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ANDRE AND KATHERINE MERAGE FOUNDATION OF NEVADA: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
ANDRE AND KATHERINE MERAGE FOUNDATION OF NEVADA (EIN 02-0657534)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-08-13
IRS object ID
201342259349100739
Schema version
2012v2.0
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)
Timestamp2013-08-13T12:38:10-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DUNN HENRITZE LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line1215 W OAK ST STE 1100AddressLine1
CityFORT COLLINSCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code805212733ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN020657534EIN

Name Name

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Business Name Line1Andre & Katherine Merage FoundationBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2of NevadaBusinessNameLine2
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Name ControlANDRNameControl
Phone9494745826Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 Newport Center DriveAddressLine1
CityNewport BeachCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92660ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePaul MerageName
TitleDirectorTitle
Date Signed2013-08-08DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDean DunnName
PTINP00212124PTIN
Phone9704077215Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

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Total Revenue And Expenses3163667TotalRevenueAndExpenses
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Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

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Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
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Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress

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Business Name Line1Matt DrevlowBusinessNameLine1
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Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

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Address Line1660 Newport Center Drive Ste 1300AddressLine1
CityNewport BeachCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92660ZIPCode
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Foreign BankfalseForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

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Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly PersonfalseSaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
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Paul Merage
660 Newport CenterDr Ste 1300Newport BeachCA92660Secr/Treas1.000
Katherine Merage
660 Newport CenterDr Ste 1300Newport BeachCA92660Pres/Director2.000
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Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerKatherine MerageContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (4 entries)

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Orange County Community Foundation
4041 MacArthur Blvd Suite 510Newport BeachCA92660NoneSelf-Directed General Operations$770,000
The Merage Institute
4350 Von Karman Ave Ste 400Newport BeachCA92660Founder's relatedGeneral Operations$770,000Prvt
Jewish Comm Ctr of OC
One Federation Way Suite 200IrvineCA92603NoneGeneral Support$2,500Public
University Synagogue
3400 Michelson DriveIrvineCA92612NoneGeneral Operating Support$134,055Public
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Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
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Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
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Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
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Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribed (2 entries)

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Dover III -FMV Adjustment14$1,670,319

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

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Exclusion$3,163,667ExclusionAmount
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Total Part XVIA3163667TotalPartXVIA

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Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

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CategoryAccounting/Tax Preparation FeesCategory
Amount$2,271Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps2271DisbursementsCharitablePrps

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)

ExplanationExplanation
Part II, Balance Sheet, Line 13:Other Investments: Book Value FMVInvestment in Dover Capital Management III, LLC $33,513,942 $33,513,942
Statement regarding Federal Form 990-PF, Section VII-B, Question 5(c)Pursuant to IRC Reg Sec 53.4945-5(d)(2), the Andre and Katherine Merage Foundation of Nevada provides the following information:(i) Grantee: Merage Foundation for U.S. Israel Trade, 4350 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Newport Beach, CA 92660(ii) Date & Amount of Grant: Various times, total of $395,000.(iii) Purpose of Grants: Support for the programs of the Merage Foundation for U.S. Israel Trade.(iv) & (vi) Reports: Merage Foundation for U.S. Israel Trade provides full & complete reports at various times and has expended all funds provided.(v) Diversions: To the knowledge of the grantor, no funds have been diverted to any activity other than the activity for which the grant was originally made.(vii) Verification: The grantor has no reason to doubt the accuracy or reliability of the report from the grantee; therefore, no independent verification of the report was made.Pursuant to IRC Reg Sec 53.4945-5(d)(2), the Andre and Katherine Merage Foundation of Nevada provides the following information:(i) Grantee: The Merage Institute, F/K/A Merage Institute for the American Dream, 4350 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Newport Beach, CA 92660(ii) Date & Amount of Grant: Various times, total of $775,000.(iii) Purpose of Grants: Support for the programs of The Merage Institute.(iv) & (vi) Reports: The Merage Institute provides full & complete reports at various times and has expended all funds provided.(v) Diversions: To the knowledge of the grantor, no funds have been diverted to any activity other than the activity for which the grant was originally made.(vii) Verification: The grantor has no reason to doubt the accuracy or reliability of the report from the grantee; therefore, no independent verification of the report was made.

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFees

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CategoryLegal FeesCategory
Amount$150Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
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Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (5 entries)

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Licenses & Permits455455
Investment Management Fees - Dover III7497574975
Investment Interest Exp - Dover III K-151295129
Foreign Taxes - Dover III - Sch K-1319319
Federal and State Excise Taxes46500

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income OtherIncome (2 entries)

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Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes

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CategoryState taxesCategory
Amount$260Amount