SCALE AFRICA INC: Form 990, tax year 2010
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- Organization
- SCALE AFRICA INC (EIN 20-8447104)
- Tax period
- 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
- Filed
- 2011-08-16
- IRS object ID
- 201112289349301911
- Schema version
- 2010v3.2
- 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 | 2011-08-16T02:18:26-04:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2010-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | PETER S HEILIG CPA | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 400 GLEN COVE AVENUE | AddressLine1 |
| City | SEA CLIFF | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11579 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990 | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2010-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 208447104 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Scale Africa Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | SCAL | NameControl |
| Phone | 7183693836 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 44 8th Avenue | AddressLine1 |
| City | Brooklyn | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11217 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Guy Baron | Name |
| Title | Treasurer | Title |
| Phone | 7183693836 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2011-08-11 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | false | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Peter Heilig | Name |
| Phone | 5167593627 | Phone |
| Date Prepared | 2011-08-16 | DatePrepared |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2010 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990 IRS990
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Principal Officer Person | Erinn C McGurn | NameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson |
Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 44 8th Ave | AddressLine1 |
| City | Brooklyn | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11217 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Gross Receipts | 68168 | GrossReceipts |
| Group Return For Affiliates | false | GroupReturnForAffiliates |
| All Affiliates Included | false | AllAffiliatesIncluded |
| Organization501c3 | X | Organization501c3 |
| Web Site | N/A | WebSite |
| Type Of Organization Corporation | X | TypeOfOrganizationCorporation |
| Year Formation | 2006 | YearFormation |
| State Legal Domicile | NY | StateLegalDomicile |
| Activity Or Mission Description | Scale Africa is dedicated to improvement of rural schools in sub-Saharan Africa through the use of sustanible building techniques and active community participation | ActivityOrMissionDescription |
| Nbr Voting Members Governing Body | 5 | NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody |
| Nbr Independent Voting Members | 5 | NbrIndependentVotingMembers |
| Total Nbr Employees | 0 | TotalNbrEmployees |
| Total Nbr Volunteers | 5 | TotalNbrVolunteers |
| Total Gross UBI | 0 | TotalGrossUBI |
| Contributions Grants Current Year | 68168 | ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear |
| Program Service Revenue CY | 0 | ProgramServiceRevenueCY |
| Investment Income Current Year | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear |
| Other Revenue Current Year | 0 | OtherRevenueCurrentYear |
| Total Revenue Current Year | 68168 | TotalRevenueCurrentYear |
| Grants And Similar Amnts CY | 20450 | GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY |
| Benefits Paid To Members CY | 0 | BenefitsPaidToMembersCY |
| Salaries Etc Current Year | 0 | SalariesEtcCurrentYear |
| Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY | 0 | TotalProfFundrsngExpCY |
| Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year | 0 | TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear |
| Other Expenses Current Year | 19552 | OtherExpensesCurrentYear |
| Total Expenses Current Year | 40002 | TotalExpensesCurrentYear |
| Revenues Less Expenses CY | 28166 | RevenuesLessExpensesCY |
| Total Assets BOY | 7671 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 35837 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 0 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 7671 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 35837 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
| Mission Description | Scale Africa is dedicated to improvement of rural schools in sub-Saharan Africa through the use of sustanible building techniques and active community participation | MissionDescription |
| Significant New Program Services | false | SignificantNewProgramServices |
| Significant Change | false | SignificantChange |
| Expense | 20450 | Expense |
| Description | The funds were used for the construction of teaching facilities at the Chiutika School in Mfuwe, Zambia | Description |
| Total Program Service Expense | 20450 | TotalProgramServiceExpense |
| Described In501 C3 | true | DescribedIn501C3 |
| Schedule B Required | true | 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 | false | ScheduleJRequired |
| Tax Exempt Bonds | false | TaxExemptBonds |
| Invest Tax Exempt Bonds | false | InvestTaxExemptBonds |
| Escrow Account | false | EscrowAccount |
| On Behalf Of Issuer | false | OnBehalfOfIssuer |
| 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 |
| Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org | false | TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg |
| Activities Conducted Partnership | false | ActivitiesConductedPartnership |
| Schedule O Required | false | ScheduleORequired |
| Number Forms Transmitted With1096 | 0 | NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096 |
| Number W2 G Included | 0 | NumberW2GIncluded |
| Compliance With Backup Witholding | false | ComplianceWithBackupWitholding |
| Number Of Employees | 0 | NumberOfEmployees |
| Employment Tax Returns Filed | false | EmploymentTaxReturnsFiled |
| Unrelated Business Income | false | UnrelatedBusinessIncome |
| Form990-T Filed | false | Form990-TFiled |
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| Taxable Party Notification | false | TaxablePartyNotification |
| Form8886 T Filed | false | Form8886TFiled |
| Non Deductible Contributions | false | NonDeductibleContributions |
| Non Deductible Disclosure | false | NonDeductibleDisclosure |
| 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 |
| Form8899 Filed | false | Form8899Filed |
| Form1098 C Filed | false | Form1098CFiled |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Taxable Distributions | false | TaxableDistributions |
| Distribution To Donor | false | DistributionToDonor |
| Filed Lieu1041 | false | FiledLieu1041 |
| Licensed More Than One State | false | LicensedMoreThanOneState |
| Indoor Tanning Services | false | IndoorTanningServices |
| Form720 Filed | false | Form720Filed |
| Nbr Voting Governing Body Members | 5 | NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers |
| Number Independent Voting Members | 5 | NumberIndependentVotingMembers |
| Family Or Business Relationship | true | 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 | true | ElectionOfBoardMembers |
| Decisions Subject To Approval | true | DecisionsSubjectToApproval |
| Minutes Of Governing Body | false | MinutesOfGoverningBody |
| Minutes Of Committees | false | MinutesOfCommittees |
| Officer Mailing Address | false | OfficerMailingAddress |
| Local Chapters | false | LocalChapters |
| Policies Reference Chapters | false | PoliciesReferenceChapters |
| Form990 Provided To Governing Body | false | Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody |
| Conflict Of Interest Policy | false | ConflictOfInterestPolicy |
| Annual Disclosure Covered Persons | false | AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons |
| Regular Monitoring Enforcement | false | RegularMonitoringEnforcement |
| 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 |
| Written Policy Or Procedure | false | WrittenPolicyOrProcedure |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Person | Guy Baron | NamePerson |
| Telephone Number | 7183693836 | TelephoneNumber |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 44 8th Ave | AddressLine1 |
| City | Brooklyn | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11217 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| No Listed Persons Compensated | X | NoListedPersonsCompensated |
Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)
| TitleTitle | Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeek | Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirector | OfficerOfficer | Reportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganization | Reportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgs | Other CompensationOtherCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erinn McGurn | ||||||
| President | 10.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Baron | ||||||
| Treasurer | 10.00 | X | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Long | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sean Van der Mas | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bollin Ngulube | ||||||
| Director | 1.00 | X | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Formers Listed | false | FormersListed |
| Total Comp GT150 K | false | TotalCompGT150K |
| Compensation From Other Sources | false | CompensationFromOtherSources |
| Fundraising Events | 36543 | FundraisingEvents |
| All Other Contributions | 31625 | AllOtherContributions |
| Total Contributions | 68168 | TotalContributions |
Net Income From Fundraising Events NetIncomeFromFundraisingEvents
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 0 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Total Revenue TotalRevenue
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue Column | 68168 | TotalRevenueColumn |
Foreign Grants ForeignGrants
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 20450 | Total |
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | TotalTotal | FundraisingFundraising | Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund Raising Venue | 9915 | 9915 | |
| Inside Sports, Cost of items Sold | 7550 | 7550 | |
| Web Services | 1125 | 1125 | |
| Fund Raising Expenses | 529 | 529 | |
| Fund Raising, Speaker | 200 | 200 |
All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 233 | Total |
| Management And General | 233 | ManagementAndGeneral |
Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 40002 | Total |
| Program Services | 0 | ProgramServices |
| Management And General | 1358 | ManagementAndGeneral |
| Fundraising | 18194 | Fundraising |
Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7671 | BOY |
| EOY | 35837 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7671 | BOY |
| EOY | 35837 | EOY |
Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 0 | BOY |
| EOY | 0 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Follow SFAS117 | X | FollowSFAS117 |
Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7671 | BOY |
| EOY | 35837 | EOY |
Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7671 | BOY |
| EOY | 35837 | EOY |
Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 7671 | BOY |
| EOY | 35837 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Reconcilation Revenue Expenses | 28166 | ReconcilationRevenueExpenses |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
| Accountant Compile Or Review | false | AccountantCompileOrReview |
| FS Audited | false | FSAudited |
| Audit Committee | false | AuditCommittee |
| Federal Grant Audit Required | false | FederalGrantAuditRequired |
| Federal Grant Audit Performed | false | FederalGrantAuditPerformed |
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 | 68168 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 68168 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year | 68168 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 68168 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support Total170 | 68168 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
| Total Support | 68168 | TotalSupport |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 1.00000 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
| Public Support Total509 | 68168 | PublicSupportTotal509 |
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 G IRS990ScheduleG
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Agreement Ref Fundraising | false | AgreementRefFundraising |
Events Information EventsInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Of Event1 | Dinner | NameOfEvent1 |
| Gross Receipts Event1 | 36543 | GrossReceiptsEvent1 |
| Gross Revenue Event1 | 36543 | GrossRevenueEvent1 |
| Other Direct Expenses Other Events | 18194 | OtherDirectExpensesOtherEvents |
| Gross Receipts Total | 36543 | GrossReceiptsTotal |
| Gross Revenue Total Events | 36543 | GrossRevenueTotalEvents |
| Other Direct Expenses Total Events | 18194 | OtherDirectExpensesTotalEvents |
| Direct Expense Summary Events | 18194 | DirectExpenseSummaryEvents |
| Net Income Summary | 18349 | NetIncomeSummary |
Gaming Information GamingInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Volunteer Labor Bingo | false | VolunteerLaborBingo |
| Volunteer Labor Pull Tabs | false | VolunteerLaborPullTabs |
| Volunteer Labor Other Gaming | false | VolunteerLaborOtherGaming |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Licensed | false | Licensed |
| License Suspended Etc | false | LicenseSuspendedEtc |
| Gaming With Nonmembers | false | GamingWithNonmembers |
| Member Of Other Entity | false | MemberOfOtherEntity |
| Contract With3rd Party For Gam Rev | false | ContractWith3rdPartyForGamRev |
| Charitable Distrib Required | false | CharitableDistribRequired |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
General Explanation GeneralExplanation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Explanation | Erinn McGurn, the President & Director and Guy Baron, Treasurer & Directr are married | Explanation |