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BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND INC (EIN 04-3032409)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-11-15
IRS object ID
201633209349102658
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-11-15T13:51:22-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN113266576PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRASSI & CO CPA'S PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1488 MADISON AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043032409EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBUTLBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2123030214PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 CUTTER MILL ROAD SUITE 212AddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT NECKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11021ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDHRUVIKA PATEL AMINPersonNm
Person TitleVP OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIONPersonTitleTxt
Phone2123030214PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-14SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANTHONY DATTOMAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00237982PTIN
Phone2126616166PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$134,403,458FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$1,708,353DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$1,708,353DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$2,597,324NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$2,597,324CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$2,606OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$2,606OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$4,308,283TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$4,308,283TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$70,732CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$70,732CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$137,544LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$68,772LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$68,772LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$71,765AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$35,883AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$35,882AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$1,755,064OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$1,647,646OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$107,418OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$10,187InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Net Invst Incm$10,187InterestNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest Dsbrs Chrtbl$0InterestDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,852,472TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$361,384TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$9,555TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$49,483OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$12,371OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$37,112OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$261,323TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$261,323TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,777,943OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$491,560OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,286,383OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,986,513TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,627,803TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,877,177TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$5,527,616ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$5,527,616ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$11,514,129TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,627,803TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,404,793TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$7,205,846ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$1,680,480NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$53,096,987CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$78,224,829CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$78,224,829CashEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$32,914PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$32,914PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$32,914PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$78,839,962CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$32,653,958CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$32,653,958CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$28,827,986OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$18,952,873OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$18,952,873OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,130,732LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land BOY$1,104,230LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$1,130,732LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$1,130,732LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$160,336OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$3,408,152OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$3,408,152OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$162,062,415TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$134,403,458TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$134,403,458TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$16,172AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$19,456AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$16,172TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$19,456TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$162,046,243UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$134,384,002UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$162,046,243TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$134,384,002TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$162,062,415TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$134,403,458TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$162,046,243TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$7,205,846ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$154,840,397SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$20,456,395OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$134,384,002TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS)PropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Gain Or Loss$2,597,324GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$2,597,324GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$2,597,324CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$7,509,366AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$162,961,394NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.046081DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$6,868,286AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$150,824,435NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.045538DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$5,681,994AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$137,674,650NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.041271DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$4,682,757AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$131,165,212NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.035701DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$4,276,567AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$100,942,582NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.042366DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.210957TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.042191AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$144,477,680NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$6,095,658AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$16,805NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$6,112,463AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$7,404,793QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$16,805InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$16,805SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$16,805TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$97,716EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$97,716TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Overpayment$80,911OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$20,000AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$60,911RefundAmt

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 LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (1)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateMAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksBLACK RIVER MANAGEMENT COIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2123030214PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line160 CUTTER MILL RD STE 214AddressLine1Txt
CityGREAT NECKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11021ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionYes (1)ForeignAccountsQuestionInd
Foreign CountryCAForeignCountryCd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (1)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
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 OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As Exc0TransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsYes (1)MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
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 (8 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
GILBERT BUTLER
C/O BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND 60CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021PRES./TREAS./DIR.5.00$0$0$0
CHRISTOPHER ELLIMAN
C/O BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND 60CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021VICE PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR0.50$0$0$0
ANTHONY P GRASSI
C/O BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND 60CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021CHAIRMAN/DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
PETER LEHNER
C/O BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND 60CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021DIRECTOR0.50$0$0$0
DANA BEACH
C/O BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND 60CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021DIRECTOR3.00$70,732$0$0
KRISTINE TOMPKINS
C/O BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND 60CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021DIRECTOR0.50$0$0$0
TOMER INBAR
C/O BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND 60CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021SECRETARY5.00$0$0$0
DHRUVIKA PATEL AMIN
C/O BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND 60CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021VP OF FINANCE & ADMIN5.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdService TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmt
BLACK RIVER MANAGEMENT CO
60 CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 214GREAT NECKNY11021ADVISORY SERVICES/ADMINISTRATIVE$1,246,037
PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER
1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORKNY10036LEGAL$140,324
DANA BEACH
60 CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021CONSULTING FEES$70,732
GRASSI & CO
488 MADISON AVENUENEW YORKNY10022ACCOUNTING FEES$45,381
VULCAN VALUE PARTNERS
2801 HIGHWAY 380 SOUTH STE 300BIRMINGHAMAL35223INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEES$34,871
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$146,556,309AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$121,539AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$146,677,848TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$146,677,848AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$2,200,168CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$144,477,680NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$7,223,884MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$7,223,884MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$16,805TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Income Tax$1,883,069IncomeTaxAmt
Total Tax$1,899,874TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$5,324,010DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$5,324,010DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$5,324,010DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$7,404,793ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$7,404,793QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$16,805PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$7,387,988AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$5,324,010DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$6,029,260UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$7,404,793QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$6,029,260AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$1,375,533AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$3,948,477UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (47 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientForeignAddress/CityNmCountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalRecipientForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
ADIRONDACK COUNCIL
103 HAND AVENUE SUITE 3ELIZABETHTOWNNY12932NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
ADIRONDACK EXPLORER - GET THE WORD OUT
36 CHURCH STREETSARANAC LAKENY12983NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$2,000
ALLAGASH WILDERNESS WATERWAY FOUNDATION
PO BOX 1211BATHME04530NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$19,500
AMERICAN RIVERS
1101 14TH STREET NW SUITE 1400WASHINGTONDC20005NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$145,788
APPALACHIAN MOUNTAIN CLUB
5 JOY STREETBOSTONMA02108NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$25
AUDUBON - SOUTH CAROLINA
336 SANCTUARY ROADHARLEYVILLESC29448NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$4,000
BANCO DE BOSQUES
NONEFOREIGN CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$100,000LA PAMPA 3285 PISO 5BUENOS AIRESAR
BARNSTABLE LAND TRUST
PO BOX 224CONTUITMA02635NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$6,250
BUTLER OUTDOOR EDUCATION FUND
60 CUTTER MILL ROAD SUITE 214GREAT NECKNY11021NONEPRIVATE FOUNDATIONENVIRONMENTAL$1,626,500
CENTER FOR HUMANS AND NATURE
20 N WACKER DRIVE SUITE 2807CHICAGOIL60606NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE
328 EAST BAY STREETCHARLESTONSC29402NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$100,000
CONSERVATION LAND TRUST ARGENTINA
1606 UNION STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94123NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$88,785
CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION
62 SUMMER STREETBOSTONMA02110NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$15,000
CRANE TRUST
6611 WHOOPING CRANE DRIVEWOOD RIVERNE68883NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$2,000
DOWNEAST COASTAL CONSERVANCY
PO BOX 760MACHIASME04654NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$133,062
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE FUND
301 CONGRESS AVENUE SUITE 1300AUSTINTX78701NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$45,000
FOUR CORNERS SCHOOL OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION
PO BOX 1029MONTICELLOUT84535NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$100,000
FRIENDS OF ACADIA
PO BOX 45BAR HARBORME04069NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
GREENPEACE FUND INC
702 H STREET NW SUITE 300WASHINGTONDC20001NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$101,000
LAND TRUST ALLIANCE
1660 L STREET NW SUITE 1100WASHINGTONDC20036NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$62,500
LEGACY LAND TRUST
223 LINDEN STREET SUITE 200FORT COLLINSCO80524NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$6,250
LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY USA
495 MILLER AVENUE SUITE 301MILL VALLEYCA94941NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$3,500
LIGHTHAWK
PO BOX 2710TELLURIDECO81435NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$6,250
LOW COUNTRY OPEN LAND TRUST
80 ALEXANDER STREETCHARLESTONSC29403NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST
1 BOWDOIN MILLS ISLAND SUITE 201TOPSHAMME04086NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$35,000
MOHONK PRESERVE
PO BOX 715NEW PALTZNY12561NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$33,335
NATIONAL PARKS OF NEW YORK HARBOR CONSERVANCY
26 WALL STREETNEW YORKNY10005NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
NATURAL RESOURCES COUNCIL OF MAINE
3 WADE STREETAUGUSTAME04330NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL
40 WEST 20TH STREETNEW YORKNY10068NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$200,000
NATURE CONSERVANCY
PO BOX 65KEENE VALLEYNY12943NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$688,969
NEW ENGLAND FORESTRY FOUNDATION
32 FOSTER STREETLITTLETONMA01460NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$3,600
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
2900 SOUTHERN BOULEVARDBRONXNY10458NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
ONE HUNDRED MILES
PO BOX 2056BRUNSWICKGA31521NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$25,000
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE
1350 BROADWAY SUITE 201NEW YORKNY10018NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$973,273
PENOBSCOT NATION
12 WABANAKI WAYINDIAN ISLANDME04468NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$30,250
SHEEPSCOT WELLSPRING LAND ALLIANCE
PO BOX 371LIBERTYME04949NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$25,000
SOUTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL LAW PROJECT
902 NORTH STBEAUFORTSC29902NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
SOUTHERN ENVIRONMENTAL LAW CENTER
201 WEST MAIN STREET SUITE 14CHARLOTTESVILLEVA22902NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$110,000
SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE (SUWA)
425 EAST 100S SALT LAKE CITYUT84111NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
TREASURER OF THE STATE OF MAINE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
106 HOGAN ROADSUITE 7BANGORME04401NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$15,000
TUG HILL TOMORROW LAND TRUST
PO BOX 6063WATERTOWNNY13601NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CRUZ
1156 HIGH STREETSANTA CRUZCA95064NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$106,383
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE
50 S BUCKHOUT STREET SUITE 302IRVINGTONNY10533NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$60,000
WEST HIGHLAND COASTAL TRUST
NONEFOREIGN CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$51,38850 LOTHIAN ROAD FESTIVAL SQUAREEDINBURHUKEH39WJ
WILDERNESS SOCIETY
1615 M STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20036NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$20,000
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
2300 SOUTHERN BOULEVARDBRONXNY10460NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$362,800
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND
350 FIFTH AVENUE STE 2412NEW YORKNY10118NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$145,208
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$5,527,616TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,708,353ExclusionAmt

Other Investment Incm Part VII OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion15ExclusionCd
Exclusion$2,606ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$2,597,324ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$4,308,283ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$4,308,283TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$71,765Amt
Net Investment Income$35,883NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$35,882DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Expenditure Responsibility Stmt ExpenditureResponsibilityStmt

Expenditure Responsibility ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdGrantGrantDtGrantGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtAny Diversion By GranteeAnyDiversionByGranteeTxtDates Of Reports By GranteeDatesOfReportsByGranteeTxtVerificationVerificationDtResults Of VerificationResultsOfVerificationTxtAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
BUTLER OUTDOOR EDUCATION FUND
60 CUTTER MILL ROAD SUITE 214GREAT NECKNY110212015-12-31$1,626,500TO FUND OUTDOOR EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN MAINE, UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND SOUTH CAROLINATO THE FOUNDATION'S KNOWLEDGE, THE GRANTEE HAS NOT DIVERTED ANY PORTION05/15/20162016-05-15ON MAY 15, 2016, THE GRANTEE PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION WITH A FINAL REPORT WITH RESPECT TO ALL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM THE GRANT FUNDS AND INDICATING THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARD THE GOALS OF THE GRANT.
WEST HIGHLAND COASTAL TRUST
2015-12-31$51,388TO FUND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN SCOTLANDTO THE FOUNDATION'S KNOWLEDGE, THE GRANTEE HAS NOT DIVERTED ANY PORTION05/15/20162016-05-15ON MAY 15, 2016, THE GRANTEE PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION WITH A FINAL REPORT WITH RESPECT TO ALL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM THE GRANT FUNDS AND INDICATING THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARD THE GOALS OF THE GRANT.50 LOTHIAN ROAD FESTIVAL SQUAREEDINBURGHUKEH39WJ
BANCO DE BOSQUES
2015-12-31$100,000TO FUND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN ARGENTINA.TO THE FOUNDATION'S KNOWLEDGE, THE GRANTEE HAS NOT DIVERTED ANY PORTION05/15/162016-05-15ON MAY 15, 2016, THE GRANTEE PROVIDED THE FOUNDATION WITH A FINAL REPORT WITH RESPECT TO ALL EXPENDITURES MADE FROM THE GRANT FUNDS AND INDICATING THE PROGRESS MADE TOWARD THE GOALS OF THE GRANT.LA PAMPA 3285 PISO 5BUENOS AIRESAR

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (4 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS$26,988,365$26,988,365
OTHER INVESTMENTS$3,726,943$3,726,943
GLOBAL HIGH YIELD SECURITIES/ETF$1,435,743$1,435,743
GOLD HOLDINGS SECURITIES$502,907$502,907

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemPARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS & MONEY MANAGERSCategoryOrItemTxt
Listed At Cost Or FMVFMVListedAtCostOrFMVCd
Book Value$18,952,873BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$18,952,873EOYFMVAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL FEESCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$137,544LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$68,772NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$68,772DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (5 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT - GREAT NECK$7,308$7,308$7,308
RECEIVABLE FROM BROKERS$90,747$20,839$20,839
INTEREST RECEIVABLE$5,159$4,980$4,980
OTHER RECEIVABLE$57,122$1,416$1,416
INVESTMENTS REDEMPTION RECEIVABLE$3,373,609$3,373,609

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTSDesc
Amt$20,456,395Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (5 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
OFFICE EXPENSES$69,931$34,966$34,965
BANK FEES$873$873$0
CHARITABLE RELATED EXPENSES$11,360$0$11,360
LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION PROJECT EXPENSES$1,240,058$0$1,240,058
INVESTMENT EXPENSES FROM PASS THRU ENTITIES$455,721$455,721$0

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescROYALTY FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIESDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$2,606RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$2,606NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$2,606AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
INVESTMENT FEES$1,631,437$1,631,437$0
OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES$123,627$16,209$107,418

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (4 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
FOREIGN TAXES$361,384$361,384$0
PROPERTY TAX$9,555$0$9,555
FEDERAL EXCISE TAXES$65,395$0$0
FEDERAL UNRELATED BUSINESS TAX$1,416,138$0$0