AST FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- AST FOUNDATION INC (EIN 13-4170959)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-04-10
- IRS object ID
- 201211019349100601
- Schema version
- 2011v1.2
- 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
- Form 990-PF
- Schedule B
- Accounting Fees Schedule
- General Explanation Attachment
- Other Expenses Schedule
- Other Professional Fees Schedule
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-04-10T07:16:11-07:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2011-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Bruce Mac Corkindale CPA PC | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 3960 Merrick Road | AddressLine1 |
| City | Seaford | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 11783 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990PF | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2011-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 134170959 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | AST Foundation Inc | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | ASTF | NameControl |
| Phone | 2126915288 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 720 | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10014 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | David E Levy | Name |
| Title | Director | Title |
| Date Signed | 2012-04-10 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Bruce Mac Corkindale | Name |
| Phone | 5167831794 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-25 16:41:14Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-PF IRS990PF
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Exempt PF | X | ExemptPF |
| FMV Assets EOY | 3861 | FMVAssetsEOY |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contri Received Rev And Expnss | 5000 | ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss |
| Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss | 1 | InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss |
| Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm | 1 | InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm |
| Total Revenue And Expenses | 5001 | TotalRevenueAndExpenses |
| Total Net Investment Income | 1 | TotalNetInvestmentIncome |
| Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss | 925 | AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss |
| Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 50 | AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss | 141 | OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnss |
| Other Expenses Rev And Expnss | 558 | OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss |
| Other Expenses Net Invst Incm | 1 | OtherExpensesNetInvstIncm |
| Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss | 1624 | TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss |
| Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm | 1 | TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm |
| Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 50 | TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss | 100 | ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss |
| Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 100 | ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Total Expenses Rev And Expnss | 1724 | TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss |
| Total Expenses Net Invst Incm | 1 | TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm |
| Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 150 | TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses | 3277 | ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses |
| Net Investment Income | 0 | NetInvestmentIncome |
Balance Sheets BalanceSheets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash BOY | 584 | CashBOY |
| Cash EOY | 3861 | CashEOY |
| Cash EOYFMV | 3861 | CashEOYFMV |
| Total Assets BOY | 584 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 3861 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Assets EOYFMV | 3861 | TotalAssetsEOYFMV |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 0 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Org That Follow SFAS117 | X | OrgThatFollowSFAS117 |
| Unrestricted BOY | 584 | UnrestrictedBOY |
| Unrestricted EOY | 3861 | UnrestrictedEOY |
| Total Net Assets BOY | 584 | TotalNetAssetsBOY |
| Total Net Assets EOY | 3861 | TotalNetAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY | 584 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY |
| Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY | 3861 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY |
Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY | 584 | TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY |
| Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses | 3277 | ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses |
| Subtotal | 3861 | Subtotal |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY | 3861 | TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY |
Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Investment Income Excise Tax | 0 | InvestmentIncomeExciseTax |
Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Legislative Political Activities | false | LegislativePoliticalActivities |
| More Than100 Spent | false | MoreThan100Spent |
| Form1120 POL Filed | false | Form1120POLFiled |
| Activities Not Prev Reported | false | ActivitiesNotPrevReported |
| Changes To Articles Or Bylaws | false | ChangesToArticlesOrBylaws |
| Unrelated Bus Income Over1000 | false | UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000 |
| Form990 T Filed | false | Form990TFiled |
| Termination Etc | false | TerminationEtc |
| Requirements Of Sect508e | false | RequirementsOfSect508e |
| At Least5000 In Assets | true | AtLeast5000InAssets |
| States Filed With | NY | StatesFiledWith |
| Form990 PF Filed With AG | true | Form990PFFiledWithAG |
| Private Operating Foundation | false | PrivateOperatingFoundation |
| New Substantial Contributors | false | NewSubstantialContributors |
| Interest In Controlled Entity | false | InterestInControlledEntity |
| Applicable Insurance Contract | false | ApplicableInsuranceContract |
| Comply With Public Inspection Rqr | true | ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr |
| Website Address | N/A | WebsiteAddress |
Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | David Levy | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Books In Care Of Phone Number | 8662276598 | BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber |
Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | PO Box 720 | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 100140720 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Bank | false | ForeignBank |
Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly Person | false | SaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson |
| Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly Person | false | BorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson |
| Furnished Goods With Dsqfly Person | false | FurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson |
| Pay Compensation To Dsqfly Person | false | PayCompensationToDsqflyPerson |
| Transfer Assets To Dsqfly Person | false | TransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson |
| Payment To Government Offical | false | PaymentToGovernmentOffical |
| Acts Fail To Qualify As Exceptions | false | ActsFailToQualifyAsExceptions |
| Uncorrected Prior Acts | false | UncorrectedPriorActs |
| Undistributed Income Prior Years | false | UndistributedIncomePriorYears |
| Undistr Income4942a2 Not Applied | false | UndistrIncome4942a2NotApplied |
| Business Holdings | false | BusinessHoldings |
| Excess Business Holdings | false | ExcessBusinessHoldings |
| Jeopardy Investments | false | JeopardyInvestments |
| Uncorrected Jeopardy Investments | false | UncorrectedJeopardyInvestments |
| Influence Legislation | false | InfluenceLegislation |
| Influence Election | false | InfluenceElection |
| Grants To Individuals | false | GrantsToIndividuals |
| Grants To Organizations | false | GrantsToOrganizations |
| Noncharitable Purpose | false | NoncharitablePurpose |
| Tr Fail To Qualify As Exceptions | false | TrFailToQualifyAsExceptions |
| Maint Expend Responsibility | false | MaintExpendResponsibility |
| Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Contract | false | RcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract |
| Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Contract | false | PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactn | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn |
| Proceeds Or Net Income | false | ProceedsOrNetIncome |
Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo
Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (3 entries)
| Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1 | CityUSAddress/City | StateUSAddress/State | ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michele Ruiz | ||||||
| 1741 West Ellen Street | Chicago | IL | 60622 | Director | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ellen K Levy | ||||||
| PO Box 720 | New York | NY | 100140720 | Director | 0.00 | 0 |
| David E Levy | ||||||
| PO Box 720 | New York | NY | 100140720 | Director | 0.00 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONE | NONE | CompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE |
| Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONE | NONE | CompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE |
Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities | 0 | AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities |
| Avg Monthly Cash Balances | 2223 | AvgMonthlyCashBalances |
| FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets | 0 | FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets |
| Total FMV Of Unused Assets | 2223 | TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets |
| Reduction Claimed | 0 | ReductionClaimed |
| Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets | 2223 | AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets |
| Cash Deemed Charitable | 33 | CashDeemedCharitable |
| Net Noncharitable Assets | 2190 | NetNoncharitableAssets |
| Minimum Investment Return | 110 | MinimumInvestmentReturn |
Distributable DistributableAmount
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum Investment Return | 110 | MinimumInvestmentReturn |
| Distributable Amount Before Adj | 110 | DistributableAmountBeforeAdj |
| Distributable Amount Before Ded | 110 | DistributableAmountBeforeDed |
| Distributable Amount As Adjusted | 110 | DistributableAmountAsAdjusted |
Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expenses And Contributions | 150 | ExpensesAndContributions |
| Qualifying Distributions | 150 | QualifyingDistributions |
| Adj Qualifying Distributions | 150 | AdjQualifyingDistributions |
Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Distributable Amount As Adjusted | 110 | DistributableAmountAsAdjusted |
| Excess Distri Carryover Year5 | 39 | ExcessDistriCarryoverYear5 |
| Excess Distri Carryover Year4 | 92 | ExcessDistriCarryoverYear4 |
| Excess Distri Carryover Year3 | 120 | ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3 |
| Excess Distri Carryover Year2 | 57 | ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2 |
| Excess Distri Carryover Year1 | 45 | ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1 |
| Total Excess Distri Carryover | 353 | TotalExcessDistriCarryover |
| Qualifying Distributions | 150 | QualifyingDistributions |
| Treated As Distri From Corpus | 0 | TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus |
| Applied To Current Year | 110 | AppliedToCurrentYear |
| Remaining Distri From Corpus | 40 | RemainingDistriFromCorpus |
| Total Corpus | 393 | TotalCorpus |
| Undistributed Income CY | 0 | UndistributedIncomeCY |
| Excess Distri Cyov From Year5 | 39 | ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5 |
| Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year | 354 | ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear |
| Excess From Year4 | 92 | ExcessFromYear4 |
| Excess From Year3 | 120 | ExcessFromYear3 |
| Excess From Year2 | 57 | ExcessFromYear2 |
| Excess From Year1 | 45 | ExcessFromYear1 |
| Excess From Current Year | 40 | ExcessFromCurrentYear |
Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributing Manager | Ellen K Levy | ContributingManager |
| Contributing Manager | David E Levy | ContributingManager |
| Only Contributes To Preselected | X | OnlyContributesToPreselected |
Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient Person Name | AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY | RecipientPersonName |
Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | HISTORY 79TH ST CENTRAL PK | AddressLine1 |
| City | NEW YORK | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10024 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Recipient Relationship | none | RecipientRelationship |
| Recipient Foundation Status | Public | RecipientFoundationStatus |
| Purpose Of Grant Or Contribution | Donation | PurposeOfGrantOrContribution |
| Amount | $100 | Amount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year | 100 | TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear |
Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy
Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusion Code | 14 | ExclusionCode |
| Exclusion | $1 | ExclusionAmount |
Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusion | $1 | ExclusionAmount |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Part XVIA | 1 | TotalPartXVIA |
Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EO | false | TrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO |
| Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EO | false | TrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO |
| Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets | false | SalesOrExchangesOfAssets |
| Purchase Assets Noncharitable EO | false | PurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO |
| Rental Of Facilities Etc | false | RentalOfFacilitiesEtc |
| Reimbursement Arrangements | false | ReimbursementArrangements |
| Loans Or Loan Guarantees | false | LoansOrLoanGuarantees |
| Performance Of Services Etc | false | PerformanceOfServicesEtc |
| Sharing Of Facilities Etc | false | SharingOfFacilitiesEtc |
| Relationships Noncharitable E Os | false | RelationshipsNoncharitableEOs |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Organization501c3 Exempt PF | X | Organization501c3ExemptPF |
| General Rule | X | GeneralRule |
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | 1 | ContributorNumber |
| Contributor Name Individual | David and Ellen Levy | ContributorNameIndividual |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 622 Greenwich Street 4F | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10014 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | 5000 | AggregateContributions |
| Person Contribution Type | X | PersonContributionType |
Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule
Accounting Fees AccountingFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | ACCOUNTING FEES | Category |
| Amount | $925 | Amount |
| Net Investment Income | 0 | NetInvestmentIncome |
| Adjusted Net Income | 0 | AdjustedNetIncome |
| Disbursements Charitable Prps | 50 | DisbursementsCharitablePrps |
General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment
General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)
| ExplanationExplanation |
|---|
| Officers===========Officers of the Foundation are:Ellen K. Levy - PresidentDavid E. Levy - Secretary and TreasurerMichele Ruiz - Director |
| Statement regarding charitable activities============================================The Foundation supports a range of activities including furthering the interrelationship between art, science, and technology; promoting cooperation and exchange among artists, art teachers and students, and scientists; and more generally supporting programs to aid charitable, literary, and educational activities serving the common welfare. |
Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooks | Net Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncome |
|---|---|---|
| postage | 6 | |
| FILING FEES | 551 | |
| Bank charges | 1 | 1 |
Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule
Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Legal fees | Category |
| Amount | $141 | Amount |
| Net Investment Income | 0 | NetInvestmentIncome |
| Adjusted Net Income | 0 | AdjustedNetIncome |
| Disbursements Charitable Prps | 0 | DisbursementsCharitablePrps |