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WYSS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2021

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Organization
WYSS FOUNDATION (EIN 25-1823874)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-11-02
IRS object ID
202233069349101433
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-11-02T19:06:04-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12001 MARKET ST-SUITE 1800AddressLine1Txt
CityPHILADELPHIACityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP19103ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN251823874EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WYSS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% MOLLY MCUSICInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlWYSSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022324418PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11759 R STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOSEPH FISHERPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone4847533130PhoneNum
Signature2022-10-27SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstJOSEPHPersonFirstNm
Person LastFISHERPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKIMBERLY BIERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01697519PTIN
Phone2673303000PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
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$2,711,198,418FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$0ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$24,077,764DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$24,077,764DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$58,265,144NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$192,964,067GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$56,397,965CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$5,591,168OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$2,906,518OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$87,934,076TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$83,382,247TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$1,261,122CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,261,122CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$2,090,396OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,090,396OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$335,167PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$335,167PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$407,717LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$0LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$407,717LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$238,525InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Net Invst Incm$238,525InterestNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$901,808TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$573,774TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$328,034TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$365,183DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Net Invst Incm$136,250DeprecAndDpltnNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$196,508OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$196,508OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$179,874TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$179,874TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$9,171,829OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,012,402OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,512,936OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$15,148,129TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,960,951TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,311,754TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$132,214,860ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$132,214,860ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$147,362,989TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,960,951TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$138,526,614TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$59,428,913ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$75,421,296NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$2,020,356CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$1,042,345CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$1,042,345CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$272,507,767SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$203,297,453SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$203,297,453SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$682,163,153CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$871,149,190CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,222,786,319CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$964,346,377OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$784,625,079OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$1,187,529,581OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$18,696,519LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$1,280,532LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$17,781,170LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$17,415,987LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$17,415,987LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$80,513,499OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$79,126,733OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$79,126,733OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,019,332,322TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,956,656,787TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$2,711,198,418TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$325,020AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$78,399AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$325,020TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$78,399TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$2,019,007,301RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,959,578,388RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,019,007,301TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,959,578,388TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$2,019,332,321TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,959,656,787TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,019,007,301TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$59,428,913ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$1,959,578,388SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,959,578,388TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (20 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
NORTHERN TRUST - 26-49521 - SEE ATTACHEDP2021-07-012021-12-31$33,260,480$30,611,690$2,648,790$2,648,790
NORTHERN TRUST - 26-49521 - ATTACHEDP2020-01-012021-12-31$62,062,639$49,820,197$12,242,442$12,242,442
NORTHERN TRUST - 26-49521 - ATTACHEDP2020-01-012021-12-31$4,447,806$3,921,553$526,253$526,253
NORTHERN TRUST - 26-49522 - ATTACHEDP2021-07-012021-12-31$9,088,549$8,492,766$595,783$595,783
NORTHERN TRUST - 26-49522 - ATTACHEDP2020-01-012021-12-31$18,018,477$13,459,423$4,559,054$4,559,054
NORTHERN TRUST - 26-49522 ATTACHEDP2020-01-012021-12-31$1,287,717$1,139,864$147,853$147,853
MORGAN STANLEY - SEE ATTACHEDP2021-07-012021-12-31$28,068,823$23,687,935$4,380,888$4,380,888
MORGAN STANLEY - SEE ATTACHEDP2020-01-012021-12-31$7,666,872$5,386,087$2,280,785$2,280,785
MORGAN STANLEY - STELLANTIS2021-03-212021-04-16$46,581$46,581
MORGAN STANLEY - CREDIT SUISSE GRPP2021-05-122021-11-22$9$6$3$3
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSP$64,232
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$56,397,965CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,048,356InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,048,356SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,048,356TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$2,266,729EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Total Payments And Credits$2,266,729TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$1,218,373OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$1,218,373AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDCOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StatePAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 AddressWYSSFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MOLLY MCUSICBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022324418PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11759 R STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
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 PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Relying Current Ntc Dsstr Asst1Yes (X)RelyingCurrentNtcDsstrAsst1Ind
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 (6 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2Txt
HANSJOERG WYSS
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009CHAIRMAN8.0$0$0$0
JOSEPH FISHER
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009TREASURER8.0$0$0$0
MOLLY MCUSIC
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR40.0$746,910$66,882$0
MARY KILLINGSWORTH
679 EAST 2ND AVENUEDURANGOCO81301VICE PRESIDENT40.0$355,512$36,810$0UNIT 3
PATRICIA KOHL DAVIS
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009SECRETARY / CFO40.0$158,700$30,287$0
ROBERT BLAND
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009DIRECTOR4.0$0$0$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmtExpense AccountExpenseAccountAmt
ELANOR STARMER
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009PROGRAM OFFICER40.0$156,992$11,774$0
HEATH NERO
679 EAST 2ND AVENUEDURANGOCO81301PROGRAM OFFICER40.0$163,743$27,665$0
MATT HOLLAMBY
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009PROGRAM OFFICER40.0$177,949$29,522$0
ANGELA HOOTON
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009PROGRAM OFFICER40.0$177,859$40,531$0
I SCOTT MESSINGER
1759 R STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20009VP & GENERAL COUNSEL40.0$263,951$57,704$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k10OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
CTF GLOBAL LLC
1401 NEW YORK AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20005CONSULTING SERVICES$150,000
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP LLC
215 PARK AVENUE SOUTHNEW YORKNY10003CONSULTING SERVICES$137,720
LUMINO LLC
1514 EISENHOWER PLACEANN ARBORMI48108CONSULTING SERVICES$27,000
PERKINS COIE LLP
1201 THIRD AVENUESEATTLEWA98101CONSULTING SERVICES$24,752
RAND SOLUTIONS GROUP
888 17TH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20006CONSULTING SERVICES$22,512
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$2,236,011,053AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$2,073,506AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$306,808,606FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$2,544,893,165TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$2,544,893,165AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$38,173,397CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,506,719,768NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$125,335,988MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$125,335,988MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,048,356TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,048,356TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$124,287,632DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$397,247RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$124,684,879DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$124,684,879DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$138,526,614ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$138,526,614QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$124,684,879DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$37,402,377UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12019PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22018PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32017PriorYear3Yr
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$138,526,614QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$37,402,377AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$101,124,237AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$23,560,642UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerHANSJOERG WYSSContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNAShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULEBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11759 R STREET NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20009ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Foundation StatusPCRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$132,214,860Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$132,214,860TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash InvstIntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business901101BusinessCd
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$24,077,764ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp

Other Investment Income OtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business901101BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$2,248,278UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$3,342,890ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business901101BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$1,867,179UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$56,397,965ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$4,115,457UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$83,818,619ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$87,934,076TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 EtcYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd

Transfer Schedule Detail TransferScheduleDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number1cLineNumberTxt
Involved$114,113InvolvedAmt

Noncharitable Exempt Org Name NoncharitableExemptOrgName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERGER ACTION FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transfers Trans And Shr ArrngmPAYMENT FROM ORGANIZATION FORTransfersTransAndShrArrngmDesc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOYes (true)RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Relationship Schedule Detail RelationshipScheduleDetail

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERGER ACTION FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization TypeIRC 501(C)(4)OrganizationTypeDesc
Relationship DescriptionCOMMON DIRECTORS & OFFICERSRelationshipDescriptionTxt

Contractor Compensation Expln ContractorCompensationExpln

Contractor Comp Expln ContractorCompExplnGrp (4 entries)

ExplanationExplanationTxt
CTF GLOBAL LLC
CONSULTING SERVICES
GLOBAL STRATEGY GROUP LLC
CONSULTING SERVICES
LUMINO LLC
CONSULTING SERVICES
PERKINS COIE LLP
CONSULTING SERVICES

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (5 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmt
LAND2017-11-08$5,000,000L
OFFICE BUILDING2018-08-01$11,747,892M39$715,564$301,216
BUILDING IMPROVEME2018-08-01$1,290,526M39$78,606$33,089
OFFICE EQUIPMENT2018-08-01$156,375M5$102,410$18,014
BUILDING IMPROVEME2019-07-01$501,726M39$18,769$12,864

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (2 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
NORTHERN TRUST$216,157,688$252,250,140
MORGAN STANLEY$654,991,502$970,536,179

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (8 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
BAUPOST VALUE PARTNERS L.P.$166,107,006$175,783,039
CAMPUS BIOTECH$84,525,339$117,867,962
CAPULA FUND$57,716,815$64,563,372
CAXTON FUND$60,000,000$96,691,480
RENAISSANCE INSTITUTIONAL$71,483,686$123,687,991
TUDOR GLOBAL FUND$42,725,415$70,243,093
OTHER INVESTMENT FUNDS$301,992,968$538,618,794
INVESTMENTS IN SUBSIDIARIES$73,850$73,850

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (5 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtBook ValueBookValueAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmt
LAND$5,000,000$5,000,000
OFFICE BUILDING$11,747,892$10,731,112$1,016,780
BUILDING IMPROVEME$1,290,526$1,178,831$111,695
OFFICE EQUIPMENT$156,375$35,951$120,424
BUILDING IMPROVEME$501,726$470,093$31,633

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPROFESSIONAL FEESCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$407,717LegalFeesAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$407,717DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT ON RENTAL$6,000
PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENTS$80,507,499$79,126,733$79,126,733

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (8 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
PORTFOLIO DEDUCTIONS$6,751,059$6,751,059
INSURANCE EXPENSE$102,984$102,984
UTILITIES$41,077$41,077
OFFICE EXPENSES$115,093$115,093
NON-DEDUCTIBLE EXPENSES$37,491
PASS-THROUGH DEPLETION EXPENSE$107,677$41,210
IRC SECTION 59(E)(2) EXPENSES$542,533
CONSULTING SERVICES$1,473,915$220,133$1,253,782

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (10 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
CAPULA GLOBAL FUND$964,541$964,541
BAUPOST VALUE PARTNERS I LP$491,174$183,732
BAUPOST VALUE PARTNERS III LP$3,034,075$1,077,700
OTHER INCOME$3,489$3,489
FINEPOINT CAPITAL$140,552$140,552
NON-TAXABLE INCOME$718,779
RIEF STRATEGIC PARTNERS LP$108,441$108,441
RENTAL INCOME$130,117$130,117
GILTI INCOME FROM FORM 8992$297,946
PREVIOUSLY TAXED GILTI E&P$0

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
PAYROLL TAXES$202,529$202,529
STATE & LOCAL TAXES$41,197$41,197
FOREIGN TAXES$457,882$457,882
REAL ESTATE TAXES$200,200$125,505$74,695