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NEVERTHELESS, INCOME FROM ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FOUNDATION'S EXEMPT PUBLIC PURPOSE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. THE FOUNDATION HAD NO UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME. SCHEDULE D, PART XI, LINE 2D RECONCILIATION OF REVENUE PER 990 TO AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS $363,546 RECOVERIES OF PRIOR YEAR INVESTMENT LOSSES. WELCOME HOME D 298115 181805 116310 0 298115 181805 116310 116310 Schedule G, Part II, Lines 4-9 Fundraising Event Expenses ALL FUND-RAISING COSTS RELATED TO THE WELCOME HOME DINNER WERE PAID BY A RELATED ORGANIZATION. true Leukemia & Lymphoma Society 3 International Dr Rye Brook NY 10573 135644916 501(C)(3) 164395 Community Support Jackie Robinson Foundation 75 Varick Street New York NY 10013 132896345 501(C)(3) 171000 Community Support The Johan Santana Foundation 10471 Via Lombardio Fort Meyers FL 33913 272581810 501(C)(3) 33301 Community Support Police Athletic League 34 1/2 East 12th St New York NY 10003 135596811 501(C)(3) 27390 Supporting Amateur/ Youth Athletics David Wright Foundation 81 Pondfield Road 327 Bronxville NY 10708 203642458 501(C)(3) 46510 Community Support NYC Police Foundation 555 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10017 132711338 501(C)(3) 35000 Community Support Harlem RBI 1991 Second Ave New York NY 10029 134025290 501(C)(3) 49616 Supporting Amateur/ Youth Athletics Prospect Park Alliance 95 Prospect Park West Brooklyn NY 11215 112843763 501(C)(3) 10000 Supporting Amateur / Youth Athletics Greater NY Sandlot Alliance PO BOX 23119 Great Neck NY 11023 550891892 501(C)(3) 8708 Supporting Amateur/ Youth Athletics Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation 55 West 39th Street New York NY 10018 030442514 501(C)(3) 15000 Community Support AHRC NEW YORK CITY FOUNDATION INC 83 Maiden Lane New York NY 10038 133779611 501(C)(3) 7500 Community Support March of Dimes 515 Madison Ave New York NY 10022 131846366 501(C)(3) 11250 Community Support Special Olympics Connecticut 2666 State Street Hamden CT 06517 237099756 501(C)(3) 7700 Supporting Amateur/ Youth Athletics American Cancer Society 250 Williams Street NW Atlanta GA 30303 131788491 501(C)(3) 9400 Community Support Tuesday's Children 10 Rockefeller Plaza New York NY 10020 522347446 501(C)(3) 18113 Community Support Rusty Staub Foundation 1011 First Ave New York NY 10022 133340651 501(C)(3) 8000 Community Support Adopt a Highway Maintenance Corporation 3158 Red Hill Ave Costa Mesa CA 92626 330603946 7599 Community Support Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation 5010 N Pkwy Calabasas Calabasas CA 91302 481294418 501(C)(3) 6500 Community Support FDNY Foundation 9 MetroTech Center Brooklyn NY 11201 112632404 501(C)(3) 11200 Community Support Bike New York 475 Riverside Dr New York NY 10115 134069149 501(C)(3) 19045 Community Support Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughter 601 Childrens Lane Norfolk VA 23507 540506321 501(C)(3) 11510 Community Support Citizen's Budget Commission 2 Penn Plaza New York NY 10121 130576141 501(C)(3) 8000 Community Support Greenwich Library 101 West Putnam Ave Greenwich CT 06830 066002281 501(C)(3) 10000 Supporting Education and Social Programs Hoboken RBI 98 Washington Street Hoboken NJ 07030 474134869 7901 Supporting Amateur / Youth Athletics Jackie Robinson Jersey City RBI 117 Clinton Ave Jersey City NJ 07304 231688231 501(C)(3) 7317 Supporting Amateur / Youth Athletics JCRC NY 225 West 34th Street New York NY 10122 132869041 501(C)(3) 10000 Community Support Marine Corp - Law Enforcement Foundation 273 Columbus Ave Tuckahoe NY 10707 223357410 501(C)(3) 25750 Community Support National September 11 Memorial & Museum 200 Liberty Street New York NY 10281 383678458 501(C)(3) 12550 Community Support Newark RBI 532 North Seventh Street Newark NJ 07107 562415661 501(C)(3) 7193 Supporting Amateur / Youth Athletics North Bergen RBI 6300 Meadowview Ave N N Bergen NJ 07047 7702 Supporting Amateur / Youth Athletics Northwell Health 2000 Marcus Ave New Hyde Park NY 11042 112965575 501(C)(3) 163145 Community Support Prep for Prep 328 West 71st Street New York NY 10023 132613383 501(C)(3) 25000 Supporting Educational and Social Programs River Fund NY INC 8911 Lefferts Blvd Jamaica NY 11418 113450363 501(C)(3) 7500 Community Support Sean Kimerling Testicular Cancer Foundation 150 Broadway 1105 New York NY 10038 161683652 501(C)(3) 5460 Community Support Special Olympics New York Inc 504 Balltown Rd Schenectady NY 12304 237061382 501(C)(3) 10040 Supporting Amateur / Youth Athletics St Francis Food Pantries & Shelters 450 7th Ave New York NY 10123 800458866 501(C)(3) 8222 Community Support The ABNY Foundation 355 Lexington Ave New York NY 10017 133601266 501(C)(3) 6275 Community Support The Detective Rafael Ramos Foundation PO Box 863119 Ridgewood NY 11386 475466069 501(C)(3) 5604 Community Support The First Tee of Metropolitan NY 3545 Jerome Avenue Bronx NY 10467 311724122 501(C)(3) 9400 Community Support The Viscardi Center 201 I U Willets Rd Albertson NY 11507 111814883 501(C)(3) 10000 Community Support Tiger Woods Foundation 121 Innovation Dr Irvine CA 92617 200677815 501(C)(3) 20000 Community Support Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania 235 South 33rd St Philadelphia PA 19104 231352685 501(C)(3) 10000 Community Support Young Women's Leadership Network 322 8th Ave New York NY 10001 061517218 501(C)(3) 10000 Supporting Educational and Social Programs Garden of Dreams Foundation 2 Penn Plaza New York NY 10121 133979726 501(C)(3) 10240 Community Support 41 3 Family Support for fallen NYPD officer 25 5750 SCHEDULE I, PART I, LINE 2 PROCEDURES FOR MONITORING THE USE OF GRANT FUNDS IN THE U.S. TRUSTEES REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL GRANTS AND SIGN ALL CHECKS. FORM 990, PART III, LINE 1 ORGANIZATION MISSION THE NEW YORK METS FOUNDATION FUNDS AND PROMOTES A VARIETY OF EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL AND ATHLETIC PROGRAMS AND OTHER CHARITABLE CAUSES THAT BENEFIT CHILDREN AND OTHERS IN NEED. A REGISTERED 501(C)(3) CHARITY, THE METS FOUNDATION TAKES NO PORTION OF THE FUNDS RAISED TO OFFSET INTERNAL COSTS. RELATED ORGANIZATIONS PAY 100% OF THE FOUNDATION'S OVERHEAD TO ENSURE THAT THE ENTIRETY OF A DONATION IS DIRECTED TOWARD HELPING OTHERS. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 2 BUSINESS & FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE A FAMILY RELATIONSHIP: FRED WILPON, JEFFREY WILPON, AND SAUL KATZ THE FOLLOWING TRUSTEES HAVE A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP: FRED WILPON, JEFFREY WILPON, SAUL KATZ, MARK PESKIN AND DAVID COHEN FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 8B COMMITTEE MEETING DOCUMENTATION LINE 8B IS NOT APPLICABLE, AS THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES DOES NOT HAVE SEPARATELY IDENTIFIED COMMITTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 11 FORM 990 REVIEW FORM 990 IS PREPARED BY AN INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM UTILIZING INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MANAGEMENT. PRIOR TO FILING WITH THE IRS, RETURNS ARE REVIEWED BY MANAGEMENT AND BOTH THE SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. FORM 990, PART VI, LINE 19 DOCUMENT AVAILABILITY THE ORGANIZATION'S GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 OTHER CHANGES IN NET ASSETS $ 363,546 RECOVERIES OF PRIOR YEAR INVESTMENT LOSSES STERLING METS LP CITI FIELD FLUSHING NY 11368 112834957 BASEBALL NY NA STERLING EQUITIES ASSOCIATES LLC 111 GREAT NECK ROAD GREAT NECK NY 11021 132749022 REAL ESTATE NY NA false false false false false false false false false false false true true true false false false false