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THE BELL FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
THE BELL FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 58-6367642)
Tax period
2012-07-01 to 2013-06-30
Filed
2014-05-14
IRS object ID
201401349349102420
Schema version
2012v2.2
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Timestamp2014-05-14T07:59:57-04:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-06-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1H AND R BLOCKBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12131 HOG MOUNTAIN RDAddressLine1
CityWATKINSVILLECity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30677ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-07-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN586367642EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BELL FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBELLNameControl
Phone4048488084Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12555 HABERSHAM RDAddressLine1
CityAtlantaCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30305ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameGRIFFIN B BELL JRName
TitleTRUSTEETitle
Phone4048488084Phone
Date Signed2014-05-15DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRuth DanielName
PTINP00110410PTIN
Phone7067695596Phone
Date Prepared2014-05-14DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-12-30 17:16:21ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY349206FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss9050InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm9050InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm9050InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss13797DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm13797DividendsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Adj Net Incm13797DividendsAdjNetIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss-22653NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price82520GrossSalesPrice
Total Revenue And Expenses194TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income22847TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income22847TotalAdjustedNetIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss1250AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Rev And Expnss6255TaxesRevAndExpnss
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss557TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss28OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss8090TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss20000ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps20000ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss28090TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps20000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-27896ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income22847NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income22847AdjustedNetIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY6280CashBOY
Cash EOY4384CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV4384CashEOYFMV
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY19940SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY65857SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV65857SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Receivables From Officers BOY21509ReceivablesFromOfficersBOY
Receivables From Officers EOY1914ReceivablesFromOfficersEOY
Receivables From Officers EOYFMV1914ReceivablesFromOfficersEOYFMV
Prepaid Expenses BOY340PrepaidExpensesBOY
Investments Corp Stock BOY246424InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY194442InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV178965InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Other BOY100000InvestmentsOtherBOY
Investments Other EOY100000InvestmentsOtherEOY
Investments Other EOYFMV100000InvestmentsOtherEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY394493TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY366597TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV349206TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Capital Stock BOY397011CapitalStockBOY
Capital Stock EOY394493CapitalStockEOY
Retained Earnings BOY-2518RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY-27896RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY394493TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY366597TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY394493TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY366597TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY394493TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-27896ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal366597Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY366597TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (5 entries)

Description Of AssetDescriptionOfAssetHow AcquiredHowAcquiredDate AcquiredDateAcquiredDate SoldDateSoldGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisGain Or LossGainOrLossGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLosses
195 SH FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS CORP COMP2011-06-302012-09-1812511363-112-112
2000 SH NUVEEN REAL ESTATE INCOME FUNDP2011-06-302012-09-182319938035-14836-14836
1100SH AMERICAN CAP AGY COM AGNCP2012-02-152013-05-133193934067-2128-2128
660SH AMERICAN CAP AGY CORP COMP2012-09-122013-05-131916323990-4827-4827
240SH AMERICAN CAP AGY CORP COMP2012-11-282013-05-1369687718-750-750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-22653CapitalGainNetIncome
Net Short Term Capital Gain Or Loss-5577NetShortTermCapitalGainOrLoss

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Qualifying Distributions Year135598QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1346424NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.102758DistributionRatioYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year2205382NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year39884QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3301290NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.032806DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year49861QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4306722NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year40.032150DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year529162QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5481975NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.060505DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.228219TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.045644AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets356010NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets16250AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income228OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One16478AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions20000QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax228InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal228Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income228TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Tax Due228TaxDue

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActivitiesfalseLegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiled
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over1000falseUnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination EtcfalseTerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508etrueRequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In AssetstrueAtLeast5000InAssets
Form990 PF Filed With AGtrueForm990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled EntityfalseInterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection RqrtrueComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameGRIFFIN B BELL JRBooksInCareOfPersonName

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12555 HABERSHAM RDAddressLine1
CityAtlantaCity
StateGAState
ZIP Code30305ZIPCode

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly PersonfalseSaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly PersonfalseBorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly PersonfalseFurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly PersonfalseTransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government OfficalfalsePaymentToGovernmentOffical
Acts Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior YearstrueUndistributedIncomePriorYears
Undistributed Income Prior Year12009UndistributedIncomePriorYear1
Undistributed Income Prior Year22010UndistributedIncomePriorYear2
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldings
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseUncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislation
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElection
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurpose
Tr Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseTrFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft ContractfalseRcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (9 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensation
GRIFFIN B BELL JR
2555 HABERSHAM RDAtlantaGA30305TRUSTEE2.000
GRIFFIN B BELL III
529 AVERY STDecaturGA30030TRUSTEE2.000
GRIFFIN B BELL JR
2555 HABERSHAM RDAtlantaGA30305DISTRI COMMITTEE0.000
GRIFFIN BELL III
529 AVERY STDecaturGA30030DISTRI COMMITTEE0.000
GLENDA M BELL
2555 HABERSHAM RDAtlantaGA30305DISTRI COMMITTEE0.000
KATHERINE MCCLURE
737 WOODWARD WAYAtlantaGA30327DISTRI COMMITTEE0.000
JESSICA BELL
529 AVERY STDecaturGA30030DISTRI COMMITTEE0.000
CHRISTIAN MCCCLURE
737 WOODWARD WAYAtlantaGA30327DITRI COMMITTEE0.000
NANCY K BELL
1180 PEACHTREE STAtlantaGA30309DISTRI COMMITTEE0.000

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities254331AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances7100AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets100000FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets361431TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets361431AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable5421CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets356010NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return17801MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return17801MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income228TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax228TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj17573DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded17573DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted17573DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions20000ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions20000QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm228OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions19772AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted17573DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Prior Year12009PriorYear1
Qualifying Distributions20000QualifyingDistributions
Undistributed Income CY17573UndistributedIncomeCY

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (16 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
ALZHEIMERS ASSOCIATION
225 N MICHIGAN AVECHICAGOIL60601PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$2,500
AMERICUS FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
200 SOUTH LEE STREETAMERICUSGA31709PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,250
BASSETT HOUND RESCUE
PO BOX 680322MARIETTAGA30068PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
CHILDRENS HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA
1001 JOHNSON FERRY RD NEATLANTAGA30342PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$3,500
COMMUNITY CARE CLINIC
52 AUNT DORA DRHIGHLANDSNC28741PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$500
DISABILITY CONNECTION
170 COLLEGE STMACONGA31201PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$500
FOOD FOR THE POOR
6401 LYONS RDCOCONUT CREEKFL33073PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,500
GA SW UNIVERSITY
800 GA SOUTHWESTERN STATE UNIV DRAMERICUSGA31709PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,250
HIGHLANDS LAND TRUST
348 SOUTH FIFTH STHIGHLANDSNC28741PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
HIGHLANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 670HIGHLANDSNC28741PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$500
HUDSON LIBRARY
554 MAIN STHIGHLANDSNC28741PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
HUMANE SOCIETY
200 GABLE STCASHIERSNC28774PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
SOUTHERN GA TECH SCHOOL
900 S GEORGIA TECH PKWYAMERICUSGA31709PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,250
SUMTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO BOX 100AMERICUSGA31709PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,250
WESTMINSTER SCHOOLS
1424 WEST PACES FERRY RD NWATLANTAGA30327PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
RALLY FOUNDATIONS
5775 GLENRIDGE DRATLANTAGA30328PUBLICGENERAL OPERATIONS$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year20000TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$9,050ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$13,797ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion-$22,653ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$194ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA194TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EOfalsePurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities EtcfalseRentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E OsfalseRelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAX PREPARATION FEESCategory
Amount$1,250Amount

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (3 entries)

Name Of StockNameOfStockEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
1000SH AT T STOCK2588234500
500SH SOUTHERN COMPANY2148322065
5000SH TOTAL SYS SVCS INC147077122400

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOther

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemMORTGAGE FUND III LLCCategoryOrItem
Book Value100000BookValue
EOYFMV100000EOYFMV

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionPOSTAGEDescription
Revenue And Expenses Per Books28RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks

Other Receivables Officers Sch OtherReceivablesOfficersSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Travel Advances To Officers1914TravelAdvancesToOfficers

Other Receivables Officer OtherReceivablesOfficer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Borrowers NameGRIFFIN B BELL JRBorrowersName
Borrowers TitleTRUSTEEBorrowersTitle
Original Amount Of Loan21509OriginalAmountOfLoan
Balance Due1914BalanceDue
Date Of Note2013-06DateOfNote
Maturity Date2013-08MaturityDate
Repayment TermsIMMEDIATELYRepaymentTerms
Purpose Of LoanERROR IN REIMBURSEMENTPurposeOfLoan

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmount
FEDERAL TAX$402
EXCISE TAX$5,853