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BEDFORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2017

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Organization
BEDFORD RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC (EIN 04-3333682)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-11-12
IRS object ID
201843199349306729
Schema version
2017v2.2
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)
Return2018-11-12T09:32:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042666565PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1John M Monticone CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15 High Street Suite 207AddressLine1Txt
CityMedfordCityNm
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ZIP02155ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043333682EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEDFORD RESEARCH FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBEDFBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line153 CONCORD ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityBEDFORDCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01730ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonAnn KiesslingPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone6176235670PhoneNum
Signature2018-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJohn M Monticone CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01257043PTIN
Phone7813950024PhoneNum
Preparation2018-11-12PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address98.217.9.124IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2018-11-15IPDt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerAnn KiesslingPrincipalOfficerNm
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Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd
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Expense$597,713ExpenseAmt
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Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonorInd
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PersonAnn KiesslingPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (14 entries)

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Alan Geismer
Chairman0.300.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
John Lee
Secretary0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Larry LaFranchi
Treasurer1.000.00Yes (X)Yes (X)$0$0$0
Anil Purohit
Director0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Ellen Sheehy
Director0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Margaret Wray
Director0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Robert Kaufmann
Director0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Scott Anderson
Director0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Susan Moss
Director0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Victoria Staebler
Director0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
Yael Schwartz
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Loch Jones
Director0.300.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
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Total Program Service Revenue$714,956TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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Fundraising$3,121FundraisingAmt

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Advertising AdvertisingGrp

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Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

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Occupancy OccupancyGrp

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Travel TravelGrp

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Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

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Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

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Insurance InsuranceGrp

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BOY$24,406BOYAmt

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BOY$4,000BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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BOY$20,719BOYAmt
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Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$149,036BOYAmt
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Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

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BOY$104,227BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$12,000BOYAmt
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Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

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BOY$12,295BOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssetsGrp

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BOY$577,893BOYAmt
EOY$700,195EOYAmt

Temporarily Rstr Net Assets TemporarilyRstrNetAssetsGrp

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EOY$5,500EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

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Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
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FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$144,391CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$51,746CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
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Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$568,409CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$714,956CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$2,836,583TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$9,664CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Current Tax Year$785,208CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$3,243,396TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

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Contributions$15,500ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$10,000OtherExpendituresAmt
End Year Balance$5,500EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributions$13,600ContributionsAmt
Other Expenditures$13,600OtherExpendituresAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Contributions$5,000ContributionsAmt
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CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Endowments Held Unrelated OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related OrgfalseEndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$29,529InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$29,529DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$147,671InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$127,861DepreciationAmt
Book Value$19,810BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$19,810TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Securities OtherSecuritiesGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBook ValueBookValueAmtMethod ValuationMethodValuationCd
400 shares Coca-Cola Com$36,704F
6857 units John Hancock Strategic$74,330F
6031 units Pimco Income Fund$74,845F
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Securities$185,879TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt

Other Assets Org OtherAssetsOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSecurity DepositDesc
Book Value$12,000BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Other Assets$12,000TotalBookValueOtherAssetsAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$802,252TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$17,044NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported$17,044RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$785,208RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$785,208TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$674,450TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$674,450ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$674,450TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Endowment funds intended uses (Part V, line 4)Temporarily Restricted Fund $5,500: To conduct stem cell and related research for diseases and conditions that have no effective treatment or cures.
Footnote for uncertain tax position under FIN 48 (Part X)The Organization currently evaluates all tax positions, and makes a determination regarding the likelihood of those positions being upheld under review. The primary tax positions made by the Organization are the existence of unrelated business income tax and the Organizations status as a Tax-exempt Organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. For the years presented, the Organization has not recognized any tax benefits or loss contingencies for uncertain tax positions based on this evaluation. All tax periods prior to fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 are no longer subject to examination by tax authorities.

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDr Ann KiesslingPersonNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Relationship DescriptionPresidentExecDirectorRelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction$48,000TransactionAmt
TransactionSee supplemental informationTransactionDesc
Sharing Of RevenuesfalseSharingOfRevenuesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSupplemental Information for Schedule LFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationPart IV - Business Transactions Involving Interested Persons:During the year 2016, the Organization has signed a five year lease for Office space with a for profit entity, which is owned by the President and board member of the Organization. The lease calls for monthly base rent of $4,000. For the year 2017, the Organization paid $48,000 in rent to this related party.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Committee meeting documentation Part VI line 8bNo committee has the authority to act on behalf of the governing body.
Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11Two weeks before filing the 990 form, a copy is given to each board of directors for review and discussion.
Conflict of interest policy compliance Part VI line 12cThe organization requires each new key employee, officer or director to review a copy of the Policy on Conflict of Interest and Disclosure of Certain Interests and to acknowledge in writing that he or she has done so. Additionally, each key employee, officer or director, annually complete a disclosure form identifying any relationships, positions or circumstances in which the employee is involved that he or she believes could contribute to a conflict of interest arising.
CEO executive director top management comp Part VI line 15aThe board of directors establishes the compensation for the Executive Director that are within the range or organizations similar in size and scope of Bedford Research Foundation.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Copy of the financial statements and current year changes in the governing documents, conflict of interest policy are attached to the PC Form which is filed in the Secretary of State and available for public inspection. Also, copy of these documents are available at the organizations office at 53 Concord Road, Bedford, MA 01730, for public inspection upon request.
Audited by an independent accountant Part XII line 2bThe Organizations President and Treasurer have the responsibility to oversight the Review and the selection of the independent accountant.
Explanation of other changes in net assets or fund balances Part XI line 9Market Value appreciation of investments