STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

BERGEN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
BERGEN FOUNDATION (EIN 95-6044540)
Tax period
2023-12-01 to 2024-11-30
Filed
2025-04-10
IRS object ID
202531009349100538
Schema version
2023v6.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-04-10T16:08:54-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-11-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN952743154PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1William H Downs CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113701 Riverside Drive 400AddressLine1Txt
CitySherman OaksCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91423ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN956044540EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bergen FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBERGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8189813505PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113701 Riverside Drive 800AddressLine1Txt
CitySherman OaksCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91423ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonKris BergenPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-04-10SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWilliam H DownsPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00081850PTIN
Phone8189814313PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$16,300,344FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$470,790DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$470,790DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$374,396NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$2,187,395GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$374,396CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$471,100OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$471,100OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$1,316,286TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$1,316,286TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$410,000CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$237,000CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$173,000CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$4,030AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$2,015AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$2,015AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$26,269TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$7,120TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,149TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$11,943OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$8,360OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,583OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$78,693OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$72,510OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,183OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$530,935TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$327,005TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$203,930TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$547,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$547,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,078,435TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$327,005TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$751,430TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$237,851ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$989,281NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$123,922CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$83,344CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$83,343CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$246,497SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$763,358SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$763,358SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$13,271,319CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$13,042,203CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$13,879,042CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$585,540OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$580,689OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$574,601OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$1,000,000OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$1,000,000OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$1,000,000OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$15,227,278TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$15,469,594TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$16,300,344TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$15,227,278NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$15,469,594NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$15,227,278TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$15,469,594TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$15,227,278TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$15,469,594TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$15,227,278TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$237,851ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$4,465OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$15,469,594SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$15,469,594TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertySee attachedPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Acquired2020-01-01AcquiredDt
Sold2023-07-01SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$2,187,395GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$1,812,999CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$374,396GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$374,396GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$374,396CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$13,751InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$13,751SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$13,751TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$6,107EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$6,107TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$331EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$7,975TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1John LarkinBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8189813505PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113701 Riverside Drive Eighth FloorAddressLine1Txt
CitySherman OaksCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91423ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Kris Bergen
c/o Foundation addressSherman OaksCA91423President25.00$250,000
Candice Bergen
c/o Foundation addressSherman OaksCA91423Secretary1.00$0
John Larkin
13701 Riverside Drive Ste 800Sherman OaksCA91423Director20.00$160,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$14,056,099AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$885,872AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$574,601FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$15,516,572TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$15,516,572AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$232,749CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$15,283,823NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$764,191MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$764,191MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$13,751TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$13,751TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$750,440DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$750,440DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$750,440DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$751,430ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$751,430QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$750,440DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$146,041ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$41,767ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$14,895ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$13,663ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$34,233ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$250,599TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$751,430QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$750,440AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$990RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$251,589TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$146,041ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$105,548ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$41,767ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$14,895ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$13,663ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$34,233ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$990ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonDo not send applicationsRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line113701 Riverside Drive Suite 800AddressLine1Txt
CitySherman OaksCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91423ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Info And MaterialsDo not submit.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNot applicableSubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNot applicableRestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonSee list attachedRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Checks written toAddressLine1Txt
Citypublic charitiesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91423ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipNoneRecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusCharRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposePublic CharityGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$547,500Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$547,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$470,790ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$374,396ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (3 entries)

DescDescExclusionExclusionCdExclusionExclusionAmt
Misc gains14$252
Partnership income16$460,848
Royalty and license fee15$10,000

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$1,316,286ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$1,316,286TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryAccountingCategoryTxt
Amt$4,030Amt
Net Investment Income$2,015NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,015DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescTangible & intangible itemsDesc
BOY Book Value$1,000,000BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$1,000,000EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,000,000EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (5 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Broker fee-$688-$688
FTB & AG Filing fee$100$100
Investment advisor$72,945$72,945
Office and other$506$253$253
Storage$5,830$5,830

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Misc gains$252$252
Partnership income$460,848$460,848
Royalty and license fee$10,000$10,000

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFed Excise Tax refundDesc
Amt$4,465Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Federal excise tax$12,030$12,030
Payroll tax$14,239$7,119$7,120