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THE MEIER AND LINNARTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
THE MEIER AND LINNARTZ FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 80-0901232)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-11
IRS object ID
201503159349100635
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)
Return2015-11-11T12:41:02-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WITHUMSMITHBROWNPCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1331 NEWMAN SPRINGS RD STE 125AddressLine1Txt
CityRED BANKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP077016765ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN800901232EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MEIER AND LINNARTZ FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O JOHN LINNARTZBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% JOHN LINNARTZInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlMEIEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2034425228PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1286 JELLIFF MILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW CANAANCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06840ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN LINNARTZPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2036563662PhoneNum
Signature2015-10-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonTED NAPPI CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01029666PTIN
Phone7328423113PhoneNum
Preparation2015-10-20PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$9,061,437FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$0ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$42,329DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$42,330DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$224,941NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$225,964GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$224,941CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$1,574OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$1,574OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$268,844TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$268,845TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$903AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$452AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$451AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$416TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$416TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,176OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$543OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,633OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$6,495TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$995TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$5,500TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$630ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$630ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$7,125TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$995TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,130TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$261,719ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$267,850NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$0CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$3,109,664CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$3,109,664CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$0CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$5,889,328CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$5,889,328CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$0OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$62,445OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$62,445OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$0TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,061,437TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$9,061,437TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$0AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$0RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$9,061,437RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$9,061,437TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$9,061,437TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$261,719ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$8,799,718OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$9,061,437SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$9,061,437TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyRAPTOR FUNDPropertyDesc
Acquired2009-01-01AcquiredDt
Sold2014-12-15SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$1,612GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$1,023CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$589GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$589GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$224,941CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$0AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.0DistributionYr1Rt
Total Distribution0.0TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.0AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$8,933,573NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$0AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$2,679NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$2,679AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$6,130QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$2,679InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$2,679SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,679TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Applied To Es Tax$5,500AppliedToEsTaxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$5,500TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$2,821OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$2,821AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (true)Form990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCTOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JOHN LINNARTZBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2034425228PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1286 JELLIFF MILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW CANAANCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06840ZIPCd
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
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
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 (5 entries)

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JOHN LINNARTZ
286 JELLIFF MILL ROADNEW CANAANCT06840PRESIDENT5.0$0$0$0
CHARLES MEIER
286 JELLIFF MILL ROADNEW CANAANCT06840SECRETARY/DIRECTOR5.0$0$0$0
VICTORIA LINNARTZ
286 JELLIFF MILL ROADNEW CANAANCT06840TREASURER/DIRECTOR5.0$0$0$0
ANNE MEIER
286 JELLIFF MILL ROADNEW CANAANCT06840DIRECTOR5.0$0$0$0
WALTER MEIER
286 JELLIFF MILL ROADNEW CANAANCT06840DIRECTOR5.0$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$5,889,328AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$3,109,664AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$70,625FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$9,069,617TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$9,069,617AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$136,044CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$8,933,573NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$446,679MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$446,679MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,679TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$2,679TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$444,000DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$444,000DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$444,000DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$6,130ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$6,130QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$2,679PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$3,451AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$444,000DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12012PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22011PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32010PriorYear3Yr
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Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$0ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$1,699,102TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$6,130QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$6,130AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$437,870ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$437,870ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$1,261,232TotalCorpusAmt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,261,232ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$1,261,232ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year1$0ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
SAXE PTC
468 SOUTH AVENUENEW CANAANCT06840N/AGENERAL SUPPORT$480
THE SCHOOL OF THE HOLY CHILD
2225 WESTCHESTER AVERYENY10580N/AGENERAL SERVICE$150
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$630TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash InvstIntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$42,329ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp

Other Investment Incm Part VII OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business111000BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$1,574UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$224,941ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$1,574UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$267,270ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$268,844TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 EOYes (true)RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Relationship Schedule Detail RelationshipScheduleDetail

Organization Business Name OrganizationBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BANBURY FUND INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Type501(C)3OrganizationTypeDesc
Relationship DescriptionPREDECESSOR PRIVATE FOUNDATIONRelationshipDescriptionTxt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BANK FEES$480$480$0
INSURANCE$4,123$0$4,123
OFFICE SUPPLIES$510$0$510
GALEN PARTNERS III LP$63$63$0

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescHIGHLAND VINEYARDS K-1Desc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$1,574RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$1,574NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
TRANSFER FROM BANBURY FUND, INC.$6,450,100
UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS$2,349,618