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ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATION (EIN 13-7231616)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202133199349108328
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)
Return2021-11-15T17:01:00-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN113518842PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKS PANETH LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1685 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10017ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN137231616EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ESTHER AND HAROLD MERTZ FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O DIANNE R STADTFELD SDTC LLCBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlESTHBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6052715154PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1212 S MAIN AVE SUITE 133AddressLine1Txt
CitySIOUX FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationSDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP57104ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLAVENDER TRUST CO INCPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone6052715154PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLAVENDERPersonFirstNm
Person LastTRUST CO INCPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWARSHAW HOWARD KPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00082352PTIN
Phone2125038800PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
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$369,489,531FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$181,279ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$207,870DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$206,944DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Rents Rev And Expnss$9,226,282GrossRentsRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Rents Net Invst Incm$9,226,282GrossRentsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Rental Income Or Loss$9,226,282NetRentalIncomeOrLossAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$6,966,028NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$126,023GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$1,297,296OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$1,012,884OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$3,946,699TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$10,446,110TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$1,505,263CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$300,553CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,129,572CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$1,423,663LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,423,663LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$22,365AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$7,455AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$7,455AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$266,114OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$56,580OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$204,614OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$79,500TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$4,222,637DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Net Invst Incm$3,980,478DeprecAndDpltnNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,169,613OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$914,513OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$253,216OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$8,689,155TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,259,579TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,018,520TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$57,410,200ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$57,410,200ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$66,099,355TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,259,579TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$60,428,720TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$62,152,656ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$5,186,531NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$761,066SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$897,419SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$897,419SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$36,892,568USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$36,497,763USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$36,499,610USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$651,321,957OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$625,286,957OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$332,092,502OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$688,975,591TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$662,682,139TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$369,489,531TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Deferred Revenue BOY$312,949DeferredRevenueBOYAmt
Deferred Revenue EOY$131,670DeferredRevenueEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$312,949TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$131,670TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$688,662,642CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$662,550,469CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$0RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$0RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$688,662,642TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$662,550,469TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$688,975,591TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$662,682,139TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$688,662,642TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$62,152,656ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$36,047,147OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$662,557,133SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$6,664OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$662,550,469TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (4 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmt
FLOW THROUGH FROM PCH K-1P$8,214$8,214$8,214
FLOW THROUGH FROM PCH K-1P$18,333$18,333$18,333
FLOW THROUGH FROM FOUNDATION K-1P$99,476$99,476$99,476
FLOW THROUGH FROM FOUNDATION K-1P-$7,092,051-$7,092,051$7,092,051
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$6,966,028CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$72,093InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$72,093SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$72,093TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$94,920EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$0ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$94,920TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$22,827OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$22,827AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen0Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityYes (1)OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressHTTPS://MERTZFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksDIANNE R STADTFELD SDTC LLCIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone6052715154PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1212 S MAIN AVE STE 133AddressLine1Txt
CitySIOUX FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationSDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP57104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (1)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions0ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsYes (1)BusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business Holdings0ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

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NANCY L CLOSE
4951 WINDSOR PARKSARASOTAFL34235DIRECTION ADVISOR40.00$1,502,763$0$0
LAVENDER TRUST COMPANY INC
212 S MAIN AVE SUITE 133SIOUX FALLSSD57104TRUSTEE10.00$2,500$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
HILL WARD HENDERSON
101 E KENNEDY BLVD 3700TAMPAFL33602LEGAL FEES AND TRANSACTION COSTS$1,388,043
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD
456 N BROAD STNEW YORKNY10019CONSULTING$83,200
QP GLOBAL FAMILY OFFICES LLC
150 EAST 52ND STNEW YORKNY10022ADVISORY$82,000
MIRTA TANJELOFF
212 S MAIN AVE SUITE 133SIOUX FALLSSD57104ADVISORY$60,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$36,765,267AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$817,886AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$378,996,551FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$416,579,704TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$416,579,704AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$6,248,696CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$410,331,008NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$20,516,550MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$20,516,550MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$72,093TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$72,093TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$20,444,457DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$20,444,457DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$20,444,457DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$60,428,720ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$60,428,720QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$60,428,720AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$20,444,457DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$19,028,266UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$60,428,720QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$19,028,266AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$20,444,457AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$20,955,997RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$20,955,997TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$20,955,997ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$20,955,997ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonSEE MERTZFOUNDATIONORGRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1212 S MAIN AVE STE 133AddressLine1Txt
CitySIOUX FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationSDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP57104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone6052715175RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsIN ACCORDANCE WITH WEBSITEFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesIN ACCORDANCE WITH WEBSITESubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsIN ACCORDANCE WITH WEBSITERestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (12 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
AMERICA'S VETDOGS
371 EAST JERICHO TURNPIKESMITHTOWNNY117872976PCTO PROVIDE ENHANCED MOBILITY AND RENEWED INDEPENDENCE TO UNITED STATES VETERANS$25,000
BACK ON MY FEET
100 S BROAD STREET SUITE 2136PHILADELPHIAPA19110PCTO PROVIDE SUPPORTS FOR HOMELESS INVIDUALS$30,000
FREEDOM ALLIANCE
22570 MARKEY COURT SUITE 240DULLESVA20166PCTO ADVANCE THE AMERICAN HERITAGE OF FREEDOM BY HONORING MILITARY SERVICE$300,000
GUIDE DOG FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND INC
371 EAST JERICHO TURNPIKESMITHTOWNNY117872976PCTO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND$25,000
HELEN KELLER SERVICES FOR THE BLIND
57 WILOUGHBY STREETBROOKLYNNY11201PCTO ASSIST DEAF-BLIND YOUTHS$5,200
HOPE FOR NEW YORK
1166 AVE OF AMERICAS SUITE 1610NEW YORKNY10036PCTO SERVE NEW YORK'S MOST MARGINALIZED RESIDENTS INCLUDING AT RISK YOUTH AND THE HOMELESS$500,000
LONG ISLAND ALZHEIMER'S FOUNDATION
5 CHANNEL DRIVEPORT WASHINGTONNY11050PCTO IMPROVE QUALIFY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE$15,000
RESTORE NYC
PO BOX 1003 BOWLING GREEN STATIONNEW YORKNY10274PCTO END SEX TRAFFICKING IN NEW YORK$75,000
SOUTHEAST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE FOUNDATION
2320 N CAREER AVESIOUX FALLSSD57107PCTO SUPPORT EDUCATION PROGRAMS$10,000
STEPHEN SILLER TUNNEL TO TOWERS FOUNDATION
2361 HYLAN BLYDSTATEN ISLANDNY10306PCTO HONOR THE SACRIFICE OF FIREFIGHTER STEPHEN SILLER WHO LAID DOWN HIS LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS ON 9/11$8,650,000
TOP HONORS INC
PO BOX 7473NEW YORKNY10116PCTO HELP CHILDREN IMPROVE THEIR MATH AND CRITICAL THINKING ABILITIES$75,000
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT
2379 BROAD STREETBROOKSVILLEFL34604PCDONATION OF LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PRESERVATION OF WATER RESOURCES IN WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA$47,700,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$57,410,200TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$207,870ExclusionAmt

Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd Prop NetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion34ExclusionCd
Exclusion$9,226,282ExclusionAmt

Other Investment Incm Part VII OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business900099BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$280,103UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,012,884ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$6,966,028ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRelated Or Exempt Function IncmRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
TAX REFUND - ND$492
TAX REFUND - UT$1,817
TAX REFUND - VT$2,000

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$280,103UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$3,481,008ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$4,309RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$3,765,420TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number11LineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementTHESE AMOUNTS REPRESENT STATE TAX REFUNDS OF EXCESS TAX PAIDRelationshipStatementTxt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

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 Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ESTHER M MERTZ DESCENDANTS TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1212 S MAIN AVE STE 133AddressLine1Txt
CitySIOUX FALLSCityNm
State AbbreviationSDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP57104ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$181,279TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEES - MARKS PANETH LLPCategoryTxt
Amt$22,365Amt
Net Investment Income$7,455NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$7,455DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Distribution From Corpus Election DistributionFromCorpusElection

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ElectionPURSUANT TO IRC SECTION 4942(H)(2) AND REGULATION 53.4942(A)-3(D)(2),THE FOUNDATION HEREBY ELECTS TO TREAT CURRENT YEAR QUALIFYINGDISTRIBUTIONS IN EXCESS OF THE IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING TAX YEAR'SUNDISTRIBUTED INCOME AS BEING MADE OUT OF CORPUS.ElectionDesc

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceFOOTNOTE TO 990 PF PART I LINE 19FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium ExplanationDEPRECIATION EXPENSE REPORTED IS ALLOCATED FROM PARTNERSHIPINVESTMENT.FOOTNOTE TO 990 PF PART I LINE 25DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY - 1. PARCEL 2-1 - A PORTION OF SECTIONS 31 AND 32, TOWNSHIP 25 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST AND A PORTION OF SECTIONS 5 AND 6, TOWNSHIP 26 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST, PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA. 2. PARCEL 7 - A PORTION OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 26 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST, PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA. 3. PARCEL 8 - A PORTION OF SECTIONS 8 AND 9, TOWNSHIP 26 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST, PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA.THE METHOD USED TO DETERMINE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE -FAIR MARKET VALUE WAS DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT QUALIFIED APPRAISALDATE OF THE GIFT - AUGUST 11, 2020DESCRIPTION OF THE CONTRIBUTED PROPERTY - PARCEL 6 - A PORTION OF SECTION 8, TOWNSHIP 26 SOUTH, RANGE 19 EAST, PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA. THE METHOD USED TO DETERMINE THE FAIR MARKET VALUE -FAIR MARKET VALUE WAS DETERMINED BY INDEPENDENT QUALIFIED APPRAISALDATE OF THE GIFT - AUGUST 26, 2020FOOTNOTE TO 990 PF PART III LINE 5OTHER DECREASES NOT INCLUDED IN LINE 2, AS REPORTED ON LINE5 IS THE EXCESS OF BOOK INCOME RECORDED FOR PARTNERSHIP CASHDISTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED OVER K-1 TAXABLE INCOME ALLOCATIONFOOTNOTE FOR 990 PF - PART VII-A - QUESTION 8 A AND 8 BTHE CHARITABLE TRUST IS ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF SOUTHDAKOTA, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE SUCH FILINGS.COPIES OF 990 PF ARE AVAILABLE AT CHARITABLE TRUST'SOFFICE IN SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.FOOTNOTE TO 990 PF PART VII-A QUESTION 11 AND PART VII-BQUESTION 3NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTROLLED ENTITY #12015 LAVENDER HOLDINGS LLC445 PARK AVE, 18TH FLNEW YORK, NY 10022EIN 81-24437752015 LAVENDER HOLDINGS LLC IS NOT AN EXCESS BUSINESSHOLDING. IT IS A HOLDING COMPANY THAT EFFECTIVELY OWNS 100%OF THE INTEREST IN COMMERICIAL OFFICE BUILDINGS WHOSE GROSSINCOME IS DERIVED FROM PASSIVE INVESTMENT SOURCES FORPURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS BUSINESS HOLDINGS. THEHOLDING COMPANY ALSO OWNS A 15% NON CONTROLLING INTEREST INAN OPERATING COMPANY TAXED AS A PARTNERSHIP, RAW LAND, ANDCONDUCTS MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES SOLELY FOR THE COMMERCIALOFFICE BUILDINGS THAT IT OWNS.NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTROLLED ENTITY #2LAVENDER FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS LLC4951 WINDSOR PARKSARASOTA, FL 34235EIN 83-1192629LAVENDER FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS LLC IS NOT AN EXCESSBUSINESS HOLDING. IT IS A LLC, TAXED AS A PARTNERSHIP, THATIS EFFECTIVELY 100% OWNED BY THE FOUNDATION. ITS GROSSINCOME IS DERIVED FROM PASSIVE INVESTMENT SOURCES FORPURPOSES OF DETERMINING EXCESS BUSINESS HOLDINGS.NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTROLLED ENTITY #3LAVENDER FOUNDATION CORPORATION4951 WINDSOR PARKSARASOTA, FL 34235EIN 13-7231616MediumExplanationTxt

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$36,497,763USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$36,499,610USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
State Local Sec Book Vl EOY$0StateLocalSecBookVlEOYAmt
State Local Sec EOYFMV$0StateLocalSecEOYFMVAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (3 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
INVESTMENT IN 2015 LAVENDER HOLDINGS LLCAT COST$537,671,967$239,175,290
INVESTMENT IN LAVENDER FOUNDATION HOLDINGS LLCAT COST$87,522,390$92,821,957
INVESTMENT IN LAVENDER FOUNDATION CORPORATIONAT COST$92,600$95,255

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtLegal FeesLegalFeesAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
LEGAL FEES - BARNES & THORNBURG LLP$35,620$0$35,620
LEGAL FEES AND TRANSACTION COSTS - HILL WARD HENDERSON$1,388,043$0$1,388,043

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSEE FOOTNOTEDesc
Amt$6,664Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (7 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES$2,713$57$2,385
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES$16,128$4,032$10,483
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT TO LAVENDER TRUST CO$221,250$0$221,250
LAVENDER FOUNDATION K-1 - ROYALTY DEDUCTION$78,890$78,890$0
LAVENDER FOUNDATION K-1 - 2% PORTFOLIO DEDUCTION$831,534$831,534$0
LAVENDER HOLDINGS K-1 - CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$19,059$0$19,059
LAVENDER FOUNDATION K-1 - CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$39$0$39

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (12 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
FROM K-1 - 2015 LAVENDER HOLDINGS LLC - ORDINARY INCOME-$3,450,459-$3,729,121-$3,450,459
FROM K-1 - 2015 LAVENDER HOLDINGS LLC - SEC 1231 LOSS-$26,004-$26,004-$26,004
FROM K-1 - LAVENDER FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS LLC - ORDINARY INCOME$746,225$744,784$746,225
FROM K-1 - LAVENDER FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS LLC - OTHER INCOME$137,991$137,991$137,991
FROM K-1 - LAVENDER FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS LLC - ROYALTY INCOME$69,844$69,844$69,844
FROM K-1 - 2015 LAVENDER HOLDINGS LLC - INTEREST$417,241$417,241$417,241
FROM K-1 - LAVENDER FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS LLC - INTEREST$3,106,648$3,106,648$3,106,648
FROM K-1 - LAVENDER FOUNDATION INVESTMENTS LLC - DIVIDENDS$215,907$215,907$215,907
FROM K-1 - 2015 LAVENDER HOLDINGS LLC - DIVIDENDS$75,594$75,594$75,594
TAX REFUND - ND$492$492
TAX REFUND - UT$1,817$1,817
TAX REFUND - VT$2,000$2,000

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
GAIN ON DONATED LAND$32,015,000
K-1 BOOK TO TAX DIFFERENCES$4,032,147

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (5 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
PROFESSIONAL FEES - MIRTA TANJELOFF$60,000$0$60,000
APPRASIAL FEES - CBRE, INC.$5,000$0$5,000
ADVISORY FEES - QP GLOBAL FAMILY OFFICE$82,000$56,580$20,500
CONSULTING FEES - CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD$83,200$0$83,200
ENGINEERING - LANDMARK ENGINEERING & SURVEYING CORP$35,914$0$35,914

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$79,500Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt