BLUE HERON FOUNDATION: Form 990EZ, tax year 2015

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Organization
BLUE HERON FOUNDATION (EIN 41-2054373)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-07-12
IRS object ID
201611949349200326
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 ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2016-07-12T13:28:59-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN954538761PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GORELICK & USLANER CPAS A PROF CORPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line115260 VENTURA BLVD STE 1705AddressLine1Txt
CitySHERMAN OAKSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP91403ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN412054373EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BLUE HERON FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlBLUEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3102752277PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1269 S BEVERLY DRIVE NO 435AddressLine1Txt
CityBEVERLY HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90212ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSTEFANIA MAGIDSONPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3102752277PhoneNum
Signature2016-06-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonWILLIAM OSBORNPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01280764PTIN
Phone8187865656PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressWWW.BLUEHERONFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$165,380GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$165,380ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Total Revenue$165,380TotalRevenueAmt
Grants And Similar Amounts Paid$145,735GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$19,420SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$10,689FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Other Expenses Total$21,189OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$197,033TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$31,653ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$76,400NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$44,747NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,400BOYAmt
EOY$44,747EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,400BOYAmt
EOY$44,747EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76,400BOYAmt
EOY$44,747EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL FUNDING TO YOUNSTERS WHO COME FROM VARIOUS ORPHANAGES THROUGHOUT ROMANIA.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (3 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmtForeign GrantsForeignGrantsIndProgram Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt
THE ORGANIZATION'S EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON THE EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP AND PERSONAL TRANSFORMATION PROGRAM FOR ROMANIAN ORPHANS.$145,735Yes (X)$26,169
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLIES, WHICH ARE INLCUDED IN STATEMENT ONE.$0$0
THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FUNDING FOR PERSONAL CARE, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN STATEMENT ONE.$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$26,169TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
STEFANIA MAGIDSON
PRESIDENT30.00$0$0$0
MIHAELA CONSTANTINESCU
VICE-PRESIDENT COMMUNICATI7.00$15,000$0$0
FLORENTINA NITA ALDEN
SECRETARY7.00$0$0$0
ANDREA AVILA
TREASURER7.00$4,420$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part VYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVInd
Activities Not Previously Rpt0ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt0ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBI0OrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved Etc0OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Direct Indirect Pltcl Expend$0DirectIndirectPltclExpendAmt
Made Loans To From Officers0MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldCAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEFANIA MAGIDSONBusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1269 S BEVERLY DR SUITE 435AddressLine1Txt
CityBEVERLY HILLSCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP90212ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone3102752277PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountYes (1)ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign Financial Account CntryROForeignFinancialAccountCntryCd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised Fnds0DonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services Provided0TanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (1)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$123,800CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$119,426CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$119,839CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$148,796CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$165,380CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$677,241TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$123,800CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$119,426CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$119,839CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$148,796CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$165,380CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$677,241TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$408,025SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$269,216PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$374CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$124CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Total$498TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$677,739TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.39720PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.41510PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 10 - GRANTS AND SIMILAR AMOUNTS PAIDACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION: GRANTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE. GRANTEE NAME: FUNDATIA BLUE HERON ROMANIA. GRANTEE ADDRESS: STR. HRISTO BOTEV NR 1 BUCHAREST, ROMANIA. GRANTEE RELATIONSHIP: COMMON OFFICERS. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: CASH. BOOK VALUE OF PROPERTY: 145,735. DATE OF GIFT: VARIOUS. AMOUNT GIVEN: 145,735.
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 - OTHER EXPENSESDESCRIPTION: MEETINGS. AMOUNT: 681. DESCRIPTION: TRAVEL. AMOUNT: 3,289. DESCRIPTION: CREDIT CARD PROCESSING. AMOUNT: 1,031. DESCRIPTION: PAYROLL TAXES. AMOUNT: 1,525. DESCRIPTION: FILING FEES & LICENSES. AMOUNT: 185. DESCRIPTION: UTILITIES. AMOUNT: 2,225. DESCRIPTION: EVENTS EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 6,254. DESCRIPTION: INTERNET. AMOUNT: 978. DESCRIPTION: OFFICE EXPENSES. AMOUNT: 1,421. DESCRIPTION: CONSULTING. AMOUNT: 1,850. DESCRIPTION: GRAPHIC DESIGN. AMOUNT: 1,490. DESCRIPTION: POSTAL SERVICES. AMOUNT: 260. TOTAL TO FORM 990-EZ, LINE 16: 21,189.

Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DeclarationTHE ORGANIZATION DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, RECEIVE ANY FUNDS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, TO PAY PREMIUMS ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.THE ORGANIZATION, DID NOT, DURING THE YEAR, PAY ANY PREMIUMS, DIRECTLY,OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PERSONAL BENEFIT CONTRACT.DeclarationDesc

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