G AND G FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
G AND G FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 45-2094500)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202123199349103197
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)
Return2021-11-15T10:19:57-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PESTA FINNIE & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line16826 MORRISON BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityCHARLOTTECityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28211ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN452094500EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1G & G Family Fndn inc-agy-mainBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% GRAEME M KEITHInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlG&GFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8558340350PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14500 cameron valley pkwy Suite 400AddressLine1Txt
CitycharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28211ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGRAEME M KEITHPersonNm
Person TitleCO TRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone8558340350PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-12SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstGRAEME MPersonFirstNm
Person LastKEITHPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLANCE I PRITCHETTPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00701181PTIN
Phone7043641829PhoneNum

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ChangeYes (X)NameChangeInd
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,958,558FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

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Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$8,826InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$8,826InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$19,371DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$19,371DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$23,927NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$635,941GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$23,927CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$52,124TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$52,124TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$0LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$1,000AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$0AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
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Taxes Rev And Expnss$357TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$357TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$244OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$244OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
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Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
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Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$294,667ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
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Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$294,667TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$268,838ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$25,829NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$83,132SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$73,156SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
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US Government Obligations BOY$170,148USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$162,194USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$174,226USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,211,562CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$959,964CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,328,382CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Bonds BOY$355,939CorporateBondsBOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOY$356,630CorporateBondsEOYAmt
Corporate Bonds EOYFMV$382,794CorporateBondsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,820,781TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,551,944TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,958,558TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow FASB117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowFASB117Ind
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Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,551,943TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,820,781TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,551,943TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$268,838ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$1,551,943SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,551,943TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (4 entries)

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WELLS FARGO- STATMENT A$100,313$99,888$417$425
WELLS FARGO- STATEMENT B$472,351$513,047-$39,767-$40,696
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDS$63,277P
CAPITAL GAIN DIVIDENDS$63,277P
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$23,927CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$359InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$359SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$359TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$3,440EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Exempt Frgn Org Tax Wthld At Srce$0ExemptFrgnOrgTaxWthldAtSrceAmt
Total Payments And Credits$3,440TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$3,081OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$3,081AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRAEME M KEITHBusinessNameLine1Txt

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14500 CAMERON VALLEY PKWY STE 400AddressLine1Txt
CitycharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28211ZIPCd
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
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGraeme M KeithPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14500 Cameron Valley PkwyAddressLine1Txt
Address Line2Suite 400AddressLine2Txt
CitycharlotteCityNm
State AbbreviationNCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP28211ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Titleco trusteeTitleTxt
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Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl ActySummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$1,777,569AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$56,343AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,833,912TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,833,912AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$27,509CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,806,403NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$90,320MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$90,320MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$359TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$359TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$89,961DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$89,961DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$89,961DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
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Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12018PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22017PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32016PriorYear3Yr
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Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$467,609ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$111,723ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
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Qualifying Distributions$294,667QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$89,961AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$204,706RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,101,210TotalCorpusAmt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$5,894ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
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Excess From Year3$467,609ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$111,723ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$250,149ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$204,706ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

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YOUTH COMMISSION INTERNATIONAL
4108 park rd suite 104CharlotteNC28209PCGeneral purposes$15,000
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL CAROLINAS
301 SOUTH BREVARD STREETCHARLOTTENC28202PCGENERAL PURPOSES$8,000
YMCA OF GREATER CHARLOTTE
400 E MOREHEAD STREETCHARLOTTENC28202PCGENERAL PURPOSES$166,667
ALEXANDER YOUTH NETWORK
6220 THERMAL ROADCHARLOTTENC28211PCGENERAL PURPOSES$5,000
moment of hope church
4500 cameron valley parkway ste 400charlotteNC28211PCgeneral purposes$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$294,667TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

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$8,826ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$19,371ExclusionAmt
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$23,927ExclusionAmt
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$52,124ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$52,124TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
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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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$1,000Amt
Net Investment Income$1,000NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINVESTMENT EXPENSEDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$244RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$244NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryMANAGEMENT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$24,694Amt
Net Investment Income$24,694NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFOREIGN TAXESCategoryTxt
Amt$357Amt
Net Investment Income$357NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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