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ROBERT & PAULETTE FILE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
ROBERT & PAULETTE FILE FOUNDATION (EIN 47-2721040)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-09-04
IRS object ID
202522479349101322
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)
Return2025-09-04T15:40:21-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13333 New Hyde Park Rd Ste 406AddressLine1Txt
CityNew Hyde ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11042ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472721040EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Robert & Paulette File FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Foundation SourceInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlROBEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRobert FilePersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
Signature2025-08-27SignatureDt
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 PersonJeffrey D HaskellPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01345770PTIN
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
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$279,268FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$0ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$21InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$21InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$7,798DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$7,798DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$442NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$115,207GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$442CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$8,261TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$8,261TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$282TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$82TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$7,803OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,803OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$8,085TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$82TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,803TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$4,750ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,750ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$12,835TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$82TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$12,553TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$4,574ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$8,179NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$7,736SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$884SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$884SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$255,789CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$258,067CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$278,384CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$263,525TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$258,951TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$279,268TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$263,525RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$258,951RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$263,525TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$258,951TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$263,525TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$258,951TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$263,525TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$4,574ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$258,951SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$258,951TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPublicly-traded SecuritiesPropertyDesc
Gross Sales Price$115,207GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$114,765CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$442GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$442GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$442CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$114InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$114SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$114TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$99EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$100ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$199TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$85OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$85AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 Silverside Road Suite 123AddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Paulette File
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Dir, VP1.0$0$0$0
Robert File
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Pres, Dir, Sec, Treas1.0$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$275,200AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$2,947AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$278,147TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$278,147AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$4,172CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$273,975NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$13,699MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$13,699MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$114TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$114TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$13,585DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$13,585DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$13,585DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$12,553ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$12,553QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$13,585DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$12,351UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$12,553QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$12,351AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$202AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$13,383UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerPaulette FileContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerRobert FileContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
AMERICAN NEAR EAST REFUGEE AID INC
1111 14TH ST NW 400WASHINGTONDC20005N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$500
ARM IN ARM INC
1 N JOHNSTON AVE STE A230HAMILTONNJ08609N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,750
HOMEFRONT INC
1880 PRINCETON AVELAWRENCEVILLENJ08648N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,500
UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND INC
1805 7TH ST NWWASHINGTONDC20001N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$4,750TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$21ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$7,798ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment IncomeOtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$442ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$8,261ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$8,261TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (12 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
AMERICAN BEACON AHL MNGD FUTUR$12,197$10,497
ARTISAN HIGH INCOME FUND CLASS$14,800$13,504
CAPITAL GROUP DIVIDEND VALUE$18,850$20,345
CAPITAL GROUP GLOBAL GROWTH EQ$14,443$14,259
DODGE & COX GLOBAL BOND FUND$24,310$22,758
DODGE & COX INCOME FUND$73,628$65,317
INVESCO ETF TR SP MIDCAP QUALI$13,328$12,998
INVESCO NASDAQ 100 ETF$5,427$6,314
ISHARES TREASURY FLOATING RATE$7,691$7,671
PVAL$13,682$14,328
QUALITY DISTRIBUTION, INC$20,078$21,963
VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF$39,633$68,430

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Administrative Fees$7,778$7,778
State or Local Filing Fees$25$25

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
990-PF Extension for 2023$200
Foreign Tax Paid$82$82