UPPERS WINTER FANTASY OF LIGHTS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2010

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Organization: UPPERS WINTER FANTASY OF LIGHTS (EIN 34-1857348)
Tax period: 2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed: 2011-05-12
IRS object ID: 201131329349201118
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
Form 990-EZ
Schedule A
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2011-05-12T11:16:10-04:00	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	GARY C WARD CPA & ASSOCIATES	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 316	AddressLine1
City	UPPER SANDUSKY	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43351	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990EZ	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2010-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	341857348	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	UPPERS WINTER FANTASY OF LIGHTS INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Control	UPPE	NameControl

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 6	AddressLine1
City	UPPER SANDUSKY	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43351	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	CAROLYN FREDERICK	Name
Title	TREASURER	Title
Phone	4192942131	Phone
Date Signed	2011-04-29	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	false	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Sara E Pahl	Name
Phone	4192090600	Phone
Date Prepared	2011-05-12	DatePrepared

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2010	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
Schedule B Not Required	X	ScheduleBNotRequired
Organization501c3	X	Organization501c3
Gross Receipts	60963	GrossReceipts
Info In Schedule O Part I	X	InfoInScheduleOPartI
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc	13706	ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc
Program Service Revenue	47216	ProgramServiceRevenue
Investment Income	41	InvestmentIncome
Total Revenue	60963	TotalRevenue
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid	25000	GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid
Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors	730	FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors
Other Expenses Total	32943	OtherExpensesTotal
Total Expenses	58673	TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year	2290	ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	79366	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	81656	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	79366	BOY
EOY	81656	EOY

Land And Buildings LandAndBuildings

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	0	BOY
EOY	0	EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	79366	BOY
EOY	81656	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	79366	BOY
EOY	81656	EOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt Purpose	SUPPORT LOCAL CHARITIES & ORGANIZATIONS	PrimaryExemptPurpose

Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment (3 entries)

Description Program Service AccomDescriptionProgramServiceAccom	Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpenses	Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocations
THE ORGANIZATION DECORATES THE LOCAL MUNICIPAL PARK WITH LIGHT DISPLAYS HOLIDAY SCENES DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON DONATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM LOCAL BUSINESSES INDIVIDUALS	0
AN ADMISSION FEE IS CHARGED THERE WERE APPROX 8944 CAR LOADS OF VISITORS IN 2010 EACH YEAR AT LEAST 50 OF THE NET PROCEEDS ARE DONATED TO A PRESELECTED LOCAL 501C ORG OR	0
LOCAL WELFARE AGENCY THE REMAINING FUNDS ARE GRANTED TO OTHER QUALIFIED AGENCIES AS DETERMINED BY THE BOARD IN 2010 25000 WAS GRANTED TO WYANDOT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY	58673	25000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	58673	TotalProgramServiceExpenses

Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (12 entries)

Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1	CityAddressUS/City	StateAddressUS/State	ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode	TitleTitle	Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	CompensationCompensation	Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc	Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
CAROLYN FREDERICK
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TREASURER	1	0	0	0
JEAN GOTTFRIED
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	SECRETARY	1	0	0	0
JEFF EIER
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0
SUE EIER
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0
PAT EYESTONE
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	CHAIRPERSON	2	0	0	0
DICK EYESTONE
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0
DAN HARRIS
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0
JOHN HOUPT
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0
SARA HOUPT
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0
PAUL WAGNER
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0
BONNIE SHAW
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0
CAROL BOOTH
PO BOX 6	UPPER SANDUSKY	OH	43351	TRUSTEE	0	0	0	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt
Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc	false	MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc
Organization Had UBI	false	OrganizationHadUBI
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtc
Did Org File Form1120 POL This Year	false	DidOrgFileForm1120POLThisYear
Made Loans To From Officers	false	MadeLoansToFromOfficers
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	false	EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name Person	CAROLYN FREDERICK	NamePerson

Address US AddressUS

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 6	AddressLine1
City	UPPER SANDUSKY	City
State	OH	State
ZIP Code	43351	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number	4192942131	TelephoneNumber

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account	false	ForeignFinancialAccount
Foreign Office	false	ForeignOffice
Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds	false	MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds
Does Org Have Hospital	false	DoesOrgHaveHospital
Tanning Services Provided	false	TanningServicesProvided
Related Org Controlled Entity	false	RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction With Control Entity	false	TransactionWithControlEntity
Engage Political Cmpgn Activities	false	EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities
Engage In Lobbying Activities	false	EngageInLobbyingActivities
Operating School	false	OperatingSchool
Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org	false	TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg
Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl	NONE	PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl
Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser	NONE	PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer
Filed Schedule A	true	FiledScheduleA

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2	X	PubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	18245	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	18360	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	14789	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	12555	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	16436	CurrentTaxYear
Total	80385	Total

Gross Receipts From Admissions GrossReceiptsFromAdmissions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	47701	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	38228	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	38234	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	44259	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	44721	CurrentTaxYear
Total	213143	Total

Total509 Total509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	65946	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	56588	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	53023	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	56814	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	61157	CurrentTaxYear
Total	293528	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509	293528	PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	421	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	371	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	240	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	87	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	41	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1160	Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	421	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	371	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	240	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	87	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	41	CurrentTaxYear
Total	1160	Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	66367	CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	56959	CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	53263	CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	56901	CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year	61198	CurrentTaxYear
Total	294688	Total

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage509	0.99610	PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage	0.99520	PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage	0.00390	InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509	X	ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)

IdentifierIdentifier	ExplanationExplanation
01. List of grants and similar amounts paid (Part I, line 10)	ACTIVITY SUPPORT OF LOCAL ORGANIZATION GRANTEE WYANDOT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY ADDRESS 130 S SEVENTH ST UPPER SANDUSKY OH 43351 AMOUNT 25000
02. Description of other expenses (Part I, line 16)	DESCRIPTION AMOUNT ADVERTISING 9996 SUPPLIES 2119 LIGHTSDISPLAYS 5491 SOUND 210 SETUP AND REPAIRS 10870 ELECTRIC FOR DISPLAYS 2757 OTHER PROGRAM EXPENSES 1500