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BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
BUTLER CONSERVATION FUND INC (EIN 04-3032409)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-11-16
IRS object ID
201503209349102615
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)
Return2015-11-16T14:29:34-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 TitleCONTROLLERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2123030214PhoneNum
Signature2015-11-16SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonANTHONY DATTOMAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00237982PTIN
Phone2126616166PhoneNum
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$162,062,415FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$750,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$2,515,078DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$2,515,078DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$5,355,971NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$5,355,971CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$190,885OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$190,885OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$8,811,934TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$8,061,934TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$23,525CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$23,525CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$132,653LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$66,327LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$66,326LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$84,244AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$42,122AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$42,122AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$2,310,956OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$2,175,875OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$135,081OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Interest Rev And Expnss$90,546InterestRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest Net Invst Incm$90,546InterestNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest Dsbrs Chrtbl$0InterestDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$707,033TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$31,901TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,737TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$47,444OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$11,861OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$35,583OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$312,064TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$312,064TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$639,698OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$17,426OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$622,272OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$4,348,163TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,436,058TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,239,710TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$6,325,915ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,325,915ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,674,078TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,436,058TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,565,625TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$1,862,144ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$5,625,876NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$26,630,774CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$53,096,987CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$53,096,987CashEOYFMVAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$32,914PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$32,914PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$32,914PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$104,277,563CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$78,839,962CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$78,839,962CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$26,541,843OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$28,827,986OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$28,827,986OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$1,104,230LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land BOY$350,328LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$1,104,230LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$1,104,230LandEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$57,675OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$160,336OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$160,336OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$157,891,097TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$162,062,415TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$162,062,415TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$12,009AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$16,172AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$12,009TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$16,172TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$157,879,088UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$162,046,243UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$157,879,088TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$162,046,243TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$157,891,097TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$162,062,415TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$157,879,088TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$1,862,144ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$6,029,299OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$162,046,243SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$0OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$162,046,243TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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$5,355,971GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$5,355,971GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$5,355,971CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax0LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$6,868,286AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$150,824,435NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.045538DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$5,681,994AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$137,674,650NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.041271DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$4,682,757AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$131,165,212NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.035701DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$4,276,567AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$100,942,582NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.042366DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$3,351,646AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$84,150,093NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.039829DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.204705TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.040941AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$162,961,394NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$6,671,802AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$56,259NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$6,728,061AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$7,565,625QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$56,259InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$56,259SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$56,259TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$88,975EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$88,975TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Overpayment$32,716OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$32,716AppliedToESTaxAmt
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 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./CHAIRMAN/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 NECKNY11021VICE CHAIRMAN/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$23,525$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 NECKNY11021VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE5.00$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 TypeServiceTypeTxtCompensationCompensationAmtAddress Line1ForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryForeignAddress/CountryCd
BLACK RIVER MANAGEMENT CO
60 CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 214GREAT NECKNY11021ADVISORY SERVICES/ADMINISTRATIVE$1,594,258
BAROMETER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
ADVISORY SERVICES$191,8661 UNIVERSITY AVENUE SUITE 1910TORONTOONTARIOCA
PATTERSON BELKNAP WEBB & TYLER
1133 AVENUE OF THE AMERICASNEW YORKNY10036LEGAL$129,504
GRASSI & CO
488 MADISON AVENUENEW YORKNY10022ACCOUNTING FEES$43,447
DANA BEACH
60 CUTTER MILL ROAD STE 212GREAT NECKNY11021CONSULTING FEES$23,525
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$165,259,854AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$183,186AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$165,443,040TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$165,443,040AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$2,481,646CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$162,961,394NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$8,148,070MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$8,148,070MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$56,259TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Income Tax$629,871IncomeTaxAmt
Total Tax$686,130TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$7,461,940DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$7,461,940DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$7,461,940DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$7,565,625ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions$7,565,625QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$56,259PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$7,509,366AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$7,461,940DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$6,132,945UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$7,565,625QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$6,132,945AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$1,432,680AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
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$6,029,260UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
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 (45 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientForeignAddress/CityNmCountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalRecipientForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCd
ADIRONDACK EXPLORER - GET THE WORD OUT
36 CHURCH STREETSARANAC LAKENY12983NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$2,000
ALASKA CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION
991 WEST 8TH STREETANCHORAGEAK99501NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
ALTAMAHA RIVERKEEPER INC
PO BOX 2642DARIENGA31305NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
AMERICAN RIVERS
1101 14TH STREET NW SUITE 1400WASHINGTON DCDC20005NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$132,460
AUDUBON - SOUTH CAROLINA
336 SANCTUARY ROADHARLEYVILLESC29448NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$4,000
BANCO DE BOSQUES
NONEFOREIGN CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$100,000LA PAMPA 3285 PISO 5BUENOS AIRESAR
BUTLER OUTDOOR EDUCATION FUND
60 CUTTER MILL ROAD SUITE 214GREAT NECKNY11021NONEPRIVATE FOUNDATIONENVIRONMENTAL$1,510,000
CENTER FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS
2101 WILSON BLVD SUITE 550ARLINGTONVA22201NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$25,000
COASTAL CONSERVATION LEAGUE
328 EAST BAY STREETCHARLESTONSC29402NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$30,000
CONSERVACION PATAGONICA
BLDG 1062 FORT CRONKHITESAUSALITOCA94965NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$338,334
CONSERVATION LAND TRUST ARGENTINA
1606 UNION STREETSAN FRANCISCOCA94123NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$73,988
CONSERVATION LAW FOUNDATION
62 SUMMER STREETBOSTONMA02110NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
CONSERVATION VOTERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA
PO BOX 50632COLUMBIASC29250NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
DOWNEAST SALMON FEDERATION
PO BOX 201COLUMBIA FALLME04623NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$50,000
DUCKS UNLIMITED
ONE WATERFOWL WAYMEMPHISTN38120NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENSE
257 PARK AVENUE SOUTHNEW YORKNY10010NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$45,000
FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY -US
3810 ARGYLE TERRACE NWWASHINGTONDC20011NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$20,000
FRIENDS OF ACADIA
PO BOX 45BAR HARBORME04069NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
GREENPEACE FUND INC
702 H STREET NW SUITE 300WASHINGTON DCDC20001NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$101,000
GROWNYC
51 CHAMBERS STREET 228NEW YORKNY10007NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
LAND TRUST ALLIANCE
1660 L STREET NW SUITE 1100WASHINGTON DCDC20036NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$20,000
LEWA WILDLIFE CONSERVANCY USA
495 MILLER AVENUE SUITE 301MILL VALLEYCA94941NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$3,605
LIGHTHAWK
PO BOX 2710TELLURIDECO81435NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
LOW COUNTRY OPEN LAND TRUST
80 ALEXANDER STREETCHARLESTONSC29403NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
MAINE COAST HERITAGE TRUST
1 BOWDOIN MILLS ISLAND SUITE 201TOPSHAMME04086NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$60,000
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOC
777 6TH STREET NW SUITE 700WASHINGTON DCDC20001NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
NATIONAL PARKS OF NEW YORK HARBOR CONSERVANCY
26 WALL STREETNEW YORKNY10005NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION
2600 VIRGINIA AVENUE NWWASHINGTONDC20037NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
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$696,308
OPEN SPACE INSTITUTE
1350 BROADWAY SUITE 201NEW YORKNY10018NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$1,755,692
PARTNERSHIP FOR RESPONSIBLE GROWTH
1054 31ST STREETWASHINGTONDC20007NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
PEE DEE LAND TRUST
PO BOX 2134FLORENCESC29503NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$200,605
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$120,000
SOUTHERN UTAH WILDERNESS ALLIANCE (SUWA)
425 EAST 100S SALT LAKE CITYUT84111NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
STRIVE (EAST HARLEM EMPLOYMENT SERVICE)
240 EAST 123TH STREET THIRD FLNEW YORKNY10035NONEPUBLIC CHARITYSOCIAL PROGRAM$10,000
TUG HILL TOMORROW LAND TRUST
PO BOX 6063WATERTOWNNY13601NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$5,000
WATERKEEPER ALLIANCE
50 S BUCKHOUT STREET SUITE 302IRVINGTONNY10533NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$60,000
WEST HIGHLAND COASTAL TRUST
NONEFOREIGN CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$130,93850 LOTHIAN ROAD FESTIVAL SQUAREEDINBURHUKEH39WJ
WILDERNESS SOCIETY
1615 M STREET NWWASHINGTON DCDC20036NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$10,000
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY
2300 SOUTHERN BOULEVARDBRONXNY10460NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$344,365
WORLD MONUMENTS FUND
350 FIFTH AVENUE STE 2412NEW YORKNY10118NONEPUBLIC CHARITYENVIRONMENTAL$137,620
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$6,325,915TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
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$2,515,078ExclusionAmt

Other Investment Incm Part VII OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion15ExclusionCd
Exclusion$190,885ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$5,355,971ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$8,061,934ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$8,061,934TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonGILBERT BUTLERContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11040 FIFTH AVENUE 11-12CAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10028ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$750,000TotalContributionsAmt
Noncash ContributionYes (X)NoncashContributionInd

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Noncash PropertyREAL PROPERTY: LAND AND IMPROVEMENTS AT #10 BUTLER ROAD, HANCOCK COUNTY, MAINENoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$750,000FairMarketValueAmt
Received2014-09-17ReceivedDt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$84,244Amt
Net Investment Income$42,122NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$42,122DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Expenditure Responsibility Stmt ExpenditureResponsibilityStmt

Expenditure Responsibility ExpenditureResponsibilityGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdGrantGrantDtGrantGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxtExpended By GranteeExpendedByGranteeAmtAny 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 NECKNY110212014-12-31$1,510,000TO FUND OUTDOOR EDUCATION FOR SCHOOL AGED CHILDREN IN MAINE, UPSTATE NEW YORK, AND SOUTH CAROLINA$1,510,000TO THE FOUNDATION'S KNOWLEDGE, THE GRANTEE HAS NOT DIVERTED ANY PORTION05/15/20152015-05-15ON MAY 15, 2015, 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
2014-12-31$130,938TO FUND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN SCOTLAND$130,938TO THE FOUNDATION'S KNOWLEDGE, THE GRANTEE HAS NOT DIVERTED ANY PORTION05/15/20152015-05-15ON MAY 15, 2015, 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
2014-05-08$100,000TO FUND CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN ARGENTINA.$100,000TO THE FOUNDATION'S KNOWLEDGE, THE GRANTEE HAS NOT DIVERTED ANY PORTION05/15/152015-05-15ON MAY 15, 2015, 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
CANADIAN SECURITIES$19,286,296$19,286,296
MASTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS$55,479,497$55,479,497
OTHER INVESTMENTS$2,591,694$2,591,694
GLOBAL HIGH YIELD SECURITIES/ETF$1,482,475$1,482,475

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemPARTNERSHIP INVESTMENTS & MONEY MANAGERSCategoryOrItemTxt
Listed At Cost Or FMVFMVListedAtCostOrFMVCd
Book Value$28,827,986BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$28,827,986EOYFMVAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL FEESCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$132,653LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$66,327NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$66,326DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
SECURITY DEPOSIT - GREAT NECK$7,308$7,308$7,308
RECEIVABLE FROM BROKERS$20,224$90,747$90,747
INTEREST RECEIVABLE$28,727$5,159$5,159
OTHER RECEIVABLES$1,416$57,122$57,122

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
OFFICE EXPENSES$31,200$15,600$15,600
BANK FEES$1,826$1,826$0
CHARITABLE PROGRAM EXPENSES$606,672$0$606,672

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
INCOME FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES$189,330$189,330$189,330
ROYALTY FROM PASSTHROUGH ENTITIES$1,555$1,555$1,555

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescUNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTSDesc
Amt$6,029,299Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
INVESTMENT FEES$2,155,006$2,155,006$0
EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT-BRM CHARITY RELATED$18,391$0$18,391
OTHER PROFESSIONAL FEES$137,559$20,869$116,690

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
FOREIGN TAXES$31,901$31,901$0
PROPERTY TAX$2,737$0$2,737
FEDERAL EXCISE TAXES$672,395$0$0