BISON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
BISON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (EIN 46-5748145)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-06-29
IRS object ID
202611809349100921
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-06-29T14:37:35-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN251767399PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONNOLLY STEELE & COMPANY PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11010 OHIO RIVER BLVD - SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityPITTSBURGHCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15202ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN465748145EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BISON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBISOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4128613185PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1296 LINDEN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCANONSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15317ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonWALTER W TURNERPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENT/TREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-06-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMATTHEW DODSON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01487067PTIN
Phone4127619180PhoneNum
Preparation2026-06-03PreparationDt
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$1,892,337FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$509,280ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$3,803InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$3,803InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$38,667DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$38,667DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$30,297NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,046,660GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$452,083CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$582,047TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$494,553TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,850AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$1,850AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$8,062TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$562TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$15,362OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$15,362OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$25,274TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$17,774TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$622,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$622,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$647,274TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$17,774TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$622,000TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$65,227ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$476,779NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$293,440CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$62,726CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$62,726CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$915,233CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$999,082CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,276,636CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$461,669OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$543,307OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$552,975OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,670,342TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,605,115TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,892,337TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$1,670,342RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$1,605,115RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,670,342TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,605,115TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,670,342TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,605,115TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,670,342TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$65,227ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$1,605,115SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,605,115TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (6 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
MERRILL LYNCH 2675P$90,612$90,098$514$514
MERRILL LYNCH 2732P$141,421$64,131$77,290$77,290
MERRILL LYNCH 2733P$160,285$126,268$34,017$34,017
MERRILL LYNCH 2734P$96,496$77,911$18,585$18,585
MERRILL LYNCH 2735P$40,374$26,072$14,302$14,302
MERRILL LYNCH 2875P$513,888$210,097$303,791$303,791
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$452,083CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$448,499NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$6,627InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$6,627SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$6,627TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$4,972EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$8,500ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$13,472TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$6,845OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$6,845AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 StatePAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WALTER W TURNERBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4128613185PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1296 LINDEN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCANONSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15317ZIPCd
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
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
WALTER W TURNER
296 LINDEN ROADCANONSBURGPA15317PRESIDENT/TR1.00$0$0$0
ARLENE G TURNER
296 LINDEN ROADCANONSBURGPA15317SECRETARY1.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,591,940AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$116,952AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,708,892TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,708,892AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$25,633CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,683,259NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$84,163MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$84,163MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$6,627TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$6,627TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$77,536DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$77,536DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$77,536DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$622,000ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$622,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$77,536DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$71,712ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$183,477ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$172,813ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$245,784ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$383,755ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$1,057,541TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$622,000QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$77,536AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$544,464RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,602,005TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$71,712ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,530,293ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$183,477ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$172,813ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$245,784ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$383,755ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$544,464ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerWALTER TURNERContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerARLENE TURNERContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
WASHINGTON CITY MISSION
84 W WHEELING STWASHINGTONPA15301PCGENERAL$500,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PI
4401 PENN AVEPITTSBURGHPA15224PCGENERAL$100,000
CARNEGIE MUSEUMS
440 FORBES AVEPITTSBURGHPA15213PCGENERAL$20,000
THE WOODLANDS FOUNDATION
134 SHENOT RDWEXFORDPA15090PCGENERAL$2,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$622,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$3,803ExclusionAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$38,667ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$30,297ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$72,767ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$72,767TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 PersonWALTER AND ARLENE TURNERContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1296 LINDEN ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityCANONSBURGCityNm
State AbbreviationPAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP15317ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$509,280TotalContributionsAmt
Noncash ContributionYes (X)NoncashContributionInd

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Noncash Property9600 SHARES OF MEIXNoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$509,280FairMarketValueAmt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$1,850Amt
Net Investment Income$1,850NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockOTHER EQUITIESStockNm
EOY Book Value$999,082EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$1,276,636EOYFMVAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemMUTUAL FUNDSCategoryOrItemTxt
Listed At Cost Or FMVAT COSTListedAtCostOrFMVCd
Book Value$543,307BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$552,975EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
INVESTMENT FEES$15,362$15,362

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
FOREIGN TAX EXPENSE$562$562
TAXES$7,500

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