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WALTHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
WALTHER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (EIN 72-1580927)
Tax period
2024-04-01 to 2025-03-31
Filed
2025-08-01
IRS object ID
202532139349100903
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-08-01T12:38:30-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-03-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN371420474PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Fontanello Duffield & Otake LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1111 Pine Street Suite 1750AddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94111ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-04-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN721580927EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Walther FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlWALTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4155632500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13636 Buchanan StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94123ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRoger O WaltherPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-08-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonErik SatowPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01410341PTIN
Phone4159830200PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$268,594FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting OtherYes (X)MethodOfAccountingOtherInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$676,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$676,000TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$0TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$72,100CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$72,100CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$16,982PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,357PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$586LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$586LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$15,220AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$22,140AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$29,455DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$239TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$239TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$4,169OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,169OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$138,751TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$118,591TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$435,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$435,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$573,751TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$553,591TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$102,249ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$163,881CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$259,540CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$259,540CashEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$4,705PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$6,455PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$6,455PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$35,671LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$33,072LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$7,054LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$2,599LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$2,599LandEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$175,640TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$268,594TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$268,594TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$9,295AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$9,295TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$166,345NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$268,594NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$166,345TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$268,594TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$175,640TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$268,594TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$166,345TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$102,249ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$268,594SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$268,594TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Line1Christian B Putnam co TuskerBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4152923611PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13636 Buchanan StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94123ZIPCd
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 (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Roger O Walther
3636 Buchanan StreetSan FranciscoCA94123President1.00$0
Anne N Walther
3636 Buchanan StreetSan FranciscoCA94123VP/Treasurer0.25$0
Christine W Tripp
3636 Buchanan StreetSan FranciscoCA94123Sec/Exec Dir25.00$70,000$2,100
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$115,643AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$115,643TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$115,643AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$1,735CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$113,908NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$5,695MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$5,695MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Distributable Before Adj$5,695DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$5,695DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$5,695DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$553,591ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$553,591QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$5,695DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$622,289ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$563,628ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$635,454ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$613,482ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$607,124ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$3,041,977TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$553,591QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$5,695AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$547,896RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$3,589,873TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$622,289ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$2,967,584ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$563,628ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$635,454ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$613,482ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$607,124ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$547,896ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerRoger O WaltherContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (16 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Swords to Plowshares
401 Van Ness Ave Suite 313San FranciscoCA94102N/APCGeneral Support$30,000
San Francisco Symphony AIM Program
Davies Symphony HallSan FranciscoCA94102N/APCGeneral Support$15,000
US Coast Guard Alumni Association
47 Mohegan AvenueNew LondonCT06320N/APCGeneral Support$50,000
KIPP Bay Area Schools
1000 Broadway Street 460OaklandCA94607N/APCGeneral Support$50,000
Blue Bear School of Music
Ft Mason Center Building DSan FranciscoCA94123N/APCGeneral Support$10,000
826 Valencia
180 Golden Gate AveSan FranciscoCA94102N/APCGeneral Support$40,000
Reading Partners
683 3rd StreetOaklandCA94607N/APCGeneral Support$35,000
The Westminster School Foundation U
1350 Avenue of the Americas 2nd FlNew YorkNY10019N/APCGeneral Support$10,000
SMART
2101 Mission St Ste 200San FranciscoCA94110N/APCGeneral Support$35,000
Epiphany School
154 Centre StreetDorchesterMA02124N/APCGeneral Support$5,000
More Than Words
56 Felton StreetWalthamMA02453N/APCGeneral Support$5,000
Life Learning Academy
651 8th Street Bldg 229San FranciscoCA94130N/APCGeneral Support$40,000
AIM High
2030 Harrison Street 3rd FloorSan FranciscoCA94110N/APCGeneral Support$35,000
Mindful Life Project
1001 Canal Boulevard Ste A-0RichmondCA94804N/APCGeneral Support$40,000
San Francisco-Marin Food Bank
900 Pennsylvania AveSan FranciscoCA94107N/APCGeneral Support$10,000
Tides Foundation
PO Box 889389Los AngelesCA90088N/APCGeneral Support$25,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$435,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

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 PersonRoger O WaltherContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13636 Buchanan StreetAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94123ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$676,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryAccountingCategoryTxt
Amt$15,220Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$22,140DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtRtRtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmt
Upmetrics2023-04-01$25,000200DB0.3200$25,000
Foundant Software2023-11-01$8,910200DB0.3200$4,455$1,856

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Machinery and Equipment$1,761$1,761
Miscellaneous$33,910$31,311$2,599$2,599

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLegal FeesCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$586LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$586DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (6 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Computer Expense$559$559
Dues and Subscriptions$830$830
Filing Fees$100$100
Insurance$1,288$1,288
Office Expense$194$194
Payroll Processing Fees$1,198$1,198