part II Form990ScheduleJPartII

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	RJ WARREN ZANES	NamePerson
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Base Compensation Filing Org	208333	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Filing Org	208333	TotalCompensationFilingOrg

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	Return ReferenceReturnReference	ExplanationExplanation
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
OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS EXPLANATION	FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9	CORRECTION OF PRIOR PERIOD ACCRUAL ERROR 357,978