OFFIELD CENTER FOR BILLFISH STUDIES: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
OFFIELD CENTER FOR BILLFISH STUDIES (EIN 46-1309989)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-10-27
IRS object ID
201613019349100301
Schema version
2015v2.1
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)
Return2016-10-27T09:10:50-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BDO USA LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 OTTAWA AVE NW STE 300AddressLine1Txt
CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49503ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN461309989EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE OFFIELD CENTER FOR BILLFISH STUDIESBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% BDO USA LLPInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlOFFIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6167747000PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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Address Line1PO BOX 2080AddressLine1Txt
CityAVALONCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90704ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

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PersonGAIL HODGEPersonNm
Person TitleSECRETARYPersonTitleTxt
Phone6167747000PhoneNum
Signature2016-11-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMatthew BeckerPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00295296PTIN
Phone6167747000PhoneNum
Preparation2016-11-15PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2017-02-10 21:41:12ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$338,716FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

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Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$326OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
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Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Average Distribution0.441185AverageDistributionRt
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Qualifying Distributions$84,674QualifyingDistributionsAmt

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Subtotal$0SubtotalAmt
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Tax Due$0TaxDueAmt

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Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
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Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
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Phone6167747000PhoneNum

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityGRAND RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

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Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
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Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
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Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

Gross Investment Income GrossInvestmentIncomeGrp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (2 entries)

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GUY HARVEY OCEAN FOUNDATION
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MARINE CONSERVATION SCIENCE INSTITUTE
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
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Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

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Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonOFFIELD FAMILY FOUNDATIONContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityCHICAGOCityNm
State AbbreviationILStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP60690ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$100,000TotalContributionsAmt
Person ContributionYes (X)PersonContributionInd

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$19,321Amt
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Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
FRANCHISE TAX BOARD$25$25
MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSE$301$301

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmt
CA FRANCHISE TAX BOARD$165
U.S. TREASURY$850

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