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JUDGE JOHN ROBERT BROWN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2017

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Organization
JUDGE JOHN ROBERT BROWN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION (EIN 76-0397472)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-15
IRS object ID
201821359349104052
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-05-15T16:39:57-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN760521525PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES DIFRANCESCO & ASSOCIATES PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13000 WESLAYAN ST STE 370AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760397472EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JUDGE JOHN R BROWN SCHOLARSHIPBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJUDGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7135234270PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13000 WESLAYAN ST STE 370AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP770275735ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonVERA BROWNPersonNm
Person TitleCHAIRMAN/PRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5128259134PhoneNum
Signature2018-04-24SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES DIFRANCESCOPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00445933PTIN
Phone7135234270PhoneNum
Preparation2018-04-24PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,355,473FMVAssetsEOYAmt
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$857InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$857InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$23,892DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$23,892DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$16,390NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$132,442GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$16,390CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$41,139TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$41,139TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$13,562AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$6,593AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$6,594AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$100TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$100TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$228OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$228OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$13,890TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$6,921TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,594TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$20,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$20,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$33,890TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$6,921TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$26,594TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$7,249ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$34,218NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$49,525CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$27,177CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$27,177CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$1,290,361SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$1,318,316SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$1,328,296SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,339,886TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,345,493TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,355,473TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$1,339,886RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,345,493RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,339,886TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,345,493TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,339,886TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,345,493TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,339,886TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$7,249ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$40OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,347,175SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$1,682OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,345,493TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FROST BANKP$80,880$79,039$1,841$1,841
FROST BANKP$36,433$37,013-$580-$580
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$16,390CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$1,841NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$24,665AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$1,331,739NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.018521DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$21,796AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$1,330,665NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.016380DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$20,000AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$1,344,396NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.014877DistributionYr3Rt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$1,321,241NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$37,000AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$1,139,750NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.032463DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.082241TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.020560AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,188,446NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$24,434AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$342NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$24,776AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$26,594QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$342InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$342SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$342TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$342TaxDueAmt

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 ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksVERA BROWNIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone7139659861PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13000 WESLAYAN STE 370AddressLine1Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77027ZIPCd
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
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

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
VERA BROWN
3000 WESLAYAN STSTE 370HOUSTONTX770275735CHAIRMAN/PRE000.00$0$0$0
STEPHEN SUSMAN
3000 WESLAYAN STSTE 370HOUSTONTX770275735VICE PRESIDE000.00$0$0$0
KENNETH ENGERRAND
3000 WESLAYAN STSTEHOUSTONTX770275735SECRETARY000.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO SHOW AN EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL WRITING.Description1Txt
Expenses1$20,000Expenses1Amt

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$1,168,193AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$38,351AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,206,544TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,206,544AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$18,098CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,188,446NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$59,422MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$59,422MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$342TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$342TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$59,080DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$59,080DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$59,080DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$26,594ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$26,594QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$342PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$26,252AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$59,080DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Qualifying Distributions$26,594QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$26,594AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$32,486UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonVERA BROWNRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13000 WESLAYAN STAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2STE 370AddressLine2Txt
CityHOUSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP770275735ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone7135234270RecipientPhoneNum
Recipient Email AddressNONERecipientEmailAddressTxt
Form And Info And MaterialsCOPY OF LEGAL PAPER THAT APPLICANT WANTS TO BE JUDGED ON.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesTHERE IS NO SUBMISSION DEADLINE SINCE THIS IS A YEAR-ROUND PROCESS.SubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsBOARD SELECTS RECIPIENTS BASED ON AN EXCELLENCE IN LEGAL WRITING.RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
CRYSTAL ETUE
3701 E MEADOW CTZACHARYLA70791SCHOLARSHIP$1,000
JEAN PHILLIP SHAMI
4620 91ST STLUBBOCKTX79424SCHOLARSHIP$1,000
LINDSEY LUSK
308 N STATE ST APT 1ACHAMPAIGNIL61820SCHOLARSHIP$5,000
NICHOLAS JOHN D'ANGELO
108-50 71ST AVENUE APT 6FFOREST HILLSNY11375SCHOLARSHIP$10,000
YANG WANG
1323 AFTON STHOUSTONTX77055SCHOLARSHIP$3,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$20,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$857ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$23,892ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$16,390ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$41,139ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$41,139TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
PROFESSIONAL FEES$13,187$6,593$6,594
TAX ON INVESTMENT INCOME$375

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCHANGE IN UNREALIZED GAINDesc
Amt$1,682Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
SUPPLIES$219$219
POSTAGE$9$9

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNON TAXABLE DISTRIBUTIONSDesc
Amt$40Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAXES - FOREIGN TAXES PAIDCategoryTxt
Amt$100Amt
Net Investment Income$100NetInvestmentIncomeAmt