SYNOS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2020

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Organization
SYNOS FOUNDATION (EIN 81-3849495)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-10-16
IRS object ID
202132899349100103
Schema version
2020v4.0
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)
Return2021-10-16T16:56:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263747666PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1H & H CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 SARATOGA AVE 310AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA CLARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP950517337ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN813849495EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SYNOS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSYNOBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone4083168764PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line124017 OAK KNOLL CIRAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ALTOS HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94022ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSANG IN LEEPersonNm
Person TitleCEO / SECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone4082465090PhoneNum
Signature2021-10-06SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSANG INPersonFirstNm
Person LastLEEPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES S HAN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00895051PTIN
Phone4082465090PhoneNum
Preparation2021-10-16PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
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$672,935FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$99,285ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$31InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$31InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$31InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$2,562DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$2,562DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$2,562DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$47,243NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$58,737GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$326CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss$95,082OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm$95,082OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Adj Net Incm$95,082OtherIncomeAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$244,203TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$98,001TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$97,675TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,500AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$1,500AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$446TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$446TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,946TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,946TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$17,660ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$17,660ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$19,606TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,606TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$224,597ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$98,001NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$97,675AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$16,205CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$1,209CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$1,209CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$418,862CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$671,726CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$671,726CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$435,067TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$672,935TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$672,935TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Other Liabilities BOY-$19,598OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Other Liabilities EOY-$6,327OtherLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY-$19,598TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY-$6,327TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$454,665NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$679,262NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$454,665TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$679,262TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$435,067TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$672,935TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$454,665TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$224,597ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$679,262SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$679,262TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$326CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$1,362InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$1,362SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,362TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid$300ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Total Payments And Credits$300TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$7EsPenaltyAmt
Tax Due$1,069TaxDueAmt

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 ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksJAMES S HAN CPAIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone4082465090PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 SARATOGA AVE SUITE 310AddressLine1Txt
CitySANTA CLARACityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95051ZIPCd
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
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
SANG IN LEE
24017 OAK KNOLL CIRLOS ALTOS HILLSCA94022CEO / SECRET2.00$0$0$0
MOONSUK HAN
24017 OAK KNOLL CIRLOS ALTOS HILLSCA94022CFO2.00$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$392,781AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$13,714AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$80,729FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$487,224TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$487,224AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$7,308CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$479,916NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$23,996MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$23,996MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$1,362TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$1,362TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$22,634DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$22,634DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$22,634DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$19,606ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$19,606QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$19,606AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$22,634DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$2,748ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$1,265ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$4,013TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$19,606QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$19,606AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$3,028ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$3,028ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$985TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$985ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year3$985ExcessFromYear3Amt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
SOGANG UNIV
SAN JOSESAN JOSECA95122TAX EXEMPTCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
CATHOLIC CHURCH
SAN JOSESAN JOSECA95122TAX EXEMPTCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$7,110
SISTERS OF ST BENEDICT
SAN JOSESAN JOSECA95122TAX EXEMPTCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$250
UNICEF
SAN JOSESAN JOSECA95122TAX EXEMPTCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$17,660TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$31RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$2,562RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Other Investment Incm Part VII OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$95,082RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$47,243RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$144,918RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$144,918TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonSANG IN LEEContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line124017 OAK KNOLL CIRAddressLine1Txt
CityLOS ALTOS HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$99,285TotalContributionsAmt
Noncash ContributionYes (X)NoncashContributionInd

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (4 entries)

ContributorContributorNumNoncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDescFair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmtReceivedReceivedDt
1241 SHARES OF AMD STOCK$20,5602020-11-23
1250 SHARES OFAAPL STOCK$28,4632020-11-23
1566.251 SHARES OF POLIX STOCK$25,1132020-11-23
176 SHARES OF VFIAX STOCK$25,1492020-11-23

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEECategoryTxt
Amt$1,500Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$1,500DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp (8 entries)

AssetAssetDescAcquiredAcquiredDtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredTxtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtBasisBasisAmtTotal NetTotalNetAmt
ADOBE SYS INC COM2015-09PURCHASE2020-09$4,697$801$3,896
AMAZON COM INC2015-07PURCHASE2020-09$6,111$862$5,249
AMAZON COM INC2015-09PURCHASE2020-09$18,332$3,151$15,181
DEXCOM INC COM2018-03PURCHASE2020-09$5,771$882$4,889
FISERV INC COM2014-04PURCHASE2020-09$10,093$2,885$7,208
LAM RESEARCH CORP2014-04PURCHASE2020-09$3,292$561$2,731
VERISIGN INC COM2014-04PURCHASE2020-09$405$94$311
VERISIGN INC COM2014-04PURCHASE2020-09$9,710$2,258$7,452

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (2 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
FIRST REPUBLIC INVESTMENT 4167$546,726$546,726
PRIMER SAZZE FUND$125,000$125,000

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc
EXPENSES
BANK FEES
POSTAGE

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescCAPITAL GAINDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$95,082RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income$95,082NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$95,082AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLOAN FROM INCORPORATORDesc
BOY Book Value-$19,598BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value-$6,327EOYBookValueAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CALIFORNIA FTB$10$10
RRF-1$50$50
IRS$386$386

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