STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

RAO FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2019

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Organization
RAO FOUNDATION (EIN 45-2665652)
Tax period
2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed
2020-02-24
IRS object ID
202040559349100114
Schema version
2019v5.0
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2020-02-24T14:44:20-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2019-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN822452368PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PW ASSOCIATES PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12150 S CENTRAL EXPY STE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityMCKINNEYCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75070ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2019-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452665652EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE RAO FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRAOFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2142134903PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13705 VALENCIA CTAddressLine1Txt
CityFLOWER MOUNDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNAGARAJ V RAOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2142134903PhoneNum
Signature2020-02-24SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMICHAEL H PARRISHPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00326664PTIN
Phone9724026170PhoneNum
Preparation2020-02-24PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address52.34.167.241IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2020-02-24IPDt
IP Tm14:44:20IPTm
IP TimezoneCSIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device IdC11685613C5B1B8E096A06CE970183D1B0941A59AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdC11685613C5B1B8E096A06CE970183D1B0941A59AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2019TaxYr
Build TS2020-11-19 02:30:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$85,054FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$50,100ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$50,100TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$0TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,625AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$2,625AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$2,891DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Adj Net Incm$2,891DeprecAndDpltnAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$77OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$77OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,593TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$2,891TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,702TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$32,269ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$32,269ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$37,862TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$2,891TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$34,971TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$12,238ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$55,624CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$62,602CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$62,602CashEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$14,456LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,096LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$9,251LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$6,360LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$6,360LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$7,941OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$16,092OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$16,092OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$72,816TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$85,054TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$85,054TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$72,816RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$85,054RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$72,816TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$85,054TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$72,816TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$85,054TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$72,816TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$12,238ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$85,054SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$85,054TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$72,972AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$49,631NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr11.470291DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$32,860AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$75,318NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.436283DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$16,147AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$44,780NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.360585DistributionYr3Rt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$24,625NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Total Distribution2.267159TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.755720AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$44,061NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$33,298AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$33,298AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,971QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt

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
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksNAGARAJ V RAOIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone9723559749PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13705 VALENCIA COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityFLOWER MOUNDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75022ZIPCd
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 (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
NAGARAJ V RAO
3705 VALENCIA COURTFLOWER MOUNDTX75022PRESIDENT/TR0.00$0$0$0
SESHKUMARI RAO
3705 VALENCIA COURTFLOWER MOUNDTX75022VICE PRESIDE0.00$0$0$0
JAIDEEP JAYARAM
2508 CARROLL COURTFLOWER MOUNDTX75022SECRETARY0.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$38,372AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$6,360FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$44,732TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$44,732AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$671CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$44,061NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$2,203MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$2,203MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Distributable Before Adj$2,203DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$2,203DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$2,203DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$34,971ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,971QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$34,971AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$2,203DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$12,985ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$29,094ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$70,490ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$112,569TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,971QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$2,203AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$32,768RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$145,337TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$145,337ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year3$12,985ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$29,094ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$70,490ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$32,768ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNAGARAJ V RAOContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerSESHKUMARI RAOContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
KERA - KXT 917
3000 HARRY HINES BLVDDALLASTX75201NCSUPPORT OF NORTH TEXAS PUBLIC BROADC$1,500
BLUEROOF FOUNDATION
350 HIGHLAND DRIVE 150LEWISVILLETX75067NCSUPPORT SOLAR AS ALTERNATIVE ENERGY$16,000
CLIMATE CENTRAL
ONE PALMER SQUARE SUITEPRINCETONNJ08542NCTO HELP FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE$519
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AU
PO BOX 7458AUSTINTX78713NCTO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE UNIVERSIT$10,000
THE CORNELL LAB OF ORNITHOLGY
159 SAPSUCKER WOODS RDITHICANY14850NCTO SUPPORT THE LAB'S MISSION TO IMPR$1,500
NATYAVEDA
3317 LANGLEY CTFLOWER MOUNDTX75022NCPROMOTE INDIAN CLASSICAL DANCE$250
ROCKY MOUNTAIN INSTITUTE
2490 JUNCTION PLACEBOULDERCO80301NCPROMOTE CLEAN ENERGY$1,500
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
225 VARICK STNEW YORKNY10014NCPROTECTING NATURAL RESOURCES$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$32,269TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

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 PersonNAGARAJ V AND SESHKUMARI RAOContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13705 VALENCIA CTAddressLine1Txt
CityFLOWER MOUNDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$50,100TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$2,625Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,625DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescAcquiredAcquiredDtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtPrior Year DepreciationPriorYearDepreciationAmtComputation MethodComputationMethodTxtLifeLifeRtCurrent Year ExpenseCurrentYearExpenseAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
RESEARCH EQUIPMENT2017-03-09$13,882$5,090S/L5.0000$2,776$2,776
RESEARCH EQUIPMENT2018-01-01$574$115S/L5.0000$115$115

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemBUILDLINGSCategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$14,456CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$8,096AccumulatedDepreciationAmt
Book Value$6,360BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$6,360EOYFMVAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescRECEIVABLE FROM BLUEROOF FOUNDATIONDesc
BOY Book Value$7,941BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$16,092EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$16,092EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXPENSES
SERVICE FEES$13$13
OTHER$64$64

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonNAGARAJ SESHKUMARI RAOPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13705 VALENCIA COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityFLOWER MOUNDCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP75022ZIPCd