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BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
BUFFETT EARLY CHILDHOOD FUND (EIN 20-1768874)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-08-10
IRS object ID
201622239349100422
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)
Return2016-08-10T14:10:40-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2016-07-19SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonBARBARA J FAJENPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00400874PTIN
Phone4023302660PhoneNum
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$32,399,290FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$34,840,256ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$1,213InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$1,213InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$1,012,293NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$11,076,760GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$11,075,078CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$85,682OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$85,682OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$35,939,444TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$11,161,973TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$395,326CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$395,326CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$666,968OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Net Invst Incm$0OthEmplSlrsWgsNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$666,968OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$302,878PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Net Invst Incm$0PensionEmplBnftNetInvstIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$302,878PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$25,533LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$25,533LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$10,477AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$0AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$10,477AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$165,486OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$0OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$165,486OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$277,295TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$0TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$66,663TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$25,800OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$0OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$25,800OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$210,928TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$210,928TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Printing And Pub Rev And Expnss$1,105PrintingAndPubRevAndExpnssAmt
Printing And Pub Net Invst Incm$0PrintingAndPubNetInvstIncmAmt
Printing And Pub Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,105PrintingAndPubDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$78,095OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$78,095OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,159,891TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,949,259TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$36,655,829ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$30,650,541ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$38,815,720TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$32,599,800TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$2,876,276ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$11,161,973NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash EOY$156,137CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$156,137CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$1,453,595SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$346,347SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$346,347SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$148,395PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$234,621PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$234,621PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$22,561,989CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$23,530,980CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$23,530,980CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
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$32,295,184TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$32,399,290TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$32,399,290TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Grants Payable BOY$2,389,731GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Grants Payable EOY$8,394,530GrantsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,389,731TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$8,394,530TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$29,905,453UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$24,004,760UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$29,905,453TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$24,004,760TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$32,295,184TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$32,399,290TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$29,905,453TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$2,876,276ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$846,498OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$27,875,675SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$3,870,915OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$24,004,760TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIESPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Acquired2014-02-14AcquiredDt
Sold2015-12-31SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$11,076,760GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$1,682CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$11,075,078GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$11,075,078GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$11,075,078CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$34,742,268AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$21,507,179NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr11.615380DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$19,962,244AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$10,163,077NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr21.964193DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$21,843,958AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$7,338,458NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr32.976641DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$17,567,532AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$5,296,699NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr43.316694DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$19,946,155AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$6,048,109NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr53.297916DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution13.170824TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution2.634165AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$28,522,875NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$75,133,959AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$111,620NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$75,245,579AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$32,599,800QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$223,239InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$223,239SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$223,239TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$210,632EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Applied To Es Tax$70,000AppliedToEsTaxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$280,632TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$244EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$57,149OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$57,149AppliedToESTaxAmt
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)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
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$175,743$51,276$0
JESSIE RASMUSSEN
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131PRESIDENT40.00$219,583$45,046$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee BenefitsEmployeeBenefitsAmtExpense AccountExpenseAccountAmt
GLADYS HAYNES
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR OF NEBRASKA40.00$151,786$54,066$0
ERIC BUCHANAN
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR OF STRATEGI40.00$155,792$47,249$0
SUSAN MULLIN
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131OPERATIONS DIRECTOR40.00$111,001$38,819$0
EVA LESTER
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131DIRECTOR OF PROGRAM40.00$110,864$32,127$0
PORTIA KENNEL
3555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131SENIOR ADVISOR40.00$70,638$17,117$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k1OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EARLY OPPORTUNITIES LLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15006 50TH PLACE NWAddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20016ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Service TypeSTRATEGIC PLANNING CONSULTINGServiceTypeTxt
Compensation$75,000CompensationAmt
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$27,583,119AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$1,374,115AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$28,957,234TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$28,957,234AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$434,359CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$28,522,875NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$1,426,144MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$1,426,144MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$223,239TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$223,239TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$1,202,905DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$1,202,905DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$1,202,905DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$32,599,800ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$32,599,800QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$32,599,800AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$1,202,905DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$32,599,800QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$1,202,905AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$31,396,895RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$31,396,895TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$30,996,433CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$400,462ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$400,462ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (40 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$5,000
ALLIANCE FOR EARLY SUCCESS
PO BOX 6756LEAWOODKS66206PCOPERATING SUPPORT$3,015,955
BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM - MILWAUKEE
PO BOX 500MILWAUKEEWI53201GOVEDUCARE MILWAUKEE LOCAL EVALUATION SUPPORT$102,411
BRAZELTON TOUCHPOINTS PROJECT INC CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL BOSTON
1295 BOYLSTON ST STE 320BOSTONMA02215PCBTC/ELN COLLABORATION SUPPORT$150,000
CHILD AND FAMILY POLICY CENTER
505 FIFTH AVE STE 404DES MOINESIA50309PCGENERAL SUPPORT$25,000
COLLEGE OF ST MARY
7000 MERCY ROADOMAHANE681062606PCCHILDCARE ASSOCIATES SUPPORT$100,000
COUNCIL FOR A STRONG AMERICA
1212 NEW YORK AVENUE STE 300WASHINGTONDC20005PCMISSION: READINESS SUPPORT$150,413
E C S V
4000 MOORPARK AVE STE 200SAN JOSECA95117PCCAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT$166,667
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INSTITUTE UNIV OF OKLAHOMA - TULSA
4502 E 41ST STTULSAOK74135GOVELN AG SUPPORT$27,669
EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES
985220 NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTEROMAHANE68198PCOPERATING SUPPORT$5,354,595
EDUCARE DC
640 ANACOSTIA AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20019PCOPERATING SUPPORT$1,777,957
EDUCARE OF OMAHA INC
2123 PAUL STREETOMAHANE68102PCOPERATING SUPPORT$850,000
EDUCARE WEST DUPAGE
851 PEARL RDWEST CHICAGOIL60185PCGENERAL SUPPORT AND ELN AG SUPPORT$72,830
ERIKSON INSTITUTE
451 NORTH LASALLE STREETCHICAGOIL606544510PCDISTANCE LEARNING PROJECT AND GENERAL SUPPORT$339,142
FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE-UNC-CH
PO BOX 309CHAPEL HILLNC27514GOVRCT, IS AND ELN AG SUPPORT$1,008,438
GROWTH PHILANTHROPY NETWORK
122 E 42ND STREET FL 17NEW YORKNY10168PCSOCIAL IMPACT EXCHANGE SUPPORT$25,000
KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
97 WATER STREETWATERVILLEME04901PCELN AG SUPPORT$145,800
NATIONAL HEAD START ASSOCIATION
1651 PRINCE STREETALEXANDRIAVA22314PCPROJECT SUPPORT$25,000
NEBRASKA CHILDREN & FAMILIES FOUNDATION
215 CENTENNIAL MALL S STE 200LINCOLNNE68508PCFIRST FIVE NEBRASKA AND ROOTED IN RELATIONSHIPS SUPPORT$2,230,681
NEXT DOOR FOUNDATION
2545 N29TH STREETMILWAUKEEWI53210PCOPERATING SUPPORT$475,000
NU FOUNDATION
1010 LINCOLN MALL STE 300LINCOLNNE68508PCBECI GALLUP POLL SUPPORT$101,113
OMAHA CHILDRENS MUSEUM INC
500 S 20TH STREETOMAHANE68102PCGENERAL SUPPORT$750
OMAHA SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
3215 CUMING STREETOMAHANE68131PCOELC CAPITAL CAMPAIGN SUPPORT$5,424,674
OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND
33 W MONROE STREETCHICAGOIL60603PCFIRST FIVE YEARS FUND AND EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT$3,702,687
PROJECT HARMONY
11949 Q STREETOMAHANE68137PCIMPACT FROM INFANCY SUPPORT$300,299
SAVE THE CHILDREN
54 WILTON ROADWESTPORTCT06880PCEARLY STEPS TO SCHOOL SUCCESS AND SCAN SUPPORT$867,501
SHELTERING ARMS EARLY EDUCATION & FAMILY CENTERS
385 CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK DRIVEATLANTAGA30313PCELN AG SUPPORT$142,052NW
SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
2850 N 24TH STREETPHOENIXAZ85008PCELN AG SUPPORT$499,314
ST AUGUSTINE INDIAN MISSION
PO BOX GG 1 MISSION RD SOUTHWINNEBAGONE68071PCGENERAL SUPPORT$650
THIRD SECTOR NEW ENGLAND INC
89 SOUTH ST STE 700BOSTONMA02111PCBUILD SUPPORT$100,000
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$1,008,550
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
1126 EAST 59TH STREETCHICAGOIL60637PCHECKMAN PROJECT SUPPORT$250,000
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC
2385 IRVING HILL RDLAWRENCEKS66045PCELN AG SUPPORT$236,165
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI OFFICE OF RESEARCH ADMINISTRATION
PO BOX 405803ATLANTAGA303845803GOVELN AG SUPPORT$382,942
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MED CTR MONROE MEYER INSTITUTE
600 SOUTH 42D STREETOMAHANE68198GOVEDUCARE OMAHA, ECS AND OELC LOCAL EVALUATION SUPPORT$626,510
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-KEARNEY
COE B103KEARNEYNE68849GOVPROJECT SUPPORT$38,000
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
151 WHITTIER RESEARCH CENTER 2200LINCOLNNE685831825GOVMATH EARLY ON SUPPORT$695,776VINE STREET PO BOX 830861
VILLAGE SHALOM INC
5500 WEST 123RD STREETOVERLAND PARKKS66209PCGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS TODDLERS AND FAMILIES
1255 23RD STREET NW STE 350WASHINGTONDC20037PCSAFE BABIES COURT TEAMS SUPPORT$25,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$30,650,541TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Grant Or Contri Apprv For Fut GrantOrContriApprvForFutGrp (17 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
BOARD OF REGENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM - MILWAUKEE
PO BOX 500MILWAUKEEWI53201GOVEDUCARE MILWAUKEE LOCAL EVALUATION SUPPORT$51,205
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION INSTITUTE UNIV OF OKLAHOMA - TULSA
4502 E 41ST STTULSAOK74135GOVELN AG SUPPORT$128,888
EDUCARE WEST DUPAGE
851 PEARL RDWEST CHICAGOIL60185PCGENERAL SUPPORT AND ELN AG SUPPORT$64,350
ERIKSON INSTITUTE
451 NORTH LASALLE STREETCHICAGOIL606544510PCDISTANCE LEARNING PROJECT AND GENERAL SUPPORT$197,775
FRANK PORTER GRAHAM CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE-UNC-CH
PO BOX 309CHAPEL HILLNC27514GOVRCT, IS AND ELN AG SUPPORT$634,887
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
MASSACHUSETTS HALLCAMBRIDGEMA02138GOVOPERATING SUPPORT$991,450
KENNEBEC VALLEY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM
97 WATER STREETWATERVILLEME04901PCELN AG SUPPORT$306,200
NEXT DOOR FOUNDATION
2545 N29TH STREETMILWAUKEEWI53201PCOPERATING SUPPORT$225,000
OUNCE OF PREVENTION FUND
33 W MONROE STREETCHICAGOIL60603PCFIRST FIVE YEARS FUND AND EDUCARE LEARNING NETWORK SUPPORT$2,257,990
SAVE THE CHILDREN
54 WILTON ROADWESTPORTCT06880PCEARLY STEPS TO SCHOOL SUCCESS AND SCAN SUPPORT$281,062
SOUTHWEST HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
2850 N 24TH STREETPHOENIXAZ85008PCELN AG SUPPORT$1,330,573
TIDES FOUNDATION
PO BOX 29903SAN FRANCISCOCA94129PCGRADE LEVEL READING FUND SUPPORT$200,000
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS CENTER FOR RESEARCH INC
2385 IRVING HILL RDLAWRENCEKS66045PCWORD GAP RESEARCH$238,329
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
PO BOX 405803ATLANTAGA303845803GOVELN AG SUPPORT$617,058
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MED CTR MONROE MEYER INSTITUTE
600 SOUTH 42D STREETOMAHANE68198GOVEDUCARE OMAHA, ECS AND OELC LOCAL EVALUATION SUPPORT$217,402
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER
600 SOUTH 42D STREETOMAHANE68198GOVOPERATING SUPPORT$284,339
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
151 WHITTIER RESEARCH CENTER 2200LINCOLNNE685831825GOVMATH EARLY ON GRANT$305,698VINE STREET PO BOX 830861
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$8,332,206TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,213ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$1,012,293ExclusionAmt

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$1,099,188ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$1,099,188TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$20,022,416Yes (X)
THE SHERWOOD FOUNDATION
23555 FARNAM STREETOMAHANE68131$14,817,840Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
1138,200 SHARES OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B STOCK$20,022,4162015-03-18
2116,000 SHARES OF BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY CLASS B STOCK$14,817,8402015-08-26

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$10,477Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$10,477DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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 2015, 23 PROPERTY DISTRIBUTION GRANTS WERE MADE TO FOURTEEN (14) 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 $20,782,381 AND $19,935,883, RESPECTIVELY. THE DONATED STOCK'S APPRECIATION, $846,498, 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$23,530,980EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$23,530,980EOYFMVAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGALCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$25,533LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$25,533DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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 Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNREALIZED LOSS ON CONTRIBUTED STOCK HELD AT YEAR ENDDesc
Amt$3,870,915Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (5 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
MISCELLANEOUS$48,543$0$48,543
TELEPHONE$22,301$0$22,301
INSURANCE$3,986$0$3,986
EQUIPMENT$2,825$0$2,825
POSTAGE$440$0$440

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescAPPRECIATION IN VALUE OF DONATED STOCKDesc
Amt$846,498Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
ARCHITECTURAL$42,723$0$42,723
OTHER PROFESSIONAL$120,098$0$120,098
MARKETING, BRANDING$2,665$0$2,665

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
PAYROLL TAXES$66,663$0$66,663
EXCISE TAXES$210,632$0$0