THE SOMERSET FOUNDATION INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023
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- Organization
- THE SOMERSET FOUNDATION INC (EIN 95-4378188)
- Tax period
- 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
- Filed
- 2024-06-19
- IRS object ID
- 202411719349200001
- Schema version
- 2023v5.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2024-06-19T04:30:02Z | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2023-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2023-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 954378188 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Somerset Foundation Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | THES | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 3105606543 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5442 AND A HALF VILLAGE GREEN | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | LOS ANGELES | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90016 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Howard B Dratch | PersonNm |
| Person Title | President and CEO | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 3105606543 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2024-06-19 | SignatureDt |
Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp
Person Full Name PersonFullName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person First | Howard | PersonFirstNm |
| Person Last | B Dratch | PersonLastNm |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
| Tax | 2023 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Corp | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd |
| Gross Receipts | $82,416 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $82,416 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $0 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Membership Dues | $0 | MembershipDuesAmt |
| Investment Income | $0 | InvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Sale Of Assets Gross | $0 | SaleOfAssetsGrossAmt |
| Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale | $0 | CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | $0 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssetsAmt |
| Gaming Gross Income | $0 | GamingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Fundraising Gross Income | $0 | FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt |
| Special Events Direct Expenses | $0 | SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt |
| Special Events Net Income Loss | $0 | SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt |
| Gross Sales Of Inventory | $0 | GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt |
| Cost Of Goods Sold | $0 | CostOfGoodsSoldAmt |
| Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry | $0 | GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $0 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $82,416 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $83,841 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $0 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $0 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $0 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $0 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $0 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $0 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $83,841 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -$1,425 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $146,861 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $0 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $145,436 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $146,861 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $145,436 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $146,861 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $145,436 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $0 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $146,861 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $145,436 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | A Public Service Arts and Media Foundation | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Grants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt |
|---|---|
| Support for the creation Water Wars an ambitious six part film and TV series for national distribution about the continent-wide struggle by Indigenous people to defend their rivers lakes and shores against industrialists dam operators and big agricultural interests by financing work on writing filming editing expenses and more | $74,500 |
| Support for the creation and further organization of the Somerset Foundation archive including progress toward the preservation and enhancement of previous media television and film elements assembled since the foundations founding thirty years ago in 1992 | $8,341 |
| Support towards the research and development of the Somerset Foundations other media projectsincluding Unit 731 on Japanese war crimes Wire Mothers on Harlows psychological research and Rolling Quads on the disability rights movement | $1,000 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $0 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard B Dratch | ||||
| President and CEO | 3.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Dr Robert A Rosenstone | ||||
| Director Secretary | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Neil Denker | ||||
| Director Treasurer | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Jack S Appleyard | ||||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Samuel Egan | ||||
| Director | 1.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | false | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | $0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr | $0 | TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt |
| Tax Reimbursed By Organization | $0 | TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld | CA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Howard B Dratch | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5442 and an half Village Green | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Los Angeles | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | CA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 90016 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 3105606543 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Other Employee Paid Over100k | 0 | OtherEmployeePaidOver100kCnt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K | 0 | CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Organization170 | Yes (X) | PublicOrganization170Ind |
| Supported Organizations | 0 | SupportedOrganizationsCnt |
Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $15,521 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $85,850 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $82,416 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $185,787 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 | TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp | |
| Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 | GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp |
Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $2,000 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $15,521 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $85,850 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $82,416 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $185,787 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Substantial Contributors Tot | $0 | SubstantialContributorsTotAmt |
| Public Support Total170 | $185,787 | PublicSupportTotal170Amt |
| Gross Investment Income170 | GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp | |
| Unrelated Business Net Incm170 | UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp | |
| Other Income170 | OtherIncome170Grp | |
| Total Support | $185,787 | TotalSupportAmt |
| Gross Receipts Rltd Activities | $185,787 | GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt |
| Public Support CY170 | 1 | PublicSupportCY170Pct |
| Public Support PY170 | 1 | PublicSupportPY170Pct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind |
| Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 | GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp | |
| Gross Receipts Admissions | GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp | |
| Gross Receipts Non Unrlt Bus | GrossReceiptsNonUnrltBusGrp | |
| Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft509 | TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft509Grp | |
| Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl509 | GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl509Grp | |
| Total509 | Total509Grp | |
| Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person | AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp | |
| Substantial Contributors Amt | SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp | |
| Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot | SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp | |
| Public Support Total509 | $0 | PublicSupportTotal509Amt |
| Gross Investment Income509 | GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp | |
| Post1975 UBTI | Post1975UBTIGrp | |
| Investment Income And UBTI | InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp | |
| Net Income From Other UBI | NetIncomeFromOtherUBIGrp | |
| Other Income509 | OtherIncome509Grp |
Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt |
| Current Tax Year | $0 | CurrentTaxYearAmt |
| Total | $0 | TotalAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Public Support CY509 | 1 | PublicSupportCY509Pct |
| Public Support PY509 | 1 | PublicSupportPY509Pct |
| Investment Income CY | 0 | InvestmentIncomeCYPct |
| Investment Income PY | 0 | InvestmentIncomePYPct |
| Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509 | Yes (X) | ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind |
Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Listed By Name Governing Doc | false | ListedByNameGoverningDocInd |
| Suprt Org No IRS Determination | false | SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd |
| Supported Org Section C456 | false | SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind |
| Supported Org Qualified | false | SupportedOrgQualifiedInd |
| Suprt Exclusively Sec170c2 B | false | SuprtExclusivelySec170c2BInd |
| Supported Org Not Organized US | false | SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd |
| Control Deciding Grnt Frgn Org | false | ControlDecidingGrntFrgnOrgInd |
| Support Foreign Org No Determ | false | SupportForeignOrgNoDetermInd |
| Organization Change Suprt Org | false | OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd |
| Supported Org Class Designated | false | SupportedOrgClassDesignatedInd |
| Substitution Beyond Org Cntl | false | SubstitutionBeyondOrgCntlInd |
| Support Non Supported Org | false | SupportNonSupportedOrgInd |
| Payment Substantial Contribtr | false | PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd |
| Loan Disqualified Person | false | LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd |
| Controlled Disqualified Prsn | false | ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Disqualified Prsn Controll Int | false | DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd |
| Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int | false | DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd |
| Excess Business Holdings Rules | false | ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd |
| Contribution Controller | false | ContributionControllerInd |
| Contribution Family | false | ContributionFamilyInd |
| Contribution35 Controlled | false | Contribution35ControlledInd |
Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Power Appoint Majority Dir Trst | false | PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd |
| Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org | false | OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd |
Form990 Sch A Type3 Sprt Org All Form990SchAType3SprtOrgAllGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timely Provided Documents | false | TimelyProvidedDocumentsInd |
| Officers Close Relationship | false | OfficersCloseRelationshipInd |
| Supported Org Voice Investment | false | SupportedOrgVoiceInvestmentInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form990 Sch A Type3 Func Int | Form990SchAType3FuncIntGrp |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Form And Line Reference | Schedule O: | FormAndLineReferenceDesc |
| Explanation | This information about Grants and Similar Amounts paid matches the descriptions previously provided in Part III Statement of Program Service Accomplishments (above). 28. Support for the creation Water Wars, an ambitious six part film and TV series for national distribution about the continent-wide struggle by Indigenous people to defend their rivers, lakes and shores against industrialists dam operators and big agricultural interests by financing work on writing, filming, editing expenses and more??..............................$74,500. 29. Support for the creation and further organization of the Somerset Foundation archive, including progress toward the preservation and enhancement of previous media, television and film elements assembled since the foundations founding thirty years ago in 1992????????????????????????????....................................................................................$8,341. 30. Support towards the research and development of the Somerset Foundations other media projects, including Unit 731 on Japanese war crimes, Wire Mothers on Harlows psychological research, and Rolling Quads on the disability rights movement?................................................................................,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,$1,000. | ExplanationTxt |