AST FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2017
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- Organization
- AST FOUNDATION INC (EIN 13-4170959)
- Tax period
- 2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
- Filed
- 2018-05-03
- IRS object ID
- 201821239349100702
- Schema version
- 2017v2.2
- 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
- Form 990-PF
- Accounting Fees Schedule
- General Explanation Attachment
- Other Expenses Schedule
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2018-05-03T07:09:03-07:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2017-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 112836481 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Wagner & Zwerman LLP | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 201 Old Country Road Ste 202 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Melville | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 117472731 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990PF | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2017-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 134170959 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | AST Foundation Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | ASTF | BusinessNameControlTxt |
| Phone | 2126915288 | PhoneNum |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 720 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | New York | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 10014 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | David E Levy | PersonNm |
| Person Title | Director | PersonTitleTxt |
| Signature | 2018-05-03 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | ANDREW M ZWERMAN CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00641815 | PTIN |
| Phone | 6317771000 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2017 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2022-09-23 18:48:47Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-PF IRS990PF
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization501c3 Exempt PF | Yes (X) | Organization501c3ExemptPFInd |
| FMV Assets EOY | $0 | FMVAssetsEOYAmt |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss | $4,900 | ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Schedule B Not Required | Yes (X) | ScheduleBNotRequiredInd |
| Total Rev And Expnss | $4,900 | TotalRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Total Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotalNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss | $1,000 | AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps | $100 | AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt |
| Other Expenses Rev And Expnss | $784 | OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl | $784 | OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss | $1,784 | TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl | $884 | TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Contri Paid Rev And Expnss | $100 | ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl | $100 | ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Total Expenses Rev And Expnss | $1,884 | TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt |
| Total Expenses Net Invst Incm | $0 | TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt |
| Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl | $984 | TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt |
| Excess Revenue Over Expenses | $3,016 | ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt |
| Net Investment Income | $0 | NetInvestmentIncomeAmt |
Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash BOY | $2,161 | CashBOYAmt |
| Cash EOY | $5,177 | CashEOYAmt |
| Total Assets BOY | $2,161 | TotalAssetsBOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOY | $5,177 | TotalAssetsEOYAmt |
| Total Assets EOYFMV | $0 | TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt |
| Total Liabilities EOY | $0 | TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt |
| Organization Follows SFAS117 | Yes (X) | OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind |
| Unrestricted BOY | $2,161 | UnrestrictedBOYAmt |
| Unrestricted EOY | $5,177 | UnrestrictedEOYAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY | $2,161 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY | $5,177 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY | $2,161 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt |
| Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY | $5,177 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt |
Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY | $2,161 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Excess Revenue Over Expenses | $3,016 | ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt |
| Subtotal | $5,177 | SubtotalAmt |
| Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY | $5,177 | TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Investment Income Excise Tax | $0 | InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt |
Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Legislative Political Acty | false | LegislativePoliticalActyInd |
| More Than100 Spent | false | MoreThan100SpentInd |
| Form1120 POL Filed | false | Form1120POLFiledInd |
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Changes To Articles Or Bylaws | false | ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd |
| Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit | false | UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd |
| Form990 T Filed | false | Form990TFiledInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Section508e Rqr Satisfied | false | Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd |
| At Least5000 In Assets | Yes (true) | AtLeast5000InAssetsInd |
| Org Report Or Register State | NY | OrgReportOrRegisterStateCd |
| Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen | Yes (true) | Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd |
| Private Operating Foundation | false | PrivateOperatingFoundationInd |
| New Substantial Contributors | false | NewSubstantialContributorsInd |
| Own Controlled Entity | false | OwnControlledEntityInd |
| Donor Advised Fund | false | DonorAdvisedFundInd |
| Comply With Public Insp Rqr | Yes (true) | ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddressTxt |
Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | David Levy | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 8662276598 | PhoneNum |
Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 720 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | New York | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 100140720 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Accounts Question | false | ForeignAccountsQuestionInd |
Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn | false | SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn | false | BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn | false | FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn | false | PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn | false | TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd |
| Payment To Government Official | false | PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd |
| Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions | false | ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd |
| Uncorrected Prior Acts | false | UncorrectedPriorActsInd |
| Undistributed Income PY | false | UndistributedIncomePYInd |
| Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not App | false | UndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd |
| Business Holdings | false | BusinessHoldingsInd |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldingsInd |
| Jeopardy Investments | false | JeopardyInvestmentsInd |
| Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst | false | UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd |
| Influence Legislation | false | InfluenceLegislationInd |
| Influence Election | false | InfluenceElectionInd |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividualsInd |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizationsInd |
| Noncharitable Purpose | false | NoncharitablePurposeInd |
| Transactions Fail To Qlfy As Exc | false | TransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd |
| Maintained Expenditure Rspns | false | MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd |
| Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct | false | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
| Proceeds Or Net Income | false | ProceedsOrNetIncomeInd |
Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp
Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)
| Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt | CityUSAddress/CityNm | State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd | ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd | TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David E Levy | ||||||
| PO Box 720 | New York | NY | 100140720 | Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Ellen K Levy | ||||||
| PO Box 720 | New York | NY | 100140720 | Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Michele Ruiz | ||||||
| 1741 West Ellen Street | Chicago | IL | 60622 | Director | 0.00 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONE | NONE | CompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt |
| Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONE | NONE | CompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt |
Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Average Monthly FMV Of Sec | $0 | AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt |
| Average Monthly Cash Balances | $2,614 | AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt |
| FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast | $0 | FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt |
| Total FMV Of Unused Assets | $2,614 | TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt |
| Reduction Claimed | $0 | ReductionClaimedAmt |
| Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast | $2,614 | AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt |
| Cash Deemed Charitable | $39 | CashDeemedCharitableAmt |
| Net Vl Noncharitable Assets | $2,575 | NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt |
| Minimum Investment Return | $129 | MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt |
Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Investment Return | $129 | MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt |
| Distributable Before Adj | $129 | DistributableBeforeAdjAmt |
| Distributable Before Ded | $129 | DistributableBeforeDedAmt |
| Distributable As Adjusted | $129 | DistributableAsAdjustedAmt |
Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expenses And Contributions | $984 | ExpensesAndContributionsAmt |
| Qualifying Distributions | $984 | QualifyingDistributionsAmt |
| Adjusted Qualifying Distri | $984 | AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt |
Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Distributable As Adjusted | $129 | DistributableAsAdjustedAmt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5 | $42 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4 | $1,342 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3 | $844 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2 | $832 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt |
| Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1 | $933 | ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt |
| Total Excess Distribution Cyov | $3,993 | TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt |
| Qualifying Distributions | $984 | QualifyingDistributionsAmt |
| Treated As Distri From Corpus | $0 | TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt |
| Applied To Current Year | $129 | AppliedToCurrentYearAmt |
| Remaining Distri From Corpus | $855 | RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt |
| Total Corpus | $4,848 | TotalCorpusAmt |
| Undistributed Income CY | $0 | UndistributedIncomeCYAmt |
| Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5 | $42 | ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt |
| Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr | $4,806 | ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt |
| Excess From Year4 | $1,342 | ExcessFromYear4Amt |
| Excess From Year3 | $844 | ExcessFromYear3Amt |
| Excess From Year2 | $832 | ExcessFromYear2Amt |
| Excess From Year1 | $933 | ExcessFromYear1Amt |
| Excess From Current Year | $855 | ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt |
Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributing Manager | David E Levy | ContributingManagerNm |
| Contributing Manager | Ellen K Levy | ContributingManagerNm |
| Only Contri To Preselected | Yes (X) | OnlyContriToPreselectedInd |
Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp
Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Buckminster Fuller Institute | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 181 N 11th St 402 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Brooklyn | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | NY | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 11211 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient Relationship | NONE | RecipientRelationshipTxt |
| Recipient Foundation Status | PC | RecipientFoundationStatusTxt |
| Grant Or Contribution Purpose | Donation to institution to continue its efforts as and educationl platform for todays design science pioneers. | GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt |
| Amt | $100 | Amt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr | $100 | TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt |
Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusion | 14 | ExclusionCd |
Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO | false | TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd |
| Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO | false | TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd |
| Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets | false | SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd |
| Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO | false | PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd |
| Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets | false | RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd |
| Reimbursement Arrangements | false | ReimbursementArrangementsInd |
| Loans Or Loan Guarantees | false | LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd |
| Performance Of Services Etc | false | PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd |
| Sharing Of Facilities Etc | false | SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd |
| Relationships Nonchrtbl EO | false | RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd |
Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule
Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Accounting Fees | CategoryTxt |
| Amt | $1,000 | Amt |
| Net Investment Income | $0 | NetInvestmentIncomeAmt |
| Adjusted Net Income | $0 | AdjustedNetIncomeAmt |
| Disbursements Charitable Prps | $100 | DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt |
General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment
General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp (2 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | Medium ExplanationMediumExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| General Explanation Supplemental Information for Form 990-PF | Statement regarding charitable activities============================================The Foundation supports a range of activities including furthering the interrelationship between art, science, and technology; promoting cooperation and exchange among artists, art teachers and students, and scientists; and more generally supporting programs to aid charitable, literary, and educational activities serving the common welfare. |
| General Explanation Supplemental Information for Form 990-PF | Officers===========Officers of the Foundation are:Ellen K. Levy - PresidentDavid E. Levy - Secretary and TreasurerMichele Ruiz - Director |
Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule
Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)
| DescDesc | Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt | Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt |
|---|---|---|
| ADVERTISING-ANNUAL AD | $155 | $155 |
| FILING FEES | $519 | $519 |
| postage | $110 | $110 |