PEDESTAL FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization: PEDESTAL FOUNDATION (EIN 92-1386091)
Tax period: 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed: 2025-04-09
IRS object ID: 202510999349100021
Schema version: 2024v5.1
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
Form 990-PF
Accounting Fees Schedule
Legal Fees Schedule

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2025-04-09T10:20:46-07:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2024-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271809119	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HICKS WILLIAMS CRAWFORD & LYNCH LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	9541 PITTSBURGH AVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	RANCHO CUCAMONGA	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	91730	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990PF	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2024-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	921386091	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE PEDESTAL FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	PEDE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8063181364	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	810 SECOND STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79044	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID BELLOWS	PersonNm
Person Title	President	PersonTitleTxt
Signature	2025-04-07	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr	Yes (true)	IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Lisa Crawford CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00303182	PTIN
Phone	9092126400	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2024	TaxYr
Build TS	2025-03-06 01:10:19Z	BuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY	$0	FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not Required	Yes (X)	ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss	$6,337	InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Rev And Expnss	$6,337	TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm	$0	TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss	$870	LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss	$800	AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss	$1,670	TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm	$0	TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$0	TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss	$12,000	ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl	$12,000	ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss	$13,670	TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm	$0	TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$12,000	TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	-$7,333	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income	$0	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY	$190,289	CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY	$182,956	CashEOYAmt
Total Assets BOY	$190,289	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$182,956	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV	$0	TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
Donor Rstr Net Assets BOY	$190,289	DonorRstrNetAssetsBOYAmt
Donor Rstr Net Assets EOY	$182,956	DonorRstrNetAssetsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$190,289	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$182,956	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY	$190,289	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY	$182,956	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$190,289	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	-$7,333	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal	$182,956	SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$182,956	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax	$0	InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Due	$0	TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax	$0	AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty	false	LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent	false	MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws	false	ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	false	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied	Yes (true)	Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In Assets	Yes (true)	AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen	Yes (true)	Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation	Yes (true)	PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors	false	NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity	false	OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp Rqr	Yes (true)	ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	DAVID BELLOWS	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8063181364	PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 611	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79044	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question	false	ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn	false	SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn	false	BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn	false	FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn	false	PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn	false	TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official	false	PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions	false	ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts	false	UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY	false	UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings	false	BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments	false	JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst	false	UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation	false	InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election	false	InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose	false	NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	false	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt
DAVID BELLOWS
PO BOX 611	HARTLEY	TX	79044	President	5.00	$0
KATIE BELLOWS
PO BOX 611	HARTLEY	TX	79044	Treasurer	5.00	$0
RITA RUSSELL
3894 GRANITE STREET	TERRELL	NC	28682	Secretary	5.00	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONE	NONE	CompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONE	NONE	CompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description1	HOUSEHOLD PAYMENTS FOR VICTIMS OF TRAGEDY.	Description1Txt
Expenses1	$0	Expenses1Amt
Description2	PROVIDE TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT FOR FIRST REPSONDERS	Description2Txt
Description3	ASSIST AND ADVANCE LOCAL EDUCATION	Description3Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec	$0	AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances	$0	AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast	$0	FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets	$0	TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed	$0	ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast	$0	AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable	$0	CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$0	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return	$0	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sect4942j3j5 Fndtn And Frgn Org	Yes (X)	Sect4942j3j5FndtnAndFrgnOrgInd

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions	$12,000	ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$12,000	QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Section4942j3	Yes (X)	Section4942j3Ind

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$0	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$12,000	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$10,000	Year1Amt
Total	$22,000	TotalAmt

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year	$12,000	CurrentYearAmt
Year1	$10,000	Year1Amt
Total	$22,000	TotalAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Year1	$190,289	Year1Amt
Total	$190,289	TotalAmt

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient Person	DAVID BELLOW	RecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 611	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTLEY	CityNm
State Abbreviation	TX	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	79044	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone	8066740072	RecipientPhoneNum
Recipient Email Address	DaveB@pedestalcommodity.com	RecipientEmailAddressTxt
Form And Info And Materials	COMPLETED PEDESTAL FOUNDATION GRANT APPLICATION	FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission Deadlines	OPEN	SubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On Awards	MUST MEET IRC SECTION 4945(g)(1) REQUIREMENTS.	RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityRecipientUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxt	Recipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxt	Grant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt	AmtAmt
ENRIQUE GABRIELA ROBLES
1215 8TH ST	HARTLEY	TX	79044	NONE	I	PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION	$6,000
ENRIQUE GABRIELA ROBLER
1215 8TH STREET	HARTLEY	TX	79044	NONE	EOF	PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND EDUCATION	$6,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr	$12,000	TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	14	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$6,337	ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	$6,337	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty	$6,337	TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO	false	TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO	false	TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets	false	SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO	false	PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets	false	RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements	false	ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees	false	LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc	false	PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc	false	SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO	false	RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Category	ACCOUNTING FEES	CategoryTxt
Amt	$800	Amt
Net Investment Income	$0	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income	$0	AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps	$0	DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Category	ATTORNEY FEES	CategoryTxt
Legal Fees	$870	LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income	$0	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income	$0	AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps	$0	DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

PEDESTAL FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Filer Filer

Business Name BusinessName

US Address USAddress

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

Private Operating Foundations PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Lessor Adj Net Incm Min Invst Ret LessorAdjNetIncmMinInvstRetGrp

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributionsGrp

Qualifying Distri Made Drt QualifyingDistriMadeDrtGrp

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Two Thirds Minimum Invst Ret TwoThirdsMinimumInvstRetGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (2 entries)

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

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