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MY CHOSEN VESSELS INC

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2023 · Form 990 · revenue $234K · expenses $171K · assets $82K

EIN
45-3072199
Address
415 N YORK ST, ELMHURST, IL 60126-2080
Website
HTTPS://MYCHOSENVESSELS.ORG
NTEE code
Q33
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2011
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Mission

MCV MISSION IS TO PROVIDE MAASAI INDIGENOUS PEOPLE WITH CLEAN WATER, EDUCATION, AND CULTURE CONSERVATION INITIATIVES.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 10 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

10 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Jessica Censotti PRESIDENT2013-2023 15 $0 reported 1
Lesley Etherly TREASURER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Khalif Price BOARD MEMBER2018-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Patricia Cole SECRETARY2022-2023 1 $0 reported 1
Bruce Nieman (former) VICE PRESIDENT2018-2022 1 $0 reported 1
Elizabeth Kocek (former) SECRETARY2018-2021 5 $0 reported 1
Tammy Beard (former) TREASURER2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Khurshid Qureshi (former) BOARD MEMBER2018-2021 1 $0 reported 1
Derek Enrich (former) Treasurer2013-2015 1 $0 reported 1
Toni Anderson (former) Secretary2013-2015 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2023 · 4 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JESSICA CENSOTTI PRESIDENT15 $0$0$0 $01
PATRICIA COLE SECRETARY1 $0$0$0 $01
LESLEY ETHERLY TREASURER1 $0$0$0 $01
KHALIF PRICE BOARD MEMBER1 $0$0$0 $01
2022 · 5 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JESSICA CENSOTTI PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
BRUCE NIEMAN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
LESLEY ETHERLY TREASURER1 $0-- $01
KHALIF PRICE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
PATRICIA COLE SECRETARY1 $0-- $01
2021 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
JESSICA CENSOTTI PRESIDENT40 $0-- $01
ELIZABETH KOCEK SECRETARY5 $0-- $01
BRUCE NIEMAN VICE PRESIDENT1 $0-- $01
TAMMY BEARD TREASURER1 $0-- $01
LESLEY ETHERLY BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
KHURSHID QURESHI BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
KHALIF PRICE BOARD MEMBER1 $0-- $01
2020 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Khalif Price Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Khurshid Qureshi Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Lesley Etherly Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Tammy Beard Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Bruce Nieman Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Kocek Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Jessica Censotti President40 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Khalif Price Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Khurshid Qureshi Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Lesley Etherly Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Tammy Beard Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Bruce Nieman Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Kocek Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Jessica Censotti President40 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 7 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jessica Censotti President40 $0-$0 $01
Elizabeth Kocek Secretary5 $0-$0 $01
Bruce Nieman Vice President1 $0-$0 $01
Tammy Beard Treasurer1 $0-$0 $01
Lesley Etherly Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Khurshid Qureshi Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
Khalif Price Board Member1 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jessica Censotti President20 $0-- $01
Derek Enrich Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Toni Anderson Secretary1 $0-- $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jessica Censotti President20 $0-- $01
Derek Enrich Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Toni Anderson Secretary1 $0-- $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Jessica Censotti President20 $0-- $01
Derek Enrich Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Toni Anderson Secretary1 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2023 · Form 990 period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$234,391$171,399 $82,366$47,010 $234,391$0 -0-
2022 · Form 990EZ period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$125,605$103,515 $33,120-$4,201 $125,605- ---
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$37,965$85,297 $10,803-$26,351 $37,965- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$95,848$128,176 $27,265$20,983 $95,848- ---
2019 · Form 990EZ period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$149,510$90,066 $60,658$53,501 $149,510- ---
2018 · Form 990EZ period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$96,424$99,884 $1,984-$5,980 $96,424- ---
2015 · Form 990EZ period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$17,850$54,488 $10,701$10,446 $17,850- ---
2014 · Form 990EZ period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$29,359$25,174 $47,163$47,084 $29,359- ---
2013 · Form 990EZ period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$8,095$7,029 $43,692$42,899 -$8,095 ---

Funders of this organization

5 grantors reported grants to this organization, $193,367 in all, tax years 2019 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2019, 2021-2022 3$77,600 2022$20,000
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PIPKIN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Public charity Exact 2023-2024 2$60,000 2024$25,000
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COLEMAN COLLEGE LTD Public charity Exact 2024 1$45,762 2024$45,762
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ROTARY CLUB OF SAN DIEGO FOUNDATION INC Public charity Exact 2023 1$10,000 2023$10,000
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “MY CHOSEN VESSELS INC” 2023 1$5 2023$5
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2023 · Form 990 · $171,399 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $4,641
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)SERVICE LEARNING $51,625$51,625-- 30.1%
Other (as described)EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES $38,203$38,203-- 22.3%
Office expenses $16,782$16,782-- 9.8%
Fees: other services $16,675$11,131$5,544- 9.7%
Other (as described)FOOD AND WATER RELIEF $14,042$14,042-- 8.2%
Travel $10,638$10,638-- 6.2%
Information technology $8,133$7,535$598- 4.7%
Fees: management $5,955$5,955-- 3.5%
Conferences, conventions and meetings $4,641$4,641-- 2.7%
Other (as described)TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS $2,730$2,730-- 1.6%
Advertising and promotion $1,150$1,150-- 0.7%
Fees: accounting $454$454-- 0.3%
Insurance $371-$371- 0.2%
Total$171,399100%

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2022 · Form 990EZ · $103,515 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $88,539 85.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $10,186 9.8%
Fees to independent contractors $2,771 2.7%
Printing, publications, postage $2,019 2.0%
Total$103,515100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $85,297 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $67,481 79.1%
Fees to independent contractors $13,147 15.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,699 4.3%
Printing, publications, postage $970 1.1%
Total$85,297100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $128,176 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $120,686 94.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $4,022 3.1%
Fees to independent contractors $2,177 1.7%
Printing, publications, postage $1,291 1.0%
Total$128,176100%

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2019 · Form 990EZ · $90,066 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $83,994 93.3%
Fees to independent contractors $5,078 5.6%
Printing, publications, postage $994 1.1%
Total$90,066100%

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2018 · Form 990EZ · $99,884 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $96,123 96.2%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $2,200 2.2%
Printing, publications, postage $1,561 1.6%
Total$99,884100%

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2015 · Form 990EZ · $54,488 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $44,733 82.1%
Fees to independent contractors $9,206 16.9%
Printing, publications, postage $549 1.0%
Total$54,488100%

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2014 · Form 990EZ · $25,174 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $17,245 68.5%
Fees to independent contractors $7,606 30.2%
Printing, publications, postage $323 1.3%
Total$25,174100%

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2013 · Form 990EZ · $7,029 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $4,322 61.5%
Fees to independent contractors $2,070 29.4%
Printing, publications, postage $637 9.1%
Total$7,029100%

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