FEDERATION OF GALAXY EXPLORERS: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization: FEDERATION OF GALAXY EXPLORERS (EIN 52-2347666)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-07-22
IRS object ID: 201332039349300428
Schema version: 2012v2.0
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule G
Schedule J
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-07-22T11:29:37-07:00	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	MYRA J HALL CPA	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	13709 BEAUWICK CT	AddressLine1
City	SILVER SPRING	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	209063005	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	522347666	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	FEDERATION OF GALAXY EXPLORERS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	FEDE	NameControl
Phone	6109818511	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6404 IVY LANE	AddressLine1
City	GREENBELT	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	207701420	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	LINDA MCNEIL	Name
Title	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	Title
Phone	6109818511	Phone
Date Signed	2013-04-30	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	MYRA HALL	Name
Phone	2403880510	Phone
Self Employed	X	SelfEmployed

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-24 21:20:13Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer Person	LINDA MCNEIL	NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6404 IVY LANE	AddressLine1
City	GREENBELT	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	20770	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	66659	GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates	false	GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Web Site	WWW.FOGE.ORG	WebSite
Type Of Organization Corporation	X	TypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation	2001	YearFormation
State Legal Domicile	MD	StateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission Description	TO EDUCATE, GUIDE AND PREPARE THE NEXT GENERATION TO ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE OF EXPANDING MANKIND'S PRESENCE IN SPACE.	ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body	8	NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members	8	NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees	1	TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers	25	TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI	0	TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Prior Year	35064	ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year	57340	ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year	13756	ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY	9289	ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year	64	InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year	30	InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year	4298	OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year	0	OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year	53182	TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year	66659	TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY	0	GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year	52116	BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY	0	BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year	34284	SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY	0	TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year	5492	TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year	10717	OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year	27227	OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year	62833	TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year	61511	TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year	-9651	RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY	5148	RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY	36802	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	42622	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY	672	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	36802	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	41950	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission Description	TO EDUCATE, GUIDE AND PREPARE	MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services	false	SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change	false	SignificantChange
Expense	5420	Expense
Revenue	4689	Revenue
Description	SUMMER CAMPS - FEATURING INSTRUCTION IN SPACE SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, ROCKETRY AND SPACE CITIZENSHIP.	Description

Activity2 Activity2

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	6580	Expense
Revenue	4600	Revenue
Description	ROCKETRY EDUCATION/PROGRAM	Description

Activity3 Activity3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	38527	Expense
Revenue	46040	Revenue
Description	SCHOOL PROGRAMS, PROGRAM DESIGN AND RESEARCH	Description

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense	50527	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	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
Transaction Related Entity	false	TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership	false	ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required	true	ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With1096	4	NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included	0	NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees	1	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
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	true	QuidProQuoContributions
Quid Pro Quo Disclosure	true	QuidProQuoDisclosure
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	false	Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums	false	FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid	false	PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services	false	IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VI	X	InfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members	8	NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members	8	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	true	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	MD	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	PA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed	VA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon Request	X	UponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	LINDA MCNEIL	NamePerson
Telephone Number	6109818511	TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	6404 IVY LANE 810	AddressLine1
City	GREENBELT	City
State	MD	State
ZIP Code	20770	ZIPCode

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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitle	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector	Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization	Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs	Other CompensationOtherCompensation	FormerFormer	OfficerOfficer
NICHOLAS EFTIMIADES
DPO-AE 09498	1.00	X	0	0	0
PAUL GRAZIANI
WAYNE, PA	0.25	X	0	0	0
MARSHALL KAPLAN
BETHESDA, MD	0.25	X	0	0	0
PAUL BEHRENDS
STERLING, VA	0.25	X	0	0	0
STEPHEN OSWALD
HOUSTON, TX	0.25	X	0	0	0
CATHERINE STEELE
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	0.25	X	0	0	0
PATRICK FORD
PASADENA, MD	0.25	X	0	0	0
MARCIA FIAMENGO
SILVER SPRING, MD	40.00		31848	0	0	X
LINDA MCNEIL
BOWIE, MD	40.00		0	0	0		X

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	31848	TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Number Individuals GT100 K	0	NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed	true	FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K	false	TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources	false	CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K	0	NumberOfContractorsGT100K
Fundraising Events	13800	FundraisingEvents
All Other Contributions	43540	AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions	57340	TotalContributions

Total Oth Program Service Revenue TotalOthProgramServiceRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	9289	TotalRevenueColumn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue	9289	TotalProgramServiceRevenue

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	30	TotalRevenueColumn

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	66659	TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income	9319	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IX	X	InfoInScheduleOPartIX

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	31848	Total
Program Services	25478	ProgramServices
Management And General	3185	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	3185	Fundraising

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxes

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2436	Total
Program Services	1949	ProgramServices
Management And General	244	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	243	Fundraising

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	975	Total
Program Services	782	ProgramServices
Management And General	97	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	96	Fundraising

Advertising Advertising

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	7	Total
Program Services	5	ProgramServices
Management And General	1	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	1	Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	2183	Total
Program Services	1747	ProgramServices
Management And General	218	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	218	Fundraising

Information Technology InformationTechnology

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	3151	Total
Program Services	2521	ProgramServices
Management And General	315	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	315	Fundraising

Occupancy Occupancy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	4311	Total
Program Services	3449	ProgramServices
Management And General	431	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	431	Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

DescriptionDescription	TotalTotal	Program ServicesProgramServices	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral	FundraisingFundraising
STEM SHIP	2525	2020	252	253
SUMMER CAMPS	6775	5420	677	678
ROCKETRY ED/PROGRAM	6580	6580	0	0
TEAMS (AFTER SCHOOL)	720	576	72	72

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	61511	Total
Program Services	50527	ProgramServices
Management And General	5492	ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising	5492	Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	31923	EOY

Savings And Temp Cash Investments SavingsAndTempCashInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36802	BOY
EOY	10699	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36802	BOY
EOY	42622	EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	672	EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	672	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	DoNotFollowSFAS117

Retained Earnings Endowment Etc RetainedEarningsEndowmentEtc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36802	BOY
EOY	41950	EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36802	BOY
EOY	41950	EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	36802	BOY
EOY	42622	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses	5148	ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash
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 Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2
Public Support Total170	0	PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	0	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Pertcentage170	0	PublicSupportPertcentage170

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	43540	CurrentTaxYear
Total	43540	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	43540	CurrentTaxYear
Total	43540	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	43540	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	30	CurrentTaxYear
Total	30	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year	30	CurrentTaxYear
Total	30	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	43570	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99930	PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage	0.00070	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Events Information EventsInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Of Event1	GALAXY BALL	NameOfEvent1
Gross Receipts Event1	45506	GrossReceiptsEvent1
Gross Revenue Event1	45506	GrossRevenueEvent1
Rent Facility Costs Event1	18501	RentFacilityCostsEvent1
Food And Beverage Event1	9789	FoodAndBeverageEvent1
Entertainment Event1	650	EntertainmentEvent1
Other Direct Expenses Event1	2766	OtherDirectExpensesEvent1
Gross Receipts Total	45506	GrossReceiptsTotal
Gross Revenue Total Events	45506	GrossRevenueTotalEvents
Rent Facility Costs Total Events	18501	RentFacilityCostsTotalEvents
Food And Beverage Total Events	9789	FoodAndBeverageTotalEvents
Entertainment Total Events	650	EntertainmentTotalEvents
Other Direct Expenses Total Events	2766	OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents
Direct Expense Summary Events	31706	DirectExpenseSummaryEvents
Net Income Summary	13800	NetIncomeSummary

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Written Employment Contract	X	WrittenEmploymentContract
Board Or Committee Approval	X	BoardOrCommitteeApproval
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	MARCIA FIAMENGO	NamePerson
Base Compensation Filing Org	31848	BaseCompensationFilingOrg
Total Compensation Filing Org	31848	TotalCompensationFilingOrg

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (20 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11b	MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ARE NOTIFIED THE
	FORM 990 TAX FILING IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AND
	DISCUSSION PRIOR TO THE FILING OF FORM 990.
Pt VI, Line 19	COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST
	POLICY AND THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS,
	FORM 990 ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
Pt VI, Line 8a	MEETINGS ARE DOCUMENTED; MINUTES ARE MAINTAINED
Pt VI, Line 12c	THE ORGANIZATION HAS DEVELOPED POLICIES REGARDING
	FRAUD DETECTION, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, WHISTLEBLOWER
	AND DOCUMENTATION RETENTION AND DESTRUCTION,ETC. WHICH
	WERE IMPLEMENTED DURING 2013.
PART IX LINE 13	POSTAGE - 25
	BANK FEES - 777
	STATE REGISTRATION FEES - 150
	PAY PAL FEES - 590
	TAXES - NON UBIT - 393
	MISCELLANEOUS - 39
	CPR TRAINING - 209
PART IX LINE 14	TELEPHONE - 1296
	WEB SERVICES - 1855