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GEORGE W MERGENS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2021

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Organization
GEORGE W MERGENS FOUNDATION (EIN 03-0345055)
Tax period
2021-09-01 to 2022-08-31
Filed
2023-01-02
IRS object ID
202340129349101269
Schema version
2021v4.1
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)
Return2023-01-02T13:29:58-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2022-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN471371818PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Tapia & Huckabay PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 38AddressLine1Txt
CityVergennesCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05491ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN030345055EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1George W Mergens FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGEORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8028934854PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 633AddressLine1Txt
CityMiltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05468ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPaul G MergensPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8028934854PhoneNum
Signature2022-12-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstPaulPersonFirstNm
Person LastMergensPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWilliam S Huckabay CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00154308PTIN
Phone8028707086PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance LevelFAL1FederatedAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2023-03-07 01:45:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$20,688,248FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$250,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$1,092InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$1,092InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$361,141DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$361,141DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$1,010,114NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$4,111,540GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$1,010,114CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$1,622,347TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$1,372,347TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$348,400CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$106,422CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$241,978CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$0OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Net Invst Incm$0OthEmplSlrsWgsNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$40,517PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Net Invst Incm$13,343PensionEmplBnftNetInvstIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$27,174PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,940AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$970AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$970AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$0OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$60,264TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$8,047TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$18,159TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$166DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Net Invst Incm$51DeprecAndDpltnNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$27,661OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$8,449OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,212OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$2,298TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$919TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,379TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss-$61,955OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm-$18,947OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl-$43,031OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$419,291TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$119,254TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$265,841TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$836,555ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$836,555ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,255,846TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$119,254TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,102,396TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$366,501ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$1,253,093NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$82,542CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$40,040CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$40,040CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$118,698SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$3,629,410SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$3,629,410SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$15,119,707CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$12,018,281CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$14,428,702CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$2,841,935CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$2,841,935CorporateBondsEOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$11,198LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$11,021LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$344LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$177LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$177LandEOYFMVAmt
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Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$18,163,226TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$18,529,843TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$20,688,248TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$0AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$0AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
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Other Liabilities EOY$116OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$116TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$18,163,226RetainedEarningBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$18,163,226TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$18,529,843TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses$366,501ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$18,529,727SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$18,529,727TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

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PropertyPublicly Traded SecuritiesPropertyDesc
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Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
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Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$1,010,114GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$1,010,114CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

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Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$17,418SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$17,418TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$18,500EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$18,500TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Overpayment-$18,500OriginalReturnOverpaymentAmt
Overpayment$1,082OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$1,082AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
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 StateVTOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Addresswww.mergensfoundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksPaul G MergensIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone8028626770PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 633AddressLine1Txt
CityMiltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05468ZIPCd
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 PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
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 (5 entries)

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Paul G Mergens
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468President & Treasurer40.00$135,900$20,774$0
Mary E Mergens-Loughran
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468Vice-President5.00$0$0$0
Lenora A Mergens
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468Director5.00$0$0$0
William H Wiltshire
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468V-P; Director of Operations32.00$150,000$12,234$0
Rachel Mergens
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468V-P; Director of Finance30.00$62,500$7,509$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$21,254,811AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$1,949,874AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$23,204,685TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$23,204,685AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$348,070CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$22,856,615NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$1,142,831MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tax Based On Investment Income$17,418TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Income Tax$0IncomeTaxAmt
Total Tax$17,418TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$1,125,413DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$1,125,413DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$1,125,413DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

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Expenses And Contributions$1,102,396ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,102,396QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$49,266ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$49,266TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,102,396QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$1,102,396AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$23,017ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$23,017ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$26,249TotalCorpusAmt
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Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$26,249ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$0ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$0ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$0ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$26,249ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerPaul G MergensContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerMary Mergens-LoughranContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNoneShareholderManagerNm

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonPaul G MergensRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 633AddressLine1Txt
CityMiltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05468ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone8028626770RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsAny form of application is acceptable. Include organizational information and intended charitable use of funds.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNoneSubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNoneRestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (71 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Audubon Vermont
255 Sherman Hollow RoadHuntingtonVT05462PCGreen MountainCenter EducationPrograms$15,000
Azimuth Counseling & Therapeutics Service
8 Essex WayEssex JunctionVT05452PCElevation Academy:Counseling Services$10,000
BarnArts Center for the Arts
PO Box 41BarnardVT05031PCYouth SummerCamp 2022$5,000
Bennington Museum
75 Main StreetBenningtonVT05201PCCommunity EngagementCoordinatorPosition$15,000
Birds of Vermont Museum
900 Sherman Hollow RoadHuntingtonVT05462PCGeneral OperatingSupport$3,000
Bishop John A Marshall School
680 LaPorte RoadMorrisvilleVT05661PCEarly EducationProgram / PlaygroundRenovation$40,000
Bradford Teen Center
PO Box 247BradfordVT05033PCGeneral OperatingSupport$7,500
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
76 Cotton Mill HillBrattleboroVT05301PCPipeline andPathwaysProgram (P3)$10,000
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon StreetBrattleboroVT05301PCYouth & EducationPrograms$10,000
BSA Green Mountain Council
PO Box 557WaterburyVT05676PCGeneral OperatingSupport$20,000
BSA Green Mountain Council
PO Box 557WaterburyVT05676PCOutreachInitiative$15,000
Cancer Patient Support Foundation
PO Box 1804WillistonVT05495PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
Care Net of Mid-Coast ME
PO Box 969BrunswickME04011PCGeneral OperatingSupport$20,000
Changing Perspectives
PO Box 694BradfordVT05033PCGeneral OperatingSupport$8,000
Children's Literacy Foundation
1536 Loomis Hill RoadWaterbury CenterVT05677PCBuilding CapitalCampaign$25,000
Circus Smirkus
1 Circus RoadGreensboroVT05841PCSchool Artist-in-Residency Program$8,000
City of Montpelier
39 Main StreetMontpelierVT05602GovFeastFarm$10,000
Common Ground Center
473 Tatro RoadStarksboroVT05487PCAdventure CampSeries 2022$10,000
Community Sailing Center
505 Lake StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCCapitalCampaign$50,000
Community Sailing Center
505 Lake StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCYouthPrograms$15,000
ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
1 College StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCSciExcelProgram$10,000
Essex CHIPS
2 Lincoln Street 2nd FloorEssex JunctionVT05452PCMatching Fundsfor AmericorpsPositions$10,000
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
1302 Main StreetSt JohnsburyVT05819PCScience AnnexChallenge Fundraiser$25,000
FEJ - USA
1464 West Webster AvenueChicagoIL60614PCYouth HealthProgram$5,000
Friar Suppliers
583 South 7th StreetLindenhurstNY11757PCHaitiMission$2,500
Future Genius Inc
283 Stone DriveColchesterVT05446PCTeamElektra$5,000
Generator Inc
40 Sears LaneBurlingtonVT05404PCMaker MentorProgram$10,000
Governor's Institute of Vermont
20 West Canal Street C5WinooskiVT05404PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Greater Rutland County Supervisory Union
16 Evelyn StreetRutlandVT05701GovHealthy Foodsfrom A-Z$5,000
Green Mountain Farm to School
115 2nd StreetNewportVT05855PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Hunger Free Vermont
38 Eastwood DriveSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCChild NutritionInitiatives$5,000
In Tandem Arts
208 Flynn AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCHigh SchoolProgramming$3,000
Intervale Center
180 Intervale RoadBurlingtonVT05401PCGleaning and FoodRescue Programs$10,000
Kids on the Ball Inc
19 Lindenwood DriveSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
King Street Center
PO Box 1615BurlingtonVT05402PCAfter SchoolExcellence Program$15,000
Lake Champlain Museum Maritime
4472 Basin Harbor RoadVergennesVT05491PCHigh School LongboatRowing Program$10,000
Lake Paran Recreation
PO Box 393BenningtonVT05257PCSummerCamp$4,000
Lund Family Center
76 Glen RoadBurlingtonVT05404PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Milton Community Youth Coalition
164 Route 7 SouthMiltonVT05468PCAnnual FundraiserMatching Grant$14,355
Milton Family Community Center
23 Villemaire LaneMiltonVT05468PCConnectionsProgramming$5,000
New England Youth Theatre
100 Flat StreetBrattleboroVT05301PCTown SchoolsTheatre Program$5,000
Northwest Vermont Regional Foundation
75 Fairfield StreetSt Albans CityVT05478PCHealthy RootsCollaborative$5,000
Old Stone House Museum
109 Old Stone House RoadBrowningtonVT05860PCHands-on-HistoryProgram 2022$5,000
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
203 Country Club RoadMontpelierVT05602PCGeneral OperatingSupport$15,000
Pure Water for the World
PO Box 55RutlandVT05702PCGeneral OperatingSupport$20,000
Reinbow Riding Center
PO Box 395ShrewsburyVT05738PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
ReSource
266 Pine StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCYouthBuild& LEAP Programs$15,000
Rice Memorial High School
99 Proctor AvenueSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCAnnualCampaign$2,500
Rice Memorial High School
99 Proctor AvenueSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCTuitionAssistance$50,000
Saint Paul's Catholic School
54 Eastern AvenueBartonVT05822PCGeneral OperatingSupport$17,000
Slate Valley Unified School District
33 Mechanic StreetFair HavenVT05743GovSnack SackProgram$5,000
South Hero Library Foundation
28 Community LaneSouth HeroVT05486PCWorthen LibraryMakerspace Equipment$15,000
Southern Vermont Arts Center
PO Box 617ManchesterVT05254PCArts EducationProgram & Scholarships$5,000
Special Needs Support Center
129 South Main StreetWhite River JunctionVT05001PCASPIRE Afterschool & Summer Camp$10,000
Spectrum Youth & Family Services
31 Elmwood AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCGeneral OperatingSupport$20,000
Steps to End Domestic Violence
PO Box 1535BurlingtonVT05402PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
UP for Learning
155 Elm Street 1MontpelierVT05602PCMilton InnovationCenter$14,000
United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
101 462 Hegeman AvenueColchesterVT05446PCYouth Leadership CaseManager Position$5,000
VABVI
37 Elmwood AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCHAPIProgram 2022$3,000
Vermont Adaptive Ski and Sports
77 Alpine DriveKillingtonVT05751PCYouthPrograms$10,000
Vermont Historical Society
60 Washington StreetBarreVT05641PCVermontHistory Day$10,000
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
PO Box 1281QuecheeVT05059PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Vermont Patriots
201 Juniper DriveSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Vermont State Mathematics Coalition
PO Box 211Underhill CenterVT05490PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,200
Vermont Symphony Orchestra
2 Church Street 3BBurlingtonVT05401PCYouthPrograms$10,000
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
1949 East Main StreetRichmondVT05477PCFarmProgram$25,000
Vermont Youth Orchestra Association
223 Ethan Allen AvenueColchesterVT05446PCGeneral OperatingSupport$12,000
Windsor County Mentors
PO Box 101WindsorVT05089PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
Wuku Kawoq - Maya Health Alliance
PO Box 91BethelVT05302PCComplex PediatricCases Program$20,000
Young Writers Project
47 Maple Street Suite 216BurlingtonVT05401PC13th AnthologyEdition$7,500
Youth Safety Council of Vermont
PO Box 428BurlingtonVT05402PCTurn of TextingProgram$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$836,555TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,092ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$361,141ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,010,114ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$1,372,347ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$1,372,347TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonPaul G MergensContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 718AddressLine1Txt
CityMiltonCityNm
State AbbreviationVTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP05468ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$250,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryVermont CPA Firm Accounting & Tax PreparationCategoryTxt
Amt$1,940Amt
Net Investment Income$970NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$970DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
AssetPublicly Traded Securities (including Capital Gain Dividends)AssetDesc
How AcquiredPurchasedHowAcquiredTxt

Purchaser Name PurchaserNameGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonUnrelated Third PartiesPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Price$4,111,540GrossSalesPriceAmt
Basis$3,101,426BasisAmt
Basis MethodCostBasisMethodTxt
Sales Expense$0SalesExpenseAmt
Total Net$1,010,114TotalNetAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$0AccumulatedDepreciationAmt

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp (4 entries)

BondBondNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
24,055 Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade Bond Fund$249,929$241,991
82,572 Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Admiral Fund$887,935$810,856
88,107 Schwab Short-Term Bond Index Fund$904,071$841,420
133,779 Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Bond Fund$800,000$695,652

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (28 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
2,737sh Vanguard Energy ETF$199,965$310,622
2,355sh Vanguard Financials ETF IV$199,940$191,532
3,470sh Vanguard Growth ETF$892,553$830,579
590sh Vanguard Health Care ETF$100,058$136,620
2,467sh Vanguard Information Tech ETF$889,469$861,674
2,784sh Vanguard S&P SC 600$499,656$446,247
3,850sh Vanguard Value ETF IV$499,715$519,134
9,765sh Baron Emerging Markets Institutional Fund$112,318$130,654
23,519sh Champlain Mid Cap Growth Fund$399,154$503,314
2,941sh Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund$174,143$206,252
7,117sh Lazard International Strategic Equity Inst.$69,961$93,020
36,687sh Touchstone Institutional Funds Sand Cap Fund$408,535$384,843
9,323sh Vanguard Growth Index Admiral Fund$536,918$1,148,634
6,833sh Vanguard Small Cap Index Admiral Fund$503,534$621,083
7,216sh Vanguard Total International Stock Index Admiral Fund$180,491$198,295
12,815sh Vanguard Total Stock Market Admiral Fund$712,572$1,238,463
14,753sh Vanguard Value Index Admiral Fund$473,174$775,857
1,260sh Vanguard 500 Index Admiral Fund$267,535$461,062
3,744sh IShares Global Materials ETF$224,887$275,633
1,922sh Vanguard Growth ETF$494,338$460,050
2,687sh Vanguard Health Care ETF$481,673$622,202
1,365sh Vanguard Information Technology ETF$492,629$476,767
2,072sh Vanguard S&P Mid Cap 400$329,717$318,404
1,811sh Vanguard S&P SC 600$329,700$290,285
4,359sh Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF$774,462$1,012,116
2,408sh Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF IV$329,920$328,861
4,112sh Vanguard Small Cap ETF$620,367$780,088
20,477sh MFS International Intrinsic Value Fund$820,897$806,411

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmtBook ValueBookValueAmt
Leasehold Improvements$3,623$3,623$0
Office Equipment$7,575$7,398$177

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (11 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Computer Services$1,668$510$1,158
Office & Other Supplies$922$281$641
Postage$343$105$238
Telephone$3,865$1,181$2,684
Meals & Entertainment$150$23$104
Insurance$997$305$692
Payroll Service$578$177$401
Benefits Consultant$715$218$497
Bank Charges$72$22$50
State Filing Fee$20$6$14
Operating Cost Reimbursement from A.A. Mergens Foundation-$71,285-$21,775-$49,510

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCredit Card PayableDesc
BOY Book Value$0BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$116EOYBookValueAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Payroll Taxes$26,206$8,047$18,159
Federal Excise Taxes$34,058$0$0