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THE MERWIN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
THE MERWIN FOUNDATION (EIN 36-7699613)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-06
IRS object ID
202131269349102153
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)
Return2021-05-06T11:12:35-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2021-04-15SignatureDt
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
Preparation2021-05-06PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
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$5,644,726FMVAssetsEOYAmt
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$113InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$113InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$75,979DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$75,979DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$339,677NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$3,309,389GrossSalesPriceAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$919OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss-$262,666TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$76,092TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$858LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$858LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,500AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$1,500AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$35,762OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$35,762OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$11,149TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$3,081TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$15OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$15OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$49,284TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$38,858TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,358TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$240,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$240,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$289,284TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$38,858TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$242,358TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$551,950ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$37,234NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$60,730SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$88,550SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$88,550SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$6,011,302CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$5,556,176CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$5,556,176CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$349OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,072,381TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,644,726TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$5,644,726TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$6,072,381NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$5,644,726NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$6,072,381TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$5,644,726TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$6,072,381TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$5,644,726TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$6,072,381TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$551,950ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$124,295OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$5,644,726SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$5,644,726TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (4 entries)

How AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
P$41,954$161,921-$119,967-$119,967
P$442,433$511,939-$69,506-$69,506
P$2,162,590$2,312,509-$149,919-$149,919
P$662,412$662,697-$285-$285
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$339,677CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$518InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$518SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$518TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$4,030EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$4,030TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$3,512OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$3,512AppliedToESTaxAmt

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$5,090,422AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$157,460AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$30FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$5,247,912TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$5,247,912AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$78,719CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$5,169,193NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$258,460MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$258,460MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$518TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$518TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$257,942DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$257,942DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$257,942DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$242,358ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$242,358QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$242,358AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$257,942DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$229,976UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$242,358QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$229,976AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$12,382AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$245,560UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
AUTISM MCLEAN
2404 EAST EMPIREBLOOMINGTONIL61704NONE501(C) (3)TO AID IN CHARITY'S MISSION$20,000
FEED MORE
1415 RHOADMILLER RDRICHMONDVA23220NONE501(C) (3)TO AID IN CHARITY'S MISSION`$100,000
PARKLANDS FOUNDATION
PO BOX 12NORMALIL61761NONE501(C) (3)PRESERVING NATURAL LANDS$20,000
UNITED WAY OF GREATER RICHMOND
2001 MAYWILL ST 201RICHMONDVA23230NONE501(C) (3)TO HELP THE COMMUNITY$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$240,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$113ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$75,979ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$339,677ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNON DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTIONDesc
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$919RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion-$263,585ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$919RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty-$262,666TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$1,500Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$1,500DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (44 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ACCELERATE DIAGNOSTICS$50,498$50,498
ALPHABET INC. - A$78,869$78,869
ALPHABET INC. - C$350,376$350,376
ALPHABET INC. - C$78,835$78,835
AMERICAN TOWER CORP$73,398$73,398
ANHEUSER BUSCH
ANIKA THERAPEUTICS$41,458$41,458
ASML HOLDING$47,797$47,797
BANK OF AMERICA$181,860$181,860
BECTON DICKENSON & CO$76,567$76,567
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC$100,863$100,863
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC$347,805$347,805
BLACKROCK$211,411$211,411
BOOKING HOLDINGS
BROWN-FORMAN B$37,332$37,332
CBRE GROUP INC
CELLNEX TELECOM$85,799$85,799
CME GROUP$164,027$164,027
COSTAR GROUP$40,668$40,668
DOCUSIGN INC$12,671$12,671
EATON CORP$252,294$252,294
FISERV INC$178,646$178,646
FLEETCOR$91,125$91,125
IHS MARKET$195,380$195,380
INFRASTRUCTURE WIRELESS$38,159$38,159
INTEL CORP$348,740$348,740
INTERCONTINENTIAL EXCHANGE$95,575$95,575
ISH MARKET
ISHARES RUSSELL 3000
JP MORGAN CHASE & CO$254,140$254,140
MARSH & MCLENNAN$117,000$117,000
MASTERCARD INC$184,181$184,181
MCDONALD'S CORP$219,945$219,945
MEDTRONIC PLC$91,955$91,955
PEMBINA PIPELINE$118,300$118,300
ROBERT HALF INTL INC
ROCHE HOLDING LIMITED$154,273$154,273
S&P GLOBAL INC$158,777$158,777
T ROWE PRICE GROUP$317,919$317,919
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR$321,668$321,668
VALEO SA
VERISIGN INC$162,733$162,733
VERISK INC$98,398$98,398
VISA INC$176,734$176,734

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL FEESCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$858LegalFeesAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$858DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINTEREST RECEIVABLEDesc
BOY Book Value$349BOYBookValueAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
FILING FEES$15$15

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNON DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTIONDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$919RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNREALIZED GAIN ON MARKETABLE SECURITIESDesc
Amt$124,295Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryMANAGEMENT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$35,762Amt
Net Investment Income$35,762NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
FOREIGN TAXES PAID$3,081$3,081
990PF TAXES$8,054
PENALTIES$14