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A BLUE SKY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
A BLUE SKY FOUNDATION (EIN 82-3256463)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-05-01
IRS object ID
202631219349100903
Schema version
2025v4.1
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)
Return2026-05-01T11:04:01-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13333 New Hyde Park Rd Ste 406AddressLine1Txt
CityNew Hyde ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP11042ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN823256463EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1A Blue Sky FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Foundation SourceInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlABLUBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonIsabel SnyderPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-17SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJeffrey D HaskellPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01345770PTIN
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$5,792,512FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$800,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$655InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$655InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$128,210DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$128,210DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$30,994NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$904,909GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$0CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$897,871TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$128,865TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$39,312OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$39,312OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$18,800TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$17,249OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$17,249OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$75,361TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$39,312TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$17,249TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$245,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$245,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$320,361TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$39,312TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$262,249TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$577,510ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$89,553NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$62,657SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$111,197SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$111,197SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$4,070,418CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$4,607,746CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$5,681,315CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,133,075TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$4,718,943TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$5,792,512TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$38,068OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$46,426OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$38,068TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$46,426TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$4,095,007RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$4,672,517RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,095,007TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$4,672,517TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$4,133,075TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$4,718,943TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$4,095,007TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$577,510ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$4,672,517SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$4,672,517TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyPublicly-traded SecuritiesPropertyDesc
Gross Sales Price$904,909GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$935,903CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss-$30,994GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses-$30,994GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-$30,994CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,245InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,245SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,245TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$1,769EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Total Payments And Credits$1,769TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$0EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$524OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$524AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

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 LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8008391754PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 Silverside Road Suite 123AddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd
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
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonIsabel SnyderPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdAddressLine1Txt
CityWilmingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationDEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP198091377ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleDir, Pres, Sec, TreasTitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos1.0AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$4,887,520AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$77,857AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$4,965,377TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$4,965,377AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$74,481CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$4,890,896NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$244,545MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$244,545MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,245TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,245TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$243,300DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$243,300DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$243,300DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$262,249ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$262,249QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$243,300DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$180,978UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12023PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22022PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32021PriorYear3Yr
Qualifying Distributions$262,249QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$180,978AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$81,271AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$162,029UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Current Year$0ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
ONE SPARK FOUNDATION INC
501 S REINO RDNEWBURY PARKCA91320N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
REWILD
PO BOX 129AUSTINTX78767N/APCFor conservation programs in Chile - the creation of Cape Froward National Park$200,000
THE CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CENTER
PO BOX 2022MALIBUCA90265N/APCGeneral & Unrestricted$10,000
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND INC
1250 24TH ST NWWASHINGTONDC20037N/APCAsian Elephant Project$25,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$245,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$655ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$128,210ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment IncomeOtherInvestmentIncomeGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion-$30,994ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$97,871ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$97,871TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 PersonIsabel Snyder Revocable TrustContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line126060 Mulholland HighwayAddressLine1Txt
CityCalabasasCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91302ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$800,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (12 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
BRAMSHILL INCOME PERFORMANCE F$435,823$432,424
FIRST TRUST LOW DURATION OPPOR$212,887$216,657
GUGGENHEIM LIMITED DURATION FU$129,208$130,243
GUGGENHEIM TOTAL RETURN BOND F$430,206$433,634
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS$374,094$484,074
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000$431,816$621,554
ISHARES TRUST MSCI EAFE INDEX$717,572$900,761
SELECT SECTOR SPDR UTILITIES$113,768$128,326
SPDR DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL AVER$626,010$744,403
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST$854,031$1,289,510
SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 EFT TRUST$65,992$83,856
WISDOMTREE FLOATING RATE TREAS$216,339$215,873

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Administrative Fees$17,224$17,224
State or Local Filing Fees$25$25

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescOUTSTANDING OPTIONSDesc
BOY Book Value$38,068BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$46,426EOYBookValueAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryInvestment Management ServicesCategoryTxt
Amt$39,312Amt
Net Investment Income$39,312NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
990-PF Estimated Tax for 2025$1,300
990-PF Extension for 2024$17,500