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POPPLESTONE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
POPPLESTONE FOUNDATION (EIN 04-3528004)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-10
IRS object ID
201622239349100412
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)
Return2016-08-10T12:22:36-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN042387531PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SULLIVAN & WORCESTERBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE POST OFFICE SQUAREAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043528004EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1POPPLESTONE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O SULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLPBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPOPPBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6173382839PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE POST OFFICE SQUAREAddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonALAN J DWORSKYPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone6173382839PhoneNum
Signature2016-08-10SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCHRISTOPHER C CURTISPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00492268PTIN
Phone6173382800PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-12-15 16:53:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$51,814,597FMVAssetsEOYAmt
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$5,385InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$5,385InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$293,160DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$293,160DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$5,080,689NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$10,350,937GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$5,080,689CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$5,379,234TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$5,379,234TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$5,976LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$5,976LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$24,350TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$29,021OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$28,896OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$125OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$59,347TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$28,896TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,101TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$10,416,192ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,416,192ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,475,539TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$28,896TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,422,293TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$5,096,305ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$5,350,338NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY-$2CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$2CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$2CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$6,673,826SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$2,339,523SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$2,339,523SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$23,338,513CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$22,580,780CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$35,829,130CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$11,068,899OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$11,064,627OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$13,645,942OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$41,081,236TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$35,984,932TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$51,814,597TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$0CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$0CapitalStockEOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital BOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalBOYAmt
Additional Paid In Capital EOY$0AdditionalPaidInCapitalEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY$41,081,236RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$35,984,932RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$41,081,236TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$35,984,932TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$41,081,236TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$35,984,932TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$41,081,236TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$5,096,305ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$1OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$35,984,932SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$35,984,932TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (4 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
20,000 SHS. ADVENT SOFTWAREP2015-02-12$876,991$446,489$430,502$430,502
150,000 SHS. ADVENT SOFTWAREP2015-02-12$6,573,785$3,348,670$3,225,115$3,225,115
65,109 SHS. ADVENT SOFTWAREP2015-02-12$2,857,751$1,453,524$1,404,227$1,404,227
966 SHS. ADVENT SOFTWAREP2015-02-12$42,410$21,565$20,845$20,845
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$5,080,689CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$3,134,170AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$56,799,259NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.055180DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$6,246,979AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$54,416,221NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.114800DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$2,510,625AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$50,326,949NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.049886DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$2,459,674AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$49,569,077NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.049621DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$2,191,443AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$49,123,273NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.044611DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.314098TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.062820AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$57,080,017NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$3,585,767AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$53,503NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$3,639,270AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,422,293QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$53,503InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$53,503SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$53,503TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$46,705EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Applied To Es Tax$36,228AppliedToEsTaxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$82,933TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Overpayment$29,430OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$29,430AppliedToESTaxAmt
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 StateMAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundYes (1)DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksCHRISTOPHER C CURTIS ESQIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone6173382800PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1SULLIVAN WORCESTER LLP 1 POSTAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2OFFICE SQUAREAddressLine2Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02109ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question0ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn0PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
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 (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
ALAN J DWORSKY
8 MERCER CIRCLECAMBRIDGEMA02138TRUSTEE0.00$0$0$0
SUZANNE E WERBER
8 MERCER CIRCLECAMBRIDGEMA02138TRUSTEE0.00$0$0$0
SALLY L RUBIN
83 KIRKSTALL ROADNEWTONMA02460TRUSTEE0.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
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$48,040,034AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$9,909,222AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$57,949,256TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$57,949,256AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$869,239CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$57,080,017NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$2,854,001MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$2,854,001MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$53,503TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$53,503TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$2,800,498DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$2,800,498DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$2,800,498DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$10,422,293ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,422,293QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$53,503PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$10,368,790AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$2,800,498DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$1,183,832ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$336,663ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$1,520,495TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,422,293QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$2,800,498AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$7,621,795RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$9,142,290TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$9,142,290ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year2$1,183,832ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$336,663ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$7,621,795ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (14 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
BOSTON CHILDREN'S CHORUS
112 SHAWMUT AVENUE SUITE 5BBOSTONMA02118GENERAL USE$65,000
CAMBRIDGE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
159 THORNDIKE STREETCAMBRIDGEMA02141GENERAL USE$269,692
CENTER ON BUDGET AND POLICY PRIORITIES
820 FIRST STREET NEWASHINGTONDC20002GENERAL USE$250,000
CHORUS AMERICA
P O BOX 2646ARLINGTONVA222020646GENERAL USE$170,000
ENVIRONMENTAL WORKING GROUP
1436 U STREET NW SUITE 100WASHINGTONDC200093987GENERAL USE$350,000
FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
P O BOX 770001CINCINNATIOH452770053GENERAL USE$1,125,000
METROPOLITAN OPERA GUILD
LINCOLN CENTER PLAZANEW YORKNY10023GENERAL USE$250,000
NATIONAL GUILD FOR COMMUNITY ARTS EDUCATION
520 8TH AVENUENEW YORKNY10018GENERAL USE$135,000
NATIONAL PARK FOUNDATION
1201 EYE STREET NW SUITE 550BWASHINGTONDC20005GENERAL USE$1,225,000
THE URBAN INSTITUTE
2100 M STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20037GENERAL USE$250,000
BOSTON CITY SINGERS
17 WALDECK STREETDORCHESTERMA02124GENERAL USE$25,000
PARENT-CHILD HOME PROGRAM
1415 KELLUM PLACE SUITE 101GARDEN CITYNY11530GENERAL USE$175,000
THE BOSTON FOUNDATION
75 ARLINGTON STREETBOSTONMA02116GENERAL USE$6,100,000
WOMEN MAKE MOVIES
115 W 29TH STREET SUITE 1200NEW YORKNY10001GENERAL USE$26,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$10,416,192TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$5,385ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$293,160ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$5,080,689ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$5,379,234ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$5,379,234TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IdentifierDISTRIBUTIONS TO DONOR ADVISED FUNDS.IdentifierTxt
Form And Line ReferencePART VII-AFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium ExplanationTHE POPPLESTONE FOUNDATION MADE TWO DISTRIBUTIONS TO DONOR ADVISED FUNDS, BOTH OF WHICH WERE TREATED AS QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTIONS. THE LARGER DISTRIBUTION WAS TO A FUND AT THE BOSTON FOUNDATION, WHICH IS THE ESTABLISHED COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING RESIDENTS AND COMMUNITIES IN GREATER BOSTON, THE CITY IN WHICH THE FOUNDATION IS LOCATED. THE TRUSTEES OF THE POPPLESTONE FOUNDATION ARE ESTABLISHING A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE BOSTON FOUNDATION WITH THE GOAL THAT, IN THE FUTURE, THE BOSTON FOUNDATION MAY ASSUME AN ACTIVE ROLE IN ADMINISTERING FUNDS CONTRIBUTED BY THE FOUNDATION.MediumExplanationTxt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (7 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ADVENT SOFTWARE$0$0
AMAZON.COM$4,731,636$11,490,130
GARTNER, INC.$3,458,161$6,349,000
ABBVIE INC.$3,585,684$5,924,000
ENANTA PHARMACEUTICALS INC.$6,007,892$4,953,000
ENANTA-BIOVENTURES$284,892$1,110,000
STARBUCKS$4,512,515$6,003,000

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
BIOVENTURES INVESTORS, LPIIAT COST$1,064,627$434,165
COVALENT CAPITAL PARTNERSAT COST$10,000,000$13,211,777

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategorySULLIVAN & WORCESTER LLPCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$5,976LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$5,976DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (5 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CUSTODIAL FEE (FIDUCIARY TRUST CO.)$18,749$18,749$0
2014 MA FORM PC FILING FEE$125$0$125
TAX RETURN SVC. (FIDUCIARY TR CO.)$490$490$0
BIOVENTURES INVESTORS LIMITED K-1 INTEREST EXPENSE$5,254$5,254$0
BIOVENTURES INVESTORS LIMITED K-1 PORTFOLIO DEDUCTIONS$4,403$4,403$0

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADJUSTMENT FOR DIVIDEND TIMING/ROUNDINGDesc
Amt$1Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category2015 ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTSCategoryTxt
Amt$24,350Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$0DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt