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SYNOS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
SYNOS FOUNDATION (EIN 81-3849495)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-10-15
IRS object ID
202502889349100640
Schema version
2024v5.0
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)
Return2025-10-15T19:58:43-04:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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
Signature2025-10-15SignatureDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJAMES S HAN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00895051PTIN
Phone4082465090PhoneNum
Preparation2025-10-15PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$1,213,228FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$104,374ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$75InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$75InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$75InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$11,848DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$11,848DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$11,848DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$2,138NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$40,898GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$2,497CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$118,435TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$14,420TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$11,923TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,500AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$2,500AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$206TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl$206TaxesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Deprec And Dpltn Rev And Expnss$20,400DeprecAndDpltnRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,614OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,614OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$25,720TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$5,320TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$18,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$18,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$43,720TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$23,320TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$74,715ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$14,420NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$11,923AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$18,275CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$5,224CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$5,224CashEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$1,120,606CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$1,167,893CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$1,167,893CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$40,448LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$337LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt
Land EOY$40,111LandEOYAmt
Land EOYFMV$40,111LandEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$1,138,881TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,213,228TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$1,213,228TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Other Liabilities BOY$368OtherLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$368TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$1,138,513NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$1,213,228NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,138,513TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,213,228TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$1,138,881TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$1,213,228TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$1,138,513TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$74,715ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$1,213,228SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$1,213,228TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$2,497CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$200InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$200SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$200TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$127EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$127TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$73TaxDueAmt

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 PYYes (true)UndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistributed Income PY12023UndistributedIncomePY1Yr
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppYes (true)UndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
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$974,437AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$26,444AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$187,500FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$1,188,381TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$1,188,381AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$17,826CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,170,555NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$58,528MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$58,528MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$200TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$200TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$58,328DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$58,328DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$58,328DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$23,320ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$23,320QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$58,328DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$42,845UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$23,320QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$23,320AppliedToYear1Amt
Taxable2$19,525Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$58,328UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (3 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
SOGANG UNIV
SAN JOSESAN JOSECA95122TAX EXEMPTCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$10,000
ST MICHAEL KOREAN CHURCH
SAN JOSESAN JOSECA95122TAX EXEMPTCHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION$5,000
JESUIT INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS
SAN JOSESAN JOSECA95122TAX EXEMPTCHARITABLE DONATION$3,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$18,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$75RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$11,848RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$2,138RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$14,061RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$14,061TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$104,374TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEECategoryTxt
Amt$2,500Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$2,500DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Property DepreciationPropertyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyMERCEDES-BENZPropertyDesc
Acquired2024-12-15AcquiredDt
Cost Or Other Basis$40,448CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Computation Method200DBComputationMethodTxt
Life5.0000LifeRt
Current Year Expense$20,400CurrentYearExpenseAmt

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAssetGrp (2 entries)

AssetAssetDescAcquiredAcquiredDtHow AcquiredHowAcquiredTxtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtBasisBasisAmtTotal NetTotalNetAmt
JP MORGAN-0141672021-04PURCHASE2024-04$3,443$3,802-$359
JP MORGAN-979352021-01PURCHASE2024-09$34,958$34,958

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (2 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
JP MORGAN-014167$980,393$980,393
PRIMER SAZZE FUND$187,500$187,500

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Land Etc LandEtcGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Category Or ItemAUTOMOBILECategoryOrItemTxt
Cost Or Other Basis$40,448CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Accumulated Depreciation$337AccumulatedDepreciationAmt
Book Value$40,111BookValueAmt
EOYFMV$40,111EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXPENSES
BANK FEES$717$717
INSURANCE$397$397
SUPPLIES$1,500$1,500

Other Liabilities Schedule OtherLiabilitiesSchedule

Other Liabilities Detail OtherLiabilitiesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescLOAN FROM INCORPORATORDesc
BOY Book Value$368BOYBookValueAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CALIFORNIA FTB
RRF-1$75$75
IRS$131$131

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