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SYLK CHARITABLE TRUST: Form 990PF, tax year 2011

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Organization
SYLK CHARITABLE TRUST (EIN 23-7809130)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-09
IRS object ID
201221309349100702
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-05-09T09:13:24-00:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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 Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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 SYLKName
TitleTRUSTEETitle
Date Signed2012-05-08DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJEROME LIEBERMANName
Phone2156284100Phone
Date Prepared2012-05-09DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY208008FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss69722ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Dividends Rev And Expnss6495DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm6495DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss1257NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price156978GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm1257CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses77474TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income7752TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss1300AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm650AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps650AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss648TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm648TaxesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss16OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss1964TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm1298TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps650TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss147960ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps147960ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss149924TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm1298TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps148610TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-72450ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income6454NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY23435SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY10843SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV10843SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY341020InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY281162InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV197165InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY364455TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY292005TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV208008TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Retained Earnings BOY364455RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY292005RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY364455TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY292005TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY364455TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY292005TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY364455TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-72450ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal292005Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY292005TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (6 entries)

Description Of AssetDescriptionOfAssetHow AcquiredHowAcquiredDate AcquiredDateAcquiredDate SoldDateSoldGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisGain Or LossGainOrLossGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLosses
500 QUAL COMD2010-11-152011-10-25264432416522782278
1397 BONAVISTAP2005-10-242011-05-02417233726744564456
2500 BONAVISTAD2011-10-022011-10-256356263898-336-336
275 BONAVISTAD2011-10-022011-12-097122582412981298
700 BONAVISTAP2005-10-242011-05-021812818673-545-545
PNC FNL-CALLP2010-04-232011-01-225894-5894-5894
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income1257CapitalGainNetIncome
Net Short Term Capital Gain Or Loss-2654NetShortTermCapitalGainOrLoss

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year1154125QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1285153NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year1000.540499DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year2151503QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2511018NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year2000.296473DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year3229278QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3494345NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year3000.463802DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year4135183QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4682694NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year4000.198014DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year5149398QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5683815NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year5000.218477DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio001.717265TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio000.343453AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets235337NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets80827AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income65OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One80892AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions148610QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax65InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal65Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income65TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Tax Due65TaxDue

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 Securities221782AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances17139AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets238921TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets238921AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable3584CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets235337NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return11767MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return11767MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income65TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax65TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj11702DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded11702DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted11702DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions148610ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions148610QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm65OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions148545AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted11702DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Excess Distri Carryover Year5116211ExcessDistriCarryoverYear5
Excess Distri Carryover Year4101732ExcessDistriCarryoverYear4
Excess Distri Carryover Year3206505ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year2126198ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2
Excess Distri Carryover Year1140469ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover691115TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions148610QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Current Year11702AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus136908RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Total Corpus828023TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov From Year5116211ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year711812ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year4101732ExcessFromYear4
Excess From Year3206505ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year2126198ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Year1140469ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year136908ExcessFromCurrentYear

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
AMERICAN JEWISH COMMITTEE
30 S 15TH STPHILAPA19102CHARITABLE$2,500
BARRACK HEBREW ACADEMY
272 S BRYN MAWR AVEBRYN MAWRPA19010EDUCATIONAL$2,800
CHILDREN'S CRISES TREATMENT CENTER
1823 CHESTNUT STPHILAPA19130CHARITABLE$2,500
FREE LIBRARY OF PHILA
1901 VINE STPHILAPA19103EDUCATIONAL$200
FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE
BOX 3003LANCASTERPA17604EDUCATIONAL$250
FRIENDS OF ANDULUSIA
BOX 158ANDULUSIAPA19020CHARITABLE$125
FRIENDS CENTRAL SCHOOL
1101 CITY AVEWYNNEWOODPA19096EDUCATIONAL$200
HAR ZION TEMPLE
1500 HAGYS FORD RDPENN VALLEYPA19072RELIGIOUS$3,000
JEAN RUDDY DANCE ASSOC
1515 BRANDYWINE STPHILAPA19130CHARITABLE$250
JEWISH RELIEF AGENCY
116 BALA AVEBALA CYNWYDPA19004CHARITABLE$250
MERION COMMUNITY COALITION
BOX 73MERIONPA19066CHARITABLE$7,500
MERION CIVIC ASSN
BOX 263MERIONPA19066CHARITABLE$35
MISSION KIDS
BOX 413BLUE BELLPA19422CHARITABLE$1,000
MURAL ARTS ADVOCATES
1727 MT VERNON STPHILAPA19101CHARITABLE$1,000
PA ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS
128 N BROAD STPHILAPA19102CHARITABLE$1,000
PHILA MUSEUM OF ART
BOX 7646PHILAPA19101CHARITABLE$300
ST JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY
5600 CITY AVEPHILAPA19131EDUCATIONAL$50
UNITED WAY OF BURLINGTON COUNTY
BOX 226RANCOCASNJ08073CHARITABLE$125,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year147960TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$6,495ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income1257RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$6,495ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income1257RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA7752TotalPartXVIA

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 Number0001ContributorNumber

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 AVENUEAddressLine1
CityMERION STATIONCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code19066ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions69722AggregateContributions
Noncash Contribution TypeXNoncashContributionType

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLIEBERMAN AND COMPANYCategory
Amount$1,300Amount
Net Investment Income650NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps650DisbursementsCharitablePrps

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (7 entries)

Name Of StockNameOfStockEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
500 shares of EGAIN COMMUNICATIONS49893455
900 shares of AMERICAN CAPITAL AGENCY2614125272
13295 shares of KIWIBOX COM68070336
700 shares of NORFOLK SOUTHERN4374351002
750 shares of THOMSON PLASTICS7500075000
30000 shares of COLUMBIA FINL3000030000
5500 shares of AMBAC FINL GROUP3321912100

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooks
PA LICENSE15
ROUNDING1

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmountNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
Tax on investment income$30130100
FOREIGN TAXES$34734700