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MERKLIN FAM FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
MERKLIN FAM FOUNDATION (EIN 77-6239582)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-10
IRS object ID
202533149349103003
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)
Return2025-11-10T13:40:22-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN330212086PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RM White & AssociatesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line123 Corporate Plaza Dr Suite 150AddressLine1Txt
CityNewport BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92660ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN776239582EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Merklin Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMERKBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1168AddressLine1Txt
CityMount DoraCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32756ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRYAN A MERKLINPersonNm
Person TitleTrusteePersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-11-10SignatureDt
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 PersonRichard WhitePreparerPersonNm
PTINP00116481PTIN
Phone9494747012PhoneNum
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$1,215,893FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$6,346InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$6,346InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$6,346InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$110,114DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$110,114DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$110,114DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$42,564NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$130,318GrossSalesPriceAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$282OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$282OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm$282OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$74,178TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$116,742TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$116,742TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$880AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$880AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$880TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$880TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$120,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$120,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$120,880TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$880TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$120,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$46,702ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$115,862NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$116,742AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$20,736CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$30,474CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$30,474CashEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$1,036,254USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$991,531USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$890,264USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$364,988CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$367,938CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$295,155CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,421,978TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,389,943TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,215,893TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$1,421,978NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$1,389,943NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,421,978TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,389,943TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,421,978TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,389,943TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,421,978TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$46,702ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$14,667OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,389,943SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,389,943TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (3 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Wells FargoP2020-01-012024-12-31$1,809$1,809$1,809
Wells FargoP2024-01-012024-10-31$33,950-$10,558-$10,558$44,508
Wells FargoP2023-01-012024-12-31$94,559-$33,815-$33,815$128,374
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$42,564CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss-$10,558NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,610InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,610SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,610TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$80EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$1,690TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bryan MerklinBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3522235547PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1168AddressLine1Txt
CityMount DoraCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP327561168ZIPCd
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
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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBRYAN A MERKLINPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 1168AddressLine1Txt
CityMount DoraCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP327561168ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTrusteeTitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos7.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$0AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$0AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$0CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$0NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$0MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,610TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,610TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$1,610DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$1,610DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$120,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$120,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$0DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$75,000ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$90,000ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$100,000ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$95,000ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$110,000ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$470,000TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$120,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$120,000RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$590,000TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$75,000ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$515,000ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$90,000ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$100,000ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$95,000ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$110,000ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$120,000ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerBRYAN A MERKLINContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Sterling College Office of Advancem
125 West CooperSterlingKS67579PCGeneral Fund$25,000
Biola University
13800 Biola AveLa MiradaCA90639PCGeneral Fund$15,000
Montreat College
PO Box 1267MontreatNC28757PCGeneral Fund$50,000
Azusa Pacific University
PO Box 7000AzusaCA91702PCGeneral Fund$30,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$120,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$6,346ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$110,114ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm-$42,564RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (8 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdUnrelated Business Taxbl IncmUnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Allianz Life Insurance900099
Ares Mangement LP900099
Energy Transfer LP Series900099$282
Energy Transfer Operating900099
Energy Transfer Partners900099
Magellan Midstream Partners900099
Pensco Trust Company900099
The Blackstone Group900099

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$282UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$116,460ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm-$42,564RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$74,178TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryAccounting feesCategoryTxt
Amt$880Amt
Net Investment Income$880NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockWells Fargo AdvisorsStockNm
EOY Book Value$367,938EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$295,155EOYFMVAmt

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$889,537USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$843,264USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
State Local Sec Book Vl EOY$101,994StateLocalSecBookVlEOYAmt
State Local Sec EOYFMV$47,000StateLocalSecEOYFMVAmt

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescEnergy Transfer LP SeriesDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$282RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$282NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$282AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOtherDesc
Amt$14,667Amt