FIREBIRD FOUNDATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
FIREBIRD FOUNDATION FOR ANTHROPOLOGICAL RESEARCH INC (EIN 01-0524375)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-02
IRS object ID
202113069349100236
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)
Return2021-11-02T12:38:30-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN010494526PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Baker Newman & NoyesBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 507AddressLine1Txt
CityPortlandCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04112ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN010524375EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Firebird Foundation forBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Anthropological ResearchBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlFIREBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2076393939PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box AAddressLine1Txt
CityPhillipsCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP049661501ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonLaura P Appell-WarrenPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Phone2076393939PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstLauraPersonFirstNm
Person LastAppell-WarrenPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonNicholas E PortoPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01310283PTIN
Phone2078792100PhoneNum
Preparation2021-11-01PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
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$26,599,892FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

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Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$104,940ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$360,761InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$93,658InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$322,187DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$322,187DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$4,312,770NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$20,653,509GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$4,312,770CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss-$723OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm-$472OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$5,099,935TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$4,728,143TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$66,418CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm$0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl$66,418CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Rev And Expnss$339,255OthEmplSlrsWgsRevAndExpnssAmt
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Oth Empl Slrs Wgs Dsbrs Chrtbl$339,255OthEmplSlrsWgsDsbrsChrtblAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Rev And Expnss$42,812PensionEmplBnftRevAndExpnssAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Net Invst Incm$0PensionEmplBnftNetInvstIncmAmt
Pension Empl Bnft Dsbrs Chrtbl$42,812PensionEmplBnftDsbrsChrtblAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$19,110LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,110LegalFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$7,300AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$3,650AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$3,650AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$77,236OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$45,156OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$32,080OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$61,390TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$10,374TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$16TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$14,852DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Net Invst Incm$0DeprecAndDpltnNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Rev And Expnss$38,383OccupancyRevAndExpnssAmt
Occupancy Net Invst Incm$0OccupancyNetInvstIncmAmt
Occupancy Dsbrs Chrtbl$38,383OccupancyDsbrsChrtblAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss$2,018TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnssAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Net Invst Incm$0TravConfMeetingNetInvstIncmAmt
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,018TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$17,518OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$0OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$17,518OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$686,292TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$59,180TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$561,260TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$147,150ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$147,150ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$833,442TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$59,180TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$708,410TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$4,266,493ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$4,668,963NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$9,464CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$8,929CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$8,929CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$80,888SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$976,707SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$976,707SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
US Government Obligations BOY$0USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$1,075,497USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$1,120,461USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$0CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$9,589,351CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$14,219,116CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$0CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$3,159,700CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$3,182,609CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Mortgage Loans BOY$0MortgageLoansBOYAmt
Mortgage Loans EOY$1,132,902MortgageLoansEOYAmt
Mortgage Loans EOYFMV$1,144,334MortgageLoansEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$17,072,434OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$5,024,871OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
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Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$900,753LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$137,479LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land BOY$467,669LandBOYAmt
Land EOY$763,274LandEOYAmt
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Total Assets EOY$21,819,722TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$26,599,892TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$62,839OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY$103,316OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$62,839TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$103,316TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$18,218,123NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$21,716,406NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$18,218,123TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$21,716,406TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$18,280,962TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$21,819,722TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

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Excess Revenue Over Expenses$4,266,493ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$0OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$22,484,616SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$768,210OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$21,716,406TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (5 entries)

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Publicly Traded Securities - Short-TermP$7,372,760$7,002,699$370,061$370,061
Grantor and Estate Gains - Long-TermP$351,393$351,393$351,393
Grantor and Estate Gains - Short-TermP$9$9$9
Capital Gains DividendsP$18,390$18,390$18,390
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$4,312,770CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tax Under Section511$0TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal$64,899SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax$0SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$64,899TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$43,593EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
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Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$120,000ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld$0BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits$163,593TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty$189EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$98,505OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$98,505AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund$0RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

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Legislative Political Acty0LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax$0Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax$0Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed$0TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsYes (1)ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied0Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (1)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateMEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (1)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity0OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (1)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresshttps://www.firebirdfellowships.org/WebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Elizabeth ChoateBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2076393939PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box AAddressLine1Txt
CityPhillipsCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP049661501ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionYes (1)ForeignAccountsQuestionInd
Foreign CountryBTForeignCountryCd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn0SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn0BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn0FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (1)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn0TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official0PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions0ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY0UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst0UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election0InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As Exc0TransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

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Laura P Appell-Warren
PO Box APhillipsME049661501President10.00$54,000$12,418$0
Amity A Doolittle
PO Box APhillipsME049661501Secretary10.00$0$0$0
Charity Appell McNabb
PO Box APhillipsME049661501Treasurer1.00$0$0$0
Steven G Hoch
PO Box APhillipsME049661501Director10.00$0$0$0

Compensation Highest Paid Empl CompensationHighestPaidEmplGrp (3 entries)

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Cheryl Keith
PO Box APhillipsME049661501Administrative30.00$122,651$7,538$0
Patricia Gordon
PO Box APhillipsME049661501Administrative30.00$98,757$8,763$0
Alan Morse
PO Box APhillipsME049661501Coordinator30.00$81,100$4,830$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Employee Paid Over50k0OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k0ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

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Description1The Foundation continued its mission to research, preserve, and promote the culture, history, art, and literature of indigenous peoples. The Foundation's work contributes to a world renowned archive of oral literature and traditional ecological knowledge, forwarding anthropological and traditional ecological knowledge and research. The collective efforts of the Foundation increases our understanding of the human conditions, enlarges our understanding of the impact of modern society on indigenous peoples, and increases our understanding of the interrelationship between all human societies and their environments. Through the Foundation's efforts, the Foundation contributes to and supports the dignity of peoples whose cultures are threatened, and thereby protects their human rights.Description1Txt
Expenses1$871,717Expenses1Amt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$21,437,965AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$818,289AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$325,270FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$22,581,524TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$22,581,524AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$338,723CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$22,242,801NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$1,112,140MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$1,112,140MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$64,899TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$64,899TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$1,047,241DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri$0RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded$1,047,241DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable$0DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$1,047,241DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$708,410ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$310,457CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,018,867QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$0PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$1,018,867AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

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Distributable As Adjusted$1,047,241DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$286,757UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$0TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,018,867QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$286,757AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years$0AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$732,110AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$0RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$0ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
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Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax$0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$315,131UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3$0CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$0ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonFirebird Foundation for AnthropologRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box AAddressLine1Txt
CityPhillipsCityNm
State AbbreviationMEStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP04966ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone2076393939RecipientPhoneNum
Recipient Email Addressfirebird@firebirdfoundation.orgRecipientEmailAddressTxt
Form And Info And MaterialsThe Foundation provides fellowships to enable anthropologists, linguists, and other scholars, as well as individuals or teams of local researchers in indigenous societies, to collect and preserve these unique oral traditions. Fellows are encouraged, where possible, to foster the development of local teams of collectors to continue the work of recording traditional literature, language, and ecological knowledge. Transcriptions of the recordings are encouraged. here is no application form. Applicants are asked to submit a proposal with a budget by email to address noted above. Applications are accepted on a continuous basis and grants are awarded quarterly. The primary selection criteria are the importance of collecting oral literature among the society in which the applicant will be working, the methods to be used, the goals to be achieved, and the urgency of the project.FormAndInfoAndMaterialsTxt
Submission DeadlinesNoneSubmissionDeadlinesTxt
Restrictions On AwardsAnyone engaged in the documentation of threatened oral literature and traditional ecological knowledge may apply for a fellowship. Specific academic credentials are not required, but academic credentials are taken into consideration. Fellowships are currently awarded by the Foundations board. Foundation directors and members of the selection committee are ineligible to receive grants, as are their family members; certain descendents and family members of George N. Appell and Laura W.R. Appell are also ineligible. The terms and conditions of each fellowship are set forth in a letter sent to the grant recipient. The Foundation must receive a current report for each fellowship of the progress made and use of grant funds at least annually, and a final report on the results of the grantees research with an accounting for the funds expended.RestrictionsOnAwardsTxt

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (15 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmtAddress Line1RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientForeignAddress/CityNmProvince Or StateRecipientForeignAddress/ProvinceOrStateNmCountryRecipientForeignAddress/CountryCdForeign PostalRecipientForeignAddress/ForeignPostalCdAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2TxtAddress Line2RecipientForeignAddress/AddressLine2Txt
American Friends of the Royal Anthropological Institute
PO Box APhillipsME04966Brother-sister common-control relationshipPCGeneral operating support expended during tax year.$250
Beishamayum Singh
N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$9,000H - 61/A 3rd FloorNew DelhiDelhiIN110092
Catherine Scanlon
c/o UCA Santa Barbara 3432 SouthSanta BarbaraCA931063100N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$7,531Hall
Dario Novellino
N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$2,835c/o University of Kent at CanterburCanterburyKentUKCT2 7NR
David Hecht
N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$9,950c/o Royal Society for Protection ofThimpuLhado LamBTNature
Edna Kilusu
c/o Gettysburg College 300 NGettysburgPA17325N/AIFellowship for Tuition and Anthropological Research$6,235Washington Street Box 426
Forest Society of Maine
115 Franklin StreetBangorME04401N/APCCapacity Building$40,000
Jesse Gates
2103 Willow StreetLyndenWA98264N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$10,000
Kalahari Peoples Fund
3107 Greenlawn ParkwayAustinTX78757N/APCFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$9,918
Laura Monti
15 Emily LanePatagoniaAZ85624N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$10,000
Maine Mountain Collaborative
45 Exchange StreetPortlandME04101N/APCGeneral operating support$10,186
Margot Rice
3450 S Highland DriveSalt Lake CityUT84158N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$10,000
Marshall M Kramer
916 3rd StreetMukilteoWA98275N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$9,960
Michael Obiri-Yeboah
1250 Garden City Road 1809East LansingMI48825N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$2,285
Neil Walker
N/AIFellowships in the Collection of Oral Literature & Traditional Knowledge$9,0006 Monterey StreetKewarra BeachAS4879 QLD
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$147,150TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut$0TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$360,761ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$322,187ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$4,312,770ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribedGrp (2 entries)

DescDescExclusionExclusionCdExclusionExclusionAmt
Pass-through Ordinary Income/(Loss)14-$472
Investment Income Recorded Per Books14-$251

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm$0UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion$4,994,995ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$4,994,995TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO0TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO0PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets0RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO0RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionInd
Estate of George N Appell
1c/o Laura P Appell Warren PO Box APhillipsME04966$94,740Yes (X)
American Friends of the Royal Anthropological Institute
2PO Box APhillipsME04966$10,000Yes (X)

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryAccounting FeesCategoryTxt
Amt$7,300Amt
Net Investment Income$3,650NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$3,650DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corporate Bonds InvestmentsCorporateBondsGrp (42 entries)

BondBondNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
56127.222 shs BAISX$600,000$592,142
50000 shs CITIGROUP INC NOTE (CUSIP: 172967MR9)$51,416$51,506
50000 shs JPMORGAN CHASE & CO NOTE (CUSIP: 46647PBS4)$50,233$50,265
45000 shs ANALOG DEVICES INC NOTE (CUSIP: 032654AS4)$49,121$49,115
320000 shs INTERNATIONAL BK NOTE (CUSIP: 459058JB0)$322,909$323,091
25000 shs MARRIOTT INTL INC NOTE (CUSIP: 571903BD4)$29,162$29,243
50000 shs APPLE INC NOTE (CUSIP: 037833DT4)$51,137$51,419
70000 shs AVALONBAY CALL (CUSIP: 05348EAV1)$78,028$77,919
65000 shs VERISK ANALYTICS NOTE (CUSIP: 92345YAD8)$73,529$73,632
32000 shs PVH CORPORATION SER NOTE (CUSIP: 693656AC4)$35,405$36,056
75000 shs BANK OF AMERICA MTN (CUSIP: 06051GJG5)$75,494$75,816
45000 shs HUNT JB NOTE (CUSIP: 445658CF2)$48,226$51,673
25000 shs BALL CORP NOTE (CUSIP: 058498AV8)$28,252$28,238
48000 shs FORTISS INC SER B NOTE (CUSIP: 349553AM9)$52,557$52,833
70000 shs AMERICAN TOWER CORP NOTE (CUSIP: 03027XAM2)$76,990$77,223
45000 shs THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC NOTE (CUSIP: 883556BX9)$48,323$50,583
70000 shs HASBRO NOTE (CUSIP: 418056AV9)$71,455$76,276
65000 shs CVS HEALTH NOTE (CUSIP: 126650CX6)$76,518$77,347
45000 shs TRIMBLE NOTE (CUSIP: 896239AC4)$53,424$53,847
65000 shs MARVELL TECHNOLOGY NOTE (CUSIP: 57385LAB4)$77,359$76,779
25000 shs MARRIOTT INTL NOTE (CUSIP: 571903BB8)$28,706$29,013
65000 shs VERIZON NOTE (CUSIP: 92343VES9)$76,304$76,512
45000 shs APTIV NOTE (CUSIP: 03835VAG1)$52,270$52,295
45000 shs HUNTSMAN INTERNATIONAL (CUSIP: 44701QBE1)$51,939$51,848
235000 shs KREDITANSTALT NOTE (CUSIP: 500769JD7)$250,760$251,224
45000 shs AMPHENOL NOTE (CUSIP: 032095AJ0)$49,244$49,638
20000 shs KIMBERLY CLARK NOTE (CUSIP: 494368CB7)$20,683$23,032
23000 shs MASTERCARD NOTE (CUSIP: 57636QAP9)$24,179$26,743
45000 shs NIKE NOTE (CUSIP: 654106AK9)$50,794$50,979
25000 shs CONSOLIDATED EDISON NOTE (CUSIP: 209111FX6)$25,300$28,648
45000 shs ORACLE NOTE (CUSIP: 68389XBV6)$50,286$50,316
45000 shs TJX COS NOTE (CUSIP: 872540AT6)$54,080$53,996
45000 shs V F CORP NOTE (CUSIP: 918204BC1)$49,472$49,790
45000 shs IDEX CORP NOTE (CUSIP: 45167RAG9)$49,746$49,541
50000 shs CLOROX DEL NOTE (CUSIP: 189054AX7)$49,620$51,600
50000 shs AGILENT TECH NOTE (CUSIP: 00846UAM3)$52,327$51,754
45000 shs CROWN CASTLE NOTE (CUSIP: 22822VAR2)$44,781$50,368
50000 shs ECOLAB NOTE (CUSIP: 278865BF6)$49,576$49,525
47000 shs XYLEM NOTE (CUSIP: 98419MAL4)$49,410$49,499
50000 shs ALEXANDRIA REAL ESTATE NOTE (CUSIP: 015271AV1)$49,543$49,920
45000 shs NORTHWELL HEALTHCARE BOND (CUSIP: 667274AC8)$53,775$53,990
25000 shs NEXTERA ENERGY BOND (CUSIP: 65339KAV2)$27,367$27,375

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (45 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
427 shs CAN$45,316$111,537
4595 shs NOMD$77,031$116,805
485 shs A$37,809$57,468
661 shs BABA$93,280$142,198
97 shs GOOG$75,198$169,932
73 shs GOOGL$57,853$127,943
36 shs AMZN$59,343$117,249
760 shs AMP$72,103$147,691
559 shs ADI$59,936$88,490
312 shs ANTM$44,757$100,180
1776 shs AAPL$55,966$235,657
4678 shs BAC$83,140$141,790
1014 shs BX$47,606$65,717
78 shs BKNG$89,584$173,727
395 shs BFAM$46,684$68,331
595 shs CNI$34,950$65,361
1848 shs KMX$94,789$174,562
2193 shs CARR$41,583$82,720
2126 shs CAG$67,763$77,089
602 shs DIS$27,115$109,070
606 shs DLTR$57,509$65,472
1987 shs EW$60,861$181,274
946 shs FB$135,023$258,409
1929 shs HAIN$47,492$77,449
214 shs INTU$52,059$81,288
1206 shs JPM$77,778$153,246
1276 shs LOW$91,361$204,811
866 shs MA$88,501$309,110
637 shs MRK$38,549$52,107
1386 shs MSFT$85,493$308,274
908 shs OTIS$52,013$61,335
663 shs PYPL$31,933$155,275
1269 shs SRCL$66,254$87,980
704 shs TJX$26,204$48,076
1017 shs TSM$41,882$110,894
342 shs URI$17,551$79,313
522 shs UNH$117,219$183,055
1458 shs V$116,894$318,908
347 shs CCI$29,679$55,239
298 shs SBAC$51,613$84,075
74604.943 shs BAFWX$1,852,807$2,925,260
70548.937 shs BAFLX$1,125,000$1,437,787
44380.783 shs BUUX$1,053,581$1,064,695
22192.767 shs BAFSX$860,289$1,284,295
42008.784 shs PRILX$2,200,000$2,257,972

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$848,368USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$892,674USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
State Local Sec Book Vl EOY$227,129StateLocalSecBookVlEOYAmt
State Local Sec EOYFMV$227,787StateLocalSecEOYFMVAmt

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (2 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Generation GlobalAT COST$5,000,000$5,000,000
Susquehanna Pfaltzgraff Co.AT COST$24,871$21,491

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp (4 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtAccumulated DepreciationAccumulatedDepreciationAmtBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Land$32,290$0$32,290$32,290
Buildings$842,044$111,350$730,694$805,175
Leasehold Improvements$1,583$1,583$0
Equipment$24,836$24,546$290$289

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLegal FeesCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$19,110LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$19,110DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
Life Insurance Cash Surrender Value$605,237$37,762$37,762
Prepaid Taxes$45,270$43,898$43,898
Due from Affiliated Organizations$0$6,831$6,831

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail (2 entries)

DescDescAmtAmt
Accrual-to-Cash Adjustment$52,316
Net Change in CSV of Life Insurance Policies$715,894

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (6 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Insurance$4,255$0$4,255
Information technology$6,305$0$6,305
Currency conversions$362$0$362
State filing fees$55$0$55
Office and administrative$5,616$0$5,616
Dues and subscriptions$925$0$925

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Pass-through Ordinary Income/(Loss)-$472-$472-$472
Investment Income Recorded Per Books-$251-$251

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail (3 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmt
Accrued Excise Taxes$51,100$98,800
SIMPLE Match Obligations$4,738$4,516
Due to Affiliated Organizations$7,001$0

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Payroll Service Providers$2,359$0$2,359
Investment Advisory Services$45,156$45,156$0
Consulting and Management$29,721$0$29,721

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Excise Taxes$51,000$0$0
Foreign Taxes$10,374$10,374$0
Sales and Use Taxes$16$0$16

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