LINGZI FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
LINGZI FOUNDATION (EIN 46-4756983)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-11-15
IRS object ID
202143199349204694
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

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Return2021-11-15T12:01:53-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

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Preparer Firm EIN042513210PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

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Business Name Line1GERALD T REILLY & COMPANYBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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CityMILTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
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Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN464756983EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1LINGZI FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
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Business Name ControlLINGBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6174568057PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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CityBOSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02110ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonMEGHAN ZAREMBAPersonNm
Person TitleDIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone4018657558PhoneNum
Signature2021-11-03SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

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Person LastZAREMBAPersonLastNm
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SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

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Preparer PersonTHOMAS O'CONNOR CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00028878PTIN
Phone6176968900PhoneNum
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Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

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Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressLINGZIFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
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Total Revenue$70,288TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$28,679GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
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Printing Publications Postage$112PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
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Total Expenses$50,790TotalExpensesAmt
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Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

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BOY$15,851BOYAmt
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BOY$145,000BOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE LINGZI FOUNDATION HONORS THE EXAMPLE SET BY LINGZI LU, WHO SPREAD LOVE AND COMPASSION WHILE FEARLESSLY FOLLOWING HER DREAMS, BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR COURAGEOUS AND AMBITIOUS STUDENTS LIKE HER; AND SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT REFLECT HER PASSIONS AND RECOGNIZE THOSE MAKING A POSITIVE IMPACT TOWARD BUILDING BRIDGES BETWEEN CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES."PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (4 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
THE FOUNDATION GRANTED FUNDS TO THE POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE WHICH WORKS HAND IN HAND WIHT THE BOSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE AN ARRAY OF PRORGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BRING YOUTHS OF DIVERSE CULTURES AND BACKGROUNDS TOGETHER TO ENRICH THEIR LEARNING EXPERIENCES$10,000$10,000
THE FOUNDATION GRANTED FUNDS TO EDESIA NUTRITION INC. WHERE ALL PROCEEDS WENT TOWARDS THE DISTRIBUTION OF NUTRIONAL FOODS IN EFFORTS TO PREVENT CHILD MALNUTRITUON$5,000$5,000
THE FOUNDATION GRANTED FUNDS TO BLUE'S BRIDGE ANIMAL RESCUE, WHICH IS A YEARLY CHARITY FASHION SHOW WHERE ALL PROCEEDS WENT TO ANMIAL RESCUE FOR ANIMAL SHELTER AND RESCUE$2,500$2,500
SEE SCHEDULE O$12,402$12,402
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$29,902TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (7 entries)

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HELEN JINYAN ZHAO
PRESIDENT1.00$0$0$0
SHERMAN YEE
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0
LORI LEYDEN
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
KENNETH PROUDFOOT
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
WILLIS G WANG
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
JOHN H CHU
ASSISTANT CLERK AND DIRECT1.00$0$0$0
MEGHAN M ZAREMBA
DIRECTOR1.00$0$0$0
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Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
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Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
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Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MEGHAN ZAREMBABusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

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Address Line11 INTERNATIONAL PLACE SUITE 3700AddressLine1Txt
CityBOSTONCityNm
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Phone6174568057PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
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Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control Ent0TransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
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Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$3CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (12 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 1483 TREMONT STREET BOSTON, MA 02120. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 08/31/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 10,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: EDESIA. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 550 ROMANO VINEYARD WAY N. KINGSTOWN, RI 02852. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 11/03/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 5,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: MADDIE POTTS FOUNDATION. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 6 FAIRWAY DR RICHMOND, RI 02832. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 10/29/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,500.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: SOCCER WITHOUT BORDERS. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 145 BORDER ST, 3RD FLOOR EAST BOSTON, MA 02128. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 12/08/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,100.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: SOLE TRAIN. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 206 CLAREDON ST BOSTON, MA 02116. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 10/29/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 4,000.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: PATTY TONGE. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 4 GOLD MINE ROAD FOSTER, RI 02825. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 05/07/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 500.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: CHINESE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LEXINGTON. GRANTEE ADDRESS: P.O. BOX 453 LEXINGTON, MA 02420. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 02/13/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,500.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: BLUE'S BRIDGE ANIMAL RESCUE. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 450B PARADISE RD #267 SWAMPSCOTT, MA 01907. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 02/11/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 2,500.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: TEACH ME TO FISH COOKING CLASS. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 1 INTERNATIONAL PLACE, 3700 BOSTON, MA 02110. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 12/30/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 1,179.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: PROGRAM EXPENSE. GRANTEE NAME: MR HAPPY HUNAN KITCHEN. GRANTEE ADDRESS: 1926 BEACON STREET BRIGHTON, MA 02135. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: SUPPORTS FOUNDATIONS MISSION. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CHECK. DATE OF GIFT: 05/14/20. AMOUNT GIVEN: 400. TOTAL INCLUDED ON FORM 990-EZ, LINE 10: 28,679.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION. AMOUNT: 19,489. DESCRIPTION: OTHER COSTS. AMOUNT: 699. DESCRIPTION: BUSINESS EXPENSES - OTHER. AMOUNT: 1,311. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 21,499.
FORM 990-EZ, PART II, LINE 24 - OTHER ASSETSDESCRIPTION: MARKETABLE SECURITIES. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 110,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 110,000. DESCRIPTION: OTHER ASSETS. BEG. OF YEAR AMOUNT: 35,000. END OF YEAR AMOUNT: 35,000.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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