LOWELL OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
LOWELL OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION (EIN 47-2052113)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-07-22
IRS object ID
202122039349301502
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)
Return2021-07-22T14:23:05-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN860683059PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BEACHFLEISCHMAN PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11985 E RIVER ROAD SUITE 201AddressLine1Txt
CityTUCSONCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP85718ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN472052113EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1LOWELL OBSERVATORY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlLOWEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9287743358PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 W MARS HILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityFLAGSTAFFCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP860014470ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDONNA WEISTROPPersonNm
Person TitleBOARD CHAIRMANPersonTitleTxt
Phone9287743358PhoneNum
Signature2021-07-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstDONNAPersonFirstNm
Person LastWEISTROPPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonMONICA A VERA CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01456278PTIN
Phone5203214600PhoneNum
Preparation2021-07-20PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerDONNA WEISTROPPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 W MARS HILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityFLAGSTAFFCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP860014470ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$4,776,974GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressFOUNDATION.LOWELL.EDUWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization TrustYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationTrustInd
Formation2014FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateAZLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTO SUSTAIN AND ENHANCE LOWELL OBSERVATORY'S MISSION BY GENERATING PERPETUAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body9VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent8VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers10TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$699,109PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$2,312,462CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$81,351PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income-$117,727CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$780,460PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$2,194,735CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$1,009,235PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$198,195CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$9,527CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$49,440PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$59,151CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$1,058,675PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$257,346CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$278,215PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$1,937,389CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$6,705,300TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$9,679,419TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$104,054TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$6,705,300NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$9,575,365NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED TO HELP DONORS ACHIEVE THEIR LONG-TERM ENDOWMENT GOALS AND MANAGE SHORT-TERM TARGETED DONATIONS TO LOWELL OBSERVATORY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE OBSERVATORY'S MISSION IN PERPETUITY.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$198,195ExpenseAmt
Grant$198,195GrantAmt
DescLOWELL OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION MANAGES THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS FOR LOWELL OBSERVATORY. IN 2020 THE FOUNDATION TRANSFERRED $198,195 OF INVESTMENT EARNINGS TO THE OBSERVATORY IN ORDER TO SUPPORT GENERAL OPERATIONS. ONE HIGHLIGHT OF THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR WAS THE RECEIPT OF $325,000 FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN ASTRONOMY OUTREACH PROGRAM ENDOWMENT. INVESTMENT EARNINGS FROM THIS FUND WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATH (STEM) LEARNING AMONG NATIVE AMERICAN ELEMENTARY AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO CONSIDER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS A CAREER PATH. THANKS IN PART TO A $1,800,000 REALIZED BEQUEST, THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION RESERVE FUND WAS ESTABLISHED FOR GIFTS TO THE FOUNDATION THAT ARE COMPLETELY UNRESTRICTED.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$198,195TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash ContriYes (1)DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
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Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
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Employee0EmployeeCnt
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Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members9GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
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Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy0WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANNE LABRUZZOBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Phone9282333239PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11400 W MARS HILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityFLAGSTAFFCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP860014470ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (12 entries)

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ANN T ACTOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR2.0038.00Yes (X)$0$153,475$16,706
ANNE LABRUZZO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION2.0038.00Yes (X)$0$146,692$17,383
W LOWELL PUTNAM
TRUSTEE2.0032.00$0$23$8,623Yes (X)
STEPHEN W BROWN
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
DAVID D CHASE
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
VIRGINIA G GIOVALE
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
TERI KELLEY
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN MENKE
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
GEORGE PUTNAM III
TRUSTEE2.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
W DAVID CONNELL
BOARD CHAIR THRU MAY2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
DONNA WEISTROP
BOARD CHAIR AS OF JUNE2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
JOHN RADWAY
BOARD VICE-CHAIR2.00Yes (X)$0$0$0Yes (X)
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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All Other Contributions$2,259,162AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions$991,966NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$2,312,462TotalContributionsAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$146,788TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$146,788ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

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Securities$2,317,724SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$2,582,239SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities-$264,515SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column-$264,515TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion-$264,515ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$2,194,735TotalRevenueColumnAmt
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Exclusion-$117,727ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$198,195TotalAmt
Program Services$198,195ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$3,600TotalAmt
Management And General$3,600ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$44,054TotalAmt
Management And General$44,054ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$67TotalAmt
Management And General$67ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$1,903TotalAmt
Management And General$1,903ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLICENSES AND FEESDesc
Total$9,527TotalAmt
Fundraising$9,527FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$257,346TotalAmt
Program Services$198,195ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$49,624ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$9,527FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$110,465BOYAmt
EOY$180,289EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,883,296BOYAmt
EOY$740,333EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

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BOY$519,467BOYAmt
EOY$549,803EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

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BOY$3,191,052BOYAmt
EOY$8,208,994EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

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BOY$1,020BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,705,300BOYAmt
EOY$9,679,419EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$104,054EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$104,054EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$24,882BOYAmt
EOY$2,046,942EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,680,418BOYAmt
EOY$7,528,423EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,705,300BOYAmt
EOY$9,575,365EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,705,300BOYAmt
EOY$9,679,419EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$1,937,389ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$932,676NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOWELL OBSERVATORYBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN860098918EIN
Organization Type7OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$198,195SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$198,195SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

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

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,912,722BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$2,278,596ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$760,521InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$175,186GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$44,054AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$8,732,599EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,064,600BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$65,031ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$983,515InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$163,237GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$37,187AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,912,722EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$5,118,816BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$467,872ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$319,708InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$166,105GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$36,275AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,064,600EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$3,288,078BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,476,056ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$466,533InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$82,526GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Administrative Expenses$29,325AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$5,118,816EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$2,075,218BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$1,254,991ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$181,391InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Grants Or Scholarships$109,006GrantsOrScholarshipsAmt
Other Expenditures$94,516OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$20,000AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$3,288,078EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.23850BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.76150PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.00000TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO RELATED PARTYDesc
Amt$104,054Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$104,054TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART V, LINE 4:A MAJORITY OF THE ENDOWMENT FUNDS ARE HELD IN PERPETUITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF LOWELL OBSERVATORY.
PART X, LINE 2:THE FOLLOWING DISCLOSURE IS RELATED TO THE COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY, TRUST U/W OF PERCIVAL LOWELL, AND THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY FOUNDATION: THE OBSERVATORY, THE FOUNDATION, AND THE TRUST ARE EXEMPT FROM INCOME TAXES UNDER BOTH INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (IRC) SECTION 501(C)(3) AND ARIZONA INCOME TAX LAWS. THE OBSERVATORY IS CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER IRC SECTION 509(A)(1). THE FOUNDATION AND THE TRUST ARE EACH CLASSIFIED AS OTHER THAN A PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER IRC SECTION 509(A)(3) AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION OF THE OBSERVATORY. INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ORGANIZATION'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE, HOWEVER, MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). FROM TIME TO TIME, THE ORGANIZATION MAY BE SUBJECT TO PENALTIES AND INTEREST ASSESSED BY VARIOUS TAXING AUTHORITIES, WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED AS GENERAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IF THEY OCCUR.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained0GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1LOWELL OBSERVATORYBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11400 W MARS HILL ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityFLAGSTAFFCityNm
State AbbreviationAZStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP86001ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN860098918RecipientEIN
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant$198,195CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of GrantOPERATIONAL SUPPORTPurposeOfGrantTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE FOUNDATION EXISTS WITH THE SOLE PURPOSE OF SUPPORTING LOWELL OBSERVATORY, THEREFORE SELECTION CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT APPLICABLE. SUBSTANTIATION FOR THE AMOUNTS OF GRANTS ARE KEPT WITHIN LOWELL'S INTERNAL ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
ANN T ACTOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR$0$153,475$0$0$0$0$0$7,750$0$8,956$0$170,181$0$0
ANNE LABRUZZO
DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION$0$146,692$0$0$0$0$0$7,700$0$9,683$0$164,075$0$0

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution4ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$991,966NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesTRANSACTION VALUEMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties UsedYes (1)ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, COLUMN (B):THE AMOUNT IN COLUMN B REPRESENTS THE NUMBER OF INSTANCES THAT A DONATION OCCURRED.
PART I, LINE 32B:PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES ARE DEPOSITED INTO AN INVESTMENT ACCOUNT OWNED BY THE FOUNDATION. THE SECURITIES ARE SOLD BY A BROKER SHORTLY AFTER.

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WILL CONSIST OF A MINIMUM OF SEVEN MEMBERS AND UP TO A MAXIMUM OF FIFTEEN MEMBERS. ONE OF THE MEMBERS SHALL BE THE SOLE TRUSTEE OF THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY WHO SHALL ALWAYS BE A TRUSTEE OF THE FOUNDATION. THE REMAINING TRUSTEES MAKING UP THE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES HAVE ALL BEEN SELECTED BY NOMINATION OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF LOWELL OBSERVATORY AND APPROVED BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE ADVISORY BOARD OF LOWELL OBSERVATORY AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE FORM 990 DRAFT WILL BE FIRST REVIEWED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR ADMINISTRATION (DDA) FOR THE OBSERVATORY FOR ACCURACY. ONCE IT HAS BEEN DEEMED ACCURATE BY THE DDA IT WILL BE FORWARDED TO THE LOWELL OBSERVATORY AUDIT COMMITTEE AND THE FOUNDATION BOARD OF TRUSTEES FOR THEIR REVIEW AND COMMENTS. AFTER ANY QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IT WILL BE APPROVED AND A FINAL COPY WILL BE SIGNED BY THE BOARD CHAIRMAN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH OF THE FOUNDATION TRUSTEES CERTIFY IN WRITING ANNUALLY THAT THEY ARE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FOUNDATION'S CONFLICTS OF INTEREST POLICY. THE FOUNDATION BELIEVES THAT THIS PROVIDES REASONABLE ADDITIONAL PROTECTION AGAINST PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL OF THESE DOCUMENTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE FOUNDATION WEBSITE AND THE FORM 990 WILL BE AVAILABLE ON CHARITY NAVIGATOR AND GUIDESTAR.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationInd
LOWELL OBSERVATORY
1400 W MARS HILL ROADFLAGSTAFFAZ860014470860098918ASTRONOMICAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAZ501(C)(3)LINE 7TRUST UW OF PERCIVAL LOWELL0
PERCIVAL LOWELL TRUST UW
1400 W MARS HILL ROADFLAGSTAFFAZ860014470042007327CHARITABLE TRUST F/B/O LOWELL OBSERVATORYAZ501(C)(3)LINE 12B, IILOWELL OBSERVATORY0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (1)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other Org0AssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgYes (1)PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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