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ObjectId: 202141349349202219 - Submission: 2021-05-14
TIN: 45-2648040
Form
990EZ
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Short Form
Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax
Under section 501(c), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (except private foundations)
Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public.
Go to
www.irs.gov/Form990EZ
for instructions and the latest information.
OMB No. 1545-1150
20
20
Open to Public
Inspection
A
For the 2020 calendar year, or tax year beginning
01-01-2020
, and ending
12-31-2020
B
Check if applicable:
Address change
Name change
Initial return
Final return/terminated
Amended return
Application pending
C
Name of organization
COMMUNITY LIVING ABOVE
Number and street (or P. O. box, if mail is not delivered to street address)
PO Box 664
Room/suite
City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code
West Linn
,
OR
97068
D Employer identification number
45-2648040
E
Telephone number
(503) 719-2057
F
Group Exemption
Number
G
Accounting Method:
Cash
Accrual
Other (specify)
H
Check
required to attach Schedule B
(Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF).
I Website:
https://communitylivingabove.org/
J Tax-exempt status
(check only one) -
501(c)(3)
501(c)
(
)
(insert no.)
4947(a)(1)
or
527
K
Form of organization:
Corporation
Trust
Association
Other
L
Add lines 5b, 6c, and 7b to line 9 to determine gross receipts. If gross receipts are $200,000 or more, or if total assets (Part II, column (B) below) are $500,000 or more, file Form 990 instead of Form 990-EZ
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$
125,088
Part
Ⅰ
Revenue, Expenses, and Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances
(see the instructions for Part I)
Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part I
.....................
1
Contributions, gifts, grants, and similar amounts received
....................
1
48,011
2
Program service revenue including government fees and contracts
................
2
77,077
3
Membership dues and assessments
.............................
3
0
4
Investment income
....................................
4
0
5a
Gross amount from sale of assets other than inventory
.......
5a
0
b
Less: cost or other basis and sales expenses
............
5b
0
c
Gain or (loss) from sale of assets other than inventory (Subtract line 5b from line 5a)
......
5c
0
6
Gaming and fundraising events
a
Gross income from gaming (attach Schedule G if greater than $15,000)
6a
0
b
Gross income from fundraising events (not including $
0
of contributions from fundraising events reported on line 1) (attach Schedule G if the
sum of such gross income and contributions exceeds $15,000)
..
6b
0
c
Less: direct expenses from gaming and fundraising events
...
6c
0
d
Net income or (loss) from gaming and fundraising events (add lines 6a and 6b and subtract line 6c)
6d
0
7a
Gross sales of inventory, less returns and allowances
......
7a
0
b
Less: cost of goods sold
.............
7b
0
c
Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory (Subtract line 7b from line 7a)
.........
7c
0
8
Other revenue (describe in Schedule O)
....................
8
0
9
Total revenue.
Add lines 1, 2, 3, 4, 5c, 6d, 7c, and 8
..............
9
125,088
.
10
Grants and similar amounts paid (list in Schedule O)
................
10
2,000
11
Benefits paid to or for members
......................
11
0
12
Salaries, other compensation, and employee benefits
................
12
74,782
13
Professional fees and other payments to independent contractors
............
13
1,058
14
Occupancy, rent, utilities, and maintenance
...................
14
8,000
15
Printing, publications, postage, and shipping
...................
15
0
16
Other expenses (describe in Schedule O)
...................
16
34,533
17
Total expenses.
Add lines 10 through 16
.................
17
120,373
18
Excess or (deficit) for the year (Subtract line 17 from line 9)
............
18
4,715
19
Net assets or fund balances at beginning of year (from line 27, column (A)) (must agree with
end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return)
.................
19
17,066
20
Other changes in net assets or fund balances (explain in Schedule O)
...........
20
0
21
Net assets or fund balances at end of year. Combine lines 18 through 20
..........
21
21,781
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions.
Cat. No. 10642I
Form
990-EZ
(2020)
Page 2
Form 990-EZ (2020)
Page
2
Part
Ⅱ
Balance Sheets
(see the instructions for Part II)
Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part II
.................
(A)
Beginning of year
(B)
End of year
22
Cash, savings, and investments
................
17,066
22
21,781
23
Land and buildings
....................
0
23
0
24
Other assets (describe in Schedule O)
..........
0
24
0
25
Total assets
......................
17,066
25
21,781
26
Total liabilities
(describe in Schedule O)
.............
0
26
0
27
Net assets or fund balances
(line 27 of column (B)
must
agree with line 21)
17,066
27
21,781
Part
Ⅲ
Statement of Program Service Accomplishments
(see the instructions for Part III)
Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part III
.
.
Expenses
(Required for section 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations; optional for others.)
What is the organization's primary exempt purpose?
We engage, educate, and empower individuals and their families in drug and alcohol prevention. We serve as a community resource to advance youth prevention, find necessary supports, and promote community collaboration while creating awareness. We are proactive in our work. Our vision is to come alongside community members, businesses, schools, city, county, and state organizations to find resources that can support our community.
Describe the organization’s program service accomplishments for each of its three largest program services, as measured by expenses. In a clear and concise manner, describe the services provided, the number of persons benefited, and other relevant information for each program title.
28
Teen Advisory Board ("TAB") - West Linn High School. Coordinated by Community Living Above volunteers is a high school student volunteer group changing how we see and speak of substance use and mental health disorders. Students of each grade level at West Linn HS comprise the Teen Advisory Board. With more than 150+ participants for the 2020 school year, these TAB students provide input and critical feedback to Community Living Above regarding teen activities and events that help by bringing awareness, education, and advocacy for peers whose lives are affected by drug, alcohol, and other negative influences. The monthly meetings have been virtual, but we maintained meeting monthly. This year's meetings focused on speakers with lived experience, science-based research looking at healthy choices, decision-making skills, stress management, self-care, and empowerment of themselves and others. This year was unique, most activities were online, and so the normal outreach activities that students participate in were virtual. The students got creative creating google classrooms to meet, share ideas, and support each other. Some events and activities focused on advocacy, mental health wellness related to COVID, and national events included Herren Project Clubs. Students could interact with students from other states, and Neuro Where About Prevention and the Brain had 50+ students in attendance. The recorded meetings are then shared with wellness classes at local high schools and with school resource officers and other community groups. The ability to record and share the events allowed us to reach a far greater number than meeting in person. A few of the students were also speakers at various youth groups in the community, sharing how important substance use prevention is for young people, families, and communities. We also were able to have a few students attend Prevention Education conferences because of the virtual environments. These conferences were typically 1-3 days in length and allowed students to learn the latest strategies to fight substance misuse and hear from nationally known experts and policymakers. The students observed and participated in local legislative meetings because of the virtual realities this year to see how legislation works to help and support public health. This year, the student leaders understood the importance of thinking "outside the box" about ways to interact by checking in on each other and finding ways to keep interacting even though virtual. This year, one of our student leaders won a nationally recognized scholarship for college based on his participation as a TAB student with CLA.
(Grants $
3,085
)
If this amount includes foreign grants, check here
...
28a
3,085
29
Family Inspired Recovery -In 2020 we continued to grow Families Inspired Recovery, an afterschool alternative peer group (APG) for high school students recovering from substance use disorders. An APG is a community-based, family-centered, professionally staffed, positive peer support program that offers prosocial activities, and case-management for adolescents who struggle with substance use disorders or self-destructive behaviors. APGs are a much better fit for the adolescent who struggles with substance use and co-occurring disorders because the main focus is to offer and shape a new peer group that utilizes positive peer pressure to stay in recovery. In addition, APGs focus on making sobriety more fun than using by organizing and staffing after-school sober social functions throughout the week, weekends, and summers. During 2020, CLA served teens and their families (over 75 people). Teens in the program receive over 25 hours of weekly support and their families receive 5 hours of therapueutic support.. In August 2020, it was recognized that the FIR program, now established, could be managed and could grow to capacity if it was managed by an organization with infrastructure to support youth in recovery. In November of 2020, FIR was transitioned to Madrona Recovery.
(Grants $
7,855
)
If this amount includes foreign grants, check here
...
29a
96,828
30
Community Outreach - During 2020, Community Living Above had to get creative with events initiated and hosted because of the need for the events to be virtual. However, we still had a successful lineup of community outreach activities, town halls, and educational events and our outreach this year allowed us to share information with other organizations and participate in more activities. Our reach virtually was somewhere in the 200 + individuals that either attended CLA's hosted events and or participated in partnership events or recorded events. The focus of all events was on prevention education and support of youth substance use. These activities and events were focused on youth but were primarily for adults and community members. The virtual environments allowed partnering with local individuals and organizations and individuals and organizations in the state and the country. The virtual environment brought speakers that would have cost a significant amount of money to get to Oregon, so new opportunities that were once too expensive and logistically challenging became doable. We hosted an event for 50+ parents with a prevention science specialist from TX whose focus is on healthy brain development and delaying substance use. We had the chance to participate in a panel whose expertise focused on Adolescents, Alcohol, and Mental Health. We had retired Special Agent from the DEA speak on drug-take back and why it is crucial, and she also shared the new realities of a recent measure that is now part of Oregon's laws. Parents in our community also participated in a virtual event focused on tobacco marketing, tobacco use, and health disparities. These types of opportunities allowed CLA to create workgroups for parents/adults with another prevention organization that turned into lunch and learns thru out the school year. With the virtual environments, parents/adults could connect with a wide variety of resources and supports for prevention and interventions of youth substance use. Parents could try online support groups, attend trainings, and CLA created an online recovery support group for parents whose children are in recovery which had 10-20 participants each week. Overall the virtual environment allowed CLA to host and participate in new educational events that opened new opportunities for our organization, our youth, and the adults/parents in our community.
(Grants $
3,699
)
If this amount includes foreign grants, check here
...
30a
3,699
31
Other program services (describe in Schedule O)
................
(Grants $
)
If this amount includes foreign grants, check here
...
31a
32 Total program service expenses
(add lines 28a through 31a)
..........
32
103,612
Part
Ⅳ
List of Officers, Directors, Trustees, and Key Employees
(list each one even if not compensated see the instructions for Part IV)
Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part IV
............
(a)
Name and title
(b)
Average
hours per week
devoted to position
(c)
Reportable compensation
(Forms W-2/1099-MISC)
(if not paid, enter -0-)
(d)
Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and
deferred compensation
(e)
Estimated amount
of other compensation
Pam Pearce
Board Director and Executive Director and President
40
0
0
0
Steve Burch
Board President
2
0
0
0
William Fahey
Board Vice President
2
0
0
0
Ellen McMillan
Director and Treasurer
2.00
0
0
0
Dana Free
Secretary
2
0
0
0
Garth Swanson
Director
2
0
0
0
Ethan McCarthy
Director
2
0
0
0
Rob Ward
Director
2
0
0
0
Anne Marie Lowe
Bookkeeper
18.00
24,270
0
0
Lucinda Fein
Director
1
0
0
0
Form
990-EZ
(2020)
Page 3
Form 990-EZ (2020)
Page
3
Part
Ⅴ
Other Information
(Note the Schedule A and personal benefit contract statement requirements in the
instructions for Part V.) Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part V
.......
Yes
No
33
Did the organization engage in any significant activity not previously reported to the IRS? If "Yes," provide a
detailed description of each activity in Schedule O
...................
33
No
34
Were any significant changes made to the organizing or governing documents? If "Yes," attach a conformed copy
of the amended documents if they reflect a change to the organization’s name. Otherwise, explain the change
on Schedule O. See instructions.
..........................
34
No
35a
Did the organization have unrelated business gross income of $1,000 or more during the year from business
activities (such as those reported on lines 2, 6a, and 7a, among others)?
............
35a
No
b
If "Yes," to line 35a, has the organization filed a Form 990-T for the year? If "No," provide
an explanation in Schedule O
35b
c
Was the organization a section 501(c)(4), 501(c)(5), or 501(c)(6) organization subject to section 6033(e)
notice, reporting, and proxy tax requirements during the year? If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part III
35c
No
36
Did the organization undergo a liquidation, dissolution, termination, or significant disposition of net assets during
the year? If “Yes," complete applicable parts of Schedule N
................
36
No
37a
Enter amount of political expenditures, direct or indirect, as described in the instructions.
37a
0
b
Did the organization file
Form 1120-POL
for this year?
...................
37b
No
38a
Did the organization borrow from, or make any loans to, any officer, director, trustee, or key employee
or
were
any such loans made in a prior year and still outstanding at the end of the tax year covered by this return?
..
38a
No
b
If “Yes," complete Schedule L, Part II and enter the total amount involved
.
38b
39
Section 501(c)(7) organizations. Enter:
a
Initiation fees and capital contributions included on line 9
.......
39a
b
Gross receipts, included on line 9, for public use of club facilities
.....
39b
40a
Section 501(c)(3) organizations. Enter amount of tax imposed on the organization during the year under:
section 4911
0
; section 4912
0
; section 4955
0
b
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Did the organization engage in any section 4958
excess benefit transaction during the year, or did it engage in an excess benefit transaction in a prior year that
has not been reported on any of its prior Forms 990 or 990-EZ? If “Yes," complete Schedule L, Part I
40b
No
c
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Enter amount of tax imposed on organization
managers or disqualified persons during the year under sections
4912, 4955, and 4958
0
d
Section 501(c)(3), 501(c)(4), and 501(c)(29) organizations. Enter amount of tax on line 40c reimbursed
by the organization
0
e
All organizations. At any time during the tax year, was the organization a party to a prohibited tax shelter
transaction? If "Yes," complete Form 8886-T
................
40e
No
41
List the states with which a copy of this return is filed.
OR
42a
The organization's books are in care of
Anne Marie Lowe
Telephone no.
(503) 504-5691
Located at
PO Box 664
West Linn
,
OR
ZIP + 4
97068
Yes
No
b
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization have an interest in or a signature or other authority over a financial account in a foreign country (such as a bank account, securities account, or other financial account)?
.
.
42b
No
If “Yes," enter the name of the foreign country:
See the instructions for exceptions and filing requirements for FinCEN Form 114, Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR).
c
At any time during the calendar year, did the organization maintain an office outside the U.S.?
.
.
.
42c
No
If “Yes," enter the name of the foreign country:
43
Section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trusts filing Form 990-EZ in lieu of
Form 1041 -
Check here
......
and enter the amount of tax-exempt interest received or accrued during the tax year
....
43
Yes
No
44a
Did the organization maintain any donor advised funds during the year? If "Yes," Form 990 must be completed instead
of Form 990-EZ
.............................
44a
No
b
Did the organization operate one or more hospital facilities during the year? If "Yes," Form 990 must be completed
instead of Form 990-EZ
.............................
44b
No
c
Did the organization receive any payments for indoor tanning services during the year?
.........
44c
No
d
If "Yes," to line 44c, has the organization filed a Form 720 to report these payments?
If "No," provide an
explanation in Schedule O
............................
44d
45a
Did the organization have a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)?
.........
45a
No
45b
Did the organization receive any payment from or engage in any transaction with a controlled entity within the meaning of section 512(b)(13)? If "Yes," Form 990 and Schedule R may need to be completed instead of
Form 990-EZ (see instructions)
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45b
No
Form
990-EZ
(2020)
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Form 990-EZ (2020)
Page
4
Yes
No
46
Did the organization engage, directly or indirectly, in political campaign activities on behalf of or in opposition to
candidates for public office? If “Yes," complete Schedule C, Part I.
...........
46
No
Part
Ⅵ
Section 501(c)(3) Organizations Only
All section 501(c)(3) organizations must answer questions 47- 49b and 52, and complete the tables for lines 50 and 51.
Check if the organization used Schedule O to respond to any question in this Part VI
..................
Yes
No
47
Did the organization engage in lobbying activities or have a section 501(h) election in effect during the tax year?
If "Yes," complete Schedule C, Part II
.......................
47
No
48
Is the organization a school as described in section 170(b)(1)(A)(ii)?
If "Yes," complete Schedule E
..
48
No
49a
Did the organization make any transfers to an exempt non-charitable related organization?
......
49a
No
b
If "Yes," was the related organization a section 527 organization?
................
49b
50
Complete this table for the organization's five highest compensated employees (other than officers, directors, trustees and key employees) who each received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. If there is none, enter "None."
(a)
Name and title of each employee
(b)
Average
hours per week
devoted to position
(c)
Reportable compensation
(Forms W-2/1099-MISC)
(d)
Health benefits, contributions to employee benefit plans, and deferred compensation
(e)
Estimated amount of other compensation
NONE
f
Total number of other employees paid over $100,000
.............
51
Complete this table for the organization's five highest compensated independent contractors who each received more than $100,000 of compensation from the organization. If there is none, enter "None."
(a)
Name and business address of each independent contractor
(b)
Type of service
(c)
Compensation
NONE
d
Total number of other independent contractors each receiving over $100,000
..........
52
Did the organization complete Schedule A?
NOTE.
All section 501(c)(3) organizations must attach a
completed Schedule A
........................................
Yes
No
Under penalties of perjury, I declare that I have examined this return, including accompanying schedules and statements, and to the best of my knowledge and belief, it is true, correct, and complete. Declaration of preparer (other than officer) is based on all information of which preparer has any knowledge.
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2021-05-13
Signature of officer
Date
Ellen McMillan
Treasurer
Type or print name and title
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Print/Type preparer's name
Preparer's signature
Date
Check
if
self-employed
PTIN
Firm's name
Firm's EIN
Firm's address
Phone no.
May the IRS discuss this return with the preparer shown above? See instructions
.........
Yes
No
Form
990-EZ
(2020)
Additional Data
Software ID:
20012124
Software Version:
v1.00
Form 990-EZ, Special Condition Description:
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