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AMERICAN TASK FORCE ARGENTINA: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
AMERICAN TASK FORCE ARGENTINA (EIN 20-8233448)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-11-14
IRS object ID
201233199349302108
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-11-14T09:59:31-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN420714325EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MCGLADREY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19737 WASHINGTONIAN BLVD SUITE 400AddressLine1
CityGAITHERSBURGCity
StateMDState
ZIP Code20878ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208233448EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1AMERICAN TASK FORCE ARGENTINABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlAMERNameControl
Phone8886622382Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 3197AddressLine1
CityARLINGTONCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22203ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameROBERT SHAPIROName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone8886622382Phone
Date Signed2012-11-14DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameWILLIAM E TURCOName
PTINP00369217PTIN
Phone3012963496Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Doing Business As DoingBusinessAs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonROBERT SHAPIRONameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 3197AddressLine1
CityARLINGTONCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22203ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts1300042GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web SiteWWW.ATFA.ORGWebSite
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Year Formation2007YearFormation
State Legal DomicileVAStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionEDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND US POLICYMAKERS ON HOW THE ARGENTINE'S SOVEREIGN DEBT DEFAULT HAS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IMPACTED AVERAGE CITIZENS, US TAXPAYERS AND INVESTORS INCLUDING HOW IT HAS IMPACTED THE STABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD'S ECONOMIC STAGE.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body3NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members1NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Contributions Grants Current Year1300042ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year0ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year0InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year0OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year1020542TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year1300042TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year10000GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY31000GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year0SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
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Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Other Expenses Current Year1268523OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year1021207TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year1299523TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Assets EOY210012TotalAssetsEOY
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Total Liabilities EOY209103TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY909NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionEDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND US POLICYMAKERS ON HOW THE ARGENTINE'S SOVEREIGN DEBT DEFAULT HAS DIRECTLY AND INDIRECTLY IMPACTED AVERAGE CITIZENS, US TAXPAYERS AND INVESTORS, INCLUDING HOW IT HAS IMPACTED THE STABILITY OF INTERNATIONAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD'S ECONOMIC STAGE.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense409289Expense
DescriptionMEDIA RELATIONS: DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED PRESS RELEASES, ADVERTISEMENTS AND POSTED BLOGS.Description

Activity2 Activity2

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense409288Expense
Grants31000Grants
DescriptionEDUCATION: EDUCATED THE PUBLIC AND POLICYMAKERS ON THE MISSION OF AMERICAN TASK FORCE ARGENTINA.Description

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense409288Expense
DescriptionLOBBYING: LOBBIED US MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON THE JUDGMENT EVADING FOREIGN STATES ACCOUNTABILITY ACT.Description
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expense1227865TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C30DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required1ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax1SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip0ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities0ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest0ReportProgRelInvest
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Report Fin48 Footnote0ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt0IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
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School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations0MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
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Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
Grants To Organizations1GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction0ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction0PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPerson
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Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
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Related Entity0RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity0TransactionRelatedEntity
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10962NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup Witholding1ComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions1NonDeductibleContributions
Non Deductible Disclosure1NonDeductibleDisclosure
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members3NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
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Family Or Business Relationship0FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
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Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees0MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NANCY SODERBERG BISTRONGBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number8886622382TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 3197AddressLine1
CityARLINGTONCity
StateVAState
ZIP Code22203ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
ROBERT SHAPIRO
PRESIDENT1.00XX000
NANCY SODERBERG BISTRONG
TREASURER1.00XX000
MATTHEW MCKENNA
SECRETARY1.00XX000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensation (2 entries)

Address Line1AddressOfContractor/AddressUS/AddressLine1CityAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/CityStateAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/StateZIP CodeAddressOfContractor/AddressUS/ZIPCodeDescription Of ServicesDescriptionOfServicesCompensationCompensation
THE RABEN GROUP LLC
1640 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20036CONSULTING149000
NANCY SODERBERG
PO BOX 3197ARLINGTONVA22203CONSULTING110000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Number Of Contractors GT100 K2NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions1300042AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions1300042TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column1300042TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total31000Total
Program Services31000ProgramServices

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total69998Total
Management And General69998ManagementAndGeneral

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1095448Total
Program Services1095448ProgramServices

Advertising Advertising

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total47533Total
Program Services47533ProgramServices

Office Expenses OfficeExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1660Total
Management And General1660ManagementAndGeneral

Information Technology InformationTechnology

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total37754Total
Program Services37754ProgramServices

Travel Travel

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total16130Total
Program Services16130ProgramServices

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total1299523Total
Program Services1227865ProgramServices
Management And General71658ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY390BOY
EOY909EOY

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivable

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
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Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY390BOY
EOY210012EOY

Accounts Payable Accrued Expenses AccountsPayableAccruedExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY209103EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY209103EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY390BOY
EOY909EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY390BOY
EOY909EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY390BOY
EOY210012EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses519ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantially All Dues Nondeduct1SubstantiallyAllDuesNondeduct
Only In House Lobbying1OnlyInHouseLobbying
Agree To Carryover Prior Year0AgreeToCarryoverPriorYear

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE LATINO COALITION INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line118881 VON KARMAN AVENUEAddressLine1
CityIRVINECity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92612ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient522266386EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(C)(4)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant7000AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantMEDIA AND COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORTPurposeOfGrant
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Nbr Of501 C3 And Govt Grants0TotalNbrOf501C3AndGovtGrants
Total Nbr Of Other Organizations1TotalNbrOfOtherOrganizations

Form990 Schedule I Part IV Form990ScheduleIPartIV

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROCEDURE FOR MONITORING GRANTS IN THE U.S.:Identifier
Return ReferencePART I, LINE 2:ReturnReference
ExplanationSCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT CURRENTLY MONITOR THE USE OF GRANTS FUNDS IN THE US.Explanation

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Form990 Schedule L Part IV Form990ScheduleLPartIV (2 entries)

RelationshipRelationshipAmount Of TransactionAmountOfTransactionDescription Of TransactionDescriptionOfTransactionSharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenues
NANCY SODERBERG
NANCY SODERBERG IS THE TREASURER OF ATFA.110000ATFA ENGAGED NANCY SODERBERG TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES.0
THE RABEN GROUP LLC
THE RABEN GROUP LLC IS OWNED BY ROBERT SHAPIRO, THE PRESIDENT OF ATFA.149000ATFA ENGAGED THE RABEN GROUP LLC TO PROVIDE CONSULTING SERVICES.0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 8BTHE ORGANIZATION DOES NOT HAVE ANY COMMITTEES WITH THE AUTHORITY TO ACT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNING BODY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11THE FORM 990 IS PROVIDED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S BOARD MEMBERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE FILING WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CTHE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO ENFORCE AND MONITOR ITS CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY BY APPLYING IT THROUGHOUT THE YEAR TO INSTANCES THAT MAY ARISE WHICH INVOLVE POTENTIAL CONFLICTS. THE ORGANIZATION WILL ALSO REVIEW IT DURING ITS ANNUAL BOARD MEETING, ALONG WITH ITS OTHER GOOD GOVERNANCE POLICIES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST TO THE ORGANIZATION BY PHONE OR EMAIL.