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BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND: Form 990PF, tax year 2016

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Organization
BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND (EIN 20-1768874)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-05-09
IRS object ID
201721299349101457
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-05-09T13:31:07-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN476097913PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEIM JOHNSON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line118081 BURT STREET SUITE 200AddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP680224722ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201768874EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUNDBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUFFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4023410933PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13555 FARNAM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68131ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJESSIE RASMUSSENPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone4023410933PhoneNum
Signature2017-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBARBARA J FAJENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00400874PTIN
Phone4023302660PhoneNum

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address209.34.201.180IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IP2017-05-08IPDt
IP Tm09:13:42IPTm
IP TimezoneCDIPTimezoneCd
Filing License TypePFilingLicenseTypeCd
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At Submission Filing Device IdC299A94BE5AD8C02AF4BA4D8B7C4DB3D2DC5F135AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$33,358,590FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$30,026,712ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$3,089InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$3,089InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$585,751NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$11,805,186GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$11,803,266CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$85,682OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$85,682OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$29,529,732TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$11,892,037TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$412,531CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$412,531CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$763,104OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Net Invst Incm$0OthEmplSlrsWgsNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$763,104OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$337,324PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Net Invst Incm$0PensionEmplBnftNetInvstIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$337,324PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$23,850LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$23,850LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$22,150AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$22,150AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$252,659OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$0OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$252,659OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$295,364TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$71,785TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$185,498TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$185,498TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$1,773PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Net Invst Incm$0PrintingAndPubNetInvstIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,773PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$77,404OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$77,404OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,371,657TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,148,078TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$29,713,683ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$32,867,631ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$32,085,340TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$35,015,709TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$2,555,608ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$11,892,037NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$156,137CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$258,656CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$258,656CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$346,347SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$3,117,106SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$3,117,106SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$234,621PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$360,754PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$360,754PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$23,530,980CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$21,490,869CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$21,490,869CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$20,348LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$20,348LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Other Assets BOY$8,131,205OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$8,131,205OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$8,131,205OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$32,399,290TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$33,358,590TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$33,358,590TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Grants Payable BOY$8,394,530GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Grants Payable EOY$5,240,583GrantsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$8,394,530TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$5,240,583TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$24,004,760UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$28,118,007UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$24,004,760TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$28,118,007TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$32,399,290TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$33,358,590TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$24,004,760TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$2,555,608ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$6,668,855OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$28,118,007SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$28,118,007TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIESPropertyDesc
How AcquiredDHowAcquiredCd
Acquired2014-02-14AcquiredDt
Sold2016-12-31SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$11,805,186GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$1,920CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$11,803,266GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$11,803,266GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$11,803,266CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$32,599,800AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$28,522,875NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr11.142935DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$34,742,268AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$21,507,179NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr21.615380DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$19,962,244AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$10,163,077NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr31.964193DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$21,843,958AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$7,338,458NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr42.976641DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$17,567,532AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$5,296,699NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr53.316694DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution11.015843TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution2.203169AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$31,225,892NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$68,795,917AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$118,920NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$68,914,837AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$35,015,709QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$237,841InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$237,841SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$237,841TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$312,149EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$312,149TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Overpayment$74,308OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$74,308AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressWWW.BUFFETTEARLYCHILDHOODFUND.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksSUSAN MULLINIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4023410933PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13555 FARNAM STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityOMAHACityNm
State AbbreviationNEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP68131ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnYes (1)SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (1)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions0ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

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SUSAN A BUFFETT
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR & CHAIR5.00$0$0$0
HELEN RAIKES
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR & TREASURER5.00$0$0$0
WALLACE WEITZ
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR & SECRETARY5.00$0$0$0
MIKE BURKE
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131VICE-PRESIDENT40.00$180,963$55,542$0
JESSIE RASMUSSEN
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131PRESIDENT40.00$231,568$46,451$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

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GLADYS HAYNES
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR OF NEBRASKA40.00$156,208$60,291$0
ERIC BUCHANAN
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR OF STRATEGI40.00$152,207$45,444$0
PORTIA KENNEL
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131SENIOR ADVISOR40.00$157,024$38,067$0
SUSAN MULLIN
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131OPERATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$114,242$43,305$0
EVA LESTER
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM40.00$114,165$34,967$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k1OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
EARLY OPPORTUNITIES LLC
5006 50TH PLACE NWWASHINGTONDC20016STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING$75,000
CAROLYN POPE EDWARDS
6619 BLUE RIDGE LANELINCOLNNE68516STRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTING$52,869
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$27,813,783AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$3,887,630AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$31,701,413TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$31,701,413AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$475,521CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$31,225,892NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$1,561,295MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$1,561,295MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$237,841TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$237,841TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$1,323,454DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$1,323,454DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$1,323,454DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$35,015,709ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$35,015,709QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$35,015,709AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$1,323,454DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$400,462ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$400,462TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$35,015,709QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$1,323,454AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$33,692,255RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$34,092,717TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$34,092,717CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (37 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ADVANCEMENT PROJECT
1910 W SUNSET BLVD STE 500LOS ANGELESCA90026PCWATER COOLER CONFERENCE SUPPORT$10,000
ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS
PO BOX 6756LEAWOODKS66206PCOPERATING SUPPORT$5,882,512
BELLWETHER EDUCATION PARTNERS
517 BOSTON POST RD UNIT 171SUDBURYMA01776PCEXECUTIVE FUNCTION PROJECT SUPPORT$12,430
BRAZELTON TOUCHPOINTS PROJECT INC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON
1295 BOYLSTON ST STE 320BOSTONMA02215PCFAMILY ENEGAGEMENT PROJECT SUPPORT$175,000
COLLEGE OF ST MARY
7000 MERCY ROADOMAHANE681062606PCCHILDCARE ASSOCIATES SUPPORT$100,000
COMIC RELIEF INC
488 MADISON AVENUE 10TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10022PCRED NOSE DAY US MATCHING FUNDS FOR STC PROJECT SUPPORT$305,000
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INSTITUTE UNIV OF OKLAHOMA - TULSA
4502 E 41ST STTULSAOK74135GOVELN AG SUPPORT$55,997
EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES
985220 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTEROMAHANE68198PCOPERATING SUPPORT; NECC SUPPORT$3,967,431
EDUCARE DC
640 ANACOSTIA AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20019PCOPERATING SUPPORT$1,650,161
EDUCARE LINCOLN
3435 N 14TH STREETLINCOLNNE68521PCOPERATING SUPPORT$1,175,569
EDUCARE OF OMAHA INC
2123 PAUL STREETOMAHANE68102PCOPERATING SUPPORT$945,953
EDUCARE WEST DUPAGE
851 PEARL RDWEST CHICAGOIL60185PCGENERAL SUPPORT AND ELN AG SUPPORT$65,750
ERIKSON INSTITUTE
451 NORTH LASALLE STREETCHICAGOIL606544510PCDISTANCE LEARNING PROJECT AND GENERAL SUPPORT$355,243
FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE-UNC-CH
PO BOX 309CHAPEL HILLNC27514GOVRCT, IS AND ELN AG SUPPORT$526,617
KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
97 WATER STREETWATERVILLEME04901PCELN AG SUPPORT$152,488
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 100LINCOLNNE68508PCPROJECT SUPPORT$100,000
NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
500 FIFTH ST NW KECK 1057WASHINGTONDC20001PCWORKFORCE PROJECT SUPPORT; POVERTY PLANNING PROJECT SUPPORT$75,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG CHILDREN
1313 L STREET NW SUITE 500WASHINGTONDC20005PCPROJECT SUPPORT$100,000
NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION
1651 PRINCE STREETALEXANDRIAVA22314PCPROJECT SUPPORT$10,000
NEBRASKA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION
215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 200LINCOLNNE68508PCFIRST FIVE NEBRASKA AND ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS SUPPORT$2,229,143
NEW AMERICA
740 15TH ST NW STE 900WASHINGTONDC20005PCHQ PROJECT SUPPORT$50,000
NEXT DOOR FOUNDATION
2545 N29TH STREETMILWAUKEEWI53210PCOPERATING SUPPORT$225,000
OMAHA EARLY LEARNING CENTERS
1111 N 13TH ST STE 128OMAHANE68102PCOPERATING SUPPORT$330,000
OMAHA SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
3215 CUMING STREETOMAHANE68131PCOELC CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT$417,321
OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND
33 W MONROE STREETCHICAGOIL60603PCFIRST FIVE YEARS FUND AND EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT$9,245,967
PROJECT HARMONY
11949 Q STREETOMAHANE68137PCIMPACT FROM INFANCY SUPPORT$285,339
SAVE THE CHILDREN
54 WILTON ROADWESTPORTCT06880PCSCAN SUPPORT$199,154
SHELTERING ARMS EARLY EDUCATION & FAMILY CENTERS
385 CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK DRIVEATLANTAGA30313PCELN AG SUPPORT$200,000NW
SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
2850 N 24TH STREETPHOENIXAZ85008PCELN AG SUPPORT$657,690
THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC
89 SOUTH ST STE 700BOSTONMA02111PCECFC; OPPORTUNITIES EXCHANGE; EXEMPLAR EC SUPPORT$295,064
TIDES FOUNDATION
PO BOX 29903SAN FRANCISCOCA94129PCGRADE LEVEL READING FUND SUPPORT$200,000
TRUSTEES FOR HARVARD UNIVERSITY
1033 MASSACHUSETTS AVE STE 3CAMBRIDGEMA02138PCCENTER ON THE DEVELOPING CHILD SUPPORT$1,006,334
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
1126 EAST 59TH STREETCHICAGOIL60637PCHECKMAN PROJECT SUPPORT$249,395
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC
2385 IRVING HILL RDLAWRENCEKS66045PCELN AG SUPPORT$238,329
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
PO BOX 405803ATLANTAGA303845803GOVELN AG SUPPORT$343,571
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MED CTR MONROE MEYER INSTITUTE
600 SOUTH 42ND STREETOMAHANE68198GOVEDUCARE OMAHA, ECS AND OELC LOCAL EVALUATION SUPPORT; ELN AG SUPPORT$532,490
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
151 WHITTIER RESEARCH CENTER 2200LINCOLNNE685831825GOVMATH EARLY ON SUPPORT; EDUCARE LINCOLN EVALUATION SUPPORT$497,683VINE STREET PO BOX 830861
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$32,867,631TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Grant Or Contri Apprv For Fut GrantOrContriApprvForFutGrp (20 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS
PO BOX 6756LEAWOODKS66206PCOPERATING SUPPORT$115,226
BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM - MILWAUKEE
PO BOX 500MILWAUKEEWI53201GOVEDUCARE MILWAUKEE LOCAL EVALUATION SUPPORT$51,205
BRAZELTON TOUCHPOINTS PROJECT INC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON
1295 BOYLSTON ST STE 320BOSTONMA02215PCBTC/ELN COLLABORATION SUPPORT$204,567
COMIC RELIEF INC
488 MADISON AVENUENEW YORKNY10022PCSAVING MATCH GRANT$305,000
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INSTITUTE UNIV OF OKLAHOMA - TULSA
4502 E 41ST STTULSAOK74135GOVELN AG SUPPORT$72,891
EDUCARE LINCOLN
3435 N 14TH STREETLINCOLNNE68521PCOPERATING SUPPORT$699,431
ERIKSON INSTITUTE
451 NORTH LASALLE STREETCHICAGOIL606544510PCDISTANCE LEARNING PROJECT AND GENERAL SUPPORT$191,823
FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE-UNC-CH
PO BOX 309CHAPEL HILLNC27514GOVRCT CONTINUATION AND ELN IMPLEMENTATION STUDY$1,185,218
KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
97 WATER STREETWATERVILLEME04901PCELN AG SUPPORT$153,712
LINCOLN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 100LINCOLNNE68508PCPROJECT SUPPORT$100,000
NEBRASKA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION
215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 100LINCOLNNE68508PCROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS SUPPORT$207,821
OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND
33 W MONROE STREETCHICAGOIL60603PCFIRST FIVE YEARS FUND; EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPOER$315,292
PROJECT HARMONY
11949 Q STREETOMAHANE68137PCIMPACT FROM INFANCY SUPPORT$24,661
SHELTERING ARMS EARLY EDUCATION & FAMILY CENTERS
385 CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK DRIVEATLANTAGA30313PCELN AG SUPPORT$200,000NW
SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
2850 N 24TH STREETPHOENIXAZ85008PCELN AG SUPPORT$672,883
THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC
89 SOUTH ST STE 700BOSTONMA02111PCOPPORTUNITIES EXCHANGE; EXEMPLAR EC SUPPORT$68,245
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
PO BOX 405803ATLANTAGA303845803GOVELN AG SUPPORT$273,487
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
600 SOUTH 42D STREETOMAHANE68198GOVOPERATING SUPPORT$142,413
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
600 SOUTH 42ND STREETOMAHANE68198GOVOPERATING SUPPORT$192,708
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
151 WHITTIER RESEARCH CENTER 2200LINCOLNNE685831825GOVEDUCARE LINCOLN EVALUATION SUPPORT$64,000VINE STREET PO BOX 830861
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$5,240,583TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$3,089ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$585,751ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROG REL INV: NOTES REC INT INCDesc
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$85,682ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion-$496,980ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty-$496,980TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION
13555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131$14,947,590Yes (X)
THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION
23555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131$15,079,122Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
1118,500 SHARES OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B STOCK$14,947,5902016-01-19
2102,880 SHARES OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B STOCK$15,079,1222016-07-19

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$22,150Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$22,150DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierPROPERTY DISTRIBUTIONS VALUED AT FAIR MARKET VALUEIdentifierTxt
Form And Line ReferenceFORM 990, PART III, LINE 3FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium ExplanationDURING 2016, 21 PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION GRANTS WERE MADE TO TWELVE (12) SECTION 501(C)(3) CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. ALL PROPERTY DISTRIBUTIONS WERE OF BRK B STOCK. THE FAIR MARKET VALUE AND BOOK VALUE OF THE DISTRIBUTED SHARES WAS $26,344,740 AND $22,731,832, RESPECTIVELY. THE DONATED STOCK'S APPRECIATION, $3,612,908, IS REPORTED ON FORM 990-PF, PART III, LINE 3.MediumExplanationTxt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockBERKSHIRE HATHAWAY - CLASS BStockNm
EOY Book Value$21,490,869EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$21,490,869EOYFMVAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGALCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$23,850LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$23,850DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
STONEHENGE NEBRASKA NMTC INVESTMENT FUND II, LLC$4,025,000$4,025,000$4,025,000
USBCDC INVESTMENT FUND 102, LLC$4,106,205$4,106,205$4,106,205

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (6 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$38,792$0$38,792
TELEPHONE$17,734$0$17,734
INSURANCE$7,414$0$7,414
EQUIPMENT$8,629$0$8,629
POSTAGE$681$0$681
MEETING SPACE FEE$4,154$0$4,154

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescPROG REL INV: NOTES REC INT INCDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$85,682RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$85,682NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$85,682AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
APPRECIATION IN VALUE OF DONATED STOCK$3,612,908
UNREALIZED GAIN ON CONTRIBUTED STOCK HELD AT YEAR END$3,055,947

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
ARCHITECTURAL$2,986$0$2,986
OTHER PROFESSIONAL$246,894$0$246,894
MARKETING, BRANDING$2,779$0$2,779

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
PAYROLL TAXES$71,785$0$71,785
EXCISE TAXES$223,579$0$0