Help need INFO ANNUAL REPORT

by JT 13 Replies latest watchtower scandals

  • Gerard
    Gerard

    Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

    Also Known As: WTBTS
    25 Columbia Hts
    Brooklyn, NY 11201

    GENERAL INFORMATION
    Contact: Mr. J. R. Brown, Office of Public Information
    Telephone: (718) 560-5000
    E-mail: You must be a GuideStar Select or Premium subscriber to view this information.
    Web Site: www.watchtower.org
    Who We Are

    Publishes and distributes religious periodicals and Bibles

    • This organization is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity.
    • This organization is not required to file an annual return with the IRS because it is a church.
    • Additional narrative information in this report was last supplied by the organization on November 5, 2002.
    • Contributions are deductible, as provided by law.
    How to Help

    This organization is seeking funds from contributions. These funds will be used for unrestricted operating expenses, special projects and building improvements.

    Location(s) Served

    • National
    EIN:You must be a GuideStar Select or Premium subscriber to view this information.
    Year Founded:1909
    Ruling Year:1992
    Fiscal Year :You must be a GuideStar Premium subscriber to view this information.
    Assets :You must be a GuideStar Premium subscriber to view this information.
    Income :You must be a GuideStar Select or Premium subscriber to view this information.
    No. of Board Members:7
    No. of Full-Time Employees:0
    No. of Part-Time Employees:0
    No. of Volunteers:> 1000
    Chief Executive

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    BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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    MISSION AND PROGRAMS
    Mission

    To publish and distribute religious periodicals and Bibles

    Programs

    The corporation's purposes are religious, educational, and charitable and acts as a legal entity for the religious body of Christian persons in the United States as Jehovah's Witnesses.

    GOALS AND RESULTS
    Accomplishments for Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 1999
      FORM 990 AND EDOCS

      None Available.

      Why can't I find IRS Form 990s for this organization?

    1. JT
      JT

      thanks for the info- the $1.25 billion figure was found on credit reporting agency info-

      it appears the wt uses that info for outsiders and not for rank and file jw to know about

      thanks

    2. Gerard
      Gerard

      I am glad you found your answer. But I was hoping to go deeper than that. My situation is delicate and can not call attention to myself by filing disclosure petitions. I found out that churches are not required to file the Anual Information Returns (form 990): http://www.irs.gov/charities/charitable/article/0,,id=123308,00.html

      Annual Exempt Organization Information Returns

      Every organization exempt from federal income tax under Internal Revenue Code section 501(a) must file an annual information return except:
      1. A church, an interchurch organization of local units of a church, a convention or association of churches,
      2. An integrated auxiliary of a church,
      3. A church-affiliated organization that is exclusively engaged in managing funds or maintaining retirement programs,
      4. A school below college level affiliated with a church or operated by a religious order, even though it is not an integrated auxiliary of a church,
      5. Certain church-affiliated mission societies that conduct activities in foreign countries, or activities directed at persons in foreign countries,
      6. An exclusively religious activity of any religious order,
      7. A state institution, the income of which is excluded from gross income under section 115,
      8. A corporation described in section 501(c)(1) [a corporation that is organized under an Act of Congress and is: a) an instrumentality of the United States, and b) exempt from Federal income taxes],
      9. A black lung benefit trust described in section 501(c)(21) (required to file Form 990-BL, Information and Initial Excise Tax Return for Black Lung Benefit Trusts and Certain Related Persons),
      10. A stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing trust that qualifies under section 401(required to file Form 5500, Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan),
      11. A religious or apostolic organization described in section 501(d) (required to file Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income),
      12. A foreign organization described in section 501(a) (other than a private foundation) that normally does not have more than $25,000 in annual gross receipts from sources within the United States and has no significant activity in the United States,
      13. A governmental unit or an affiliate of a governmental unit that meets the requirements of Revenue Procedure 95-48, 1995-2 C.B. 418, or
      14. An exempt organization (other than a private foundation) having gross receipts in each tax year that normally are not more than $25,000).

      Still, the WTBTS of NY (the one registered in Oklahoma) DOES file the Anual Information Returns (form 990 or 990-EZ) and it is available to public view:

      Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, Inc.

      2236 NW 20TH ST

      OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73107
      GENERAL INFORMATION
      • This organization is a 501(c)(3) Public Charity.
      • This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.
      • Contributions are deductible, as provided by law.
      EIN:You must be a GuideStar Select or Premium subscriber to view this information.
      Year Founded:Information not available
      Ruling Year:1992
      Fiscal Year :You must be a GuideStar Premium subscriber to view this information.
      Assets :You must be a GuideStar Premium subscriber to view this information.
      Income :You must be a GuideStar Select or Premium subscriber to view this information.
      No. of Board Members:Information not available
      No. of Full-Time Employees:Information not available
      No. of Part-Time Employees:Information not available
      No. of Volunteers:

      Information not available

    3. JT
      JT

      it sounds like it is an assembly hall- if so there will not be much $$$$$ listed

      - outside of the NY Corp and PA Corp everything else is either a Hall or Assembly Hall-

      those two are the large $$$ houses

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