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GEORGE AND HELENA SHEN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
GEORGE AND HELENA SHEN FOUNDATION (EIN 45-2019336)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-03-01
IRS object ID
202520619349100402
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-03-01T23:30:51-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452019336EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1George and Helena Shen FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% George C ShenInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlGEORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3105628008PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1304 S Jones Blvd STE 8878AddressLine1Txt
CityLas VegasCityNm
State AbbreviationNVStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP89107ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGEORGE C SHENPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone3105628008PhoneNum
Signature2025-03-01SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$613,695FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$66,366ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$6,496DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$6,496DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$64,604CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$2,954NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$699OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$699OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$73,561TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$71,799TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$2,954TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$125AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$194OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$123TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$442TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$29,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$29,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$29,442TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$29,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$44,119ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$71,799NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$2,954AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$66,197CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$126,513CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$126,513CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$228,511CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$276,918CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$487,182CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$294,708TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$403,431TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$613,695TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$294,708CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$403,431CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$294,708TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$403,431TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$294,708TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$403,431TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$294,708TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$44,119ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$64,604OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$403,431SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$403,431TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$64,604CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$2,954NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$998InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$998SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$998TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$6EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$1,004TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (true)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1George C ShenBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3105628008PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 3670AddressLine1Txt
CityRolling Hills EstatesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90274ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
GEORGE C SHEN
5337 Bayridge RdRancho Palos VerdesCA90275President1.00$0
HELENA SHEN
5337 Bayridge RdRancho Palos VerdesCA90275Secretary1.00$0
ELIZABETH SU
1037 Woodbine WaySan JoseCA95117Treasurer1.00$0
JIM SU
1037 Woodbine WaySan JoseCA95117Director0.50$0

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
All Other Program Rltd Invst Tot$0AllOtherProgramRltdInvstTotAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$442,744AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$72,254AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$514,998TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$514,998AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$7,725CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$507,273NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$25,364MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$25,364MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$998TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$998TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$24,366DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$24,366DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$24,366DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$29,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$29,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$24,366DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$1,108ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$555ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$2,210ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$1,517ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$1,117ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$6,507TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$29,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$24,366AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$4,634RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$11,141TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$1,108ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$10,033ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$555ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$2,210ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$1,517ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$1,117ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$4,634ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year$0CurrentYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Assets Sect4942j3 Bi TotalAssetsSect4942j3BiGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Support TotalSupportGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Public Support Type PublicSupportType

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Largest Support From EO LargestSupportFromEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerGEORGE SHENContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
From the Heart Foundation
1013 Harbor Bl Ste 53OxnardCA93035PF Private nonoperatFunding films the benefit society$15,000
CalTech
12000 E California Bl Ste MC5-32PasadenaCA91125PC Public charity deContribute to graduate scholarship$10,000
Prostate Cancer Research Institue
300 Corporate Pointe Ste 383Culver CityCA90230PF Private nonoperatFunding Prostate Cancer Research$2,000
MIT
600 Memorial Dr Ste W98-300CambridgeMA02139PC Public charity deGraduate Student Support$2,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$29,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business900099BusinessCd
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$6,496UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$6,496UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$6,496TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonGEORGE SHENContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15337 Bayridge RdAddressLine1Txt
CityRancho Palos VerdesCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90275ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$66,636TotalContributionsAmt
Noncash ContributionYes (X)NoncashContributionInd

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Noncash Property200 Shs FNGUNoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$66,366FairMarketValueAmt
Received2024-03-04ReceivedDt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTaxactCategoryTxt
Amt$125Amt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (11 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
200 Shs XLK$40,936$46,504
400 Shs GOOGL$21,508$75,720
100 Shs AAPL$13,474$25,042
200 Shs ARES$13,114$35,406
100 Shs BRKB$30,227$45,328
200 Shs AVGO$25,000$46,368
200 Shs JPM$28,294$47,942
50 Shs LLY$22,371$38,600
100 Shs MA$26,905$52,657
300 SHS NVDA$30,569$40,287
200 Shs ORCL$24,520$33,328

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescARES Non Dividend DistributionDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$699RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$699NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCapital gainDesc
Amt$64,604Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
Nevada Annual Listing fee$103
Physical Address$86
Fidelity Transaction Cost$5

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryExcise TaxCategoryTxt
Amt$123Amt