GRASSLAND TR: Form 990PF, tax year 2015

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Organization
GRASSLAND TR (EIN 38-3357237)
Tax period
2015-01-01 to 2015-12-31
Filed
2016-05-02
IRS object ID
201631239349100033
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)
Return2016-05-02T15:11:14-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2015-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN472009086PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1CHRISTOPHER & COMPANY CPAS PLLCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1BOX 631 270 SOUTH BENZIE BLVDAddressLine1Txt
CityBEULAHCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49617ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2015-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN383357237EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GRASSLAND TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2C/O WEST MICHIGAN BANK & TRUSTBusinessNameLine2Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlGRASBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2317238867PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1120 CYPRESS STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMANISTEECityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49660ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonDOUGLAS COOKPersonNm
Person TitleTRUST OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2317238867PhoneNum
Signature2016-04-20SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJENNIFER CHRISTOPHER CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00023450PTIN
Phone2318822313PhoneNum
Preparation2016-04-21PreparationDt
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$10,859,693FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Dividends Rev And Expnss$212,940DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$212,940DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$212,940DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$212,940TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$212,940TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$212,940TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$2,884AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$577AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$2,307AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$36,129OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$7,226OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$28,903OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$4,275TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$4,275TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$85OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$85OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$43,373TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$12,078TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$31,295TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$271,500ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$271,500ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$314,873TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$12,078TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$302,795TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$101,933ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$200,862NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$212,940AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Government Obligations BOY$4,642,850USGovernmentObligationsBOYAmt
US Government Obligations EOY$4,540,917USGovernmentObligationsEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$4,446,374USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$6,428,183CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$6,428,183CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$6,413,319CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$11,071,033TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$10,969,100TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$10,859,693TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$11,071,033RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$10,969,100RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$11,071,033TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$10,969,100TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$11,071,033TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$10,969,100TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$11,071,033TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$101,933ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$10,969,100SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$10,969,100TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$447,675AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$11,469,910NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr10.039030DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$313,659AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$10,431,507NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr20.030068DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$620,193AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$9,623,228NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr30.064448DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$740,160AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$10,123,622NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr40.073112DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$282,279AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$8,887,543NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr50.031761DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution0.238419TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution0.047684AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$11,181,625NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$533,185AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Net Investment Income Pct$2,009NetInvestmentIncomePctAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$535,194AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$302,795QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$4,017InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$4,017SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$4,017TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Estimated Plus Ovpmt Incm Tx$3,660EstimatedPlusOvpmtIncmTxAmt
Total Payments And Credits$3,660TotalPaymentsAndCreditsAmt
Tax Due$357TaxDueAmt

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
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WEST MICHIGAN BANK & TRUSTBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2317238867PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1120 CYPRESS STREETAddressLine1Txt
CityMANISTEECityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP49660ZIPCd
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
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
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 (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtAddress Line2USAddress/AddressLine2TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
JAMES R FOSTER
120 CYPRESS STREET120 CYPRESS STREETMANISTEEMI49660TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0
LORREVA S FOSTER
120 CYPRESS STREETMANISTEEMI49660TRUSTEE1.00$0$0$0
DOUGLAS COOK
120 CYPRESS STREETMANISTEEMI49660TRUST OFFICE0.25$0$0$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Sum Of Program Related Invst SumOfProgramRelatedInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1Txt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$11,351,882AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$22AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$11,351,904TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$11,351,904AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$170,279CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$11,181,625NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$559,081MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$559,081MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$4,017TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$4,017TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$555,064DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$555,064DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$555,064DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$302,795ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$302,795QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$302,795AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$555,064DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Undistributed Income PY$267,799UndistributedIncomePYAmt
Qualifying Distributions$302,795QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Applied To Year1$267,799AppliedToYear1Amt
Applied To Current Year$34,996AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Undistributed Income CY$520,068UndistributedIncomeCYAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

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

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (9 entries)

Business Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2TxtAddress Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
UPPER SUSQUEHANNA SYNOD
EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN AMERICAP O BOX 36LEWISBURYPA17837NONERELIGIOUS GOOD WORKS$160,000
VINCE GRANT HALL INC
615 BLUEBIRD LANELIVINGSTONMT59047NONELOCAL GOOD WORKS$15,000
NORTHWOODS DISCOVERY SCHOOL
14732 BASS DRIVEREDDINGCA96003NONECHILDRENS EDUCATION$5,000
MT OLIVE LUTHERAN CHURCH
2170 HAVASUPAI BLVDLAKE HAVASU CITYAZ86403RELIGOUS GOOD WORKS$75,000
SOUTHWEST CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROG
418 E PARK STREETLIVINGSTONMT59047MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS$7,500
AMERICAN LUTHERAN CHURCH
129 SOUTH F STREETLIVINGSTONMT59047RELIGIOUS GOOD WORKS$2,000
LIVINGSTON HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION
HOSPICE HOME CARE LIVINGSTON504 SOUTH THIRTEENTH STRELIVINGSTONMT59047HOSPICE CARE$1,000
KAYLYN ELAINE WARREN FOUNDATION
560 PEOPLES PLAZA 111NEWARKDE19702PROMOTE CHILDHOOD CANCER AWARENESS$5,000
LOAVES AND FISHES OF LIVINGSTON
301 S MAIN STREETLIVINGSTONMT59047COMMUNITY GOOD WORKS$1,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$271,500TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Div And Int From Sec Part VII DivAndIntFromSecPartVIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$211,397ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$1,543RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$211,397ExclusionAmt
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$1,543RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$212,940TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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 (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
CHRISTOPHER & COMPANY, CPAS PLLC$925$185$740
MUTUAL FUND SUBACCOUNTING FEES$1,959$392$1,567

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp (19 entries)

StockStockNmEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ALCOA$1,601,135$460,603
ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND$22,355$46,804
BAKER HUGHES$432,465$230,750
BOEING COMPANY$841,708$1,231,184
BP PLC$232,749$171,492
CATERPILLAR INC$652,844$496,108
COCA COLA CORP$419,264$635,808
DEERE & CO$932,652$977,400
DOW CHEMICAL$3,639$32,124
EI DUPONT DENEMOURS$609,584$885,780
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP$1,243$235,170
HALLIBURTON$41,061$136,160
KEY CORP NEW$45,654$96,946
NOBLE ENERGY$32,801$131,720
NOVARTIS AG$108,756$172,080
PLUM CREEK TIMBER CO$96,589$108,945
RAYTHEON$23,925$62,265
3M CO COM$301,169$287,722
CHEMOURS CO$28,590$14,258

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
US Govt Obligations Book Vl EOY$4,540,917USGovtObligationsBookVlEOYAmt
US Govt Obligations EOYFMV$4,446,374USGovtObligationsEOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
EXPENSES
POSTAGE$43$43
MISCELLANEOUS$42$42

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryWEST MICHIGAN BANK & TRUSTCategoryTxt
Amt$36,129Amt
Net Investment Income$7,226NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$28,903DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryTxtAmtAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmt
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES - ES 2015$3,475$3,475
FOREIGN TAX WITHHELD$800$800

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