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E MANDELL AND BETSY DE WINDT FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2017

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Organization
E MANDELL AND BETSY DE WINDT FOUNDATION (EIN 34-1536552)
Tax period
2017-01-01 to 2017-12-31
Filed
2018-05-14
IRS object ID
201811349349100846
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)
Return2018-05-14T09:36:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2017-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONNER & ASSOCIATES LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line126016 DETROIT RD SUITE 3AddressLine1Txt
CityWESTLAKECityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44145ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2017-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN341536552EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1E MANDELL AND BETSY DEWINDT FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% CONNER & ASSOCIATESInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlEMANBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2164698070PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line139479 TUDOR DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityWILLOUGHBYCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44094ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPAMELA BURKEPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2164698070PhoneNum
Signature2018-05-09SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonScott SimmerlyPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00533581PTIN
Phone4406170391PhoneNum
Preparation2018-04-30PreparationDt
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$257,241FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

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Dividends Rev And Expnss$3,229DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$3,229DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$18,528NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$76,420GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$18,528CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$21,757TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$21,757TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$4,665OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
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Taxes Rev And Expnss$239TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$124TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$191OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$65OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
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Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$4,854TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
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Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
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Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$4,854TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$19,500TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$2,838ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$16,903NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$6,625SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
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Corporate Stock BOY$381,767CorporateStockBOYAmt
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Corporate Stock EOYFMV$250,616CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$385,446TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$382,608TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$257,241TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
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Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$382,608TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$385,446TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$382,608TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$2,838ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$382,608SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$382,608TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

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SEE MERRILL LYNCH STMTP2017-04-252017-12-04$12,212$10,958$1,254$1,254
SEE MERRILL LYNCH STMT2015-09-022017-12-06$64,208$46,934$17,274$17,274
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$18,528CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
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Distribution Yr10.038865DistributionYr1Rt
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Distribution Yr20.03614DistributionYr2Rt
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Distribution Yr30.092155DistributionYr3Rt
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Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$214,075NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.060493DistributionYr4Rt
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Distribution Yr50.045531DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.273184TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.054637AverageDistributionRt
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Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$13,220AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$169NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$13,389AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$19,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income Excise Tax$169InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$169SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$169TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$169TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
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
Org Report Or Register StateOHOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenfalseForm990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CONNER & ASSOCIATESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone4406170391PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line126016 DETROIT RD STE3AddressLine1Txt
CitywestlakeCityNm
State AbbreviationOHStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP44145ZIPCd
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
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Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Relying Current Ntc Dsstr Asst1Yes (X)RelyingCurrentNtcDsstrAsst1Ind
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

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PAMELA BURKE
39479 TUDOR DRIVEWILLOUGHBYOH44094PRESIDENT1.0$0$0$0
E Mandell de Windt Jr
39479 TUDOR DRIVEWILLOUGHBYOH44094SECRETARY1.0$0$0$0

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$237,106AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$8,542AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$245,648TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$245,648AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$3,685CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$241,963NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$12,098MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$12,098MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$169TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$169TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$11,929DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$11,929DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$11,929DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

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Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
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Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Prior Year22014PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32013PriorYear3Yr
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Qualifying Distributions$19,500QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
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Total Corpus$19,912TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
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Excess From Year4$2,517ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$9,824ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Current Year$7,571ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (9 entries)

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BUILDING BRIDGES FOR KIDS
3501 Merrimac AveDAYTONOH45405NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL FUND$500
CATCH
223 FISHER BLDGDETROITMI48202NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL FUND$2,5003011 WEST GRAND BLVD
CHRIST CHURCH OF CRANBROOK
470 CHURCH ROADBLOOMFIELD HILLSMI48304NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL FUND$650
CHAUTAUQUA FOUNDATION
1 AMES AVECHAUTAUQUANY14722NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL FUND$1,000
EUCLID BEACH CAROUSEL SOCIETY
22000 SHAKER BLVDSHAKER HEIGHTSOH44122NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL FUND$10,000
FIRST TEE OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
P O BOX 613HARBOR SPRINGSMI49740NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL FUND$450
MANNA FOOD PROJECT
8971 MCBRIDE PARK DRHARBOR SPRINGSMI49740NONEPCGENERAL FUND$450
MCLAREN NORTHERN MICHIGAN FDN
16604 DORAL DRNORTHVILLEMI48168NONEPCGENERAL FUND$3,500
WOMENS RESOURCE CENTER NORTHERN MI
423 PORTER STREETPETOSKEYMI49770NONEPCGENERAL FUND$450
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$19,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash InvstIntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$3,229ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment Incm Part VIIOtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$18,528ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$21,757ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$21,757TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
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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

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescADMIN EXPENSEDesc
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Net Investment Income$65NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINVESTMENT MGT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$4,665Amt
Net Investment Income$4,665NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
FOREIGN TAXES ON INVEST INCOME$124$124
EXCISE TAX - INVESTMENT INCOME$115

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