STRATEGY STUDIO / PUBLIC DATA EXPLORER

THE BERT FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
THE BERT FOUNDATION INC (EIN 52-2133702)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-14
IRS object ID
201341349349102109
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)
Timestamp2013-05-14T13:57:39-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN521908497EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1OBER KALER GRIMES & SHRIVERBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1795AddressLine1
CityBALTIMORECity
StateMDState
ZIP Code212031795ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN522133702EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE BERT FOUNDATION INC CO DONALD R MERINGBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBERTNameControl
Phone4103477688Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1795AddressLine1
CityBALTIMORECity
StateMDState
ZIP Code212031795ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDONALD R MERINGName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone4103477688Phone
Date Signed2013-05-13DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameS SCOTT TATEName
PTINP00742056PTIN
Phone4103477377Phone
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 EOY767328FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Dividends Rev And Expnss34244DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm34244DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss5064NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price39000GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm5064CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses39308TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income39308TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnss
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncm
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblPrps
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss3910LegalFeesRevAndExpnss
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm3910LegalFeesNetInvstIncm
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss273TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm0TaxesNetInvstIncm
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TaxesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss4OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss4187TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm3910TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss35000ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps35000ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss39187TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm3910TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps35000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses121ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income35398NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY4726CashBOY
Cash EOY4542CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV4542CashEOYFMV
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY713SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY713SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV713SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Investments Other BOY649506InvestmentsOtherBOY
Investments Other EOY649811InvestmentsOtherEOY
Investments Other EOYFMV762073InvestmentsOtherEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY654945TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY655066TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV767328TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Capital Stock BOY0CapitalStockBOY
Capital Stock EOY0CapitalStockEOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus BOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusBOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus EOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusEOY
Retained Earnings BOY654945RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY655066RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY654945TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY655066TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY654945TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY655066TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY654945TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses121ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases0OtherIncreases
Subtotal655066Subtotal
Other Decreases0OtherDecreases
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY655066TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (5 entries)

Description Of AssetDescriptionOfAssetHow AcquiredHowAcquiredDate SoldDateSoldGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisGain Or LossGainOrLossGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLosses
403.877 SH T ROWE PRICE GROWTH STKP2012-12-14150001311218881888
35.984 SH T ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GWTHP2012-12-1420001351649649
547.368 SH T ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALP2012-12-1413000963733633363
320.513 SH T ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASP2012-12-1420001788212212
599.829 SH T ROWE PRICE INT'L EQUITY INDEXP2012-12-1470008048-1048-1048
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income5064CapitalGainNetIncome

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 Tax0LiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year136190QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1753892NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.048004DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year234693QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2691256NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.050188DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year334892QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3626323NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.055709DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year434833QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4702863NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year40.049559DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year541588QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5812089NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.051211DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.254671TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.050934AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets755771NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets38494AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income354OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One38848AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions35000QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax708InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Subtotal708Subtotal
Subtitle A Tax0SubtitleATax
Tax Based On Investment Income708TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Credits And Payments0TotalCreditsAndPayments
Penalty For Underpayment14PenaltyForUnderpayment
Tax Due722TaxDue

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 WithMDStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG0Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity0InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract0ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr1ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameDONALD R MERING ESQUIREBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number4103477688BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 LIGHT STREETAddressLine1
CityBALTIMORECity
StateMDState
ZIP Code21202ZIPCode
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
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly Person0PayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
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 (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
DONALD R MERING
C/O OBER/KALER 100 LIGHT STREETBALTIMOREMD21202PRESIDENT0.00000
JOHN P EDGAR
C/O OBER/KALER 100 LIGHT STREETBALTIMOREMD21202VICE PRESIDENT0.00000
VICKIE ECHARD
C/O OBER/KALER 100 LIGHT STREETBALTIMOREMD21202SECRETARY0.00000
S SCOTT TATE
C/O OBER/KALER 100 LIGHT STREETBALTIMOREMD21202TREASURER0.00000
CAROLINE H DIXON
3919 CANTERBURY ROADBALTIMOREMD21218DIRECTOR0.00000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
Tot Number Of Oth Empl Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfOthEmplPaidOver50k
Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE
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 Securities762988AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances4292AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets767280TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets767280AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable11509CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets755771NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return37789MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return37789MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income708TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax708TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj37081DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Recoveries Qlfy Distributions0RecoveriesQlfyDistributions
Distributable Amount Before Ded37081DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Deduction Fr Distributable$0DeductionFrDistributableAmount
Distributable Amount As Adjusted37081DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions35000ExpensesAndContributions
Program Related Investments Total0ProgramRelatedInvestmentsTotal
Qualifying Distributions35000QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm0OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions35000AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted37081DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year30418UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Total For Prior Years0TotalForPriorYears
Total Excess Distri Carryover0TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions35000QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year130418AppliedToYear1
Applied To Prior Years0AppliedToPriorYears
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year4582AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus0RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY0ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus0TotalCorpus
Prior Year Undistributed Income0PriorYearUndistributedIncome
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTax
Taxable Amount10TaxableAmount1
Taxable Amount20TaxableAmount2
Undistributed Income CY32499UndistributedIncomeCY
Distri From Corpus170b1 E Or4942g30DistriFromCorpus170b1EOr4942g3
Excess Distri Cyov From Year50ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerCAROLINE H DIXONContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY FOUNDATION
6 HERNDON AVENUEANNAPOLISMD21403N/APUBLIC CHARITYSUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSES$8,750
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL MARYLAND
100 S CHARLES STREETBALTIMOREMD21201N/APUBLIC CHARITYSUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSES$8,750
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND
1250 TWENTY-FOURTH STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20090N/APUBLIC CHARITYSUPPORT EXEMPT PURPOSES$8,750
EPISCOPAL COMMUNITY SERVICES
901 N MILTON AVEBALTIMOREMD21205N/APUBLIC CHARITYSUPPORT OF EXEMPT PURPOSES$8,750
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year35000TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
Tot Grant Or Contri Approved Future0TotGrantOrContriApprovedFuture

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$34,244ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion$5,064ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Income$0UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion$39,308ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA39308TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EO0PurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities Etc0RentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E Os0RelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOther (8 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVBook ValueBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
T.ROWE PRICE GROWTH STOCK FUNDAT COST7621488661
T.ROWE PRICE NEW HORIZONS FUNDAT COST3848749509
T. ROWE PRICE CAPITAL APPRECIATIONAT COST92682126049
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP GROWTHAT COST6258791453
T. ROWE PRICE MID-CAP VALUEAT COST6622788285
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. BOND INDEXAT COST106071113617
T. ROWE PRICE U.S. TREASURYAT COST100799112383
T. ROWE PRICE INTERNATIONAL EQUITY INDEX FUNDAT COST10674492116

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL FEESCategory
Amount$3,910Amount
Net Investment Income3910NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionMISCELLANEOUSDescription
Revenue And Expenses Per Books4RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFEDERAL TAXESCategory
Amount$273Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps