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THOMAS BERRY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
THOMAS BERRY FOUNDATION (EIN 52-2149696)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-07
IRS object ID
201301279349100635
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-05-07T15:10:45-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN060962537EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TEPLITZKY & COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BRADLEY ROAD BUILDING 600AddressLine1
CityWOODBRIDGECity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06525ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522149696EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE THOMAS BERRY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlTHOMNameControl
Phone2033939442Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line129 SPOKE DRIVEAddressLine1
CityWOODBRIDGECity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06525ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOHN GRIM PHDName
TitleMANAGING TRUSTEESTitle
Phone2033939442Phone
Date Signed2013-05-02DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJEFFREY A TEPLITZKYName
PTINP00275166PTIN
Phone2033870852Phone
Date Prepared2013-05-02DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

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

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss60InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
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Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm60InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncm
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm0CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Net STCG Adj Net Incm0NetSTCGAdjNetIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses434362TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income60TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income60TotalAdjustedNetIncome
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Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncm
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Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss52193TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnss
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Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses218377ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income60NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income60AdjustedNetIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Cash EOY234265CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV234265CashEOYFMV
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Total Assets EOY234265TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV234265TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY234265TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses218377ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases0OtherIncreases
Subtotal234265Subtotal
Other Decreases0OtherDecreases
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Noncharitable Assets Year122036NoncharitableAssetsYear1
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Average Distribution Ratio6.610140AverageDistributionRatio
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Qualifying Distributions215985QualifyingDistributions

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Subtotal1Subtotal
Subtitle A Tax0SubtitleATax
Tax Based On Investment Income1TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment80EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments80TotalCreditsAndPayments
Overpayment79Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year79AmountCreditedToNextYear
Amount To Be Refunded0AmountToBeRefunded

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Activities0LegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiled
Sect4955 Tax On Organization0Sect4955TaxOnOrganization
Sect4955 Tax On Managers0Sect4955TaxOnManagers
Reimbursement Of Tax0ReimbursementOfTax
Activities Not Prev Reported0ActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over10000UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination Etc0TerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508e1RequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In Assets1AtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithCTStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG1Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors1NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity0InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract0ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr1ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website Addresswww.religionandecology.orgWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameTEPLIZKY COMPANYBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number2033870852BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1ONE BRADLEY ROAD SUITE 600AddressLine1
CityWOODBRIDGECity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06525ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Bank0ForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly Person0SaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly Person0BorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly Person0FurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
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Transfer Assets To Dsqfly Person0TransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government Offical0PaymentToGovernmentOffical
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior Years0UndistributedIncomePriorYears
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldings
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy Investments0UncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislation
Influence Election0InfluenceElection
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurpose
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Contract0RcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Contract0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactn0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (7 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
MARGARET BERRY
4100 WELL-SPRING DRIVEGREENSBORONC27410OVERSIGHT TRUSTEE0.00000
ANN BERRY SOMERS
UNIV OF NC/GREENSBORO PO BOX 26174GREENSBORONC27402OVERSIGHT TRUSTEE0.00000
MARY EVELYN TUCKER
29 SPOKE DRIVEWOODBRDIGECT06525MANAGING TRUSTEE60.00000
JOHN GRIMPHD
29 SPOKE DRIVEWOODBRDIGECT06525MANAGING TRUSTEE60.00000
AMARYLIS CORTIJO
130 MONTGOMERYNEW ROCHELLENY10804OVERSIGHT TRUSTEE0.00000
MARTIN S KAPLAN
399 PARK AVENUENEW YORKNY10022OVERSIGHT TRUSTEE0.00000
BRIAN BROWN
130 MONTGOMERYNEW ROCHELLENY10804OVERSIGHT TRUSTEE0.00000
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Tot Number Of Cntrct Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfCntrctPaidOver50k

Sum Of Program Related Investments SumOfProgramRelatedInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities0AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances60766AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
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Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
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Cash Deemed Charitable911CashDeemedCharitable
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Minimum Investment Return2993MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Qualifying Distributions215985QualifyingDistributions
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Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundations

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Date Of Ruling1999-07-07DateOfRuling
Section4942j3XSection4942j3

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Return LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year60CurrentYear
Year1194Year1
Year20Year2
Year30Year3
Total254Total

Percent85 Of Lessor Percent85OfLessor

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year51CurrentYear
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Year20Year2
Year30Year3
Total216Total

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year215985CurrentYear
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Year20Year2
Year30Year3
Total0Total

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Year20Year2
Year30Year3
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Total Support TotalSupport

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Public Support PublicSupport

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year0TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
Tot Grant Or Contri Approved Future0TotGrantOrContriApprovedFuture

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$60ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Income$0UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion$60ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA60TotalPartXVIA

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exempt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExemptPrps

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exempt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExemptPrps

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number96LineNumber
Relationship StatementNOT APPLICABLERelationshipStatement

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
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Rental Of Facilities Etc0RentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E Os0RelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFXOrganization501c3ExemptPF
General RuleXGeneralRule

Contributor Info ContributorInfo (7 entries)

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1LAWRENCE J AND CAROL L RIZZO CHARIT165 TOWNSHIP LINE RD SUITE 150JENKINTOWNPA1904610000X
2GERMESHAUSEN FOUNDATIONC/O WILMERHALE 60 STATE STBOSTONMA02109225050X
3JOURNEY OF THE UNIVERSE29 SPOKE DRIVEWOODBRIDGECT0652525000X
4MISCELLANEOUSVARIOUS CONTRIBUTORSWOODBRIDGECT0652511790X
5YALE UNIVERSITYPO 208241NEW HAVENCT06520128462X
6THE CHARLES ENGELHARD FOUNDATION645 FIFTH AVENUENEW YORKNY1002230000X
7STEVEN BARCLAY AGENCY12 WESTERN AVEPETALUMACA949524000X

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

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CategoryACCOUNTINGCategory
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Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
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Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

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POSTAGE61100611
OFFICE SUPPLIES6775006775
TELEPHONE2247002247

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees (4 entries)

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SECRETARIAL$91,6090091609
MARKETING$3,000003000
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Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor SubstantialContributor (2 entries)

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GERMESHAUSHEN FOUNDATION
C/O WILMERHALE 60 STATE STBOSTONMA02109
YALE UNIVERSITY
PO BOX 208241NEW HAVENCT06520