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FOLK ARTS RAJASTHAN INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012

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Organization
FOLK ARTS RAJASTHAN INC (EIN 20-2025437)
Tax period
2012-04-01 to 2013-03-31
Filed
2013-10-29
IRS object ID
201333029349200033
Schema version
2012v2.2
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2013-10-29T05:38:07-00:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-03-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Patricia Armstrong CPABusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line1233 West 99th Street Ste 3AAddressLine1
CityNew YorkCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10025ZIPCode
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Return Type990EZReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN202025437EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1FOLK ARTS RAJASTHAN INCBusinessNameLine1
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Name ControlFOLKNameControl
Phone2126287210Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o LUKAS 314 E 84TH STREET Room 11AddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10028ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameKaren LukasName
TitleExecutive DirectorTitle
Date Signed2013-10-29DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePatricia ArmstrongName
Phone2126638260Phone
Date Prepared2013-10-01DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Printing Publications Postage37PrintingPublicationsPostage
Other Expenses Total15400OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses110270TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-16953ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY178451NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
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BOY134429BOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances

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Info In Schedule O Part IIIXInfoInScheduleOPartIII
Primary Exempt PurposeEducationalPrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (4 entries)

Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccomGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses
LKSS - Folk Arts Rajasthan works in concert with Lok Kala Sagar Santhan, an India based NGO, to promote their mutual missions of preserving the vanishing folk art and culture of the Merasi musician community.580011841
Merasi School - Five girls were awarded private scholarships. Basic English and Hindi is being used daily by 35-50 students. 63 children attended the first Merasi Childrens Samelan.1310038753
Music Merasi - Our programs serve 25-70 students six days/week. Eighteen Merasi fifteen of them students performed at Mumbais 2012 Kala Ghoda Arts Festival. On behalf of the Merasi, FAR continued developing alliances.1698524592
Artistic Cultural Exchange - The on-going production of the Musical Narrative Project, an archive of photo, audio and video materials featuring the endangered Merasi legacy.28009158
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses84344TotalProgramServiceExpenses

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (5 entries)

TitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensation
Karen Lukas
Exec. Dir/Treas044.0050000
Steven Watson
Chairman001.000
Jane Umanoff
Secretary001.000
Jeanne Feeney
Director001.000
Mr James Daukas
Director001.000
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Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtc
Did Org File Form1120 POL This YearfalseDidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficers
Tax Imposed Under IRC49110TaxImposedUnderIRC4911
Tax Imposed Under IRC49120TaxImposedUnderIRC4912
Tax Imposed Under IRC49550TaxImposedUnderIRC4955
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonKaren LukasNamePerson

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line1314 E 84th StreetAddressLine1
CityNew YorkCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10028ZIPCode
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Telephone Number2126287210TelephoneNumber
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Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
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Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction With Control EntityfalseTransactionWithControlEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn ActivitiesfalseEngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities
Engage In Lobbying ActivitiesfalseEngageInLobbyingActivities
Operating SchoolfalseOperatingSchool
Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related OrgfalseTrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg
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Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof SerNONEPartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer
Filed Schedule AtrueFiledScheduleA

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years115186CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years124488CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year147114CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year93149CurrentTaxYear
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Current Tax Year93149CurrentTaxYear
Total651548Total
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Amounts Subst Contributors Total371034AmountsSubstContributorsTotal
Public Support Total170280514PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years457CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years293CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years41CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year63CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year14CurrentTaxYear
Total868Total

Other Income170 OtherIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years752CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Total752Total
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Total Support653168TotalSupport
Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc78987GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc
Public Support Pertcentage1700.42950PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.48630PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
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Public Support Percentage5090.00000PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0.00000InvestmentIncomePercentage

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (16 entries)

ExplanationExplanation
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 31 Artistic Cultural Exchange - The on-going production of the Musical Narrative Project, an archive of photo, audio and video materials featuring the endangered Merasi legacy. Grants and allocations 2,800, Program service expenses 9,158
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 10, Grants Paid Activity Grant, Grantee Lok Kala Sagar Sansthan Jaisalmer, Rajasthan India, Cash Grant 38,685, Relationship
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Bank charges 265
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Computer maintenance 193
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Intern 226
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Insurance 948
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Marketing 385
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Miscellaneous expenses 3,195
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Office expense and supplies 454
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Project expenses 8,874
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Website 143
Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16, Other Expenses Depreciation 673
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets Inventory Beginning of year 18,358, End of year 18,358
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets Equipment - net of depreciation Beginning of year 766, End of year 943
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 24, Other Assets Pledges receivable Beginning of year 27,708, End of year 19,070
Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26, Liabilities Accrued expenses Beginning of year 2,810, End of year 8,346

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation