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BERMAN FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
BERMAN FOUNDATION INC (EIN 46-4332181)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-09-15
IRS object ID
201502589349100765
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-09-15T11:46:44-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN593544776PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HURD HAWKINS MEYERS & RADOSEVICHPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12299 TALL PINES DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLARGOCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33771ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN464332181EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BERMAN FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBERMBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7274334402PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 GULF BLVDAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2ROOM/SUITE 605AddressLine2Txt
CityCLEARWATERCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33767ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARTHUR BERMANPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone7274334402PhoneNum
Signature2015-09-15SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTD HAWKINS III CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00745015PTIN
Phone7275011111PhoneNum
Preparation2015-09-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$279,229FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$150,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$18InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$18InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$18InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$763DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$763DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$763DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$634NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$4,681GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$580CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$151,415TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$1,361TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$781TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$445AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$445AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$11,045OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$883OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$858TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$8TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$12,348TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,336TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$10,187ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,187ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$22,535TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,336TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$10,187TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$128,880ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$25NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$781AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$150,000CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$235,925CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$235,925CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$42,955CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$43,304CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$150,000TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$278,880TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$279,229TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$150,000RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$278,880RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$150,000TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$278,880TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$150,000TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$278,880TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$150,000TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$128,880ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$278,880SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$278,880TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$580CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$147,750NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$213,901NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$0AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,187QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateFLOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksARTHUR BERMANIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone7274334402PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 GULF BLVD 605AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEARWATERCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33767ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

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
ARTHUR BERMAN
1200 GULF BLVD 605CLEARWATERFL33767PRESIDENT2.00$0$0$0
BONNIE BERMAN
1200 GULF BLVD 605CLEARWATERFL33767SECRETARY2.00$0$0$0
ESTELLE BERMAN
13-B STRATFORD DR EASTBOYNTON BEACHFL33436VICE PRESIDE2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1CONTRIBUTIONS TO HADASSAH OF 1,200; TO GRATITUDE TRAINING, LLC OF 2,100; TO JEWISH NATIONAL FUNDOF 2,300; TO SHANE KOHLER OF 1,587; TO CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES OF 1,000; TO GRANDMA'S PLACE OF 1,000 AND RELATED EXPENSES ARE MADE TO PERPETUATE AND ENLARGE THE NOTION OF CHARITABLE GIVING AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND WELL BEING OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.Description1Txt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$21,652AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$195,506AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$217,158TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$217,158AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$3,257CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$213,901NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$10,695MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$10,695MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Distributable Before Adj$10,695DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$10,695DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$10,695DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$10,187ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,187QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$10,187AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$10,695DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$324UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$10,187QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$324AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$9,863AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$832UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
HADASSAH FLORIDA CENTRAL
3118 GULF TO BAY BLVDCLEARWATERFL33759RELIGIOUS$1,200
GRATITUDE TRAINING LLC
501 LAKE AVENUELAKE WORTHFL33460EDUCATION$2,100
CENTER FOR FAMILY SERVICES
2188 58TH ST NCLEARWATERFL33760FAMILY SERVICES$1,000
GRANDMA'S PLACE
181 SPARROW DRROYAL PALM BEACHFL33411SHELTER KIDS IN CRISIS$1,000
KIWANIS CLUB
P O BOX 7083DELRAY BEACHFL33482EDUCATION$1,000
JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
42 EAST 69TH STREETNEW YORKNY10021EDUCATION$2,300
SHANE KOHLER
C/O 1200 605CLEARWATERFL33767EMERGENCY MEDICAL$1,587
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$10,187TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$18ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$763ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$634ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$1,415ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$1,415TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonARTHUR BERMANContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11660 GULF BLVDAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2UNIT 807AddressLine2Txt
CityCLEARWATERCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP337672937ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$150,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINDIRECT ACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$445Amt
Net Investment Income$445NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
AssetPIMCO TOTAL RETURN FD CL PAssetDesc
How AcquiredPURCHASEHowAcquiredTxt
Sold2014-10SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$4,101GrossSalesPriceAmt
Basis$4,047BasisAmt
Total Net$54TotalNetAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockMUTUAL FUNDSStockNm
EOY Book Value$42,955EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$43,304EOYFMVAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
BROKER FEES$883$883
LEGAL FEES$10,162

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARTHUR BERMANPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11200 GULF BLVD 605AddressLine1Txt
CityCLEARWATERCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP33767ZIPCd

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
FOREIGN TAXES$8$8
REGISTRATION TAXES$850