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THE MERWIN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2021

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Organization
THE MERWIN FOUNDATION (EIN 36-7699613)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-05-10
IRS object ID
202231309349101318
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-05-10T09:12:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN464411427PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRAHAM NEWLIN LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1202 N CENTER STAddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP617013901ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN367699613EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MERWIN FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERWBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3096642135PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1665AddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP617021665ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHARON MERWINPersonNm
Person TitlePRES/SEC/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone3096642135PhoneNum
Signature2022-05-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSHARONPersonFirstNm
Person LastMERWINPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBRUCE W BREITWEISERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00361715PTIN
Phone3122781130PhoneNum
Preparation2022-05-10PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$6,495,199FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$106InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$106InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$80,622DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$80,622DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$751,381NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$2,506,831GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$751,381CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$832,109TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$832,109TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,525AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$2,525AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$43,052OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$42,052OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$4,324TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$4,324TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$49,901TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$46,376TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,525TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$320,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$320,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$369,901TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$46,376TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$322,525TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$462,208ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$785,733NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$88,550SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$216,719SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$216,719SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$5,556,176CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$6,277,824CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$6,277,824CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets EOY$656OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$656OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$5,644,726TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$6,495,199TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$6,495,199TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$5,644,726NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$6,495,199NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$5,644,726TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$6,495,199TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$5,644,726TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$6,495,199TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$5,644,726TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$462,208ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$388,265OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$6,495,199SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$6,495,199TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (4 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmt
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIESP$105$105$105
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIESP$983,307-$12,072-$12,072$995,379
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIESP$245,791$7,864$7,864$237,927
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIESP$1,277,628$755,484$755,484$522,144
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$751,381CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$751,381NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$10,922InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$10,922SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$10,922TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$3,512EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$3,512TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$7,410TaxDueAmt

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 StateILOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Line1ROBERT W BAIRD & COBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8777927865PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1777 EAST WISCONSIN AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMILWAUKEECityNm
State AbbreviationWIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP532025391ZIPCd
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
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHARON MERWINPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1665AddressLine1Txt
CityBLOOMINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP617021665ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitlePRES/SEC/TRETitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos000.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$6,207,117AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$102,831AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$50FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$6,309,998TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$6,309,998AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$94,650CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$6,215,348NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$310,767MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$310,767MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$10,922TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$10,922TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$299,845DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$299,845DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$299,845DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$322,525ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$322,525QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$299,845DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$245,560UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$322,525QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$245,560AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$76,965AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$222,880UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
AUTISM MCLEAN
2404 EAST EMPIREBLOOMINGTONIL61704NONE501(C)(3)TO AID IN CHARITY'S MISSION$20,000
PARKLANDS FOUNDATION
PO BOX 12NORMALIL61761NONE501(C)(3)PRESERVING NATURAL LANDS$50,000
MCLEAN COUNTY MUSEUM OF HISTORY
200 N MAIN STREETBLOOMINGTONIL61701NONE501(C)(3)TO AID THE MUSEUM'S MISSION$50,000
NATIONAL VACCINE INFORMATION CENTER
21525 RIDGETOP CIRCLESTERLINGVA20166NONE501(C)(3)TO AID THE CHARITY'S MISSION$100,000SUITE 100
TRUTH FOR HEALTH FOUNDATION
PO BOX 64507TUSCANAZ85728NONE501(C)(3)TO AID THE CHARITY'S MISSION$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$320,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$106ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$80,622ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$751,381ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$832,109ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$832,109TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$2,525Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,525DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (39 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS$75,272$75,272
ADOBE$150,271$150,271
ALPHABET INC. - A$185,411$185,411
ALPHABET INC. - C$578,718$578,718
ALPHABET INC. - C$179,403$179,403
AMERICAN TOWER CORP$138,060$138,060
ANIKA THERAPEUTICS
ASML HOLDING$145,694$145,694
BANK OF AMERICA
BECTON DICKENSON & CO$130,267$130,267
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC$137,839$137,839
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC$448,500$448,500
BLACKROCK$281,077$281,077
BROWN-FORMAN B$65,574$65,574
CELLNEX TELECOM$119,714$119,714
CME GROUP$267,527$267,527
COSTAR GROUP$117,438$117,438
DOCUSIGN INC$12,489$12,489
DOXIMITY INC$33,487$33,487
EATON CORP
FISERV INC$256,465$256,465
FLEETCOR$113,263$113,263
IHS MARKET$307,843$307,843
INFRASTRUCTURE WIRELESS
INTEL CORP$360,500$360,500
INTERCONTINENTIAL EXCHANGE$133,077$133,077
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO
MARSH & MCLENNAN
MASTERCARD INC$260,507$260,507
MCDONALD'S CORP
MEDTRONIC PLC$42,104$42,104
PEMBINA PIPELINE$151,650$151,650
ROCHE HOLDING LIMITED
S&P GLOBAL INC$279,382$279,382
T ROWE PRICE GROUP$275,296$275,296
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR$353,711$353,711
VERISIGN INC$285,040$285,040
VERISK INC$140,211$140,211
VISA INC$252,034$252,034

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINTEREST RECEIVABLEDesc
EOY Book Value$656EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$656EOYFMVAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
UNREALIZED GAIN ON MARKETABLE SECURITIES$386,681
990PF REFUND$1,584

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryMANAGEMENT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$43,052Amt
Net Investment Income$42,052NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFOREIGN TAXES PAIDCategoryTxt
Amt$4,324Amt
Net Investment Income$4,324NetInvestmentIncomeAmt