THE BLACK DOG PRIVATE FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization: THE BLACK DOG PRIVATE FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-1266221)
Tax period: 2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed: 2016-04-21
IRS object ID: 201611129349101011
Schema version: 2015v2.1
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
Form 990-PF
Schedule B
Depreciation Schedule
Investments Corp Stock Schedule
Liquidation Explanation Stmt
Other Expenses Schedule
Other Professional Fees Schedule
Taxes Schedule

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2016-04-21T14:03:57-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2015-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Foundation Source	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	One Hollow Ln Ste 212	AddressLine1Txt
City	Lake Success	CityNm
State Abbreviation	NY	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	11042	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990PF	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2015-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	201266221	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	The Black Dog Private Foundation Inc	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of	% Foundation Source	InCareOfNm
Business Name Control	BLAC	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	8008391754	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wilmington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	198091377	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	DAVID L MAHONEY	PersonNm
Person Title	president	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	8008391754	PhoneNum
Signature	2016-04-11	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (true)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	Jeffrey D Haskell	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P01345770	PTIN
Phone	8008391754	PhoneNum

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2015	TaxYr
Build TS	2016-09-27 15:27:22Z	BuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY	$2,190,306	FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting Cash	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss	$1,312,933	ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss	$153	InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm	$153	InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss	$28,439	DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm	$28,439	DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss	$15,607	NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price	$2,062,412	GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm	$619,815	CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss	$1,357,132	TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm	$648,407	TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss	$0	CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss	$38,067	OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm	$3,067	OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl	$35,000	OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss	$4,394	TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss	$12,167	OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$12,167	OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss	$54,628	TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm	$3,067	TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$47,167	TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss	$521,775	ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl	$521,775	ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss	$576,403	TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm	$3,067	TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl	$568,942	TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	$780,729	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income	$645,340	NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY	$385,095	SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY	$897,978	SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV	$897,978	SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY	$1,003,873	CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY	$1,271,719	CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV	$1,292,328	CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY	$1,388,968	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,169,697	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV	$2,190,306	TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117	Yes (X)	OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY	$1,388,968	RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY	$2,169,697	RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,388,968	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,169,697	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY	$1,388,968	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY	$2,169,697	TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY	$1,388,968	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses	$780,729	ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal	$2,169,697	SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY	$2,169,697	TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Property	Publicly-traded Securities	PropertyDesc
Gross Sales Price	$2,062,412	GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis	$1,442,597	CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss	$619,815	GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses	$619,815	GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income	$619,815	CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 Tax	false	LiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1	$454,061	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1	$1,423,069	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr1	0.319072	DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2	$393,092	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2	$1,318,549	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr2	0.298125	DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3	$295,993	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3	$1,051,338	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr3	0.281539	DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4	$231,712	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4	$1,233,128	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr4	0.187906	DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5	$342,124	AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5	$1,038,849	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr5	0.32933	DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution	1.415972	TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution	0.283194	AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$1,995,410	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$565,088	AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct	$6,453	NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct	$571,541	AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$568,942	QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax	$12,907	InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal	$12,907	SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income	$12,907	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx	$3,900	EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits	$3,900	TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Form2220 Attached	Yes (X)	Form2220AttachedInd
Tax Due	$9,007	TaxDueAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Acty	false	LegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 Spent	false	MoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt	false	ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws	false	ChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	false	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved Etc	Yes (true)	OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr Satisfied	Yes (true)	Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In Assets	Yes (true)	AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register State	DE	OrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty Gen	Yes (true)	Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating Foundation	false	PrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial Contributors	false	NewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled Entity	false	OwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised Fund	false	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp Rqr	Yes (true)	ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	Foundation Source	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	8008391754	PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	501 Silverside Road Suite 123	AddressLine1Txt
City	Wilmington	CityNm
State Abbreviation	DE	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	198091377	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts Question	false	ForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified Prsn	false	SaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified Prsn	false	BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified Prsn	false	FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified Prsn	false	PayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified Prsn	false	TransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government Official	false	PaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior Acts	false	UncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PY	false	UndistributedIncomePYInd
Business Holdings	false	BusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy Investments	false	JeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy Invst	false	UncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence Legislation	false	InfluenceLegislationInd
Influence Election	false	InfluenceElectionInd
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable Purpose	false	NoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	false	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	TitleTitleTxt	Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt	CompensationCompensationAmt	Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt	Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Winnifred Ellis
Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd	Wilmington	DE	198091377	VP / Dir	1.0	$0	$0	$0
David L Mahoney
Foundation Source 501 Silverside Rd	Wilmington	DE	198091377	Pres / Dir / Sec	1.0	$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty		SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp
Sum Of Program Related Invst		SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec	$1,410,873	AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances	$614,924	AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast	$0	FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets	$2,025,797	TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness	$0	AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast	$2,025,797	AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable	$30,387	CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets	$1,995,410	NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return	$99,771	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return	$99,771	MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income	$12,907	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax	$12,907	TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj	$86,864	DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded	$86,864	DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted	$86,864	DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions	$568,942	ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total	$0	ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid	$0	CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test	$0	SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test	$0	SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$568,942	QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri	$568,942	AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted	$86,864	DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Prior Year1	2013	PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year2	2012	PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year3	2011	PriorYear3Yr
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5	$292,696	ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4	$173,671	ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3	$251,920	ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2	$332,593	ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1	$390,696	ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov	$1,441,576	TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions	$568,942	QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Current Year	$86,864	AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus	$482,078	RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus	$1,923,654	TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY	$0	UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5	$292,696	ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr	$1,630,958	ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4	$173,671	ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3	$251,920	ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2	$332,593	ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1	$390,696	ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year	$482,078	ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Private Operating Foundations		PrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributing Manager	David L Mahoney	ContributingManagerNm
Contributing Manager	Winnifred Ellis	ContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To Preselected	Yes (X)	OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (44 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityRecipientUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCd	Recipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxt	Recipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxt	Grant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxt	AmtAmt
AIM HIGH FOR HIGH SCHOOL
2030 HARRISON ST 3RD FL	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94110	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$1,000
AMERICAN PRAIRIE FOUNDATION
PO BOX 908	BOZEMAN	MT	59771	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$1,000
BOSTON COLLEGE TRUSTEES
140 COMMONWEALTH AVE	CHESTNUT HILL	MA	02467	N/A	PC	Mahoney Family Scholarship Fund	$10,000
CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
55 MUSIC CONCOURSE DR GOLDEN GA	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94118	N/A	PC	Big Bang Gala Fund-a-Need Program	$2,500
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
5212 BROADWAY	OAKLAND	CA	94618	N/A	PC	2014/15 Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program Fund	$5,000
CALIFORNIA COLLEGE OF THE ARTS
5212 BROADWAY	OAKLAND	CA	94618	N/A	PC	2015/16 Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program FUND	$5,000
CATHOLIC CHARITIES CYO OF THE ARCHDIOCESE OF SAN F
180 HOWARD ST STE 100	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$500
COMMON SENSE MEDIA
650 TOWNSEND ST STE 435	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$250
DREW SCHOOL
2901 CALIFORNIA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	N/A	PC	Jowell Scholarship Fund	$5,000
DREW SCHOOL
2901 CALIFORNIA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94115	N/A	PC	Debt Pay Off Campaign	$25,000
FAMILY DOG & PUPPY RESCUE
3841 18TH ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94114	N/A	PC	Cancerversary Fund	$2,500
GEYSERVILLE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION INC
PO BOX 1042	GEYSERVILLE	CA	95441	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$1,000
HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION NORTHERN SONOMA COUNTY
PO BOX 1025	HEALDSBURG	CA	95448	N/A	PC	Wine Country Cares Fund	$1,000
KQED INC
2601 MARIPOSA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94110	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$25,000
KQED INC
2601 MARIPOSA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94110	N/A	PC	Arts Content Center of KQED Campaign 21 Fund	$50,000
MARIN AGRICULTURAL LAND TRUST
PO BOX 809	PT REYES STA	CA	94956	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$500
MEALS ON WHEELS OF SAN FRANCISCO INC
1375 FAIRFAX AVE	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94124	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$250
MERCY CORPS
45 SW ANKENY ST	PORTLAND	OR	97204	N/A	PC	Board Annual Matching Fund	$35,000
MERCY CORPS
45 SW ANKENY ST	PORTLAND	OR	97204	N/A	PC	CEO's Social Innovation Fund	$25,000
MERCY CORPS
45 SW ANKENY ST	PORTLAND	OR	97204	N/A	PC	Nepal Relief Fund	$2,500
NARAL PRO-CHOICE CALIFORNIA FOUNDATION Power of C
111 PINE ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94111	N/A	PC	Charitable Event	$5,000
OUTWARD BOUND CALIFORNIA
1539 PERSHING DR	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94129	N/A	PC	Annual Fund	$30,000
OUTWARD BOUND CALIFORNIA
1539 PERSHING DR	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94129	N/A	PC	Impact Campaign Phase Zero Initiative	$50,000
OXBOW SCHOOL
530 3RD ST	NAPA	CA	94559	N/A	PC	Annual Fund	$5,000
PARENTS EDUCATION NETWORK
6050 GEARY BLVD STE 101A	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94121	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$300
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY - ANNUAL GIVING
GIFT RECORDS BOX 5357	PRINCETON	NJ	08543	N/A	PC	40th Reunion challenge match for Annual Giving FunD	$10,000
RAPHAEL HOUSE OF SAN FRANCISCO INC
1065 SUTTER ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94109	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$1,000
SAN FRANCISCO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER
1757 WALLER ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94117	N/A	PC	100 Percent Campaign Fund	$25,000
SAN FRANCISCO CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION CENTER
1757 WALLER ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94117	N/A	PC	Fund a Need Project	$1,000
SAN FRANCISCO FOOD BANK
900 PENNSYLVANIA AVE	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94107	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$500
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
172 MINNA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	N/A	PC	Black Dog Private Foundation Photographic Exhibition Fund	$100,000
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
172 MINNA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	N/A	PC	Trustee Unrestricted Fund	$25,000
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
172 MINNA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	N/A	PC	Photography Accessions Fund	$7,500
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
172 MINNA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	N/A	PC	Photography Accessions Fund	$7,500
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
172 MINNA ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94105	N/A	PC	Modern Ball Program	$5,000
SAN FRANCISCO VILLAGE
3575 GEARY BLVD	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94118	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$500
SUMMER SEARCH
500 SANSOME ST	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94111	N/A	PC	General & Unrestricted	$2,500
TEACH FOR AMERICA INC - BAY AREA
22 4TH ST 7TH FL	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	94103	N/A	PC	Teacher Sponsorship Program	$10,000
TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
50 COLLEGE ST	SOUTH HADLEY	MA	01075	N/A	PC	Annual Fund	$15,000
TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
50 COLLEGE ST	SOUTH HADLEY	MA	01075	N/A	PC	Annual Fund	$10,000
TRUSTEES OF MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
50 COLLEGE ST	SOUTH HADLEY	MA	01075	N/A	PC	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum Friends of Art Program	$1,500
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA FOUNDATION
1111 N CHERRY AVE	TUCSON	AZ	85721	N/A	PC	Center for Creative Photography Tom Barrow Print Purchase project	$4,975
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO FOUNDATION
PO BOX 45339	San Francisco	CA	94145	N/A	PC	for the Program Development at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer center, for pancreatic cancer research	$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION
1800 N GRANT ST STE 725	DENVER	CO	80203	N/A	PC	College of Arts and Sciences Fund	$1,500

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr	$521,775	TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt Ag		FeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And Assmnt		MembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	14	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$153	ExclusionAmt

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	14	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$28,439	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd Prop		NetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd Prop		NetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal Prop		NetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment Incm Part VII		OtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	18	ExclusionCd
Exclusion	$15,607	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Net Income Loss From Special Evt		NetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry		GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exclusion	$44,199	ExclusionAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty	$44,199	TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EO	false	TrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EO	false	TrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets	false	SalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EO	false	PurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth Assets	false	RentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement Arrangements	false	ReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan Guarantees	false	LoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services Etc	false	PerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities Etc	false	SharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EO	false	RelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PF	Yes (X)	Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General Rule	Yes (X)	GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	1	ContributorNum
Contributor Person	D L Mahoney W C Ellis 1998 Fami	ContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	dl mahoney 121 jordan ave	AddressLine1Txt
City	San Francisco	CityNm
State Abbreviation	CA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	94118	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	$1,312,933	TotalContributionsAmt
Person Contribution	Yes (X)	PersonContributionInd
Noncash Contribution	Yes (X)	NoncashContributionInd

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (9 entries)

ContributorContributorNum	Noncash PropertyNoncashPropertyDesc	Fair Market ValueFairMarketValueAmt	ReceivedReceivedDt
1	ACELRX PHARMACEUTICALS INC ACRX, 499 sh.	$2,013	2015-12-17
1	CONCERT PHARMACEUTICALS INC CNCE, 300 sh.	$6,393	2015-09-24
1	CONCERT PHARMACEUTICALS INC CNCE, 300 sh.	$5,556	2015-09-22
1	ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 IWM, 720 sh.	$89,158	2015-05-27
1	ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 IWM, 3194 sh.	$393,756	2015-05-26
1	SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST SPY, 1252 sh.	$264,867	2015-05-26
1	TETRAPHASE PHARMACEUTICALS INC TTPH, 300 sh.	$12,990	2015-05-22
1	PANDORA MEDIA INC P, 2466 sh.	$44,980	2015-05-07
1	DFA TAX MANAGED U.S. SMALL CAP PORTFOLI DFTSX, 2599.428 sh.	$100,728	2015-04-28

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (24 entries)

StockStockNm	EOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmt	EOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
COHEN & STEERS INSTITUTIONAL R	$29,500	$32,026
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS INC	$105,125	$124,500
DFA EMERGING MARKETS CORE EQ P	$116,176	$105,152
DFA INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY	$123,000	$120,715
DFA INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP VA	$24,828	$26,408
DFA INTERNATIONAL VALUE PORTFO	$39,983	$41,116
DFA U.S. LARGE CAP VALUE PORTF	$6,331	$10,697
DFA U.S. SMALL CAP VALUE PORTF	$8,291	$9,789
DOUBLELINE TOTAL RETURN BOND	$41,594	$40,891
ETRACS ALERIAN MLP INDEX ETN	$60,019	$63,023
FIDELITY FLOATING RATE HIGH IN	$14,000	$12,985
HARBOR CAPITAL APPRECIATION FU	$45,000	$42,709
HARBOR FDS INTL FD	$27,000	$25,080
ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS	$34,966	$34,013
ISHARES MSCI GRW IDX	$46,935	$46,058
ISHARES RUSSELL 2000	$14,860	$13,514
JPMORGAN HIGH YIELD BOND FUND	$32,000	$28,311
METROPOLITAN WEST RETURN BOND	$87,004	$84,903
NATIXIS FDS TR I LS CORPLS BD	$41,594	$38,964
SPDR DJ WILSHIRE INT	$30,880	$30,787
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST	$240,970	$243,828
VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US	$26,663	$43,193
VANGUARD INFLATION-PROTECTED S	$25,000	$24,218
VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET IND	$50,000	$49,448

Liquidation Explanation Stmt LiquidationExplanationStmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Explanation	This statement is submitted to report the distribution of certain assets during the above referenced year. The distributions resulted in a substantial contraction of assets. The following information is submitted in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.6043-3(a)(1) and the Form 990-PF instructions: During the taxable year ending December 31, 2015, the Foundation made distributions from assets from sources other than current income. Collectively, the distributions in excess of current income totaled $521,775. This amount represents over 25% of the Foundation's net assets of $1,389,677 (as measured by fair market value) at the beginning of the Foundation's taxable year ending December 31, 2015. Although the Foundation technically experienced a substantial contraction, it will continue in existence and has no plans for dissolution. The Foundation made distributions of cash to the grantees listed in the attachment to Part XV, Line 3a; each such grant was made solely for the charitable purpose specified therein.	ExplanationTxt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDesc	Revenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Administrative Fees	$12,142	$12,142
State or Local Filing Fees	$25	$25

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxt	AmtAmt	Net Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt	Disbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
Investment Management Services	$3,067	$3,067
Philanthropic Consulting Srvcs	$35,000		$35,000

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxt	AmtAmt
990-PF Estimated Tax for 2015	$3,900
990-PF Excise Tax for 2014	$494

THE BLACK DOG PRIVATE FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

Return header ReturnHeader

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Filer Filer

Business Name BusinessName

US Address USAddress

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (44 entries)

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp (9 entries)

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (24 entries)

Liquidation Explanation Stmt LiquidationExplanationStmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (2 entries)

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail (2 entries)

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

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