LEESON FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2011
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- Organization
- LEESON FOUNDATION (EIN 77-0487136)
- Tax period
- 2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
- Filed
- 2012-05-10
- IRS object ID
- 201231319349100948
- 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 ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2012-05-10T14:59:31-07:00 | 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 | Brownfield & Associates | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 5472 Club Drive | AddressLine1 |
| City | San Jose | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 95127 | 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 | 770487136 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | The Leeson Foundation | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | LEES | NameControl |
| Phone | 4083531927 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 15300 Soda Springs Road | AddressLine1 |
| City | Los Gatos | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 95033 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | David B Leeson | Name |
| Title | President | Title |
| Date Signed | 2012-05-10 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | true | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Elizabeth J Brownfield CPA | Name |
| Phone | 4083479180 | Phone |
| Self Employed | X | SelfEmployed |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2011 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-PF IRS990PF
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Exempt PF | X | ExemptPF |
| FMV Assets EOY | 148977 | FMVAssetsEOY |
| Method Of Accounting Cash | X | MethodOfAccountingCash |
Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Not Required To Attach Schedule B | X | NotRequiredToAttachScheduleB |
| Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss | 552 | InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss |
| Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm | 552 | InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm |
| Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm | 552 | InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncm |
| Dividends Rev And Expnss | 2 | DividendsRevAndExpnss |
| Dividends Net Invst Incm | 2 | DividendsNetInvstIncm |
| Dividends Adj Net Incm | 2 | DividendsAdjNetIncm |
| Total Revenue And Expenses | 554 | TotalRevenueAndExpenses |
| Total Net Investment Income | 554 | TotalNetInvestmentIncome |
| Total Adjusted Net Income | 554 | TotalAdjustedNetIncome |
| Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss | 805 | AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss |
| Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 805 | AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Taxes Rev And Expnss | 10 | TaxesRevAndExpnss |
| Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 10 | TaxesDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Other Expenses Rev And Expnss | 40 | OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss |
| Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 40 | OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss | 855 | TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss |
| Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm | 0 | TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm |
| Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 855 | TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss | 12000 | ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss |
| Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 12000 | ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Total Expenses Rev And Expnss | 12855 | TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss |
| Total Expenses Net Invst Incm | 0 | TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm |
| Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps | 12855 | TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps |
| Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses | -12301 | ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses |
| Net Investment Income | 554 | NetInvestmentIncome |
| Adjusted Net Income | 554 | AdjustedNetIncome |
Balance Sheets BalanceSheets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Cash BOY | 161278 | CashBOY |
| Cash EOY | 148977 | CashEOY |
| Cash EOYFMV | 148977 | CashEOYFMV |
| Total Assets BOY | 161278 | TotalAssetsBOY |
| Total Assets EOY | 148977 | TotalAssetsEOY |
| Total Assets EOYFMV | 148977 | TotalAssetsEOYFMV |
| Total Liabilities EOY | 0 | TotalLiabilitiesEOY |
| Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117 | X | OrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117 |
| Retained Earnings BOY | 161278 | RetainedEarningsBOY |
| Retained Earnings EOY | 148977 | RetainedEarningsEOY |
| Total Net Assets BOY | 161278 | TotalNetAssetsBOY |
| Total Net Assets EOY | 148977 | TotalNetAssetsEOY |
| Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY | 161278 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY |
| Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY | 148977 | TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY |
Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY | 161278 | TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY |
| Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses | -12301 | ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses |
| Subtotal | 148977 | Subtotal |
| Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY | 148977 | TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY |
Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Liable For4942 Tax | false | LiableFor4942Tax |
| Qualifying Distributions Year1 | 8754 | QualifyingDistributionsYear1 |
| Noncharitable Assets Year1 | 165977 | NoncharitableAssetsYear1 |
| Distribution Ratio Year1 | 0.05274 | DistributionRatioYear1 |
| Qualifying Distributions Year2 | 8968 | QualifyingDistributionsYear2 |
| Noncharitable Assets Year2 | 175013 | NoncharitableAssetsYear2 |
| Distribution Ratio Year2 | 0.05124 | DistributionRatioYear2 |
| Qualifying Distributions Year3 | 793 | QualifyingDistributionsYear3 |
| Noncharitable Assets Year3 | 174173 | NoncharitableAssetsYear3 |
| Distribution Ratio Year3 | 0.00455 | DistributionRatioYear3 |
| Qualifying Distributions Year4 | 5857 | QualifyingDistributionsYear4 |
| Noncharitable Assets Year4 | 168608 | NoncharitableAssetsYear4 |
| Distribution Ratio Year4 | 0.03474 | DistributionRatioYear4 |
| Qualifying Distributions Year5 | 621 | QualifyingDistributionsYear5 |
| Noncharitable Assets Year5 | 164567 | NoncharitableAssetsYear5 |
| Distribution Ratio Year5 | 0.00377 | DistributionRatioYear5 |
| Total Distribution Ratio | 0.14705 | TotalDistributionRatio |
| Average Distribution Ratio | 0.02941 | AverageDistributionRatio |
| One Percent Net Investment Income | 6 | OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome |
| Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One | 6 | AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct |
| Qualifying Distributions | 12855 | QualifyingDistributions |
Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940e | X | DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e |
| Investment Income Excise Tax | 6 | InvestmentIncomeExciseTax |
| Subtotal | 6 | Subtotal |
| Tax Based On Investment Income | 6 | TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome |
| Tax Due | 6 | TaxDue |
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 | CA | 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 Leeson | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Books In Care Of Phone Number | 4083531927 | BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber |
Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 15300 Soda Springs Road | AddressLine1 |
| City | Los Gatos | City |
| State | CA | State |
| ZIP Code | 95033 | 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 (2 entries)
| Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1 | CityUSAddress/City | StateUSAddress/State | ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara S Leeson | ||||||
| 15300 Soda Springs Road | Los Gatos | CA | 95033 | Vice Pres. | 0.00 | 0 |
| David B Leeson | ||||||
| 15300 Soda Springs Road | Los Gatos | CA | 95033 | President | 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 | 0 | AvgMonthlyCashBalances |
| FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets | 0 | FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets |
| Total FMV Of Unused Assets | 0 | TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets |
| Reduction Claimed | 0 | ReductionClaimed |
| Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets | 0 | AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets |
| Cash Deemed Charitable | 0 | CashDeemedCharitable |
| Net Noncharitable Assets | 0 | NetNoncharitableAssets |
| Minimum Investment Return | 0 | MinimumInvestmentReturn |
Distributable DistributableAmount
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Based On Investment Income | 6 | TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome |
| Total Tax | 6 | TotalTax |
| Distributable Amount Before Adj | 6 | DistributableAmountBeforeAdj |
| Distributable Amount Before Ded | 6 | DistributableAmountBeforeDed |
| Distributable Amount As Adjusted | 0 | DistributableAmountAsAdjusted |
Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Expenses And Contributions | 12855 | ExpensesAndContributions |
| Qualifying Distributions | 12855 | QualifyingDistributions |
| One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm | 6 | OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm |
| Adj Qualifying Distributions | 12849 | AdjQualifyingDistributions |
Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Distributable Amount As Adjusted | 0 | DistributableAmountAsAdjusted |
| Excess Distri Carryover Year2 | 9000 | ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2 |
| Excess Distri Carryover Year1 | 473 | ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1 |
| Total Excess Distri Carryover | 9473 | TotalExcessDistriCarryover |
| Qualifying Distributions | 12855 | QualifyingDistributions |
| Treated As Distri From Corpus | 0 | TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus |
| Remaining Distri From Corpus | 12855 | RemainingDistriFromCorpus |
| Total Corpus | 22328 | TotalCorpus |
| Undistributed Income CY | 0 | UndistributedIncomeCY |
| Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year | 22328 | ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear |
| Excess From Year2 | 9000 | ExcessFromYear2 |
| Excess From Year1 | 473 | ExcessFromYear1 |
| Excess From Current Year | 12855 | ExcessFromCurrentYear |
Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Only Contributes To Preselected | X | OnlyContributesToPreselected |
Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (3 entries)
| Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1 | CityRecipientUSAddress/City | StateRecipientUSAddress/State | ZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCode | Recipient RelationshipRecipientRelationship | Recipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatus | Purpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContribution | AmountAmount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphony Silicon Valley | |||||||
| 325 South 1st Street Ste 160 | San Jose | CA | 95113 | Charitable Organization | Paid | Funding provided for SPARK Program | $1,000 |
| Opera San Jose | |||||||
| 2149 Paragon Drive | San Jose | CA | 95131 | Charitable Organization | Paid | Funding K thru 12th grade education programs | $1,000 |
| Georgianna Bruce Kirby Preparatory | |||||||
| 425 Encinal Street | Santa Cruz | CA | 95060 | Charitable Organization | Paid | Funding General Operations | $10,000 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year | 12000 | TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear |
Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy
Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusion Code | 14 | ExclusionCode |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 552 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Exclusion Code | 14 | ExclusionCode |
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 2 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Related Or Exempt Function Income | 554 | RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Part XVIA | 554 | 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 |
Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule
Accounting Fees AccountingFees
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Accounting Fees | Category |
| Amount | $805 | Amount |
| Net Investment Income | 0 | NetInvestmentIncome |
| Adjusted Net Income | 0 | AdjustedNetIncome |
| Disbursements Charitable Prps | 805 | DisbursementsCharitablePrps |
Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule
Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)
| DescriptionDescription | Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooks | Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps |
|---|---|---|
| Postage | 19 | 19 |
| Bank Wire fees | 21 | 21 |
Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule
Taxes Taxes
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Category | California income taxes | Category |
| Amount | $10 | Amount |
| Disbursements Charitable Prps | 10 | DisbursementsCharitablePrps |