COUNCIL OF GRADUATE STUDENTS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012
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- Organization
- COUNCIL OF GRADUATE STUDENTS (EIN 41-1404226)
- Tax period
- 2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
- Filed
- 2013-12-04
- IRS object ID
- 201303399349200000
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2013-12-04T18:48:03Z | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2013-06-30 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-07-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 411404226 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Council of Graduate Students | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | COUN | NameControl |
| Phone | 4029575629 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | Johnston Hall 101 Pleasant ST SE | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | 303 | AddressLine2 |
| City | Minneapolis | City |
| State | MN | State |
| ZIP Code | 55455 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Louise Hamer | Name |
| Title | COGS Administrator | Title |
| Phone | 6127025124 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-12-04 | DateSigned |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Ana Burgers | Name |
| Date Prepared | 2013-11-29 | DatePrepared |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Initial Return | X | InitialReturn |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Web Site | cogs.umn.edu | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 50633 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 26500 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Program Service Revenue | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenue |
| Membership Dues | 24114 | MembershipDues |
| Investment Income | 19 | InvestmentIncome |
| Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | 0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets |
| Gaming Gross Income | 0 | GamingGrossIncome |
| Fundraising Gross Income | 0 | FundraisingGrossIncome |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | 0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLoss |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GrossSalesOfInventory |
| Gro Profit Loss Sales Of Inventory | 0 | GroProfitLossSalesOfInventory |
| Other Revenue Total | 0 | OtherRevenueTotal |
| Total Revenue | 50633 | TotalRevenue |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | 31487 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | 0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembers |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 5625 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 0 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 0 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 34 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 11228 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 48374 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | 2259 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 83661 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 85920 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | X | InfoInScheduleOPartII |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 83661 | BOY |
| EOY | 85920 | EOY |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 83661 | BOY |
| EOY | 85920 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 83661 | BOY |
| EOY | 85920 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Graduate Student advocacy and service | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (6 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses |
|---|---|---|
| COGS Travel Awards-Awards given to exceptional graduate students to attend educational programs, conferences, workshops, etc. In 2012-2013 fiscal year, 39 travel awards were granted. | 20000 | 28815 |
| Graduate Student Orientation-Programming designed to help incoming graduate students learn about campus and available resources. Open to the entire graduate student body. | 0 | 314 |
| Executive Board Meetings-Monthly meetings in which the Executive Board discusses advocacy efforts and carries out official business of the organization. | 0 | 415 |
| General Assembly Meetings-Monthly meetings in which representatives from each graduate department are invited to discuss and advocate for initiatives meaningful to the graduate student experience; the actions of the executive board between general assembly meetings are determined based on the priorities expressed by graduate students in the assembly meetings. | 0 | 3257 |
| Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week-A week of social events and appreciation dedicated entirely to recognizing the impact of graduate students on campus. Open to the entire graduate student body. | 4000 | 5889 |
| Teaching, Leadership, and Faculty Awards-Awards designed to recognize outstanding contributions of graduate student teachers and of those faculty members who have been dedicated to improving the graduate student experience. | 0 | 2671 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 41361 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (10 entries)
| TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Beek | ||||
| President | 5 | 1000 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew McNally | ||||
| Executive Vice President | 3 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Petty | ||||
| Vice President for University Relations | 3 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyutae Kim | ||||
| Vice President for Finance (July - February) | 3 | 750 | 0 | 0 |
| Ana Burgers | ||||
| Vice President for Finance (February - June) | 5 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Norman Shamas | ||||
| Vice Present for Communications | 3 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Amanda Martin | ||||
| Graduate Education Committee Representative | 3 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Salo | ||||
| Graduate Education Committee Representative | 3 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Thompson | ||||
| Graduate Education Committee Representative | 3 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Coombes | ||||
| Vice President for Internal Relations | 3 | 500 | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | 0 | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | 0 | SubjectToProxyTax |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | MN | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Ana Burgers and Louise Hamer | NamePerson |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | Johnston Hall 303 | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | 101 Pleasant St SE | AddressLine2 |
| City | Minneapolis | City |
| State | MN | State |
| ZIP Code | 55455 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 4029575629 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | 0 | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Does Org Have Hospital | 0 | DoesOrgHaveHospital |
| Tanning Services Provided | 0 | TanningServicesProvided |
| Form720 Filed | 0 | Form720Filed |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | 0 | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | 0 | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | 0 | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | 0 | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Filed Schedule A | 1 | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org509a2 | X | PubliclySupportedOrg509a2 |
| Certification Checkbox | X | CertificationCheckbox |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 27357 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 32335 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 39157 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 53920 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 24114 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 176883 | Total |
Total509 Total509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 27357 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 32335 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 39157 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 53920 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 24114 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 176883 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total509 | 176883 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 6 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 15 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 6 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 19 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 19 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 65 | Total |
Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 6 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 15 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 6 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 19 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 19 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 65 | Total |
Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 27363 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 32350 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 39163 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 53939 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 24133 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 176948 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Percentage509 | 1 | PublicSupportPercentage509 |
| Investment Income Percentage | 0 | 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 O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Part I, Line 10 | Travel Awards: $28,815.44; Teaching Awards: $667.78; Leadership Awards: $1250.00; Faculty Award: $753.31 |
| 2 | Part I, Line 16 | Graduate Student Orientation; Career Networking Breakfast; Spring Welcome Back Breakfast; Executive Board Meetings; General Assembly Meetings; Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week; Executive Board Thank You Gifts; Total: $11,228.11 |