BERLIN AIRLIFT HISTORICAL FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
BERLIN AIRLIFT HISTORICAL FOUNDATION (EIN 22-3077587)
Tax period
2019-11-01 to 2020-10-31
Filed
2022-07-06
IRS object ID
202221889349300327
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$145,556CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$84,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$158,294CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$158,966CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$116,867CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$663,738TotalAmt

Tax Rev Levied Orgnztnl Bnft170 TaxRevLeviedOrgnztnlBnft170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$12,000CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$12,000CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$12,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$12,000CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,400CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$50,400TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$157,556CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$96,055CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$170,294CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$170,966CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$119,267CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$714,138TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$17,432SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$696,706PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$4,274CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$4,186CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$4,094CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$3,996CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$3,893CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$20,443TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$0CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$0CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$0CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$734,581TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$147,158GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.94844PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.930PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSchedule A, Part II, Line 1FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationDuring this reporting period the organization received its first unusual grant of $179,839. This was a bequeath from a contributor who has supported the purpose and mission of the organization for many years. As per the instructions, the unusual grant of $179,839 was not included in Part II, line 1, column (e) on Schedule A. It is included on Form 990, page 1, Part 1, line 8.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$280,482InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$149,947DepreciationAmt
Book Value$130,535BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$0InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Other Cost Or Other Basis$0OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$0DepreciationAmt
Book Value$0BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$130,535TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Federal Income Tax Liability$0FederalIncomeTaxLiabilityAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Payroll tax Payable$1,387
Interest Paid in advance on loan$37
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,424TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonTimothy A ChoppPersonNm
Relationship With OrgPresidentRelationshipWithOrgTxt
Loan PurposePurchase PropertyLoanPurposeTxt
Loan From OrganizationYes (X)LoanFromOrganizationInd
Original Principal$95,000OriginalPrincipalAmt
Balance Due$76,718BalanceDueAmt
Default0DefaultInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (1)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Written AgreementYes (1)WrittenAgreementInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due$76,718TotalBalanceDueAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2Timothy A Chopp and Matthew A Chopp have a family father and son relationship.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11bAt the annual meeting, which occurs on October 25th, the governing body is presented with a financial report for the reporting period. The fiscal year for the organization begins on November 1st and ends on October 31st. The financial records are made available to the governing body at the annual meeting. The completed Form 990 is made available to the governing body the same time it is mailed to the IRS. It requires several months to accumulate the required data to complete Form 990 following the annual meeting.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15The Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation is a small nonprofit charitable corporation. All compensation is determined by the Board of Directors. For members of the board who also perform duties as employees and are compensated abstain from voting during meetings when compensation is apart of the agenda. While the organization does rely on volunteer help, the operation of large aircraft does require a few employees with aviation experience willing to take on the the responsibility required by the Federal Aviation Administration to safely operate and maintain large aircraft like our Douglas C-54 and Boeing C-97. The Board of Directors determine the minimum number of employees required.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18As required in IRS publication 557, the organization makes disclosures via Form 990 and related State reporting documents, copies of which are made available upon request. Presently the organization does not engage in any activities requiring further disclosure as dictated in publication 557, page 21. At this time the organization has no conflict of interest policy. The organization has not made governing documents available to the public. The organization does make the statement, printed in various documents and websites, that the organization is a 501(c) (3) charity listed in IRS publication 78. For additional sources to obtain Form 990 reports about the organization, the following websites are referenced: www.seriousgivers.org, www.taxexcemptworld.com/organization, www.guidestar.org, http://foundationcenter.org, http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19As required in IRS publication 557, the organization makes disclosures via Form 990 and related State reporting documents, copies of which are made available upon request. Presently the organization does not engage in any activities requiring further disclosure as dictated in publication 557, page 21. At this time the organization has no conflict of interest policy. The organization has not made governing documents available to the public. The organization does make the statement, printed in various documents and websites, that the organization is a 501(c) (3) charity listed in IRS publication 78. For additional sources to obtain Form 990 reports about the organization, the following websites are referenced: www.seriousgivers.org, www.taxexcemptworld.com/organization, www.guidestar.org, http://foundationcenter.org, http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990.
Form 990, Part XI, Line 9Fractions

Reasonable Cause Explanation ReasonableCauseExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationWe are submitting this Form 990 and appropriate schedules in electronic format as mandated. A paper copy of the Form 990 and schedules for beginning Nov 1, 2019 was submitted prior to the extension deadline of September 15, 2020. Your records should indicate in the last 20 years we have submitted all previous Form 990s and schedules within the time specified by the IRS. The instructions on the Form 990 for this 2019 filing did not state there was a mandatory electronic filing requirement. During the time of this 2019 Form 990 filing and after, our organization suffered extraordinary hardships placing extreme demands that required countless additional hours to overcome by all members of management. The following tragedies occurred. First, a tornado on April 13, 2020 destroyed the our primary mission aircraft in Walterboro, SC, requiring the organization to evaluate the damages and options available to include securing a replacement aircraft. Second, the COVID Pandemic reduced our volunteer help significantly, requiring the officers and directors to take on additional responsibilities. Third, our C-97 suffered an engine failure in Reading, PA. All of these tragedies have required extensive immediate and ongoing travel, increased expenses, the completion of many additional government reports, which all culminated in a massive time commitment. Finally, COVID and OMICRON, in addition to other health issues, has had a huge impact on our organization management and volunteer workforce. We now have secured the ability to e-file the Form 990 and required schedules in compliance with the IRS request/rules & regulations. In light of the above circumstances, we believe we have shown due diligence in meeting the new electronic filing requirement and request your understanding and lenience during these unpredictable and ever-changing times.ExplanationTxt

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