TRUSTEES OF COLT BEQUEST INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization: TRUSTEES OF COLT BEQUEST INC (EIN 06-6026009)
Tax period: 2021-10-01 to 2022-09-30
Filed: 2023-06-15
IRS object ID: 202341669349301614
Schema version: 2021v4.2
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
Schedule A
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule J
Schedule O
Schedule R

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2023-06-15T13:26:26-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2022-09-30	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	061071692	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	HARPER & WHITFIELD PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	314 FARMINGTON AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	FARMINGTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06032	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2021-10-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	066026009	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	TRUSTEES OF THE COLT BEQUEST INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	C/O MELINDA SCHOEN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	TRUS	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8602464025	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 WETHERSFIELD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	061141191	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	MR GERALD HESS	PersonNm
Person Title	TREASURER	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8602558517	PhoneNum
Signature	2023-06-09	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	MR	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	GERALD HESS	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	W SCOTT GOETJEN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00145918	PTIN
Phone	8606779188	PhoneNum
Preparation	2023-06-09	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	3	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2021	TaxYr
Build TS	2023-04-26 12:10:37Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Principal Officer	MR GERALD HESS	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	35 KNOLLWOOD LANE	AddressLine1Txt
City	AVON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06001	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$42,635,214	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	1919	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	CT	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINT., REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF ARMSMEAR, THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, AND THE C.H. COLT MEMORIAL PARISH HOUSE.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body	10	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	10	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	11	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	10	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$0	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$7,649,069	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$6,606,843	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$7,649,069	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$6,606,843	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$207,696	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$213,928	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$617,656	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$638,814	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,067,672	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,379,927	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,893,024	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$2,232,669	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	$5,756,045	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	$4,374,174	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$74,046,070	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$60,664,870	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$63,430	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$37,853	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$73,982,640	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$60,627,017	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Mission	PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF ARMSMEAR, THE CHURCH OF GOOD SHEPHERD, AND THE CALDWELL H. COLT MEMORIAL PARISH HOUSE.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	0	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$406,916	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$213,928	GrantAmt
Desc	PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, AND THE CALDWELL H. COLT MEMORIAL PARISH HOUSE.	Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expense	$1,494,328	ExpenseAmt
Desc	PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND IMPROVEMENT OF ARMSMEAR, A RESIDENCE FOR WIDOWS OF EPISCOPAL CLERGY, AND OTHER IMPOVERISHED BUT REFINED AND EDUCATED GENTLEWOMEN OF FAITH.	Desc

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses	$1,901,244	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	0	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	0	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	Yes (1)	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	0	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	Yes (1)	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
Info In Schedule O Part V	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
IRP Document	26	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld Compliance	Yes (1)	BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee	11	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Form8899 Filedind	0	Form8899Filedind
Form1098 C Filed	0	Form1098CFiledInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	10	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	10	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	0	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	0	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CO MELINDA SCHOEN EXEC DIRECTOR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8602464025	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 WETHERSFIELD AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	061141191	ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (11 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	OfficerOfficerInd	Key EmployeeKeyEmployeeInd
MS LORI DONADIO
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RT REV LAURA AHRENS
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$187,602	$43,341
MS LINDA RICKARD
VICE PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MS CLAIRE BURNETT
PRESIDENT/TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MR GERALD HESS
TREASURER/TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
MR GREG MILLER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MR DAVID MCCARY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
JUDITH KEPPELMAN
SECRETARY/TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0	Yes (X)
CAITLIN J ARNOLD
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
KENTON MCCOY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
MS MELINDA SCHOEN
EXEC DIRECTOR	40.00		$186,390	$0	$35,792		Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$186,390	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$187,602	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$79,133	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	Yes (1)	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd

Contractor Compensation ContractorCompensationGrp

Contractor Name ContractorName

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SECURITY SERVICES OF CT INC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Contractor Address ContractorAddress

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	PO BOX 135	AddressLine1Txt
City	BRATTLEBORO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	VT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	05302	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Services	SECURITY	ServicesDesc
Compensation	$197,054	CompensationAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	1	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$988,500	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$988,500	ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$41,646,714	SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$36,028,371	SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Securities	$5,618,343	SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$5,618,343	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion	$5,618,343	ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$6,606,843	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$6,606,843	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$213,928	TotalAmt
Program Services	$213,928	ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$194,184	TotalAmt
Program Services	$48,546	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$145,638	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$252,289	TotalAmt
Program Services	$192,297	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$59,992	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,245	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,393	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,852	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$110,744	TotalAmt
Program Services	$81,191	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$29,553	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,352	TotalAmt
Program Services	$17,786	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$13,566	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$16,767	TotalAmt
Management And General	$16,767	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$20,677	TotalAmt
Management And General	$20,677	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$220,921	TotalAmt
Program Services	$219,015	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$1,906	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$26,315	TotalAmt
Program Services	$15,581	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$10,734	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$183,102	TotalAmt
Program Services	$177,849	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,253	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$83,236	TotalAmt
Program Services	$83,236	ProgramServicesAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$69,023	TotalAmt
Program Services	$69,023	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BUILDING MAINTENANCE	$503,637	$501,454	$2,183
MAJOR RENOVATION	$123,965	$123,965
RESIDENT ACTIVITIES	$54,556	$54,556
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE	$52,236	$52,125	$111

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,492	TotalAmt
Program Services	$20,299	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$5,193	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$2,232,669	TotalAmt
Program Services	$1,901,244	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$331,425	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$358,404	BOYAmt
EOY	$179,906	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$9,877	BOYAmt
EOY	$10,526	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$3,195,922	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec	$2,172,042	LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,060,648	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,023,880	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,545,115	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,405,684	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$28,591	BOYAmt
EOY	$28,079	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$43,435	BOYAmt
EOY	$16,795	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,046,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,664,870	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,853	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$63,430	BOYAmt
EOY	$37,853	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,481,504	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,250,978	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$72,501,136	BOYAmt
EOY	$59,376,039	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$73,982,640	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,627,017	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$74,046,070	BOYAmt
EOY	$60,664,870	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	$4,374,174	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst	-$17,729,797	NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$0	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3	Yes (X)	SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type3 Func Int	Yes (X)	SupportingOrgType3FuncIntInd
Supported Organizations	2	SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp (2 entries)

EINEIN	Organization TypeOrganizationTypeCd	Governing Document ListedGoverningDocumentListedInd	SupportSupportAmt	Other SupportOtherSupportAmt
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD HARTFORD CT
060665974	1	Yes (1)	$406,916	$0
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CT HARTFORD CT
060646602	1	Yes (1)	$1,786,403	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total	2	SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum	$2,193,319	SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum	$0	OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing Doc	Yes (1)	ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination	0	SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C456	0	SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US	0	SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org	0	OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org	0	SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr	0	PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person	0	LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn	0	ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int	0	DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules	0	ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller	0	ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family	0	ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled	0	Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Sprt Org All Form990SchAType3SprtOrgAllGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timely Provided Documents	Yes (1)	TimelyProvidedDocumentsInd
Officers Close Relationship	Yes (1)	OfficersCloseRelationshipInd
Supported Org Voice Investment	0	SupportedOrgVoiceInvestmentInd

Form990 Sch A Type3 Func Int Form990SchAType3FuncIntGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Activities Test	Yes (X)	ActivitiesTestInd
Activities Further Exempt Prps	Yes (1)	ActivitiesFurtherExemptPrpsInd
Activities Engaged Org Invlmnt	Yes (1)	ActivitiesEngagedOrgInvlmntInd

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2A:

SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF THE ORGANIZATION'S ACTIVITIES DURING THE TAX YEAR DIRECTLY FURTHER THE EXEMPT PURPOSES OF THE FOLLOWING TWO SUPPORTED ORGANIZATIONS - CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CT. TRUSTEES OF THE COLT BEQUEST, INC. (BEQUEST) WAS RESPONSIVE TO THESE ORGANIZATIONS. SUBSTANTIALLY ALL THE ACTIVITIES OF THE BEQUEST CONSTITUTE SUPPORTING THESE TWO ORGANIZATIONS SINCE SUBSTANTIALLY ALL EXPENDITURES OF THE BEQUEST EITHER SUPPORT THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD OR ARMSMEAR A RESIDENCE PRIMARILY FOR THE WIDOWS OF EPISCOPAL CLERGY AND OTHER IMPOVERISHED BUT REFINED AND EDUCATED GENTLEWOMEN OF FAITH. THE BEQUEST APPROVES MAJOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, ASSISTS WITH CAPITAL NEEDS PLANNING AND PAYS THE RELATED VENDORS FOR THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD. IF THE BEQUEST DID NOT DO THIS, THE CHURCH WOULD HAVE TO MANAGE THIS ON THEIR OWN. THE BEQUEST IS RESPONSIVE TO THE ORGANIZATION AS THE RECTOR AND THE SENIOR WARDEN MEET WITH THE FULL BOARD AT EACH BOARD MEETING TO DISCUSS ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE NEEDS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ALSO ATTEND THE CHURCH'S VESTRY MEETINGS. IN ADDITION, MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH ATTEND THE BEQUEST'S BUILDING AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE MEETINGS. THE BEQUEST ALSO OPERATES A RESIDENCE FOR THE WIDOWS OF EPISCOPAL CLERGY AND OTHER IMPOVERISHED BUT REFINED AND EDUCATED GENTLEWOMEN OF FAITH KNOWN AS ARMSMEAR. THE BEQUEST HOLDS TITLE TO THE RESIDENCE AND THE EMPLOYEES OF BEQUEST MANAGE THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THIS FACILITY. IF THE BEQUEST DID NOT OPERATE THIS HOME THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT WOULD HAVE TO FIND OTHER MEANS TO FULFILL THIS MISSION. THE BEQUEST IS RESPONSIVE TO THE DIOCESE AS ONE OF THE DIOCESAN BISHOPS SITS ON THE BOARD.

PART IV, SECTION E, LINE 2B:

AS MENTIONED ABOVE THE ACTIVITIES CONSTITUTE ACTIVITIES THAT, BUT FOR THE ORGANIZATION'S INVOLVEMENT, ONE OR MORE OF THE ORGANIZATION'S SUPPORTED ORGANIZATION- CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD AND EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CT WOULD HAVE TO FIND WAYS TO PERFORM THE WORK OR PROVIDE THE SERVICES ON THEIR OWN.

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Agent Trustee Etc	0	AgentTrusteeEtcInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$73,982,640	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	-$11,122,954	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,901,244	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$331,425	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$60,627,017	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$63,740,045	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$12,135,619	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,571,597	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$321,427	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$73,982,640	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$61,307,837	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$122,523	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$4,588,719	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,926,849	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$352,185	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$63,740,045	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$59,287,146	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$126,299	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$3,993,541	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,739,598	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$359,551	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$61,307,837	EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance	$58,651,578	BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions	$131,771	ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses	$2,172,992	InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures	$1,566,630	OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses	$102,565	AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance	$59,287,146	EndYearBalanceAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY	0.02060	BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY	0.19140	PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY	0.78800	TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org	0	EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org	0	EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Buildings BuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,812,946	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,073,286	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$739,660	BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Book Value	$0	BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$1,382,976	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation	$1,098,756	DepreciationAmt
Book Value	$284,220	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$1,023,880	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	SCHEDULE D, PART VI, LINE 1B	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	FIXED ASSETS INCLUDES LAND, BUILDINGS, BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS, FURNITURE AND FIXTURES WHICH ARE BOTH HELD AT COST. IN ADDITION, $970,969 OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURE ARE HELD AT APPRAISED VALUE AS OF 9/30/16.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	Yes (1)	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	155 WYLLYS ST	AddressLine1Txt
City	HARTFORD	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CT	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	06115	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	060665974	RecipientEIN
Cash Grant	$213,928	CashGrantAmt
Non Cash Assistance	$0	NonCashAssistanceAmt
Purpose Of Grant	PRESERVATION, RESTORATION, MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD, AND THE CALDWELL H. COLT MEMORIAL PARISH HOUSE.	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Board Or Committee Approval	Yes (X)	BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment	0	SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan	0	SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm	0	EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org	0	CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs	0	CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org	0	CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs	0	CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments	0	AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception	0	InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Base Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Compensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmt	Bonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmount	Bonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmt	Other Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Other Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Deferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmt	Deferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmt	Nontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmt	Total Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmt	Total Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmt	Comp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
RT REV LAURA AHRENS
TRUSTEE	$0	$187,602	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$43,341	$0	$230,943	$0	$0
MS MELINDA SCHOEN
EXEC DIRECTOR	$186,390	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$35,792	$0	$222,182	$0	$0	$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 7(G)	THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 8899 BECAUSE IT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF QUALIFIED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
FORM 990, PART V, LINE 7(H)	THE ORGANIZATION WAS NOT REQUIRED TO FILE FORM 1098-C BECAUSE IT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY CONTRIBUTIONS OF CARS, BOATS, AIRPLANES OR OTHER VEHICLES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE OFFICERS AND TRUSTEES HAVE AN INTERNAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE BEQUEST'S OPERATIONS AND REVIEW THE FORM 990.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	ALL TRUSTEES AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION COMPLETE ANNUALLY A DISCLOSURE STATEMENT THAT SPECIFIES ANY RELATIONSHIPS THAT COULD RAISE SUBSTANTIAL PROSPECTS OF A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. THE ANNUAL DISCLOSURE STATEMENTS AND ANY ONGOING DISCLOSURES MADE PURSUANT TO THE POLICY ARE RECEIVED AND MANTAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND/OR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS ARE REVIEWED WITH THE BOARD.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15	THE PROCESS FOR DETERMINING COMPENSATION INCLUDES AN ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. ADDITIONALLY, THE RESULTS OF THIS PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD MEMBERS WHEN DETERMINING COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS, IF ANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	THE BEQUEST MAKES ALL OF ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICIES, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART X, LINE 2(C)	THE TRUSTEES EXAMINE THE REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AT ONE OF THEIR QUARTERLY MEETINGS. THE ACCOUNTANT WHO PREPARED THE REVIEWED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS IS ALSO PRESENT AT THIS MEETING TO PRESENT THE INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE STATEMENTS AND ANSWER QUESTIONS THE TRUSTEES MAY HAVE. THE SELECTION OF THE INDEPENDANT ACCOUNTANT TO PERFORM THE REQUIRED ANNUAL REVIEW TAKES PLACE DURING A BOARD MEETING WHEN THE PRESENTING ACCOUNTANT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE IS NOT ATTENDING.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	EINEIN	Primary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxt	Legal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCd	Exempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxt	Public Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxt	Direct Controlling NADirectControllingNACd	Controlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CONNECTICUT
290 PRATT STREET BOX 52	MERIDEN	CT	06450	060646602	RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION	CT	501(C)(3)	1	N/A	0
CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
155 WYLLYS STREET	HARTFORD	CT	06106	060665974	RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION	CT	501(C)(3)	1	N/A	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts	0	ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org	Yes (1)	GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org	0	GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org	0	LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization	0	DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org	0	AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org	0	AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange	0	AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org	0	RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org	0	RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org	0	PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org	0	PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of Facilities	0	SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees Sharing	0	PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org	0	ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org	0	TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org	0	TransferFromOtherOrgInd

Transactions Related Org TransactionsRelatedOrgGrp

Other Organization Name OtherOrganizationName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CHURCH OF GOOD SHEPHERD	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Transaction Type	B	TransactionTypeTxt
Involved	$406,916	InvolvedAmt
Method Of Amount Determination	BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE ORG.	MethodOfAmountDeterminationTxt