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THE GREAT FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2016

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Organization
THE GREAT FOUNDATION (EIN 81-0894119)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201703199349102340
Schema version
2016v3.1
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2017-11-15T13:48:18-06:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1400 CAMPUS DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityFLORHMAN PARKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07932ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN810894119EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The GREAT FoundationBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% GARY D FRIEDMANInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlGREABusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128331105PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1FRIEDMAN KAPLAN 28TH FL 7 TIMES SQAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGARY D FRIEDMANPersonNm
Person TitleTRUSTEEPersonTitleTxt
Phone2128331105PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-13SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM ZATORSKIPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00846377PTIN
Phone6464713000PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-13PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address155.201.188.32IPv4AddressTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Federal Original Submission Id13049920173195000084FederalOriginalSubmissionId
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$3,825,168FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Investment Income$25NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Liabilities BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind
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Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$0TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
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Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$0TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Subtotal$3,825,168SubtotalAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm DetailCapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Distribution0.0TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.0AverageDistributionRt
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Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Subtotal$0SubtotalAmt
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Total Payments And Credits$0TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt

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
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsYes (true)NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website Addresswww.great-foundation.orgWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GARY D FRIEDMANBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2128331105PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1FRIEDMAN KAPLAN 28TH FL 7 TIMES SQAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
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Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
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Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
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Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGary Friedman CO Friedman KaplanPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line17 Times Square 28th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleTrusteeTitleTxt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sum Of Program Related InvstSumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Tax$0TotalTaxAmt
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Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Adjusted Qualifying Distri$174,857AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Prior Year22013PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32012PriorYear3Yr
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

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$25ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Div And Int From Sec Part VIIDivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp
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Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$25ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$25TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 PersonSEDAJ LLCContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1717 Fifth Avenue 16th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10022ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$4,000,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryLEGAL FEESCategoryTxt
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Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryDEVELOPMENT FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$123,334Amt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$123,334DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt