STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

CENTER FOR AMERICA: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
CENTER FOR AMERICA (EIN 65-1256702)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-04-12
IRS object ID
201341039349300309
Schema version
2012v2.0
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)
Timestamp2013-04-12T13:39:30-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BROWN & ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111175 CICERO DRIVE 100AddressLine1
CityALPHARETTACity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30022ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN651256702EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CENTER FOR AMERICABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlCENTNameControl
Phone7703172423Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 WILLOW SPRINGS DRIVEAddressLine1
CityROSWELLCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30075ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameTODD YOUNGName
TitleCHEIF OPERATING OFFICERTitle
Phone7703172423Phone
Date Signed2013-04-12DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRANDY BROWN CPAName
Phone7709809121Phone
Date Prepared2013-04-12DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonSTEVE NOWLANNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 WILLOW SPRINGS DRIVEAddressLine1
CityROSWELLCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30075ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts924073GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
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Web SiteWWW.CENTERFORAMERICA.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation2005YearFormation
State Legal DomicileGAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTo educate the public on issues of legal reform and free enterprise/job and skills training, be a respected clearinghouse of information on these issues, and promote and develop training programs to contribute to free enterprise success for business and job creation.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body7NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members7NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers2TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
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Contributions Grants Current Year924000ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
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Other Revenue Current Year1OtherRevenueCurrentYear
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
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SchoolfalseSchool
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HospitalfalseHospital
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Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
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Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
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Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
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Nbr Voting Governing Body Members7NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
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Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonsfalseAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicytrueDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOfalseCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledDCStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonCENTER FOR AMERICANamePerson
Telephone Number7703172423TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1250 WILLOW SPRINGS DRIVEAddressLine1
CityROSWELLCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30075ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (9 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
STEVEN B HANTLER
CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR1.00X000
RICHARD RUSH
VICE CHAIRMAN1.00X000
STEVE NOWLAN
PRESIDENT/CEO10.00X000X
BERNDE HEINZE
TREASURER/DIRECTOR1.00X000
SHANNON GOESSLING
DIRECTOR1.00X000
JOHN RATZENBERGER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
CRAIG HAFFNER
DIRECTOR1.00X000
TODD YOUNG
COO4.00000X
HUGH WEBSTER
SEC1.00X000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

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DECISION MAKERS
250 WILLOW SPRINGS DRROSWELLGA30075CONSULTING163876
AGINCOURT
3 WILRICH GLEN RDMORRISTOWNNJ07960CONSULTING463893
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K2NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions924000AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions924000TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column72TotalRevenueColumn

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column1TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income1RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column924073TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income73RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total11140Total
Program Services11140ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Fundraising0Fundraising

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

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Fundraising0Fundraising

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Insurance Insurance

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3388Total
Program Services3388ProgramServices
Management And General0ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

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BUSINESS REGISTRATIONS FEES3785378500
WEB HOSTING135051350500

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Program Services821622ProgramServices
Management And General19264ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Buildings Equipment Basis8000LandBuildingsEquipmentBasis
Land Bldg Equipment Accum Deprec2400LandBldgEquipmentAccumDeprec

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY148003BOY
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Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY360671BOY
EOY443858EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY508674BOY
EOY508644EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses83187ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedtrueFSAudited

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasis

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Financial Statement SeparateXFinancialStatementSeparate
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteetrueAuditCommittee
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org170b1 AviXPubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi

Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years700000CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1917000CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1281000CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1201000CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year924000CurrentTaxYear
Total6023000Total

Total170 Total170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years700000CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years1917000CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years1281000CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year1201000CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year924000CurrentTaxYear
Total6023000Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total1706023000PublicSupportTotal170

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years814CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years481CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year146CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year73CurrentTaxYear
Total1514Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support6024514TotalSupport
Public Support Pertcentage1700.99970PublicSupportPertcentage170
Public Support Pertcent Prior Year0.99980PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170
Public Support Total5090PublicSupportTotal509
Public Support Percentage5090PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0InvestmentIncomePercentage

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis8000OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation2400Depreciation
Book Value5600BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings5600TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings
Tot Revenue Etc Audited Fincl Stmt924073TotRevenueEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Revenue Subtotal924073RevenueSubtotal
Total Revenue Per Form990924073TotalRevenuePerForm990
Tot Expenses Etc Audited Fincl Stmt840886TotExpensesEtcAuditedFinclStmt
Expenses Subtotal840886ExpensesSubtotal
Total Expenses Per Form990840886TotalExpensesPerForm990

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records MaintainedtrueRecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SOUTHEASTERN LEGAL FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12255 SEWELL MILL ROAD STE 320AddressLine1
CityMARIETTACity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30062ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient581247027EINOfRecipient
Amount Of Cash Grant7500AmountOfCashGrant
Method Of Valuation0MethodOfValuation
Description Of Non Cash Assistance0DescriptionOfNonCashAssistance
Purpose Of GrantSEE PAGE 2 PART IVPurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants1TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV (3 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt I Line 2GRANTS ARE MONITORED ORALLY THROUGH CONVERSATIONS WITH GRANT RECIPIENTS.
Pt III, col (b)GRANT IN SUPPORT OF RESEARCH ON POTENTIAL LITIGATION ARISING FROM
GLOBAL WARMING LAWS.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
AGINCOURT
SEE BELOW463893CONSULTING SERVICESfalse
DECISION MAKERS INC
SEE BELOW98481CONSULTING SERVICESfalse

Form990 Schedule L Part V Form990ScheduleLPartV (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
LINE 1 (B)INTERESTED PERSON IS OWNED BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION
LINE 2 (B)INTERESTED PERSON IS OWNED BY THE C.O.O. OF THE ORGANIZATION

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (8 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Pt VI, Line 11bTHE DRAFT OF THE 990 WILL BE SENT TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW. THE TREASURER
WILL REVIEW THE CONTENTS WITH THE BOARD AND THE BOARD WILL APPROVE FORM 990.
Pt VI, Line 19THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT MAKE GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC
Pt VI, Line 12cPursuant to the organizational bylaws, Directors are required to disclose known or potential
conflicts of interest to the entire Board at the time they become aware of them on or before regular
meetings or considerations by the Board of Directors so that the potential conflict will be a part of the Board of
Directors'consideration of the transaction,and further that the Director disclosing the potential
conflict of interest refrain from participating in consideration of the transaction.