THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2016

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Organization
THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0529692)
Tax period
2016-01-01 to 2016-12-31
Filed
2017-09-14
IRS object ID
201732579349100328
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)
Return2017-09-14T14:51:40-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2016-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DUNN HENRITZE MALINE LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1215 W OAK ST STE 1100AddressLine1Txt
CityFORT COLLINSCityNm
State AbbreviationCOStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP805212733ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2016-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN680529692EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Paul & Elisabeth MerageBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2Family FoundationBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPAULBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9494745800PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 Newport Center DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityNewport BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92660ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonPaul MeragePersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2017-09-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRobin PalmerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01432409PTIN
Phone9703724160PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2016TaxYr
Build TS2021-01-29 14:40:06ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$39,683,171FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$33InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$33InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$76,051DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$76,051DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$169,726NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$169,726GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$169,726CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$245,810TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$245,810TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$4,468AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$4,240AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$1,510TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$11,818OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$11,520OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$261OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$17,796TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$11,520TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,501TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$1,873,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,873,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,891,296TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$11,520TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$1,878,001TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$1,645,486ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$234,290NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$1,999SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$639SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$639SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOY$1,800RcvblFromOfficersEOYAmt
Rcvbl From Officers EOYFMV$1,800RcvblFromOfficersEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$38,152,001OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$39,680,732OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$39,680,732OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$38,154,000TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$39,683,171TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$39,683,171TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$105AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Accounts Payable EOY$321AccountsPayableEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$105TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$321TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$38,153,895CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$39,682,850CapitalStockEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$38,153,895TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$39,682,850TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$38,154,000TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$39,683,171TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$38,153,895TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$1,645,486ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$3,174,441OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$39,682,850SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$39,682,850TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (2 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
ST Capital Gain Dover III K-1P2016-01-012016-12-31$28,990$28,990$28,990
LT Capital Gain Dover III K-1P2004-01-012016-12-31$140,736$140,736$140,736
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$169,726CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$28,990NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$1,750,817AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$37,707,524NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.04643DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$1,445,742AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$34,910,234NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.04141DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$1,606,576AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$33,135,594NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.04849DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$1,621,057AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$31,622,228NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.05126DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$1,501,162AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$31,382,067NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.04784DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.235428TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.047086AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$37,399,224NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$1,760,980AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$2,343NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$1,763,323AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,878,001QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eYes (X)DomesticOrgMeetingSect4940eInd
Investment Income Excise Tax$2,343InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$2,343SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,343TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$2,128EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Applied To Es Tax$2,000AppliedToEsTaxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$4,128TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 AttachedYes (X)Form2220AttachedInd
Es Penalty$3EsPenaltyAmt
Overpayment$1,782OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$1,782AppliedToESTaxAmt

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
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateCAOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateNVOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Matt DrevlowBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9494745800PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1660 Newport Center Drive Suite 1300AddressLine1Txt
CityNewport BeachCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP92660ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnYes (true)BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnYes (true)PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd

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 PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
Paul Merage
660 Newport Center Dr 1300Newport BeachCA92660Pres/Director2.00$0
Elisabeth Merage
660 Newport Center Dr 1300Newport BeachCA92660Sec/Treas/Dir1.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$37,960,254AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$6,701AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$1,800FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$37,968,755TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$37,968,755AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$569,531CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$37,399,224NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$1,869,961MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$1,869,961MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$2,343TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$2,343TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$1,867,618DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$1,867,618DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$1,867,618DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$1,878,001ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,878,001QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm$2,343PctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncmAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$1,875,658AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$1,867,618DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$1,872,705UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$1,878,001QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$1,872,705AppliedToYear1Amt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$5,296AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$1,862,322UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerPaul MerageContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerElisabeth MerageContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
The UCI Foundation
4199 Campus DriveIrvineCA92697NonePCTo promote research and educational programs.$1,022,800
The Merage Institute
660 Newport Center Drive Ste 1300Newport BeachCA92660Founder's relatedPOFGeneral Operations$500,000
University Synagogue
3400 Michelson DriveIrvineCA92612NonePCGeneral Operations$48,200
Jewish Community Center of Orange C
1 Federation Way Ste 200IrvineCA92603NonePublicGeneral Operations$12,500
St Margarets Episcopal School
45 535 Hwy 75Palm DesertCA92260NonepublicGeneral Operations$50,000
Second Harvest Food Bank
8014 Marine WayIrvineCA92618NonepublicGeneral Operations$30,000
Sage Hill School
20402 Newport Coast DriveNewport CoastCA92657NonePCGeneral Operations$150,000
Segerstrom Center for the Arts
600 Town Center DriveCosta MesaCA92626NonePCGeneral Operations$60,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$1,873,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$33ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$76,051ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$169,726ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$245,810ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$245,810TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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)
CategoryAccounting FeesCategoryTxt
Amt$4,468Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$4,240DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGeneral Explanation Supplemental Information for Form 990-PFFormAndLineReferenceDesc
Medium ExplanationPart II, Balance Sheet, Line 13:Other Investments: Book Value FMVInvestment in Dover Capital Management III, LLC $39,680,732 $39,680,732MediumExplanationTxt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (6 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Bank Fees$169$200
Filing Fee$50$50
Foreign Taxes - Dover III$293$293
Licenses & Permits$50
Office Supplies$29$11
Portfolio Expenses - Dover III$11,227$11,227

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
Federal Excise Tax$1,500
State Taxes$10

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