GRO FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2016

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Organization
GRO FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-3985154)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-11-15
IRS object ID
201703199349103345
Schema version
2016v3.0
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)
Return2017-11-15T18:55:58-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN371452579PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EILEEN P MUELLER CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1161 ROSS AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityHACKENSACKCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07601ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN203985154EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRO FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O GIRISH BHAKOOBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGROFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2128325280PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1245 WEST 99TH STREET APT 30BAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10025ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGIRISH BHAKOOPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone2128325280PhoneNum
Signature2017-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonEILEEN MUELLERPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00640642PTIN
Phone2013430496PhoneNum
Preparation2017-11-15PreparationDt
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
At Submission Creation Device IdB7988F3E09F6D95F3220584A892531740559AFCAAtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device IdB7988F3E09F6D95F3220584A892531740559AFCAAtSubmissionFilingDeviceId
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$2,841,947FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$27,353DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$27,353DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$253,596NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$1,123,929GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$253,596CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$280,949TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$280,949TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Legal Fees Rev And Expnss$292LegalFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Legal Fees Net Invst Incm$292LegalFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,858AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$1,858AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,817TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$1,817TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,541OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,541OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,508TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,508TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$156,580ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$156,580ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$162,088TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$5,508TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$156,580TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$118,861ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$275,441NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$1,218CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$4,942CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$4,942CashEOYFMVAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$42,006SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$333,280SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$333,280SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$2,355,884CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$2,175,078CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$2,503,725CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$2,399,108TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$2,513,300TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$2,841,947TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$2,399,108RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$2,513,300RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,399,108TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,513,300TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$2,399,108TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$2,513,300TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$2,399,108TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$118,861ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$2,517,969SubtotalAmt
Other Decreases$4,669OtherDecreasesAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$2,513,300TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (4 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULEP$299,262$285,660$13,602$13,602
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULEP$693,719$496,077$197,642$197,642
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULEP$127,693$88,596$39,097$39,097
SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULEP$1$1$1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$253,596CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$13,603NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$150,029AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$2,953,537NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.050796DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$134,114AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$2,844,560NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.047148DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$52,280AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$2,280,993NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.022920DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$69,400AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$1,722,348NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.040294DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$60,400AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$1,654,133NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.036515DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.197673TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.039535AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,858,478NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$113,010AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$2,754NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$115,764AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$156,580QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$2,754InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$2,754SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,754TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$10,863EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$10,863TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Overpayment$8,109OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$8,109AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Individual With BooksGRO FOUNDATION INCIndividualWithBooksNm
Phone2128325280PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1245 WEST 99TH STREET APT 30BAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10025ZIPCd
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 PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
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

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonGIRISH BHAKOOPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1245 WEST 99TH STREET APT 30BAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10025ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitlePRESIDENTTitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos0.50AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
Employee Benefit Program$0EmployeeBenefitProgramAmt
Expense Account Other Allwnc$0ExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
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$2,709,053AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$192,955AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$2,902,008TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$2,902,008AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$43,530CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$2,858,478NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$142,924MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$142,924MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,754TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$2,754TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$140,170DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$140,170DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$140,170DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$156,580ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$156,580QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$2,754PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$153,826AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$140,170DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$8,960ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$8,960TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$156,580QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year$140,170AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$16,410RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$25,370TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$25,370ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year1$8,960ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$16,410ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
MERCY FOR ANIMALS
8033 SUNSET BLVDSTE 864LOS ANGELESCA90046EDUCATION$5,000
THE AKANKSHA FUND INC
PO BOX 1714CATHEDRAL STATIONNEW YORKNY10025EDUCATION$36,580
TEACH FOR AMERICA
25 BROADWAY12TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10004EDUCATION$5,000
SPEAK UP AFRICA
40 WALL STREET24TH FLOORNEW YORKNY10005EDUCATION$10,000
HINDU CULTURAL CENTER
96 CHAPEL STREETSTRATFORDCT06614EDUCATION$100,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$156,580TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$27,353RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$253,596RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$280,949RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$280,949TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryTAX PREPARATIONCategoryTxt
Amt$1,858Amt
Net Investment Income$1,858NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Expln Of Non Filing With AG Stmt ExplnOfNonFilingWithAGStmt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationNY - 990PF IS FILED WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL DE - 990PF IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE FILED WITH DE WHEN NO ACTIVITIES ARE CONDUCTED IN DELAWARE. GRO FOUNDATION DOES NOT CONDUCT ANY ACTIVITIES IN DELAWARE.ExplanationTxt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockSEE ATTACHED SCHEDULEStockNm
EOY Book Value$2,175,078EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$2,503,725EOYFMVAmt

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryWEBSTER CHAMBERLAIN & BEANCategoryTxt
Legal Fees$292LegalFeesAmt
Net Investment Income$292NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases Detail OtherDecreasesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescFEDERAL EXCISE TAXDesc
Amt$4,669Amt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
EXPENSES
BANK FEES$39$39
CUSTODY FEES$1,502$1,502

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (3 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
FOREIGN TAX$1,542$1,542
DELAWARE DIV OF CORP$25$25
NEW YORK ANNUAL FILING FEE$250$250

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