BERNSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
BERNSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 22-3514526)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-09
IRS object ID
201621309349101552
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)
Return2016-05-09T14:48:38-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRANT THORNTON LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1757 THIRD AVE 4TH FLAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100172013ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN223514526EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BERNSTEIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
In Care Of% EVELYN BERNSTEINInCareOfNm
Business Name ControlBERNBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone9739940299PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15409 Pointe Gate DriveAddressLine1Txt
CityLIVINGSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07039ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonEVELYN BERNSTEINPersonNm
Person TitlePRES/SEC/TREASPersonTitleTxt
Phone9739940299PhoneNum
Signature2016-05-15SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSheldon GanisPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00502282PTIN
Phone9739940299PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2015TaxYr
Build TS2016-09-27 15:27:22ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$186,368FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$1,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$190DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$190DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$1,190TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$190TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss$0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,000AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$500AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm$0AccountingFeesAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$500AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$532OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$150OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$382OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$1,532TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$650TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$882TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$24,000ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$24,000ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$25,532TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$650TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm$0TotalExpensesAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$24,882TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$24,342ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$153,328SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$128,986SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$128,986SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$51,032CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$51,032CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$57,382CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$204,360TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$180,018TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$186,368TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Capital Stock BOY$540,050CapitalStockBOYAmt
Capital Stock EOY$540,050CapitalStockEOYAmt
Retained Earning BOY-$335,690RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY-$360,032RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$204,360TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$180,018TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$204,360TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$180,018TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$204,360TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$24,342ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$180,018SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$180,018TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm DetailCapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$49,854AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$162,786NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.306255DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$30,854AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$203,266NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.151791DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$39,329AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$232,137NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.169422DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$6,013AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$268,893NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.022362DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$16,435AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$108,660NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.151252DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.801082TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.160216AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$186,930NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$29,949AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$0NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$29,949AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$24,882QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$0SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$196EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$196TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Overpayment$196OverpaymentAmt
Applied To ES Tax$196AppliedToESTaxAmt

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
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateDEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateNJOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EVELYN BERNSTEINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone9739940299PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15409 POINTE GATE DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityLIVINGSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07039ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Relying Current Ntc Dsstr Asst1Yes (X)RelyingCurrentNtcDsstrAsst1Ind
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
EVELYN BERNSTEIN
5409 Pointe Gate DriveLIVINGSTONNJ07039PRES/SEC/TREAS0.25$0
SHERYL CILENTI
11 COLONIAL WAYMADISONNJ07940DIRECTOR0.25$0
JAMES ALLEN
26 GATES AVEWEST CALDWELLNJ07006DIRECTOR0.25$0
Nancy Bernstein
7221 Taveshire WayBethesdaMD20817Director0.25$0
Rabbi Peter Kasdan
2020 Harborside DriveLong Boat KeyFL34228Director0.25$0

Summary Of Direct Chrtbl Acty SummaryOfDirectChrtblActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NONEDescription1Txt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1NONEDescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$58,653AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$131,124AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$189,777TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Acquisition Indebtedness$0AcquisitionIndebtednessAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$189,777AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$2,847CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$186,930NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$9,347MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$9,347MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$0TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$9,347DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$9,347DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$9,347DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$24,882ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Program Related Invst Total$0ProgramRelatedInvstTotalAmt
Charitable Assets Acquis Paid$0CharitableAssetsAcquisPaidAmt
Set Aside Suitability Test$0SetAsideSuitabilityTestAmt
Set Aside Cash Distri Test$0SetAsideCashDistriTestAmt
Qualifying Distributions$24,882QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$24,882AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$9,347DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$0UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Prior Year12013PriorYear1Yr
Prior Year22012PriorYear2Yr
Prior Year32011PriorYear3Yr
Total For Prior Years$0TotalForPriorYearsAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$13,959ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$27,722ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$20,691ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$41,715ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$104,087TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$24,882QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$0AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$9,347AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$15,535RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$119,622TotalCorpusAmt
Prior Year Undistributed Incm$0PriorYearUndistributedIncmAmt
Taxable1$0Taxable1Amt
Taxable2$0Taxable2Amt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$13,959ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$105,663ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year3$27,722ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$20,691ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$41,715ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$15,535ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Private Operating FoundationsPrivateOperatingFoundationsGrp

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerEVELYN BERNSTEINContributingManagerNm
Shareholder ManagerNAShareholderManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1TEMPLE EMANUELBusinessNameLine1Txt

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1264 WEST NORTHFIELD ROADAddressLine1Txt
CityLIVINGSTONCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07039ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient RelationshipNONERecipientRelationshipTxt
Recipient Foundation StatusPCRecipientFoundationStatusTxt
Grant Or Contribution PurposeTO AID DONEE ORGANIZATION IN FULFILLING THEIR EXEMPT PURPOSE.GrantOrContributionPurposeTxt
Amt$24,000Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$24,000TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt AgFeesContractsFromGovtAgGrp
Membership Dues And AssmntMembershipDuesAndAssmntGrp
Int On Sav And Temp Cash InvstIntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$190ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Net Rntl Incm Re Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReDebtFincdPropGrp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd PropNetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Income Personal PropNetRentalIncomePersonalPropGrp
Other Investment Incm Part VIIOtherInvestmentIncmPartVIIGrp
Gain Sales Ast Oth Than InvntryGainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp
Net Income Loss From Special EvtNetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvtGrp
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of InvntryGrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryGrp

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$190ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$190TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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$1,000Amt
Net Investment Income$500NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$500DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (3 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
10 SHS - ARMSTRONG WORLD
INDUSTRIES INC.$6,988$457
1,100 SHS - CITIGROUP INC.$44,044$56,925

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (4 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
UBS - BUSINESS SVC ACCT FEE$150$150$0
NJ FILING FEE$60$0$60
DELAWARE CSC$297$0$297
DE FILING FEE$25$0$25

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