ETHER SEA PROJECTS INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2012
View the entire original 990 at ProPublica ↗
- Organization
- ETHER SEA PROJECTS INC (EIN 20-1637770)
- Tax period
- 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
- Filed
- 2013-05-13
- IRS object ID
- 201341339349200419
- 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 | 2013-05-13T08:06:31-05:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2012-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 112336434 | EIN |
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RAICH ENDE MALTER & CO LLP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 475 PARK AVE SOUTH | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10016 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2012-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 201637770 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | ETHER SEA PROJECTS INC | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | ETHE | NameControl |
| Phone | 7182885530 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 925 BERGEN STREET NO 405 | AddressLine1 |
| City | BROOKLYN | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11238 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | E TRACY GRINNELL | Name |
| Title | PRESIDENT | Title |
| Phone | 7182885530 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2013-05-07 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | LOUIS BORODINSKY | Name |
| PTIN | P00236193 | PTIN |
| Phone | 2129444433 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2012 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Web Site | N/A | WebSite |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Gross Receipts | 88206 | GrossReceipts |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | X | InfoInScheduleOPartI |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 76336 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Program Service Revenue | 10829 | ProgramServiceRevenue |
| Membership Dues | 875 | MembershipDues |
| Investment Income | 166 | InvestmentIncome |
| Total Revenue | 88206 | TotalRevenue |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | 6300 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 24138 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 11868 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 6119 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 3134 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 37610 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 89169 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -963 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 17479 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | 0 | OtherChangesInNetAssets |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 16516 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 17479 | BOY |
| EOY | 16516 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 17479 | BOY |
| EOY | 16516 | 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 | 17479 | BOY |
| EOY | 16516 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | X | InfoInScheduleOPartIII |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF LITERARY ACTIVITIES; SUPPORT OF LITERARY ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (3 entries)
| Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses |
|---|---|---|
| SPONSORSHIP OF BELLADONNA SERIES INC., A LITERARY ORGANIZATION AND NON-PROFIT POETRY PUBLISHER | 5000 | 5000 |
| PRINTING AND REPRODUCTIONS: I WANT TO MAKE YOU SAFE BY AMY KING; O BON BY BRANDON SHIMODA; THEN GO ON BY MARY BURGER; AUFGABE 11 - SALVADORAN POETRY EDITED BY CHRISTIAN NAGLER | 0 | 12227 |
| ARTIST HONORARIUM:MANABU IKEDE, YASIMINA KHAN, SERENA JOST, AND LEONARD SCHWARTZ | 700 | 700 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 17927 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (5 entries)
| TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E TRACY GRINNELL | ||||
| PRESIDENT | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SIMONE WHITE | ||||
| TREASURER | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ERICA KAUFMAN | ||||
| VICE PRESIDENT | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| RISHI ZUTSHI | ||||
| SECRETARY | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SUSAN BEE | ||||
| DIRECTOR | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part V | X | InfoInScheduleOPartV |
| 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 |
| Direct Indirect Political Expend | 0 | DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955 |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr | 0 | AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr |
| Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org | 0 | AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | E TRACY GRINNELL | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 925 BERGEN STREET 405 | AddressLine1 |
| City | BROOKLYN | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11238 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 7182885530 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
| Filed Schedule A | 1 | FiledScheduleA |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 20479 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 45100 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 93090 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 36491 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 77211 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 272371 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 20479 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 45100 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 93090 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 36491 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 77211 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 272371 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 60652 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 211719 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 82 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 73 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 145 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 206 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 166 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 672 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 273043 | TotalSupport |
| Gross Receipts From Admissions Etc | 34583 | GrossReceiptsFromAdmissionsEtc |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.77540 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.70510 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
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 (5 entries)
| IdentifierIdentifier | Return ReferenceReturnReference | ExplanationExplanation |
|---|---|---|
| OTHER INVESTMENT INCOME | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 4 | CHARLES SCHWAB - DIVIDEND INCOME 166.. |
| GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: SPONSORSHIP. GRANTEE NAME: BELLADONNA BOOKS. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 925 BERGEN ST., #405 BROOKLYN, NY 11238. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. DATE OF GIFT: 01/25/12. AMOUNT GIVEN: 5,000. |
| GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: AUTHOR ADVANCE. GRANTEE NAME: VARIOUS. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. DATE OF GIFT: VARIOUS. AMOUNT GIVEN: 750. |
| GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAID | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 | ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: ARTIST HONORARIUM. GRANTEE NAME: VARIOUS. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: NONE. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. DATE OF GIFT: VARIOUS. AMOUNT GIVEN: 550. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 6,300. |
| OTHER EXPENSES | FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 | DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 2,884. DESCRIPTION: TELEPHONE. AMOUNT: 913. DESCRIPTION: DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS. AMOUNT: 60. DESCRIPTION: EVENT RELATED TRAVEL AND FEES. AMOUNT: 3,630. DESCRIPTION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. AMOUNT: 13,903. DESCRIPTION: MARKETING. AMOUNT: 5,078. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES AND FEES. AMOUNT: 4,650. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEE. AMOUNT: 25. DESCRIPTION: INSURANCE. AMOUNT: 205. DESCRIPTION: FREELANCE CONTRACTOR. AMOUNT: 6,262. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 37,610. |
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration | THE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT. | Declaration |