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Transport Assistance Inc

  • Cleveland, OH
  • Tax-exempt since May 2015
  • EIN: 46-0612898

Organization summary

Type of Nonprofit

Designated as a Organizations for any of the following purposes: religious, educational, charitable, scientific, literary, testing for public safety, fostering national or international amateur sports competition (as long as it doesn't provide athletic facilities or equipment), or the prevention of cruelty to children or animals.

Category: Human Services — Multipurpose and Other / Human Service Organizations - Multipurpose (NTEE)

Donations to this organization are tax deductible.

Details

According to its Dec. 2022 tax filing, this nonprofit:

Reported conflict of interest transactions
Organizations must report loans, grants or business transactions with interested parties, which may include key employees and officers, their family members and any businesses in which they hold a controlling interest. These transactions must be reported on Schedule L.

Summary charts: organization finances over time

Revenue
$1.08M (2022)

Expenses
$975k (2022)

Total Assets
$148k (2022)

Total Liabilities
$255k (2022)

Source: Form 990 tax filings from 2016 to 2022

Tax Filings by Year

Form 990 is an information return that most organizations claiming federal tax-exempt status must file yearly with the IRS. Nonprofit Explorer has IRS digitized Form 990 data for filings processed in 2012 and later. If this organization filed an amended return, it may not be reflected below. Duplicate download links may indicate a resubmission or amendment to this organization's original return. Form 990 data is from the IRS.

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2022

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,077,497
Expenses
$974,562
Net Income
$102,935
Net Assets
-$107,236
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,077,497
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $441,950
45.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $147,627
Total Liabilities $254,863
Net Assets -$107,236
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Cerny (President/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Robert B Johnston Iii (Ceo) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 10, 2023

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2021

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$944,954
Expenses
$729,552
Net Income
$215,402
Net Assets
-$210,171
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $938,954
99.4%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $6,000
0.6%
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $306,998
42.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $130,460
Total Liabilities $340,631
Net Assets -$210,171
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Cerny (President/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Robert B Johnston Iii (Ceo) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 11, 2022

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2020

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$728,010
Expenses
$989,661
Net Income
-$261,651
Net Assets
-$425,573
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $617,743
84.9%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $110,267
15.1%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $0
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $368,234
37.2%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $179,273
Total Liabilities $604,846
Net Assets -$425,573
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Fred Cerny (President/Tr) $0 $0 $0
Robert B Johnston Iii (Ceo) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2021

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2019

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$1,395,667
Expenses
$1,395,990
Net Income
-$323
Net Assets
-$163,922
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $1,385,105
99.2%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets -$2,688
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $13,250
0.9%
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $51,700
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $506,857
36.3%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $237,921
Total Liabilities $401,843
Net Assets -$163,922
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert B Johnston Iii (Ceo) $51,700 $0 $0
Fred Cerny (President/Tr) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 16, 2020

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2018

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$943,860
Expenses
$879,346
Net Income
$64,514
Net Assets
-$163,599
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $943,860
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $33,300
3.8%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $394,607
44.9%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $187,198
Total Liabilities $350,797
Net Assets -$163,599
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert B Johnston Iii (Vice Preside) $33,300 $0 $0
Fred Cerny (President/Tr) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Sept. 4, 2019

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2017

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$419,518
Expenses
$472,772
Net Income
-$53,254
Net Assets
-$228,113
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $419,518
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $17,500
3.7%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $222,561
47.1%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $245,715
Total Liabilities $473,828
Net Assets -$228,113
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert B Johnston Iii (Vice Preside) $17,500 $0 $0
Fred Cerny (President/Tr) $0 $0 $0

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990
Filed on Nov. 14, 2018

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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Fiscal Year Ending Dec.
2016

Extracted Financial Data

Extracted Financial Data from Form 990
Revenue
$247,048
Expenses
$349,040
Net Income
-$101,992
Net Assets
-$174,859
Notable Sources of Revenue Percent of Total Revenue
Contributions $247,048
100%
Program Services $0
Investment Income $0
Bond Proceeds $0
Royalties $0
Rental Property Income $0
Net Fundraising $0
Sales of Assets $0
Net Inventory Sales $0
Other Revenue $0
Notable Expenses Percent of Total Expenses
Executive Compensation $2,000
0.6%
Professional Fundraising Fees $0
Other Salaries and Wages $152,219
43.6%
Assets/Debt
Total Assets $109,891
Total Liabilities $284,750
Net Assets -$174,859
Other
Reported conflict of interest transactions
Compensation
Key Employees and Officers Compensation Related Other
Robert B Johnston Iii (Vice Preside) $2,000 $0 $0
Fred Cerny (President/Tr) $0 $0 $0

Document Links

990
Filed on Nov. 15, 2017

Primary tax return for a nonprofit’s activities, finances, and governance

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PDF XML

About This Data

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The summary data contains information processed by the IRS during the 2012-2019 calendar years; this generally consists of filings for the 2011-2018 fiscal years, but may include older records. This data release includes only a subset of what can be found in the full Form 990s.

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