CONDUIT FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2018

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Organization: CONDUIT FOUNDATION (EIN 04-3684566)
Tax period: 2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed: 2019-11-15
IRS object ID: 201903199349100515
Schema version: 2018v3.1
Source: Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header
Form 990-PF
Schedule B
Accounting Fees Schedule
General Explanation Attachment
Other Assets Schedule
Other Expenses Schedule
Other Income Schedule2
Other Increases Schedule
Other Professional Fees Schedule

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2019-11-15T10:35:12-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2018-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	271728945	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES LLP	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	665 FIFTH AVENUE	AddressLine1Txt
City	NEW YORK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	10022	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990PF	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2018-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	043684566	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	CONDUIT FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	C/O WM DOYLE JR WINSTON & STRAWN LLP	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	COND	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	3125585600	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	35 W WACKER DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	606019703	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID A MESSER	PersonNm
Person Title	DIRECTOR	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	3125585600	PhoneNum
Signature	2019-11-13	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	EMMANUEL T CHIRICO	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00891698	PTIN
Phone	2122862600	PhoneNum
Preparation	2019-11-13	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	4.15.211.182	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2019-11-13	IPDt
IP Tm	15:14:52	IPTm
IP Timezone	ES	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	DA39A3EE5E6B4B0D3255BFEF95601890AFD80709	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	DC0B0D3D57C65E63E4E5DD57EC55C105810819AE	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2018	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-03-31 21:24:44Z	BuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY	$3,646,788	FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss	$4,242,820	ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss	$3,195	InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm	$3,195	InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss	$28,378	NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price	$85,070	GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm	$84,938	CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Income Rev And Expnss	$46,749	OtherIncomeRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Income Net Invst Incm	$46,749	OtherIncomeNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss	$4,321,142	TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm	$134,882	TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss	$0	CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm	$0	CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl	$0	CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss	$8,850	AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm	$0	AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps	$8,850	AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss	$36,000	OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm	$0	OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl	$36,000	OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss	$3,230	OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm	$3,202	OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$28	OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss	$48,080	TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm	$3,202	TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$44,878	TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss	$4,280,100	ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl	$4,280,100	ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss	$4,328,180	TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm	$3,202	TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$4,324,978	TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	-$7,038	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income	$131,680	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY	$16,735	SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY	$274,763	SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV	$274,763	SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY	$38,769	OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY	$0	OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV	$0	OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY	$3,598,155	OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY	$3,372,025	OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV	$3,372,025	OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,653,659	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$3,646,788	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV	$3,646,788	TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
Unrestricted BOY	$3,653,659	UnrestrictedBOYAmt
Unrestricted EOY	$3,646,788	UnrestrictedEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,653,659	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,646,788	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY	$3,653,659	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY	$3,646,788	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,653,659	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	-$7,038	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases	$167	OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal	$3,646,788	SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases	$0	OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$3,646,788	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (6 entries)

PropertyPropertyDesc	How AcquiredHowAcquiredCd	AcquiredAcquiredDt	SoldSoldDt	Gross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmt	Cost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmt	Gain Or LossGainOrLossAmt	Gains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
936 SHARES JD COM INC	D	2017-12-29	2018-01-02	$40,517	$94	$40,423	$40,423
386 SHARES JD COM INC	D	2018-01-08	2018-01-08	$17,820	$38	$17,782	$17,782
GP OPPORTUNISTIC GROWTH STRATEGIES OFFSHORE LP	P		2018-07-12	$7,673		$7,673	$7,673
GP GLOBAL EQUITY STRATEGIES LP	P		2018-07-12	$6,839		$6,839	$6,839
GP EMERGING MARKETS STRATEGIES LP	P		2018-07-12	$5,113		$5,113	$5,113
GP LOW VOLATILITY HEDEGED STRATEGIES OFFSHORE LP	P		2018-07-12	$7,108		$7,108	$7,108

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income	$84,938	CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax	0	LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1	$2,886,080	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1	$1,223,140	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr1	2.359566	DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2	$2,898,321	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2	$3,401,494	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr2	0.852073	DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3	$2,141,387	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3	$6,405,715	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr3	0.334293	DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4	$2,695,824	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4	$7,943,182	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr4	0.339388	DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5	$6,654,428	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5	$4,577,474	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr5	1.453734	DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution	5.339054	TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution	1.067811	AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$240,974	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$257,315	AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct	$1,317	NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct	$258,632	AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$4,324,978	QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940e	Yes (X)	DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax	$1,317	InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Tax Under Section511	$0	TaxUnderSection511Amt
Subtotal	$1,317	SubtotalAmt
Subtitle A Tax	$0	SubtitleATaxAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income	$1,317	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx	$5,817	EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Extsn Request Income Tax Paid	$0	ExtsnRequestIncomeTaxPaidAmt
Backup Withholding Withheld	$0	BackupWithholdingWithheldAmt
Total Payments And Credits	$5,817	TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Es Penalty	$0	EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment	$4,500	OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax	$4,500	AppliedToESTaxAmt
Refund	$0	RefundAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty	0	LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent	0	MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed	0	Form1120POLFiledInd
Section4955 Organization Tax	$0	Section4955OrganizationTaxAmt
Section4955 Managers Tax	$0	Section4955ManagersTaxAmt
Tax Reimbursed	$0	TaxReimbursedAmt
Activities Not Previously Rpt	0	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws	0	ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	0	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied	Yes (1)	Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In Assets	Yes (1)	AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register State	IL	OrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen	Yes (1)	Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation	0	PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors	0	NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity	0	OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund	Yes (1)	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp Rqr	Yes (1)	ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Address	N/A	WebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	WILLIAM M DOYLE JR	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	3125585600	PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	35 WEST WACKER DRIVE 38TH FL	AddressLine1Txt
City	CHICAGO	CityNm
State Abbreviation	IL	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	60601	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question	0	ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn	0	SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn	0	BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn	Yes (1)	FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn	Yes (1)	PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn	0	TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official	0	PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As Exceptions	Yes (1)	ActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts	0	UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY	0	UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings	0	BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments	0	JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst	0	UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation	0	InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election	0	InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations	0	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose	0	NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
WILLIAM M DOYLE JR
35 W WACKER DRIVE 38TH FL	CHICAGO	IL	60601	V.P, SEC. & TREAS.	1.00	$0	$0	$0
DAVID A MESSER
1 ZACCHEUS MEAD LANE	GREENWICH	CT	06831	PRESIDENT	1.00	$0	$0	$0
DAVID B BRAINSON
2 ELIZABETH ROAD	NEW ROCHELLE	NY	10804	EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR	1.00	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONE	NONE	CompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Other Employee Paid Over50k	0	OtherEmployeePaidOver50kCnt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONE	NONE	CompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt
Contractor Paid Over50k	0	ContractorPaidOver50kCnt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$0	TotalAmt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec	$1,615	AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances	$243,029	AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast	$0	FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets	$244,644	TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed	$0	ReductionClaimedAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness	$0	AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast	$244,644	AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable	$3,670	CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$240,974	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return	$12,049	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return	$12,049	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income	$1,317	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax	$1,317	TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj	$10,732	DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Recoveries Qualfied Distri	$0	RecoveriesQualfiedDistriAmt
Distributable Before Ded	$10,732	DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Deduction From Distributable	$0	DeductionFromDistributableAmt
Distributable As Adjusted	$10,732	DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions	$4,324,978	ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total	$0	ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$4,324,978	QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm	$1,317	PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri	$4,323,661	AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted	$10,732	DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY	$0	UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Total For Prior Years	$0	TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5	$6,431,458	ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3	$1,826,848	ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2	$2,730,596	ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1	$2,829,605	ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov	$13,818,507	TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$4,324,978	QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1	$0	AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Prior Years	$0	AppliedToPriorYearsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus	$0	TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year	$10,732	AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus	$4,314,246	RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus	$0	ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY	$0	ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus	$18,132,753	TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm	$0	PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax	$0	PriorYearDeficiencyOrTaxAmt
Taxable1	$0	Taxable1Amt
Taxable2	$0	Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY	$0	UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Corpus Distri170b1 E Or4942g3	$0	CorpusDistri170b1EOr4942g3Amt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5	$6,431,458	ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr	$11,701,295	ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year3	$1,826,848	ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2	$2,730,596	ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1	$2,829,605	ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year	$4,314,246	ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributing Manager	DAVID A MESSER	ContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To Preselected	Yes (X)	OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (16 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityRecipientUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxt	Recipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxt	Grant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt	AmtAmt	Address Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Txt
AMERICAN ISRAEL EDUCATION FOUNDATION
251 H ST NW	WASHINGTON DC	DC	200012604	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$100,000
ASIF INC
11150 W OLYMPIC BOULEVARD SUITE	LOS ANGELES	CA	90064	N/A		GENERAL PURPOSES	$100,000	1120
CARMEL ACADEMY
270 LAKE AVE	GREENWICH	CT	06830	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$262,500
CHABAD LUBAVITCH OF GREENWICH
75 MASON STREET	GREENWICH	CT	06830	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$163,600
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
200 SEAPORT BLVD MZ Z3B	BOSTON	MA	02210	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$520,000
FRIENDS OF JERUSALEM INTERNATIONAL
9956 WELLINGTON LANE	WOODBURY	MN	55125	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$50,000
INTERNATIONAL SEPHARDIC EDUCATION
1114 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS	NEW YORK	NY	10036	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$44,000
ISRAEL EMERGENCY ALLIANCE
3710 ROBERSTON BOULEVARD	CULVER CITY	CA	90232	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$100,000
MANHATTAN JEWISH EXPERIENCE
131 W 86TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10024	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$100,000
PEF ISRAEL ENDOWMENT FUNDS
630 3RD AVENUE ROOM 1501	NEW YORK	NY	10017	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$850,000
SALANTER AKIBA RIVERDALE ACADEMY
655 W 254TH STREET	BRONX	CT	10471	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$100,000
SHALEM FOUNDATION
845 THIRD AVENUE SIXTH FLOOR	NEW YORK	NY	10022	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$1,000,000
THE AMERICAN JEWISH JOINT DISTRIBUTION COMMITTEE
711 THIRD AVE	NEW YORK	NY	10017	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$250,000
THE JEWISH NATIONAL FUND
42 EAST 69TH ST	NEW YORK	NY	100215016	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$430,000
UJA FEDERATION GREENWICH
1 HOLLY HILL LN	GREENWICH	CT	06830	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$110,000
WESTCHESTER HEBREW HIGH SCHOOL
856 ORIENTA AVE	MAMARONECK	NY	10543	N/A	PC	GENERAL PURPOSES	$100,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr	$4,280,100	TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt
Total Grant Or Contri Apprv Fut	$0	TotalGrantOrContriApprvFutAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	14	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$3,195	ExclusionAmt

Other Investment Incm Part VII OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	18	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$46,749	ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	18	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$28,378	ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Taxbl Incm	$0	UnrelatedBusinessTaxblIncmAmt
Exclusion	$78,322	ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm	$0	RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty	$78,322	TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO	0	TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO	0	TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets	0	SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO	0	PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets	0	RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements	0	ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees	0	LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc	0	PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc	0	SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO	0	RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General Rule	Yes (X)	GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (3 entries)

ContributorContributorNum	Address Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityContributorUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCd	Total ContributionsTotalContributionsAmt	Noncash ContributionNoncashContributionInd	Person ContributionPersonContributionInd
DAVID A MESSER
1	1 ZACCHES MEAD LANE	GREENWICH	CT	06831	$12,052	Yes (X)
DAVID A MESSER
2	1 ZACCHES MEAD LANE	GREENWICH	CT	06831	$4,213,000		Yes (X)
DAVID A MESSER
3	1 ZACCHES MEAD LANE	GREENWICH	CT	06831	$17,768	Yes (X)

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNum	Noncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDesc	Fair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmt	ReceivedReceivedDt
1	2018 EXPENSES PAID ON BEHALF OF THE FOUNDATION	$12,052	2018-12-31
3	386 SHARES JD COM	$17,768	2018-01-08

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Category	PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES	CategoryTxt
Amt	$8,850	Amt
Net Investment Income	$0	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps	$8,850	DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	Medium ExplanationMediumExplanationTxt
FORM 990-PF, PAGE 5, PART VII-A, LINE 12	DISTRIBUTIONS TO A DONOR ADVISED FUNDTHE FOUNDATION TREATED ALL DISTRIBUTIONS TO A DONOR ADVISED FUND AT THE FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (THE "GIFT FUND") AS QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTIONS BECAUSE THE IRS HAS CLASSIFIED THE GIFT FUND AS A PUBLIC CHARITY. THE FOUNDATION HAS MADE AND WILL, FROM TIME TO TIME, CONTINUE TO MAKE REQUESTS TO THE GIFT FUND TO MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DONOR ADVISED FUND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN CODE SECTION 170(C)(2)(B).
FORM 990-PF PART VII-B STATEMENTS REGARDING ACTIVITIES	LINE 1A(4) PAY COMPENSATION TO A DISQUALIFIED PERSONPAYMENTS OF $36,020 WERE MADE DURING THE YEAR TO THE BRAINSON GROUP INC. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAVID BRAINSON IS THE OWNER OF THIS ENTITY.

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

Medium ExplanationMediumExplanationTxt

FORM 990-PF, PAGE 5, PART VII-A, LINE 12

DISTRIBUTIONS TO A DONOR ADVISED FUNDTHE FOUNDATION TREATED ALL DISTRIBUTIONS TO A DONOR ADVISED FUND AT THE FIDELITY CHARITABLE GIFT FUND (THE "GIFT FUND") AS QUALIFYING DISTRIBUTIONS BECAUSE THE IRS HAS CLASSIFIED THE GIFT FUND AS A PUBLIC CHARITY. THE FOUNDATION HAS MADE AND WILL, FROM TIME TO TIME, CONTINUE TO MAKE REQUESTS TO THE GIFT FUND TO MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM THE DONOR ADVISED FUND IN FURTHERANCE OF THE FOUNDATION'S CHARITABLE PURPOSES, WHICH ARE DESCRIBED IN CODE SECTION 170(C)(2)(B).

FORM 990-PF PART VII-B STATEMENTS REGARDING ACTIVITIES

LINE 1A(4) PAY COMPENSATION TO A DISQUALIFIED PERSONPAYMENTS OF $36,020 WERE MADE DURING THE YEAR TO THE BRAINSON GROUP INC. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DAVID BRAINSON IS THE OWNER OF THIS ENTITY.

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDesc	BOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmt	EOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmt	EOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
PROGRAM RELATED INVESTMENT-LOAN TO CARMEL ACADEMY	$3,239,000	$3,239,000	$3,239,000
COLLECTION OF 1,969 BOTTLES OF KOSHER WINE	$123,885	$110,358	$110,358
CASH IN TRANSIT	$235,270	$22,667	$22,667

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt	Net Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
FILING FEES	$28	$0	$28
WINE STORAGE FEES	$3,202	$3,202	$0

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income Detail OtherIncomeDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	SALE OF WINE COLLECTION	Desc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books	$46,749	RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Net Investment Income	$46,749	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income	$46,749	AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Other Increases Schedule OtherIncreasesSchedule

Other Increases Detail OtherIncreasesDetail

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ADJUSTMENTS	Desc
Amt	$167	Amt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxt	AmtAmt	Net Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
THE BRAINSON GROUP INC.	$36,000	$0	$36,000
INVESTMENT FEES	$0	$0	$0