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BERTRAM L AND IRIS S WOLSTEIN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2023

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Organization
BERTRAM L AND IRIS S WOLSTEIN FOUNDATION (EIN 34-1787262)
Tax period
2023-12-01 to 2024-11-30
Filed
2025-10-14
IRS object ID
202512879349100521
Schema version
2023v6.0
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)
Return2025-10-14T10:39:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-11-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN331756852PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1COHEN & CO ADVISORY LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1OFFICES LISTED ATAddressLine1Txt
CityWWWCOHENCOCOMCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2023-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN341787262EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERT & IRIS WOLSTEIN FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBERTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4402475400PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line134555 CHAGRIN BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityMORELAND HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonIRIS S WOLSTEINPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/TRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone4402475400PhoneNum
Signature2025-10-11SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (1)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSCOTT J SWAINPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00446317PTIN
Phone8002291099PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-11PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2023TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$102,064FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$831,996ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$760InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$760InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$9,685DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$9,685DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$139,742NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$597,445GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$168,461CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$982,183TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$178,906TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$108TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,522OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,522OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,630TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,522TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$1,400,384ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,400,384ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,402,014TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,522TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,400,384TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$419,831ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$177,384NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$98,942CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$102,064CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$102,064CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$422,953CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$0CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$0CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$521,895TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$102,064TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$102,064TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$521,895RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$102,064RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$521,895TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$102,064TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$521,895TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$102,064TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$521,895TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$419,831ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$102,064SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$102,064TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
MERRILL LYNCH 2784 LT$559,800$422,954$136,846$136,846
JPMORGAN 0003 LT$34,892$3,277$31,615$31,615
CAPITAL GAIN ON DONATED STOCK$2,753$2,753$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$168,461CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$2,466InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$2,466SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,466TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$27EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$2,200ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$2,227TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$7EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$246TaxDueAmt

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 Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateOHOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksGEORGE KIMSONIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4402475400PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line134555 CHAGRIN BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityMORELAND HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44022ZIPCd
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 Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonIRIS S WOLSTEINPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line134555 CHAGRIN BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityMORELAND HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitlePRESIDENT/TRUSTEETitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos1.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
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$267,315AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$169,493AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$436,808TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$436,808AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$6,552CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$430,256NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$21,513MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$21,513MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,466TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$2,466TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$19,047DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$19,047DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$19,047DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$1,400,384ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,400,384QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$19,047DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$22,938UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,400,384QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$22,938AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$19,047AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$1,358,399RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$1,358,399TotalCorpusAmt
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$1,358,399ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$1,358,399ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
THE PARK SYNAGOGUE
3300 MAYFIELD ROADCLEVELAND HEIGHTSOH44118NONEPCGENERAL FUND$774,953
THE TEMPLE - TIFERETH
26000 SHAKER BLVDBEACHWOODOH44122NONEPCGENERAL FUND$150
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS HEALTH SYSTEM INC
3605 WARRENSVILLE CENTER ROADSHAKER HEIGHTSOH44122NONEPCGENERAL FUND$600,000
THE PARK SYNAGOGUE
3300 MAYFIELD ROADCLEVELAND HEIGHTSOH44118NONEPCGENERAL FUND$234
THE PARK SYNAGOGUE
3300 MAYFIELD ROADCLEVELAND HEIGHTSOH44118NONEPCGENERAL FUND$25,047
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$1,400,384TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$760ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$9,685ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$139,742ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$150,187ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$150,187TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionIndPerson ContributionPersonContributionInd
IRIS S WOLSTEIN
132049 FAIRMOUNT BLVDPEPPER PIKEOH44124$806,949Yes (X)
IRIS S WOLSTEIN
232049 FAIRMOUNT BLVDPEPPER PIKEOH44124$25,047Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Noncash Property4180 SHARES OF APPLE INC STOCKNoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$806,949FairMarketValueAmt
Received2023-12-26ReceivedDt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescMANAGEMENT FEEDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$1,522RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$1,522NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFOREIGN TAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$108Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt