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GEORGE W MERGENS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
GEORGE W MERGENS FOUNDATION (EIN 03-0345055)
Tax period
2020-09-01 to 2021-08-31
Filed
2021-12-23
IRS object ID
202113579349100301
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2021-12-23T06:24:06-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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 Begin2020-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2021-12-21SignatureDt
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)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$25,066,523FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$80,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$177InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$177InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$338,658DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$338,658DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$1,176,803NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$8,542,029GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$1,176,803CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$1,595,638TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$1,515,638TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$308,800CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$88,787CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$220,013CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
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$47,890PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Net Invst Incm$14,671PensionEmplBnftNetInvstIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$33,219PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,965AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$982AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$983AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$14,078OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$14,078OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$0InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Net Invst Incm$0InterestNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest Dsbrs Chrtbl$0InterestDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$22,098TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$6,329TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$15,769TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$872DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Net Invst Incm$251DeprecAndDpltnNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$26,564OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$7,638OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$18,926OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$1,407TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$563TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$844TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$0PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Net Invst Incm$0PrintingAndPubNetInvstIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$0PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss-$58,926OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm-$17,805OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl-$41,142OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$364,748TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$115,494TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$248,612TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$929,307ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$929,307ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,294,055TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$115,494TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,177,919TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$301,583ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$1,400,144NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$87,598CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$82,542CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$82,542CashEOYFMVAmt
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Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$118,698SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$118,698SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Other Nts And Loans Rcvbl EOY$0OtherNtsAndLoansRcvblEOYAmt
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Corporate Stock EOYFMV$21,950,813CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$4,574,246CorporateBondsBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$18,163,226TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

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Excess Revenue Over Expenses$301,583ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$18,163,226SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$18,163,226TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
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Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$1,176,803GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$1,176,803CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$19,462InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$19,462SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
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Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$3,904EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$3,904TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$3,904OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Tax Due$15,558TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksPaul G MergensIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone8028626770PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

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$83,800$19,979$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$20,148$0
Rachel Mergens
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468V-P; Director of Finance30.00$75,000$7,762$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$22,448,561AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$571,772AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$23,020,333TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$23,020,333AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$345,305CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$22,675,028NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$1,133,751MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$1,133,751MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$19,462TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Income Tax$0IncomeTaxAmt
Total Tax$19,462TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$1,114,289DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
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Distributable Before Ded$1,114,289DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
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Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

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Expenses And Contributions$1,177,919ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,177,919QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$1,177,919AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Undistributed Income PY$14,364UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,177,919QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$14,364AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$1,114,289AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$49,266RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$49,266TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
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Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
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Excess From Year4$0ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$0ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$0ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$0ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$49,266ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

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 (79 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Academy of Applied Sciences
PO Box 705ContoocookNH03229PCYoung InventorsProgram$10,000
Aspire Together
56 Colchester AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Audubon Vermont
255 Sherman Hollow RoadHuntingtonVT05462PCGreen MountainCenter EducationPrograms$15,000
BarnArts Center for the Arts
PO Box 41BarnardVT05031PCSummer YouthProgram$5,000
Big Heavy World
PO Box 428BurlingtonVT05402PCGeneral OperatingSupport$2,500
Birds of Vermont Museum
900 Sherman Hollow RoadHuntingtonVT05462PCGeneral OperatingSupport$3,000
Bishop John A Marshall School
680 LaPorte RoadMorrisvilleVT05661PCTuitionAssistance$30,000
Bishop John A Marshall School
680 LaPorte RoadMorrisvilleVT05661PCEarly LearningProgram$10,000
Boys & Girls Club of Burlington
62 Oak StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCEarly PromiseProgram$15,000
Boys & Girls Club of Brattleboro
17 Flat StreetBrattleboroVT05301PCChildrens Farm andForest AftercareProgram$5,000
Boys & Girls Club of Greater Vergennes
20 Armory LaneVergennesVT05491PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
Bradford Teen Center
PO Box 247BradfordVT05033PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation
76 Cotton Mill HillBrattleboroVT05301PCPipeline andPathwaysProgram (P3)$10,000
Brattleboro Museum & Art Center
10 Vernon StreetBrattleboroVT05301PCYouth ArtEnrichment Programs$10,000
BSA Green Mountain Council
PO Box 557WaterburyVT05676PCGeneral OperatingSupport$61,000
BSA Green Mountain Council
PO Box 557WaterburyVT05676PCAquaticsUpgrades$9,000
Care Net of Mid-Coast ME
PO Box 969BrunswickME04011PCGeneral OperatingSupport$20,000
Catamount Trail Association
1 Mill Street Suite 350BurlingtonVT05401PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
Changing Perspectives
PO Box 694BradfordVT05033PCGeneral OperatingSupport$7,000
Children's Literacy Foundation
1536 Loomis Hill RoadWaterbury CenterVT05677PCEdmunds ElementaryYear of the Book$12,500
Common Ground Center
473 Tatro RoadStarksboroVT05487PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Community Sailing Center
505 Lake StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCFloatingClassrooms$10,000
ECHO Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
1 College StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCSciExcelProgram$10,000
Essex CHIPS
2 Lincoln Street 2nd FloorEssex JunctionVT05452PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
1302 Main StreetSt JohnsburyVT05819PCCamp in aBox$10,000
FEJ USA
1464 West Webster AvenueChicagoIL60614PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
Food Connects
22 Browne Center Unit 110BrattleboroVT05301PCFarm to SchoolProgram$5,000
For the Land Publishing Inc
PO Box 514CorinthVT05039PCVermont LibrarySeeding Project$5,310
Friar Suppliers
583 South 7th StreetLindenhurstNY11757PCHaitiMission$2,500
Future Genius Inc
283 Stone DriveColchesterVT05446PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
Generator Inc
40 Sears LaneBurlingtonVT05404PCMaker MentorProgram$10,000
Greater Burlington YMCA
266 College StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCGeneral OperatingSupport$15,000
Green Mountain Conservancy
PO Box 301West DummerstonVT05357PCYouth EmpowermentProject at Deer RunNature Preserve$7,000
Hunger Free Vermont
38 Eastwood DriveSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCChild NutritionInitiatives$5,000
In Tandem Arts
208 Flynn AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCIn SchoolProgramming$5,000
Intervale Center
180 Intervale RoadBurlingtonVT05401PCGleaningProgram$7,500
Kids on the Ball Inc
19 Lindenwood DriveSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCGeneral OperatingSupport$5,000
King Street Center
PO Box 1615BurlingtonVT05402PCGeneral OperatingSupport$12,000
Lake Champlain Museum Maritime
4472 Basin Harbor RoadVergennesVT05491PCLongboat RowingProgram$10,000
Lake Paran Recreation
PO Box 393BenningtonVT05257PCEnvironmental Education Camps$6,750
Lund Family Center
76 Glen RoadBurlingtonVT05404PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
New England Youth Theatre
100 Flat StreetBrattleboroVT05301PCLeaders inTraining Program$5,000
Our Community Cares Camp
PO Box 503RichmondVT05477PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Peace and Justice Center
60 Lake StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCSuddenly You AreNobody (Reprint)$8,850
Prevent Child Abuse Vermont
203 Country Club RoadMontpelierVT05602PCGeneral OperatingSupport$15,000
Pure Water for the World
PO Box 55RutlandVT05702PCGeneral OperatingSupport$20,000
ReSource
266 Pine StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCYouthBuild& LEAP Programs$15,000
Retreat Farm Ltd
45 Farmhouse SquareBrattleboroVT05301PCGeneral OperatingSupport$15,000
Rice Memorial High School
99 Proctor AvenueSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCAnnualAppeal$2,500
Rice Memorial High School
99 Proctor AvenueSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCTuitionAssistance$50,000
River Gallery School of Art
32 Main StreetBrattleboroVT05301PCChildren'sArt Program$5,160
Ronald McDonald House
16 South Winooski AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCGeneral OperatingSupport$10,000
Saint Francis Xavier School
5 Saint Peter StreetWinooskiVT05404PCGeneral OperatingSupport$62,500
Saint Francis Xavier School
5 Saint Peter StreetWinooskiVT05404PCAnnualAppeal$22,500
Saint Mary's Parish
133 School StreetWalthamMA02451PCAfter SchoolProgram$15,000
Saint Paul's Catholic Church
54 Eastern AvenueBartonVT05822PCGeneral OperatingSupport$15,625
Sandglass Theater
17 Kimball HillPutneyVT05346PCPuppetsin Paradise$5,000
Shelburne Farms
1611 Harbor RoadShelburneVT05482PCBurlington City& Lake Semester$15,000
Southern Vermont Arts Center
PO Box 617ManchesterVT05254PCArt BackpackProgram$5,000
Spectrum Youth & Family Services
31 Elmwood AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCGeneral OperatingSupport$20,000
Spruce Peak Arts Center Foundation
122 Hour Glass DriveStoweVT05672PCCommunity &Education Fund$4,000
Thaddeus Stevens School
PO Box 274LyndonVT05850PCEarly ReadingProgram$7,000
The Fold Family Ministries
26 Bombardier RoadMiltonVT05468PCElevation AcademyTechnology Upgrades$10,300
The South Burlington Library Foundation
PO Box 2161South BurlingtonVT05407PCAfter-schoolEnrichment Programs$5,000
United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
101 462 Hegeman AvenueColchesterVT05446PCCrossroads YouthMentor Program$5,000
United Way of Lamoille County
20 Morrisville Plaza BMorrisvilleVT05661PCNew FoundationsProgram$5,000
VABVI
37 Elmwood AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCHAPIProgram$3,000
Vermont Arts Council
136 State StreetMontpelierVT05602PCPerforming ArtsDigital Residencies$7,000
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 PBS
10 East Allen Street Suite 202WinooskiVT05404PCRemote LearningContent$20,000
Vermont Works for Women
32 Malletts Bay AvenueWinooskiVT05404PCYouth Empowerment& Career ExplorationProgram$10,000
Vermont Youth Conservation Corporation
1949 East Main StreetRichmondVT05477PCFarmProgram$25,000
Vermont Youth Conservation Corporation
1949 East Main StreetRichmondVT05477PCFarm EquipmentUpgrades$17,100
Vermont Youth Conservation Corporation
1949 East Main StreetRichmondVT05477PCScoutingWork Week$15,212
Winston Prouty Center
209 Austine DriveBrattleboroVT05301PCEarly LearningExpress BookmobileBookmobile$5,000
Wuku' Kawoq - Maya Health Alliance
PO Box 91BethelVT05302PCComplex PediatricConditions Fund$20,000
Young Writers Project
47 Maple Street Suite 216BurlingtonVT05401PC12th EditionAnthology$7,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$929,307TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$177ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$338,658ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,176,803ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$1,515,638ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$1,515,638TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$80,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryVermont CPA Firm Accounting & Tax PreparationCategoryTxt
Amt$1,965Amt
Net Investment Income$982NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$983DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
AssetPublicy Traded SecuritiesAssetDesc
How AcquiredPurchasedHowAcquiredTxt

Purchaser Name PurchaserNameGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonUnrelated Third PartiesPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Price$8,542,029GrossSalesPriceAmt
Basis$7,365,226BasisAmt
Basis MethodCostBasisMethodTxt
Sales Expense$0SalesExpenseAmt
Total Net$1,176,803TotalNetAmt
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$263,880
82,572 Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Admiral Fund$887,935$940,494
88,107 Schwab Short-Term Bond Index Fund$904,071$905,739
133,779 Vanguard High-Yield Corporate Bond Fund$800,000$804,013

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (33 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
2,737sh Vanguard Energy ETF$199,965$186,143
2,355sh Vanguard Financials ETF IV$199,939$223,254
3,470sh Vanguard Growth ETF$892,553$1,064,631
590sh Vanguard Health Care ETF$100,057$154,869
2,467sh Vanguard Information Tech ETF$889,469$1,052,620
2,784sh Vanguard S&P SC 600$499,656$494,346
3,850sh Vanguard Value ETF IV$499,714$545,737
9,765sh Baron Emerging Markets Institutional Fund$112,318$187,291
23,519sh Champlain Mid Cap Growth Fund$399,154$725,572
2,941sh Harbor Capital Appreciation Fund$174,143$357,596
7,117sh Lazard International Strategic Equity Inst.$69,961$132,876
36,687sh Touchstone Institutional Funds Sand Cap Fund$408,535$856,268
9,323sh Vanguard Growth Index Admiral Fund$536,918$1,471,780
6,833sh Vanguard Small Cap Index Admiral Fund$503,534$741,350
7,216sh Vanguard Total International Stock Index Admiral Fund$180,491$255,373
12,815sh Vanguard Total Stock Market Admiral Fund$712,572$1,454,656
14,753sh Vanguard Value Index Admiral Fund$473,174$815,985
1,260sh Vanguard 500 Index Admiral Fund$267,538$527,070
20,478sh MFS International Intrin Fund$820,898$1,155,965
3,744sh IShares Global Materials ETF$224,887$345,272
1,922sh Vanguard Growth ETF$494,338$589,689
2,687sh Vanguard Health Care ETF$481,673$705,311
1,365sh Vanguard Information Technology ETF$492,628$582,418
4,950sh Vanguard Long Term Corporate Bond ETF$499,738$535,986
5,126sh Vanguard Mid Cap ETF IV$826,659$1,269,915
2,072sh Vanguard S&P Mid Cap 400$329,717$342,626
1,811sh Vanguard S&P SC 600$329,700$321,573
1,306sh Vanguard S&P 500 ETF IV$365,960$542,055
4,359sh Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF$774,462$1,236,561
2,408sh Vanguard S&P 500 Value ETF IV$329,920$352,194
4,112sh Vanguard Small Cap ETF$620,367$930,587
7,133sh Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF$599,952$616,719
8,300sh Vanguard Value ETF$809,117$1,176,525

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$7,231$344

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (11 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Computer Services$1,166$335$831
Office & Other Supplies$875$251$626
Postage$166$48$118
Telephone$3,516$1,011$2,505
Meals & Entertainment$155$22$110
Insurance$997$287$710
Payroll Service$524$151$373
Benefits Consultant$608$175$433
Bank Charges$362$104$258
State Filing Fee$0$0$0
Operating Cost Reimbursement from A.A. Mergens Foundation-$67,295-$20,189-$47,106

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryInvestment Management Providers Investment Management ServicesCategoryTxt
Amt$14,078Amt
Net Investment Income$14,078NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Payroll Taxes$22,098$6,329$15,769
Federal Excise Taxes$0$0$0