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WHALESBACK FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
WHALESBACK FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1478498)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-06-02
IRS object ID
202501539349100725
Schema version
2024v5.1
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)
Return2025-06-02T12:35:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN881478669PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CBIZ ADVISORS LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311478498EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WHALESBACK FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWHALBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2125268363PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PIERREPONT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTHEODORE ROOSEVELT IVPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2125268363PhoneNum
Signature2025-05-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonFRANK SMITHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00639053PTIN
Phone2022274000PhoneNum
Preparation2025-05-27PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$11,433,329FMVAssetsEOYAmt
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$128,603DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$128,603DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$85,969NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$88,710GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$85,969CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$214,572TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$214,572TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$4,835AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$2,418AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$2,417AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$9,239OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$9,239OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$5,861TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$408TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$19,935TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$12,065TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,417TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$224,303ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$395,548ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$244,238TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$12,065TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$397,965TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$29,666ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$202,507NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$33,713CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$10,718CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$10,718CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$4,261,305CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$4,254,634CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$11,422,423CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$67,308CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$67,308CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$188CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,362,326TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,332,660TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$11,433,329TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$245,172CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$245,172CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$4,117,154RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$4,087,488RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,362,326TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$4,332,660TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$4,362,326TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$4,332,660TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,362,326TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$29,666ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$4,332,660SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$4,332,660TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCd
CHARLES SCHWAB LT2024-10-24$8,105$2,741$5,364$5,364
REDWOOD GROVE INVESTMENT K-1 ST2024-12-31$11,110$11,110$11,110P
REDWOOD GROVE INVESTMENT K-1 LT2024-12-31$69,495$69,495$69,495P
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$85,969CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$2,815InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$2,815SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,815TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$5,291EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$5,291TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$2,476OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$2,476AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksTHEODORE ROOSEVELT IVIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2125268363PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE PIERREPONT STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityBROOKLYNCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (1)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions0ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
THEODORE ROOSEVELT IV
ONE PIERREPONT STREETBROOKLYNNY11201PRES./SECT./TREAS./TRUSTEE0.00$0$0$0
CONSTANCE ROOSEVELT
ONE PIERREPONT STREETBROOKLYNNY11201TRUSTEE0.00$0$0$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

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$10,619,221AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$44,557AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$10,663,778TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$10,663,778AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$159,957CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$10,503,821NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$525,191MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$525,191MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,815TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$2,815TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$522,376DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$522,376DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$522,376DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$397,965ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$397,965QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$522,376DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$389,550UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$397,965QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$389,550AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$8,415AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$513,961UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerTHEODORE ROOSEVELT IVContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
SCHWAB CHARITABLE DONOR ADVISED FUND
PO BOX 628298ORLANDOFL32862PFGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$85,000
WOODWELL CLIMATE RESEARCH CENTER
149 WOODS HOLE RDFALMOUTHMA02540PCGENERAL OPERATING EXPENSES$50,000
SCHWAB CHARITABLE DONOR ADVISED FUND
PO BOX 628298ORLANDOFL32862PFDONATED 437 SHS OF SPDR S&P STOCK WITH A BOOK VALUE OF $89,303$260,548
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$395,548TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$128,603ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$85,969ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$214,572ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$214,572TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$4,835Amt
Net Investment Income$2,418NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,417DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BondINVESTMENTS - LEHMAN BROTHERSBondNm
EOY Book Value$67,308EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$188EOYFMVAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (3 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
INVESTMENTS - EQUITIES$3,261,825$9,260,650
REDWOOD GROVE CAPITAL FUND K-1 INVESMENT$990,473$1,044,480
INVESTMENTS - NVIDIA$2,336$1,117,293

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
INVESTMENT FEES$250$250$0
REDWOOD GROVE INVESTMENT K-1 FEES$8,989$8,989$0

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
FEDERAL TAXES$5,453$0$0
REDWOOD GROVE INVESTMENT K-1 - FOREIGN TAXES PAID$408$408$0