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KAYE FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
KAYE FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 13-4092284)
Tax period
2020-12-01 to 2021-11-30
Filed
2022-03-24
IRS object ID
202200839349100005
Schema version
2020v4.1
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)
Return2022-03-24T08:46:18-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-11-30TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Ayco Company LPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 15201AddressLine1Txt
CityAlbanyCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP122125201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN134092284EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Kaye Family FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% CHUCK JUDGE AYCO COInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlKAYEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5188864000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1c/o The Ayco Company PO Box 15201AddressLine1Txt
CityAlbanyCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP122125201ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCHARLES R KAYEPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone5186405000PhoneNum
Signature2022-03-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCHARLES RPersonFirstNm
Person LastKAYEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonChristine DiIonnaPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00999533PTIN
Phone5188864000PhoneNum
Preparation2022-03-15PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$11,119,181FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$0ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$134InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$134InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$56,677DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$56,677DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$22NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$22GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$22CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$56,833TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$56,833TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$6,817LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Adj Net Incm$0LegalFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$0LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$750OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$7,567TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$1,059,716ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,059,716ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,067,283TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,059,716TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$1,010,450ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$56,833NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$1,184,357SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$173,907SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$173,907SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$11,000,000CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$11,000,000CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$10,945,274CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$12,184,357TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$11,173,907TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$11,119,181TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$12,184,357CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$11,173,907CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$12,184,357TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$11,173,907TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$12,184,357TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$11,173,907TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$1,010,450ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$11,173,907SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$11,173,907TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyCAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDSPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Gain Or Loss$22GainOrLossAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$22CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$790InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$790SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$790TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$21,466EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Total Payments And Credits$21,466TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$20,676OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$20,676AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 AddressNONEWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHUCK JUDGE AYCO COBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5188864118PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 COLISEUM DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityCOHOESCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP12047ZIPCd
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)

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CHARLES R KAYE
c/o The Ayco Company PO Box 15201AlbanyNY122125201TRUSTEE1.0$0$0$0
SHERYL KAYE
c/o The Ayco Company PO Box 15201AlbanyNY122125201TRUSTEE1.0$0$0$0

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1PLEASE NOTE, THE FOUNDATION IS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY DIRECT CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES. ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE IS TO SUPPORT, BY CONTRIBUTIONS, OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPTDescription1Txt
Description2UNDER INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(C)(3).Description2Txt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NONEDescription1Txt
Expenses1$0Expenses1Amt
All Other Program Rltd Invst Tot$0AllOtherProgramRltdInvstTotAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$10,976,285AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$714,213AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$11,690,498TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$11,690,498AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$175,357CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$11,515,141NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$575,757MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$575,757MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$790TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$790TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$574,967DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$574,967DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$574,967DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$1,059,716ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,059,716QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$1,059,716AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$574,967DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12018PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22017PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32016PriorYear3Yr
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
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Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$2,106,711ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$4,117,819ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$4,665,625ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$4,521,054ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$18,971,072TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,059,716QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$574,967AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$484,749RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$19,455,821TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$3,559,863ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$15,895,958ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$2,106,711ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$4,117,819ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$4,665,625ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$4,521,054ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$484,749ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerCHARLES SHERYL KAYEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SEE ATTACHED LISTBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1C/O AYCO COMPANY LP PO BOX 15201AddressLine1Txt
CityALBANYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP122125201ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipNONERecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation Status501(C)(3)RecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeGENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSESGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$1,059,716Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$1,059,716TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

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$134ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$56,677ExclusionAmt
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 Incm Part VIIOtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$22ExclusionAmt
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$56,833ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$56,833TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

Rln Of Acty To Accom Of Exmpt Prps RlnOfActyToAccomOfExmptPrpsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Line NumberN/ALineNumberTxt
Relationship StatementNOT APPLICABLERelationshipStatementTxt

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

All Oth Prog Rltd Investments Sch AllOthProgRltdInvestmentsSch

All Other Program Related Invst AllOtherProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNONEDesc
Amt$0Amt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockJP MORGAN #006StockNm
EOY Book Value$11,000,000EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$10,945,274EOYFMVAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL FEESCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$6,817LegalFeesAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescNYS FILING FEEDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$750RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescIRS REFUNDDesc

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFEDERAL ESTIMATED PAYMENTSCategoryTxt

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