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GEORGE W MERGENS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2018

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Organization
GEORGE W MERGENS FOUNDATION (EIN 03-0345055)
Tax period
2018-09-01 to 2019-08-31
Filed
2019-12-27
IRS object ID
202010079349100511
Schema version
2018v3.1
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)
Return2019-12-27T06:02:31-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-08-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2018-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2019-12-23SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWilliam S Huckabay CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00154308PTIN
Phone8028707086PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2018TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$19,879,615FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$30,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$20,716InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$20,716InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$455,634DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$455,634DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$335,043NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$6,807,744GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$335,043CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Gross Profit Rev And Expnss$0GrossProfitRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$0OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$841,393TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$811,393TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$375,000CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$107,759CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$267,241CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$0OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
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Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$38,293PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Net Invst Incm$11,336PensionEmplBnftNetInvstIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$26,957PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$0LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,450AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$1,225AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$1,225AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
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Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$59,529OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$31,591TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$7,497TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$18,513TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$1,504DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Net Invst Incm$432DeprecAndDpltnNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$24,167OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$6,945OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$17,222OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$2,131TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$707TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,425TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss-$55,859OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm-$16,130OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl-$39,807OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$478,806TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$179,300TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$292,776TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$636,210ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$636,210ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,115,016TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$179,300TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$928,986TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$273,623ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$632,093NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$106,475CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$44,009CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$44,009CashEOYFMVAmt
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Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$231,382SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$231,382SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$0RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
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Corporate Stock EOYFMV$13,506,031CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$5,146,089CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$5,340,686CorporateBondsEOYAmt
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Land BOY$3,759LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$2,772LandEOYAmt
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Other Assets EOY$0OtherAssetsEOYAmt
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Accounts Payable EOY$0AccountsPayableEOYAmt
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Other Liabilities EOY$0OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$18,675,691TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$273,623ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$18,675,691SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$18,675,691TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPublicly Traded SecuritiesPropertyDesc
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Sold2019-08-31SoldDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$335,043CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$1,449,301AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
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Distribution Yr10.068676DistributionYr1Rt
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Distribution Yr40.043776DistributionYr4Rt
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Distribution Yr50.039435DistributionYr5Rt
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Average Distribution0.046135AverageDistributionRt
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Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$906,483AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$6,321NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$912,804AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$928,986QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$6,321InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$6,321SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
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Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$5,600TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$5,600OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Tax Due$721TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

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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

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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$150,000$20,588$0
Mary E Mergens-Loughran
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468Vice-President5.00$0$0$0
Lenora A Mergens
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468Secretary5.00$0$0$0
William H Wiltshire
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468V-P; Director of Operations32.00$150,000$13,712$0
Rachel Mergens
PO Box 633MiltonVT05468V-P; Director of Finance30.00$75,000$3,993$0
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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)
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Average Monthly Cash Balances$1,359,579AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
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Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
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Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$19,648,485NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$982,424MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tax Based On Investment Income$6,321TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Income Tax$0IncomeTaxAmt
Total Tax$6,321TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$976,103DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
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Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

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Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

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Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
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Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
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Excess From Year4$0ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$0ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$0ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$0ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

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 (57 entries)

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Vermont Youth Orchestra
223 Ethan Allen AvenueColchesterVT05446PCMusic InspiresProgram$12,500
Our Community Cares Camp
PO Box 503RichmondVT05477PCOperatingSupport$10,000
ReSource
266 Pine StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCYouthBuild& LEAPPrograms$15,000
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
1949 East Main StreetRichmondVT05477PCFarmProgram$31,636
Vermont Youth Conservation Corps
1949 East Main StreetRichmondVT05477PCOperatingSupport$25,000
Rice Memorial High School
99 Proctor AvenueSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCScholarshipFund$50,000
Rice Memorial High School
99 Proctor AvenueSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCOperatingSupport$2,500
Vermont Association for the Blind & Visually Impaired
37 Elmwood AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCHAPIProgram$3,000
Camp-Ta-Kum-Ta
PO Box 459South HeroVT05486PCArcheryProgram$10,000
Vermont Historical Society
60 Washington StreetBarreVT05641PCVermont HistoryDay$10,000
Saint Francis Xavier School
5 Saint Peter StreetWinooskiVT05404PCCapitalProject$40,000
Greater Burlington YMCA
266 College StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCEarly Childhood& Camp AbnakiPrograms$12,500
BSA Green Mountain Council
PO Box 557WaterburyVT05676PCCampNorris$24,834
BSA Green Mountain Council
PO Box 557WaterburyVT05676PCFriends ofScoutingCampaign$20,000
Girls on the Run
PO Box 483Essex JunctionVT05453PCOperatingSupport$7,500
Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
4472 Basin Harbor RoadVergennesVT05491PCHigh SchoolLongboatProgram$10,000
Spruce Peak Arts Center Foundation
122 Hour Glass DriveStoweVT05672PCStudentMatineeSeries$3,000
Cancer Patient Support Foundation
PO Box 1804WillistonVT05495PCOperatingSupport$5,000
Aspire Together
56 Colchester AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCOperatingSupport$25,000
BSA Boy Scout Troop 631
26 Bombardier RoadMiltonVT05468PCHighAdventureProgram$10,000
Saint Mary's Parish
133 School StreetWalthamMA02451PCAfterschoolProgram$10,000
Bishop John Marshall School
680 LaPorte RoadMorrisvilleVT05661PCTuitionAssistance$30,000
New England Youth Theatre
100 Flat StreetBrattleboroVT05301PCTown SchoolProgram$5,000
Milton Community Youth Coalition
PO Box 543MiltonVT05468PCOperatingSupport$8,240
Friars Suppliers
583 South 7th StreetLindenhurstNY11757PCHaitiMission$2,500
Retreat Farm Ltd
45 Farmhouse SquareBrattleboroVT05301PCChildren'sFarm & ForestProgram$10,000
Common Ground Center
473 Tatro RoadStarksboroVT05487PCAdventureCampProgram$10,000
Essex CHIPS
2 Lincoln Street 2nd FloorEssex JunctionVT05452PCGeneralSupport$10,000
Spectrum Youth & Family Services
31 Elmwood AvenueBurlingtonVT05401PCOperatingSupport$15,000
Vermont Symphony Orchestra Association
2 Church Street Suite 3BBurlingtonVT05401PCSymphony KidsProgram$5,000
King Street Center
87 King StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCGeneralSupport$7,500
Children's Literacy Foundation
1536 Loomis Hill RoadWaterbury CenterVT05677PCYear of theBookProgram$10,000
Vermont Patriots
201 Juniper DriveSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCOperatingSupport$7,500
Birds of Vermont Museum
900 Sherman Hollow RoadHuntingtonVT05462PCOperatingSupport$1,000
Catamount Trail Association
One Mill Street 350BurlingtonVT05401PCOperatingSupport$10,000
Chittenden County Young Life
PO Box 4281BurlingtonVT05406PCOperatingSupport$5,000
Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium
1302 Main StreetSt JohnsburyVT05819PCSTEMLab$7,500
Flynn Center for the Performing Arts
153 Main StreetBurlingtonVT05401PCStudentMatineeSeries$10,000
Generator Makerspace
40 Sears LaneBurlingtonVT05404PCMakerMentorshipProgram$10,000
Green Mountain Farm to School
115 Second StreetNewportVT05855PCFarm toSchoolProgram$5,000
Intervale Center
180 Intervale RoadBurlingtonVT05401PCCapitalProject$2,500
Kids on the Ball Inc
19 Lindenwood DriveSouth BurlingtonVT05403PCOperatingSupport$5,000
Norwich University
158 Harmon DriveNorthfieldVT05663PCGirlsWho CodeProgram$2,500
Prison Fellowship
PO Box 1550MerrifieldVA22116PCAngelTreeProgram$6,000
Pure Water for the World
PO Box 55RutlandVT05702PCCommunityImpactStudy$20,000
Shader Croft School
5 Perotta PlaceBurlingtonVT05401PCOperatingSupport$5,000
Saint Ann's Church
PO Box 1MiltonVT05468PCCapitalProject$10,000
The Fold Family Ministries
PO Box 1188LyndonvilleVT05851PCOperatingSupport$10,000
Town Hall Theater
PO Box 128MiddleburyVT05753PCCourageousStageProgram$5,000
Twinfield Union School
106 Nasmith Brook RoadMarshfieldVT05658PCMentoringProgram$3,000
Vermont Arts Council
136 State StreetMontpelierVT05602PCPoetryOut LoudProgram$12,000
Vermont Energy Education Program
79 River Street 303MontpelierVT05602PCOperatingSupport$5,000
Vermont Institute of Natural Science
149 Natures WayQuecheeVT05059PCOperatingSupport$5,000
Vermont State Mathematics Coalition
7 Walnut LaneEssex JunctionVT05452PCOperatingSupport$5,500
Wuku Kawoq - Maya Health Alliance
PO Box 91BethelVT05302PCOperatingSupport$25,000
Young Life Addison County
9 Harrow WayMiddleburyVT05753PCOperatingSupport$3,000
Young Writers Project
47 Maple Street 216BurlingtonVT05401PC10th Editionof the AnnualAnthology$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$636,210TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$20,716ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$455,634ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$335,043ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$811,393ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$811,393TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$30,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryVermont CPA Firm Accounting & Tax PreparationCategoryTxt
Amt$2,450Amt
Net Investment Income$1,225NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$1,225DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
AssetPublicly Traded SecuritiesAssetDesc
How AcquiredPurchasedHowAcquiredTxt

Purchaser Name PurchaserNameGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonUnrelated Third PartiesPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Sales Price$6,807,744GrossSalesPriceAmt
Basis$6,472,701BasisAmt
Basis MethodCostBasisMethodTxt
Sales Expense$0SalesExpenseAmt
Total Net$335,043TotalNetAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$0AccumulatedDepreciationAmt

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp (8 entries)

BondBondNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
103,000 Schwab U.S. Treasury Money Market Fund$103,000$103,000
19,447 Goldman Sachs TreasuryAccess 0-1 Year$1,949,738$1,952,477
77,571 Doubleline Funds Total Return Bond Fund$866,467$839,314
34,218 Loomis Sayles Institutional Bond Fund$401,029$466,385
49,679 Osterweis Strategic Income Fund$565,844$550,444
30,783 T. Rowe Price Institutional Floating Rate Fund$316,744$302,593
24,055 Vanguard Short Term Investment Grade Bond Fund$249,929$259,069
82,572 Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Admiral Fund$887,935$925,631

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (31 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
29,044sh Nuveen Preferred Securities & Income Fund$505,000$496,658
5,459sh Vanguard Growth ETF$701,116$907,177
8,300sh Vanguard Value Index ETF$809,117$900,716
2,576sh Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF$364,632$424,216
1,939sh Vanguard Small Cap ETF$260,664$295,213
20,478sh MFS International Value R6$820,898$890,164
40,908sh Oakmark International Fund Institutional$1,066,231$894,653
55,770sh Matthews Emerging Asia Inst. Fund$777,126$666,455
29,205sh Matthews Pacific Tiger Inst. Fund$811,443$806,195
6,628sh FlexShares MS GI Upstream Nat Res Index Fund$195,573$204,076
3,744sh iShares Global Materials Fund$224,887$228,421
50,544sh Maingate MLP I Fund$443,541$333,085
590sh Vanguard Health Care ETF$100,058$100,094
1,445sh Vanguard Information Technology ETF$301,882$308,594
9,764sh Baron Emerging Markets Institutional Fund$112,367$130,850
23,519sh Champlain Mid Cap Growth Fund$399,154$462,390
4,157sh Cove Street Capital Small Cap Inst. Fund$142,800$141,969
20,879sh FMI Large Cap Fund$400,174$413,208
2,941sh Harbor Funds Capital Appreciation Inst. Fund$174,160$218,693
14,125sh Lazard International Strategic Equity Inst. Fund$153,079$202,558
1,241sh Oakmark Fund$77,657$94,551
13,416sh Parametric Emerging Markets Fund$198,737$183,267
21,830sh Touchstone Institutional Funds Sand Cap Fund$408,535$513,878
7,026sh Vanguard Global Minimum Volume Fund$199,971$203,838
9,323sh Vanguard Growth Index Admiral Fund$536,918$798,263
2,529sh Vanguard REIT Indes Admiral Fund$302,290$330,669
4,858sh Vanguard Small Cap Index Admiral Fund$346,558$354,590
7,216sh Vanguard Total International Stock Index Admiral Fund$180,491$195,769
11,565sh Vanguard Total Stock Market Admiral Fund$613,572$839,589
14,753sh Vanguard Value Index Admiral Fund$473,174$624,934
1,260sh Vanguard 500 Index Admiral Fund$267,536$341,298

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$687,501USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$696,508USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
State Local Sec Book Vl EOY$0StateLocalSecBookVlEOYAmt
State Local Sec EOYFMV$0StateLocalSecEOYFMVAmt

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmtBook ValueBookValueAmt
Leasehold Improvements$3,623$2,536$1,087
Office Equipment$8,232$6,547$1,685

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (7 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Computer Services$1,880$540$1,340
Office & Other Supplies$1,977$568$1,409
Postage$295$85$210
Telephone$4,329$1,244$3,085
Meals & Entertainment$548$79$391
Insurance$973$280$693
Operating Cost Reimbursement from A.A. Mergens Foundation-$65,861-$18,926-$46,935

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryInvestment Management Providers Investment Management ServicesCategoryTxt
Amt$59,529Amt
Net Investment Income$59,529NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Payroll Taxes$26,011$7,497$18,513
Federal Excise Taxes$5,580$0$0