GIESS FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
GIESS FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 39-3464782)
Tax period
2025-07-25 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-02
IRS object ID
202611539349100221
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)
Return2026-06-02T12:24:31-04:00ReturnTs
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 Begin2025-07-25TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN393464782EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Giess Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% Foundation SourceInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlGIESBusinessNameControlTxt
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)
PersonBenjamin GiessPersonNm
Person TitleTreasurerPersonTitleTxt
Phone8008391754PhoneNum
Signature2026-04-28SignatureDt
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)
Initial ReturnYes (X)InitialReturnInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$5,147,173FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$5,111,668ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$886InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$886InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$9,664DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$9,664DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$24,836NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,378,811GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$658,084CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$5,097,382TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$668,634TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$501OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$501OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,500OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,500OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,001TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$501TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,500TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$0ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$0ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,001TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$501TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$5,094,381ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$668,133NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$442,141SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$442,141SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$4,652,240CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$4,705,032CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$0TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$5,094,381TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$5,147,173TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning EOY$5,094,381RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$5,094,381TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$5,094,381TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$5,094,381ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$5,094,381SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$5,094,381TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

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$1,378,811GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$720,727CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$658,084GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$658,084GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$658,084CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$9,287InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$9,287SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$9,287TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$9,287ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$9,287TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
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 ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Benjamin P Giess
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Dir, Sec, Treas1.0$0$0$0
Catherine S Giess
Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdWilmingtonDE198091377Dir, Pres1.0$0$0$0
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$1,398,256AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$234,620AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,632,876TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,632,876AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$24,493CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,608,383NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$35,252MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$35,252MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$9,287TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$9,287TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$25,965DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$25,965DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$25,965DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$2,500ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$2,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$25,965DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Prior Year12023PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22022PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32021PriorYear3Yr
Qualifying Distributions$2,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$2,500AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$0TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$23,465UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
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

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$886ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$9,664ExclusionAmt
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-$24,836ExclusionAmt
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-$14,286ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty-$14,286TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionIndNoncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd
Giess Family Partnership LP
147 Temple RoadWellesleyMA02482$5,099,168Yes (X)Yes (X)
Giess Catherine S
247 Temple RoadWellesleyMA02482$12,500Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (26 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
1SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST SPY, 4485 sh.$3,006,3402025-11-06
1NVIDIA CORP NVDA, 4780 sh.$892,2352025-11-17
1ACCENTURE PLC ACN, 150 sh.$36,4182025-11-17
1ADOBE SYSTEMS, INC ADBE, 310 sh.$101,8062025-11-17
1AIR PRODS & CHEM INC APD, 68 sh.$17,3842025-11-17
1Airbnb ABNB, 618 sh.$73,5522025-11-17
1SALESFORCE.COM CRM, 334 sh.$79,8962025-11-17
1ZOETIS INC ZTS, 174 sh.$20,8312025-11-17
1ON HOLDING ORD SHS CLASS A ONON, 291 sh.$12,2182025-11-17
1ORACLE CORP ORCL, 200 sh.$43,8362025-11-17
1PAYCHEX PAYX, 137 sh.$15,1982025-11-17
1PHILIP MORRIS INTL PM, 121 sh.$18,5552025-11-17
1PROGRESSIVE CORP OHIO PGR, 166 sh.$37,4962025-11-17
1S&P GLOBAL INC COM SPGI, 158 sh.$77,5092025-11-17
1FISERV INC FISV, 183 sh.$11,5852025-11-17
1GARTNER INC IT, 93 sh.$21,2242025-11-17
1INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES IBM, 386 sh.$116,2842025-11-17
1INTUIT INTU, 158 sh.$103,2922025-11-17
1INTUITIVE SURGICAL ISRG, 262 sh.$143,8982025-11-17
1LOWES COMPANIES INC LOW, 97 sh.$22,0062025-11-17
1ALTRIA GROUP INC MO, 272 sh.$15,8312025-11-17
1AUTODESK, INC ADSK, 222 sh.$65,5372025-11-17
1BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. CLASS B BRK-B, 64 sh.$32,4512025-11-17
1CHIPOTLE MEX GRILL CMG, 1950 sh.$60,3042025-11-17
1CINCINNATI FINANCIAL CORP CINF, 104 sh.$16,9252025-11-17
1FASTENAL COMPANY FAST, 516 sh.$20,6862025-11-17

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (16 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
COMMUNICATION SVCS SLCT SCTR S$15,028$15,304
CONSUMER DISCRETIONARY SELECT$25,188$25,434
CONSUMER STAPLES SELECT SECTOR$15,179$14,992
FIDELITY 500 INDEX FUND$477,431$477,484
FIDELITY INTERNATL INDEX INSTL$194,735$194,070
FINANCIAL SELECT SECTOR SPDR F$40,116$41,242
ISHARES CORE MSCI DEV MKTS ETF$30,024$30,270
ISHARES MSCI-JAPAN$10,032$9,770
NVIDIA CORP$653,310$652,750
SELECT SECTOR SPDR ENERGY FUND$10,058$9,881
SELECT SECTOR SPDR INDUSTRIAL$9,967$10,083
SELECT SECTOR SPDR-HEALTH CARE$25,514$25,697
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST$3,006,341$3,058,411
VANGUARD FTSE EUROPEAN ETF$45,048$46,153
VANGUARD INFORMATION TECHNOLOG$69,315$68,594
VANGUARD S&P 500 GROWTH$24,954$24,897

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Administrative Fees$600$600
Administrative Set-Up Fee$1,400$1,400
Delaware Incorporation Fees$500$500

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryInvestment Management ServicesCategoryTxt
Amt$501Amt
Net Investment Income$501NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor Detail SubstantialContributorDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGiess Family Partnership L PPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line147 Temple RoadAddressLine1Txt
CityWellesleyCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02482ZIPCd

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