BLUESPRUCE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization: BLUESPRUCE FOUNDATION (EIN 84-3854465)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed: 2021-05-17
IRS object ID: 202131379349100303
Schema version: 2020v4.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-PF
Schedule B
Accounting Fees Schedule
Legal Fees Schedule
Substantial Contributors Sch

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-05-17T08:10:27-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	346565596	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	ERNST & YOUNG US LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 NORTH WACKER DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60606	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990PF	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	843854465	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BLUESPRUCE FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	BLUE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3128407059	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	444 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE NO 2905	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	TIMOTHY HURD	PersonNm
Person Title	DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3128407059	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-05-17	SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	TIMOTHY	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	HURD	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	JACOB J ZEHNDER	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01564049	PTIN
Phone	3128792000	PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	0	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY	$125,778	FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss	$206,756	ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm	$0	CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss	$206,756	TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm	$0	TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss	$0	CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm	$0	CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl	$0	CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss	$10,108	LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm	$0	LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl	$10,108	LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss	$4,120	AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm	$0	AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps	$4,120	AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss	$14,228	TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm	$0	TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$14,228	TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss	$66,750	ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl	$66,750	ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss	$80,978	TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm	$0	TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$80,978	TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	$125,778	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income	$0	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash EOY	$125,778	CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV	$125,778	CashEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY	$0	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$125,778	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV	$125,778	TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY	$0	NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY	$125,778	NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$0	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$125,778	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY	$125,778	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$0	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	$125,778	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases	$0	OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal	$125,778	SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases	$0	OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$125,778	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax	$0	InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511	$0	TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal	$0	SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax	$0	SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income	$0	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx	$0	EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce	$0	ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid	$0	ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld	$0	BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits	$0	TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty	$0	EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due	$0	TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty	0	LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent	0	MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed	0	Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax	$0	Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax	$0	Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed	$0	TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws	0	ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied	Yes (1)	Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In Assets	Yes (1)	AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register State	IL	OrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen	Yes (1)	Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation	0	PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors	Yes (1)	NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity	0	OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp Rqr	Yes (1)	ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With Books	EDWARD J LUDWIG	IndividualWithBooksNm
Phone	3128407059	PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	444 NORTH MICHIGAN AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60611	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question	0	ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn	0	SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn	0	BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn	0	FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn	0	PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn	0	TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official	0	PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts	0	UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY	0	UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings	0	BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments	0	JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst	0	UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation	0	InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election	0	InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose	0	NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JENNIFER JACOBY HURD
444 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE STE 2905	CHICAGO	IL	60611	PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
EDWARD MAGNUS
444 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE STE 2905	CHICAGO	IL	60611	TREASURER/DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0
TIMOTHY HURD
444 NORTH MICHIGAN AVE STE 2905	CHICAGO	IL	60611	DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONE	NONE	CompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k	0	OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONE	NONE	CompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k	0	ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec	$0	AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances	$151,086	AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast	$0	FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets	$151,086	TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed	$0	ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness	$0	AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast	$151,086	AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable	$2,266	CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$148,820	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return	$7,441	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return	$7,441	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Total Tax	$0	TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj	$7,441	DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri	$0	RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded	$7,441	DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable	$0	DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted	$7,441	DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions	$80,978	ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total	$0	ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$80,978	QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm	$0	PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri	$80,978	AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted	$7,441	DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY	$0	UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years	$0	TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov	$0	TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$80,978	QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1	$0	AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years	$0	AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus	$0	TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year	$7,441	AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus	$73,537	RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus	$0	ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY	$0	ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus	$73,537	TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm	$0	PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax	$0	PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1	$0	Taxable1Amt
Taxable2	$0	Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY	$0	UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3	$0	CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5	$0	ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr	$73,537	ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year	$73,537	ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To Preselected	Yes (X)	OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityRecipientUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxt	Grant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt	AmtAmt
INJUSTICE WATCH
55 E JACKSON BOULEVARD SUITE 640	CHICAGO	IL	60604	PC	GENERAL SUPPORT	$5,000
FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES
29 E MADISON STREET	CHICAGO	IL	60602	PC	GENERAL SUPPORT	$5,000
HENRY SCHUELER 41 & 9 FOUNDATION
6879 NORTH WILDWOOD	CHICAGO	IL	60645	PC	GENERAL SUPPORT	$500
WINGS PROGRAM INC
PO BOX 95615	PALATINE	IL	60095	PC	GENERAL SUPPORT	$50,000
LEAD THE WAY FUND INC
PO BOX 281	MANHASSET	NY	11030	PC	GENERAL SUPPORT	$2,500
BOYS HOPE GIRLS HOPE OF ILLINOIS
1100 N LARAMIE AVENUE	WILMETTE	IL	60091	PC	GENERAL SUPPORT	$2,500
THE LATIN SCHOOL OF CHICAGO
59 W NORTH BOULEVARD	CHICAGO	IL	60610	PC	GENERAL SUPPORT	$1,250

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr	$66,750	TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut	$0	TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm	$0	UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm	$0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty	$0	TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO	0	TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO	0	TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets	0	SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO	0	PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets	0	RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements	0	ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees	0	LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc	0	PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc	0	SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO	0	RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General Rule	Yes (X)	GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNum	Address Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContributorUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCd	Total ContributionsTotalContributionsAmt	Person ContributionPersonContributionInd
GIGI PRITZKER PUCKER REVOCABLE TRUST
1	71 S WACKER DRIVE STE 4700	CHICAGO	IL	60606	$103,171	Yes (X)
RAGC 4 HOLDCO LLC
2	101 SOUTH REID STREET SUITE 307	SIOUX FALLS	SD	57013	$103,171	Yes (X)

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Category	ACCOUNTING FEES	CategoryTxt
Amt	$4,120	Amt
Net Investment Income	$0	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps	$4,120	DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Category	LEGAL FEES	CategoryTxt
Legal Fees	$10,108	LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income	$0	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps	$10,108	DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd
GIGI PRITZKER PUCKER REVOCABLE TRUST
71 S WACKER DRIVE STE 4700	CHICAGO	IL	60606
RAGC 4 HOLDCO LLC
101 SOUTH REID STREET SUITE 307	SIOUX FALLS	SD	57013