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THE JAMES FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
THE JAMES FOUNDATION (EIN 75-6306453)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-05
IRS object ID
202543099349102009
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)
Return2025-11-05T11:50:53-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN752718764PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GAGE & COMPANY CPAS LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 Village Dr Suite 410AddressLine1Txt
CityAbileneCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79606ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN756306453EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE JAMES FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlJAMEBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 701AddressLine1Txt
CityABILENECityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79604ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonFIRST FINANCIAL TR ASSET MGTPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-11-05SignatureDt
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 PersonR MITCH LEMEN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01266235PTIN
Phone3256700888PhoneNum
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$0FMVAssetsEOYAmt
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$2,334InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$2,334InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$2,334InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$18,219DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$18,219DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$18,219DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$21,472NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$52,262GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$21,472CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$66NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$2,113OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$44,138TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$42,025TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$20,619TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$7,297CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$7,297CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$865AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$865AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$54InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Net Invst Incm$54InterestNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$151TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$151TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$312OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$312OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$8,679TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$8,679TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$34,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$34,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$42,679TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$8,679TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$34,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$1,459ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$33,346NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$20,619AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$9,721SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$8,039SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$734PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$583PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$58,426USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$53,143USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$215,183CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$223,920CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$145,585CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$145,423CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Total Assets BOY$429,649TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$431,108TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$0TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$25,000CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$25,000CapitalStockEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$404,649RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$406,108RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$429,649TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$431,108TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$429,649TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$431,108TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$429,649TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$1,459ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$431,108SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$431,108TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (6 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FFIN TRUST ST COVP2024-01-012024-06-30$2,278$2,216$62$62
FG U80181 3% 1.1.33P2018-04-232024-06-30$2,662$2,625$37$37
FNA 2023 M52A2 VAR 25P2023-10-242024-11-25$2,846$2,751$95$95
FNA 2023 M52A2 VAR 25P2023-10-242024-09-25$113$109$4$4
FFIN TRUST LT COVP2023-01-012024-12-31$43,274$23,089$20,185$20,185
CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONSP2023-01-012024-12-31$1,089$1,089$1,089
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$21,472CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$66NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$464InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$464SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$464TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$583EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$583TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$119OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$119AppliedToESTaxAmt

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
Org Report Or Register StateTXOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Line1FIRST FINANCIAL TR & ASSET MGTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3256277000PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 701AddressLine1Txt
CityABILENECityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79604ZIPCd
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)
PersonFIRST FINANCIAL TR ASSET MGTPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 701AddressLine1Txt
CityABILENECityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTRUSTEETitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos1.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$7,297CompensationAmt
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$504,334AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$8,879AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$513,213TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$513,213AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$7,698CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$505,515NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$25,276MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$25,276MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$464TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$464TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$24,812DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$24,812DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$24,812DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$34,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$24,812DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$11,866UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$34,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$11,866AppliedToYear1Amt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$22,134AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$2,678UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonTHE JAMES FOUNDATIONRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1P O BOX 701AddressLine1Txt
CityABILENECityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP79604ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone3256277100RecipientPhoneNum
Form And Info And MaterialsINFORMAL LETTER OF REQUESTFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNONESubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNONERestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
MEALS ON WHEELS
949 MESQUITE STABILENETX79601NONEOPERATIONS$3,000
JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT
3300 S 14TH STE 204ABILENETX79605NONEOPERATIONS$1,000
BOBS AKA BREAKFAST ON BEECH STREET
BEECH STABILENETX79601NONEOPERATIONS$3,000
NOAH PROJECT
1636 N 20TH STREETABILENETX79601NONEOPERATIONS$2,000
BOYS GIRLS CLUB OF ABILENE
709 N 2ND STREETABILENETX79601NONEOPERATIONS$2,000
DAY NURSERY OF ABILENE
650 CEDARABILENETX79601NONEOPERATIONS$2,000
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO
500 WEST UNIVERSITY AVENUEEL PASOTX79968NONEOPERATIONS$10,000
SERENITY FOUNDATION OF TEXAS
1546 N 2ND STREETABILENETX79601NONEOPERATIONS$1,000
FOOD BANK OF ABILENE
5505 N 1ST STREETABILENETX79603NONEOPERATIONS$4,000
LOVE AND CARE MINISTRIES
233 FANNIN STREETABILENETX79603NONEOPERATIONS$2,000
GROVER NELSON PARK ZOOLOGICAL FOUND
3301 S 14TH ST STE 16ABILENETX79605NONEOPERATIONS$1,000
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
547 CHESTNUT STREETABILENETX79602NONEOPERATIONS$1,000
FAITH WORKS OF ABILENE INC
1229 N MOCKINGBIRD LNABILENETX79603NONEOPERATIONS$1,000
PHOENIX HOUSE
3143 SOUTH 7TH STREETABILENETX79605NONEOPERATIONS$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$34,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$2,334ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$18,219ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$21,472RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRelated Or Exempt Function IncmRelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
RETURN OF CAPITAL$1,914
NON DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION$199

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$20,553ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$23,585RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$44,138TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$865Amt
Net Investment Income$865NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSE$95$95
FOREIGN TAX ON DIVIDENDS$217$217

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
RETURN OF CAPITAL$1,914
NON DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION$199

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFEDERAL INCOME TAXCategoryTxt
Amt$151Amt
Net Investment Income$151NetInvestmentIncomeAmt