FIRST BANK OF HIGHLAND PARK FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2017

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Organization
FIRST BANK OF HIGHLAND PARK FOUNDATION (EIN 36-3310459)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-08
IRS object ID
201811289349100026
Schema version
2017v2.3
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)
Return2018-05-08T09:34:19-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BKD LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11901 S Meyers Road Suite 500AddressLine1Txt
CityOakbrook TerraceCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP601815209ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN363310459EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1First Bank Of Highland Park FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% JEFFREY DONENBERGInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlFIRSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8478356500PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11835 First StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityHighland ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60035ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonJILL TAKIFF HIRSHPersonNm
Person TitleDirectorPersonTitleTxt
Phone8478356500PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRebekuh EleyPreparerPersonNm
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Phone6302829500PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2017TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$202,544FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

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Net Investment Income$588NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$169,300AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$540,746QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

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Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

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Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateILOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
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Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JEFFREY DONENBERGBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8474327800PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11835 FIRST STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityHIGHLAND PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
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Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
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JILL TAKIFF HIRSH
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RANDY GREEN
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Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerNONEContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNONEShareholderManagerNm

Application Submission Info ApplicationSubmissionInfoGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient PersonJill Takiff HirschRecipientPersonNm

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityHighland ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone8478356500RecipientPhoneNum
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Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1See Attached Schedule of ContributionsBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

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Address Line11835 First StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityHighland ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipNoneRecipientRelationshipTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeProgram ServicesGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$539,471Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$539,471TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

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$1,588ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

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Exclusion$1,588ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$1,588TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
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Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonFirst Bank of Highland ParkContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11835 First StreetAddressLine1Txt
CityHighland ParkCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60035ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$332,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING AND TAX SERVICESCategoryTxt
Amt$2,000Amt
Net Investment Income$1,000NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$1,000DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

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ILLINOIS CHARITY BUREAU FUND$15$15
SECRETARY OF STATE$15$15
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE$245$245

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryEXCISE TAXCategoryTxt
Amt$25Amt

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