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GEORGE AND HELENA SHEN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
GEORGE AND HELENA SHEN FOUNDATION (EIN 45-2019336)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-03-18
IRS object ID
202110779349100211
Schema version
2020v4.0
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)
Return2021-03-18T15:13:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452019336EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1George and Helena Shen FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% George ShenInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlGEORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3105628008PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12791 Willow Basket LnAddressLine1Txt
CityLas VegasCityNm
State AbbreviationNVStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP89135ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEORGE SHENPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone3105628008PhoneNum
Signature2021-03-18SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstGEORGEPersonFirstNm
Person LastSHENPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer0TrustedCustomerCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$188,524FMVAssetsEOYAmt
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$2,969DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$2,969DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$0NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss-$6,515OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss-$3,546TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$2,969TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$0AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$0OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$313TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$0DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$50OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$363TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$10,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,363TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$13,909ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$2,969NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$4,494CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$4CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$4CashEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$0USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$158,938CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$149,519CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$188,520CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$0CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Land Bldg Investments EOY$0LandBldgInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$0OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Land EOY$0LandEOYAmt
Other Assets BOY$0OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$0OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$163,432TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$149,523TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$188,524TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$0LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Mortgages And Notes Payable EOY$0MortgagesAndNotesPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$163,432CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$149,523CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$163,432TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$149,523TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$163,432TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$149,523TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$163,432TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$13,909ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$149,523SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$149,523TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$6,515CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss-$8,012NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$41InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$41SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$41TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$41TaxDueAmt

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
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNVOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1George C ShenBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3105628008PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12791 Willow Basket LnAddressLine1Txt
CityLas VegasCityNm
State AbbreviationNVStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP89135ZIPCd
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
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
GEORGE C SHEN
2791 Willow Basket LnLas VegasNV89135President2.000$0
HELENA SHEN
2791 Willow Basket LnLas VegasNV89135Secretary1.000$0
ELIZABETH SU
1037 Woodbine WaySan JoseCA95117Treasurer1.000$0
JIM SU
1037 Woodbine WaySan JoseCA95117Director0.500$0

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
All Other Program Rltd Invst Tot$0AllOtherProgramRltdInvstTotAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$190,564AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$2,045AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$192,609TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$192,609AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$2,889CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$189,720NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$9,486MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$9,486MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$41TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$41TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$9,445DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$9,445DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$9,445DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$10,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$10,000AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$9,445DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$817ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$710ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$816ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$1,216ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$1,108ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$4,667TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$9,445AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$555RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$5,222TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$817ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$4,405ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$710ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$816ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$1,216ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$1,108ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$555ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

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Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Total Assets Sect4942j3 Bi TotalAssetsSect4942j3BiGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support TotalSupportGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Public Support Type PublicSupportType

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Soar foundation (Non Profit ID 94-3225490)
39812 Mission BlFremontCA94539PFSupport scholarship for the impoverished but motivated children in rural China for a basic education$1,000
From the Heart Productions(NP ID95-4445418)
1455 Mandalay Beach BlOxnardCA93035PCFunding Films that will make a positive contribution to Society and to the field of film making$7,000
CalTech (NP ID 95-1643307)
12000 E California Bl Ste MC 5-32PasadenaCA91125PCContributed to graduate fellowship$2,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$10,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$2,969UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCapital gain incomeDesc
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm-$6,515UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm-$3,546UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty-$3,546TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (8 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
100 shs AAPL$13,607$13,269
200 shs ABT$21,189$21,898
50 shs COST$18,649$18,839
200 shs GBIL$20,091$20,024
30 shs GOOGL$27,086$52,579
47 shs GS$12,319$12,394
100 shs MA$26,904$35,694
250 shs SPYG$9,674$13,823

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAnnual Listing Nevada StateDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$50RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCapital gain income form Part IVDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books-$6,515RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTax on investment IncomeCategoryTxt
Amt$313Amt