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NUMOTION FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
NUMOTION FOUNDATION (EIN 82-4048693)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2023-09-12
IRS object ID
202332559349101343
Schema version
2020v4.0
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)
Return2023-09-12T21:41:20-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN061289571PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MAHONEY SABOL & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1180 GLASTONBURY BLVD STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CityGLASTONBURYCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP060334439ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN824048693EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NUMOTION FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNUMOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8602573443PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 FRANKLIN ROAD SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBRENTWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37027ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTAMAS FEITELPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURERPersonTitleTxt
Phone8602573443PhoneNum
Signature2023-09-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstTAMASPersonFirstNm
Person LastFEITELPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonKENNETH A KRON CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00412073PTIN
Phone8605412000PhoneNum
Preparation2023-09-12PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2023-04-26 12:10:37ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amended ReturnYes (X)AmendedReturnInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$973,606FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$371,121ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$51,472InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$51,472InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$51,472InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$422,593TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$51,472TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$51,472TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$22,000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$38,256OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$14,704TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$1,770DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$10,384OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$10,384OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$87,114TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$10,384TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$607,035ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$607,035ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$694,149TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$10,384TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$607,035TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$271,556ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$41,088NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$51,472AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$100,716CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$54,500CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$54,500CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$636,159SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses BOY$5,813PrepaidExpensesBOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOY$1,345PrepaidExpensesEOYAmt
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV$1,345PrepaidExpensesEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$113,608USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$912,450USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$912,450USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$60,937CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$5,311LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$3,393LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$3,688LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$1,918LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$5,311LandEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$920,921TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$970,213TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$973,606TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$47,296AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$40,838AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$47,296TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$40,838TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$873,625RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$929,375RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$873,625TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$929,375TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$920,921TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$970,213TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$873,625TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$271,556ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$419,985OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$1,022,054SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$92,679OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$929,375TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$571InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$571SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$571TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Payments And Credits$654TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Original Return Tax Paid$654OriginalReturnTaxPaidAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$13EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$70OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$70RefundAmt

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
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 AddressWWW.NUMOTIONFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksUNITED SEATING AND MOBILITYIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone8602573443PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11111 CROMWELL AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityROCKY HILLCityNm
State AbbreviationCTStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP06067ZIPCd
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 (5 entries)

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MICHAEL SWINFORD
155 FRANKLIN ROADBRENTWOODTN37027PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
TAMAS FEITEL
155 FRANKLIN ROADBRENTWOODTN37027TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
TIMOTHY CASEY
155 FRANKLIN ROADBRENTWOODTN37027SECERTARY1.00$0$0$0
HOWARD ROSS
155 FRANKLIN ROADBRENTWOODTN37027DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
ROBERT GOUY
155 FRANKLIN ROADBRENTWOODTN37027DIRECTOR1.00$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$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$394,753AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$549,880FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$944,633TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$944,633AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$14,169CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$930,464NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$46,523MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$46,523MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$571TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$571TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$45,952DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$45,952DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$45,952DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$607,035ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$607,035QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$607,035AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$45,952DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$474,315ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$474,315TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$607,035QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$45,952AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$561,083RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,035,398TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,035,398ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year1$474,315ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$561,083ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonJUSTIN RICHARDSONRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 FRANKLIN ROAD SUITE 100AddressLine1Txt
CityBRENTWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone8602573443RecipientPhoneNum
Recipient Email AddressJUSTIN.RICHARDSON@NUMOTIONFOUNDATION.ORGRecipientEmailAddressTxt
Form And Info And MaterialsJUSTIN RICHARDSON JUSTIN.RICHARDSON@NUMOTIONFOUNDATION.ORGFormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesN/ASubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsNUMOTION FOUNDATION SPONSORSHIP/DONATION APPLICATION AFTER REVIEWING THE NUMOTION FOUNDATION DONATION GUIDELINES BELOW, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS FORM AND SUBMIT IT VIA OUR ONLINE APPLICATION PORTAL. DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF PROPOSALS WE RECEIVE AND LIMITED RESOURCES WE HAVE TO SUPPORT THEM, ALL REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA THIS WEBSITE AT LEAST 90 DAYS PRIOR TO THE EVENT FOR CONSIDERATION. WE DO NOT ACCEPT REQUESTS VIA MAIL, FAX OR E-MAIL. TO SUBMIT A REQUEST, YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THE ON-LINE APPLICATION. IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A DONATION, THE APPLICANT MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (IRS) VALIDATING THE APPLICANTS STATUS AS A PUBLIC CHARITY DESCRIBED BY SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. ONCE A PROPOSAL HAS BEEN SUBMITTED, AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT EMAIL WILL BE SENT. WE WILL REVIEW YOUR PROPOSAL AND GENERALLY SEEK TO RESPOND TO ALL PROPOSALS WITHIN 120 DAYS OF SUBMISSION. NUMOTION FOUNDATION DOES NOT PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE FOLLOWING TYRestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonSEE ATTACHEDRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1SEE ATTACHEDAddressLine1Txt
CitySEE ATTACHEDCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Or Contribution PurposeUNRESTRICTEDGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$607,035Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$607,035TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$51,472ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$51,472ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$51,472TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 PersonNUMOTIONContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1155 FRANKLIN RD SUITE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityBRENTWOODCityNm
State AbbreviationTNStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP37027ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$371,121TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amt$22,000Amt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Year Expense$1,770CurrentYearExpenseAmt

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BondCORPORATE BONDSBondNm

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemOFFICE EQUIPMENTCategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$5,311CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$3,393AccumulatedDepreciationAmt
Book Value$1,918BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$5,311EOYFMVAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDONATED SERVICES - IN FS AS EXPENSEDesc
Amt$92,679Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
BANK SERVICE CHARGE$10,384$10,384

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail (3 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
PRIOR PERIOD ADJUSTMENT$187,324
UNREALIZED GAIN ON INVESTMENTS$139,982
DONATED SERVICES - IN FS AS REVENUE$92,679

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Amt$38,256Amt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
ACCREDITATION AND LICENSES$14,613
TAXES - OTHER$91

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