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BHP FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
BHP FOUNDATION (EIN 61-1714573)
Tax period
2014-07-01 to 2015-06-30
Filed
2015-11-05
IRS object ID
201543099349100604
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)
Return2015-11-05T07:00:08-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Blazek & VetterlingBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12900 Weslayan Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP770275132ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN611714573EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BHP Billiton FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBHPBBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7139618500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11360 Post Oak Boulevard Ste 150AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77056ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPeter BrightPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Signature2015-11-05SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJody BlazekPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00072674PTIN
Phone7134395739PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
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Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$282,423,901FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$83,000,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$183,267InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$183,267InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$83,183,267TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$183,267TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$129,808OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$132,904OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$9,406PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$9,630PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$164,911LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$147,155LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$27,756AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$4,423AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$16,926TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$16,926TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,126OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,924OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$353,933TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$313,962TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$2,163,161ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,190,173ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,517,094TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$6,504,135TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$80,666,173ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$183,267NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$205,744,000CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$82,239,865CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$82,239,865CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$200,165,308SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$200,165,308SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$18,728AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$18,728AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$18,728AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$205,744,000TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$282,423,901TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$282,423,901TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$10AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$41,104AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Grants Payable BOY$4,027,366GrantsPayableBOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,027,376TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$41,104TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY$201,716,624UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY$282,382,797UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$201,716,624TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$282,382,797TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$205,744,000TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$282,423,901TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$201,716,624TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$80,666,173ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$282,382,797SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$282,382,797TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$256,010AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$111,967,370NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.00229DistributionYr1Rt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$13,051,250NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Total Distribution0.00229TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.00114AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$204,645,472NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$233,910AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$1,833NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$235,743AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$6,504,135QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,833InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,833SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,833TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$21EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$1,854TaxDueAmt

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 BylawsYes (true)ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateTXOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Line1Peter BrightBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7139618500PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11360 Post Oak Boulevard Ste 150AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77056ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionYes (true)ForeignAccountsQuestionInd
Foreign CountryUKForeignCountryCd

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
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (true)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsYes (true)MaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Ian Burton Wood
1360 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150HoustonTX77056President/Dir2.00$0
Thomas DeGeorgio
1360 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150HoustonTX77056Vice Pres/Dir.0.50$0
Melinda Jane Buckland
1360 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150HoustonTX77056Secretary/Dir8.00$0
Peter Clinton Bright
1360 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150HoustonTX77056Treasurer1.00$0
Christine May Barnesby
1360 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150HoustonTX77056Director0.50$0
Angeli Gayfer
1360 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150HoustonTX77056Asst Secretary1.00$0
Karen Joy Wood
1360 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150HoustonTX77056Director0.50$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichelle RaftusPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11360 Post Oak Blvd Ste 150AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77056ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleMgr Comm DevTitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos40.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$123,469CompensationAmt
Employee Benefits$9,406EmployeeBenefitsAmt

Compensation Of Hghst Pd Cntrct CompensationOfHghstPdCntrctGrp

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Norton Rose Fulbright US LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11301 McKinney St 5100AddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP77010ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Service TypeLegalServiceTypeTxt
Compensation$164,911CompensationAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$207,754,911AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$6,990FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$207,761,901TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$207,761,901AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$3,116,429CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$204,645,472NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$10,232,274MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$10,232,274MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,833TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,833TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$10,230,441DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$10,230,441DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$10,230,441DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$6,504,135ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$6,504,135QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$1,833PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$6,502,302AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$10,230,441DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$5,399,576UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$6,504,135QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$5,399,576AppliedToYear1Amt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$1,104,559AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$9,125,882UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateRecipientForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalRecipientForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
C'wlth Scientific Industrial Resch
Limestone AvenueCampbellCanberra, ACTAS2612N/ANCSupport pathways that aim to increase Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representation in STEM* related professions$3,676,683
Univ of Melbourne
Grattan StreetParkvilleVICAS3010N/ANCIncrease the number of girls studying maths; improve achievement in STEM* education; and increase female representation in STEM* related professions.$1,768,371
University of Chile
Av Libertador Bernardo OHigginsSantiagoMetropolitanaCI850N/ANCDevelop and support renewable energy solutions, human capital development and the development of Solar Energy Resource Center Applications, a non-profit organisation dedicated to renewable energy solutions in urban and rural areas of Chile.* Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics$745,119
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$6,190,173TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$183,267ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$183,267ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$183,267TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 PersonBHP Billiton Petroleum DeepwaterContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11360 Post Oak BoulevardAddressLine1Txt
CityHoustonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP770563020ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$83,000,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Audit fees$23,333$0$0$0
Tax compliance$4,423$0$0$4,423

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryGeneral governance/exempt statusCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$164,911LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$147,155DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Information management$2,440$2,440
Other expenses$2,686$484