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SYLK CHARITABLE TRUST: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
SYLK CHARITABLE TRUST (EIN 23-7809130)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-13
IRS object ID
201341339349101254
Schema version
2012v2.2
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)
Timestamp2013-05-13T11:58:16-00:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LIEBERMAN AND COMPANYBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line125 W SKIPPACK PK STE 200AddressLine1
CityBROAD AXECity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19002ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN237809130EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SYLK CHARITABLE TRUSTBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlSYLKNameControl

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 N HIGHLAND AVENUEAddressLine1
CityMERION STATIONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code190661708ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLEONARD A SYLKName
TitleTRUSTEETitle
Date Signed2013-05-13DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJEROME LIEBERMANName
Phone2156284100Phone
Date Prepared2013-05-13DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY190197FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss81836ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss4InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm4InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss9176DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm9176DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss6604NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price154672GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm6604CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses97620TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income15784TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss1200AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm650AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps550AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Interest Rev And Expnss25InterestRevAndExpnss
Interest Net Invst Incm25InterestNetInvstIncm
Taxes Rev And Expnss65TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm65TaxesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss15OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss1305TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm740TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps550TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss128695ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps128695ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss130000TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm740TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps129245TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-32380ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income15044NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY10843SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY39396SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV39396SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY281162InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY220229InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV150801InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY292005TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY259625TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV190197TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Retained Earnings BOY292005RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY259625RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY292005TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY259625TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY292005TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY259625TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY292005TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-32380ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal259625Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY259625TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

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
3400 AMBAC FINLD2012-11-152012-12-122951030940-1430-1430
1000 FACEBOOKD2012-12-032012-12-04272001855086508650
50 GOOGLED2012-11-152012-12-12342073234518621862
5500 AMBAC FINLP2009-06-232012-08-01365053321932863286
400 NORFOLK SOUTHERNP2005-01-212012-05-152725033014-5764-5764
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income6604CapitalGainNetIncome
Net Short Term Capital Gain Or Loss9082NetShortTermCapitalGainOrLoss

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year1148545QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1235337NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year1000.631201DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year2154125QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2285153NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year2000.540499DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year3151503QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3511018NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year3000.296473DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year4229278QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4494345NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year4000.463802DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year5135183QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5682694NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year5000.198014DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio002.129989TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio000.425998AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets196116NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets83545AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income150OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One83695AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions129245QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax150InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal150Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income150TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Tax Due150TaxDue

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActivitiesfalseLegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiled
Activities Not Prev ReportedfalseActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over1000falseUnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination EtcfalseTerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508etrueRequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In AssetstrueAtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithPAStatesFiledWith
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 NameLEONARD A SYLKBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number6092614300BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 N HIGHLAND AVENUEAddressLine1
CityMERION STATIONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19066ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign BankfalseForeignBank

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
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly PersonfalsePayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly PersonfalseTransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government OfficalfalsePaymentToGovernmentOffical
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior YearsfalseUndistributedIncomePriorYears
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldings
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseUncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislation
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElection
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurpose
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person NameLEONARD A SYLKPersonName

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 N HIGHLAND AVENUEAddressLine1
CityMERION STATIONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19066ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTRUSTEETitle
Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To Position003.00AvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition
Compensation0Compensation

Summary Of Direct Charitable Acty SummaryOfDirectCharitableActy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1
Expenses10Expenses1

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities173983AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances25120AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets199103TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets199103AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable2987CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets196116NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return9806MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return9806MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income150TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax150TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj9656DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded9656DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted9656DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions129245ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions129245QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm150OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions129095AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted9656DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Excess Distri Carryover Year5101732ExcessDistriCarryoverYear5
Excess Distri Carryover Year4206505ExcessDistriCarryoverYear4
Excess Distri Carryover Year3126198ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year2140469ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2
Excess Distri Carryover Year1136908ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover711812TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions129245QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Current Year9656AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus119589RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Total Corpus831401TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov From Year5101732ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year729669ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year4206505ExcessFromYear4
Excess From Year3126198ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year2140469ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Year1136908ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year119589ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerLEONARD A SYLKContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (18 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodePurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
ABRAHAM LINCOLN FDN UNION LEAGUE
140 S BROAD STPHILADELPHIAPA19102CHARITABLE$5,250
BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY
272 S BRYN MAWR AVEBRYN MAWRPA19010EDUCATIONAL$3,000
DRENK FDTN
205 HIGH STMT HOLLYNJ08060CHARITABLE$200
FAR HILL RACE MTG ASSOC
110 RED HILL AVESOMMERVILLENJ08876CHARITABLE$570
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE
BOX 3003LANCASTERPA17604EDUCATIONAL$1,125
GREATER PHILA FILM OFFICE
1515 ARCH STPHILADELPHIAPA19102CHARITABLE$2,000
HAR ZION TEMPLE
1500 HAGYS FORD RDPENN VALLEYPA19072RELIGIOUS$3,000
KLEIN JEWISH COMMUNITY CTR
10100 JAMISON AVEPHILADELPHIAPA19116CHARITABLE$1,000
LYCOMING COLLEGE
BOX 165WILLIAMSPORTPA17701EDUCATIONAL$1,250
MAIN LINE ARTS CENTER
746 PANMURE RDHAVERFORDPA19041CHARITABLE$3,500
MERION COMMUNITY COALITION
BOX 73MERIONPA19066CHARITABLE$3,000
MIDDLE EAST FORUM
1500 WALNUT STPHILADELPHIAPA19102EDUCATIONAL$1,500
MORRIS ARBORETUM
100 NORTHWESTERN AVEPHILADELPHIAPA19118CHARITABLE$500
PAWS
1615 FITZWATER STPHILADELPHIAPA19147CHARITABLE$600
PHILA MUSEUM OF ART
BOX 7646PHILADELPHIAPA19107CHARITABLE$200
UNITED WAY OF BURLINGTON COUNTY
BOX 226RANCOCASNJ08073CHARITABLE$100,000
WOMEN AGAIST ABUSE
100 S BROAD STPHILADELPHIAPA19110CHARITABLE$500
WOODMERE ART MUSEUM
924 GERMANTOWN AVEPHILADELPHIAPA19118CHARITABLE$1,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year128695TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$4ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$9,176ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income6604RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$9,180ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income6604RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA15784TotalPartXVIA

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exempt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExemptPrps

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exempt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExemptPrps

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line Number8LineNumber
Relationship StatementLIQUIDATION OF SECURITIES TO PROVIDE CASH FOR CONTRIBUTIONSRelationshipStatement

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFXOrganization501c3ExemptPF
General RuleXGeneralRule

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number1ContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LEONARD A SYLKBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1350 N HIGHLAND AVEAddressLine1
CityMERIONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19066ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions81336AggregateContributions
Noncash Contribution TypeXNoncashContributionType

Noncash Property NoncashProperty (3 entries)

Contributor Number From Part IContributorNumberFromPartINoncash Property DescriptionNoncashPropertyDescriptionFair Market ValueFairMarketValueDate ReceivedDateReceived
13400 AMBAC FINL309402012-11-15
150 GOOGLE323462012-11-15
11000 FACEBOOK185502012-12-03

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLIEBERMAN AND COMPANYCategory
Amount$1,200Amount
Net Investment Income650NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps550DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAsset (5 entries)

NameNameDate AcquiredDateAcquiredHow AcquiredHowAcquiredDate SoldDateSoldGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceBasisBasisTotal NetTotalNet
3400 AMBAC FINL2012-11D2012-122951030940-1430
1000 FACEBOOK2012-12D2012-1227200185508650
50 GOOGLE2012-11D2012-1234207323451862
5500 AMBAC FINL2009-06P2012-0836505332193286
400 NORFOLK SOUTHERN2005-01P2012-052725033014-5764

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (5 entries)

Name Of StockNameOfStockEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
500 shares of EGAIN COMMUNICATIONS49892250
1900 shares of AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY6144154910
13295 shares of KIWIBOX COM6807089
300 shares of NORFOLK SOUTHERN1072918552
750 shares of THOMSON PLASTICS7500075000

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionPA LICENSEDescription
Revenue And Expenses Per Books15RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTax on investment incomeCategory
Amount$65Amount
Net Investment Income65NetInvestmentIncome