2016-06-29T13:25:11-07:00 2015-12-31 IRA L WEINER CPA 710 Tennent Road Ste 102 Manalapan NJ 07726 990PF 2015-01-01 133566516 Gerda Lissner Foundation Inc GERD 2128266100 15 East 65th Street New York NY 10065 Stephen De Maio President 2016-06-29 true Ira L Weiner P00295964 7325366653 X 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X 7977645 X 7150 X 36786 36786 149395 149395 184858 202784 184858 75580 2552 453769 373591 116000 5800 110200 70900 70900 578 578 33248 4987 28261 75400 75400 13901 1812 12089 165389 165389 178047 178047 653463 87999 565464 378654 378654 1032117 87999 944118 -578348 285592 24305 118373 118373 388942 426812 426812 32308 47844 47844 3425433 3263019 3775307 4204557 3641128 3595059 11951 11951 14250 14250 14250 8089795 7511426 7977645 17283 17262 17283 17262 X 8072512 7494164 8072512 7494164 8089795 7511426 8072512 -578348 7494164 7494164 lt cap gain distributions - see stmnt 15 P 2013-01-02 2015-12-31 52368 52368 52368 net short term losses - see stmnt 15 P 2015-01-05 2015-12-31 17926 -17926 -17926 net long term gains - see stmnt 15 P 2014-01-01 2015-12-31 150416 150416 150416 184858 false 798176 9071804 0.08798 809000 8698511 0.09300 843899 9199356 0.09174 1112963 10427039 0.10674 879623 11136448 0.07899 0.458447 0.091689 8373026 767714 2856 770570 944118 X 2856 2856 2856 2318 10000 12318 X 7 9455 5000 4455 false false false false false false false false false true DE NY true false false false false true www.gerdalissner.com ira l weiner cpa 7325366653 710 tennent road ste 102 manalapan NJ 07726 false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false Michael A Fornabaio 420 east 64th street new york NY 10065 vp/treasurer 5.00 12000 Barbara Testa 870 united nations plaza new york NY 10017 Trustee 5.00 12000 Stephen De Maio 110 east 36th street new york NY 10016 President 20.00 80000 Karl Michaelis 244 East 86th Street 44 New York NY 10028 Trustee 5.00 12000 Cornelia Beigel 267 Edgcombe Avenue New York NY 10031 Trustee 40.00 65500 NONE NONE SELECTION PROCESS TO DETERMINE THE RECIPIENTS OF GRANTS (encouragement awards) ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORLD CLASS OPERA SINGERS. SEE PART 1, COL (d). 0 individual awards PAID TO the winners of the annual competition. SEE PART XV and STATEMENTs 12. contributions to other 501(c)(3) organizations for general operating support in the field of opera and other various organizations. see statement 12. 8423735 66799 10000 8500534 0 8500534 127508 8373026 418651 418651 2856 2856 415795 415795 415795 944118 944118 2856 941262 415795 229147 596601 394659 383324 351471 1955202 944118 0 415795 528323 2483525 0 229147 2254378 596601 394659 383324 351471 528323 see application - stmnt 14 15 east 62th street New York NY 10065 2128266100 mail@gerdalissner.org see statement 14 March 1 see statement 14 The Licia Albanese-Puccini Foundati 8 East 69th Street New York NY 10021 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 5000 Opera Index Inc PO Box 237153 Ansonia Station New York NY 10023 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 900 Opera Orchestra of NY 344 East 63rd Street Suite B1 New York NY 10065 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 10000 Martina Arroyo Foundation 200 Central Park South New York NY 10019 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 15000 Opera at Florham - FDU 285 Madison Avenue Madison NJ 07961 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 8150 American Center for Musical Arts In 201 West 72nd Street 3K New York NY 10023 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 5000 The Guilio Gari Foundation 175 west 72nd Street Ste 4F New York NY 10023 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 10000 Institute of Young Dramatic Voices 1765 Garnet Ave 86 San Diego CA 92109 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 20000 Thirteen 450 West 33rd Street New York NY 10001 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 500 Arthur Levy 484 West 43rd Street 29B New York NY 10036 none See Stmnt 13 A 10000 Mid Atlantic Opera Inc 163 Madison Avenue Ste 220-49 Morristown NJ 07960 none 501(c)(3) Charitable- Gen'l Operating Support 2000 Elizabeth Sutphen 60 lincoln center plaza new york NY 10023 none See Stmnt 13 A 500 Tammie bradley 4002 presidents court houston TX 77047 none See Stmnt 13 A 1000 Liana Guberman 505 w 54th street new york NY 10019 none See Stmnt 13 A 3000 Vanessa Isiguen 84-29 153rd ave howard beach NY 11414 none See Stmnt 13 A 1000 Mingjie Lei 1100 n lasalle street 216 chicago IL 60610 none See Stmnt 13 A 5000 Allison King 200 nw pittock drive portland OR 97210 none See Stmnt 13 A 3000 Riad Ymeri 2431 Steinway street Astotia NY 11103 none See Stmnt 13 A 1000 Jarret Lee Ott 216 oxford st pen argyl PA 18072 none See Stmnt 13 A 5000 Sean M Plumb 1950 w highland pkwy saint paul MN 55166 none See Stmnt 13 A 10000 wliw21 825 eigth avenue new york NY 10019 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 150 The Kosciuzko Foundation 1565 East 65th Street New York NY 10065 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 1500 Liederkranz Foundation Inc 6 East 87th Street new york NY 10128 n/a 501(C)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 1104 Raymond Chenez 7015 academy lane lockport NY 14094 none See Stmnt 13 A 2000 Cameron john mcphail 201-150 WEST 22ND STREET NORTH VANCOUVER north america CA V7M3M4 none See Stmnt 13A 2000 Reginald Smith Jr 904 Sabine Street Unit B houston TX 77007 none See STMT 13A 15000 Marina Biondo 1702 Pine St 4 Philadelphia PA 19103 none See STMT 13A 15000 Robert Michael Adams 7816 Fairwood Ct fort worth TX 76179 none See STMT 13A 10000 J'nai Bridges 1100 n lasalle street apt 216 chicago IL 60610 none see stmt 13A 10000 William Davenport 2230 s juniper st philadelphia PA 19148 none see stmt 13A 10000 Patrick Michael Guetti 421 graham street highland park NJ 08904 none see stmt 13A 10000 Jared Bybee 1930 chestnut st apt 4f philadelphia PA 19103 none see stmt 13a 10000 Jin Sol 134 claremont sve 1426 new york NY 10027 none see stmt 13a 10000 John Viscardi 2447 Grays Ferry Ave philadelphia PA 19146 none see stmt 13a 10000 Nicole Haslett 180 Knotty Oak Dr mt laurel NJ 08054 none see stmt 13a 5000 Szymon Komasa 253 W 72nd Street Apt 2009 new york NY 10023 none see stmt 13a 5000 Kirsten Mackinnon 2036 locust st 1f philadelphia PA 19103 none see stmt 13a 5000 Megan Marino 583 W 215th D-8 New York NY 10034 none see stmt 13a 5000 Wei Wu 8560 2nd Ave Apt 1619 Silver Spring MD 20910 none see stmt 13a 5000 Robert Bolenek 254 Manhatten Ave 4D new york NY 10026 none see stmt 13a 3000 Martha Banks 11413 maryvale rd upper marlboro MD 20772 none see stmt 13a 3000 Jesse Darden 16 Easton St 2 Boston MA 02134 none see stmt 13a 3000 Theo Hoffman 665 W 160th st apt 3F new york NY 10032 none see stmt 13a 3000 Evan Johnson 1133 pine street apt 4F philadelphia PA 19107 none see stmt 13a 3000 Onay Kose 60 lincoln center plaza new york NY 10023 none see stmt 13a 3000 Dogukan Kuran 1616 locust street 801c philadelphia PA 19103 none see stmt 13a 3000 James McCorkle 2206 walnut st 3F philadelphia PA 19103 none see stmt 13a 3000 Lauren Michelle 18124 wedge parkway 1084 reno NV 89511 none see stmt 13a 3000 Andrew Owens 3019 Welsh Road philadelphia PA 19136 none see stmt 13a 3000 Mia Pafumi 323 west lane clark NJ 07066 none see stmt 13a 3000 Heather Phillips 2301 lombard st apt 1-r philadelphia PA 19146 none see stmt 13a 3000 Galeano Salas 1410 South St 1A philadelphia PA 19146 none see stmt 13a 3000 Siman Chung 65A W palisades blvd palisades park NJ 07650 none see stmt 13a 2000 Cecelia Hall 5706 old stony way durham NC 27705 none see stmt 13a 2000 Marina Harris 827 grand ave unit c long beach CA 90804 none see stmt 13a 2000 Theo Lebow 720 West 172nd St 5F new york NY 10032 none see stmt 13a 2000 Felicia Moore 849 state road princeton NJ 08540 none see stmt 13a 2000 Rebecca Pedersen 9155 hillside dr cedar hills UT 84062 none see stmt 13a 2000 Alexandra Schenck 1817 spruce St apt1R philadelphia PA 19103 none see stmt 13a 2000 Boya Wei 601 West 110th Street Apt 7J4 new york NY 10025 none see stmt 13a 2000 Christopher Colmenero 40 west 95th street apt3c new york NY 10025 none see stmt 13a 1000 Joshua Dennis 2507 Pheasant Run mckinney TX 75070 none see stmt 13a 1000 Maria Natale 41 bonn place 2 weehawken NJ 07086 none see stmt 13a 1500 Lenore Rosenberg 145 Blauvelt St teaneck NJ 07666 none see stmt 13a 5000 Eve Queler 490 west end ave 9E new york NY 10024 none see stmnt 13a 10000 Robert Lombardo 205 haddonfield ave po box 429 lavallette NJ 08735 none see stmt 13a 5000 Arlene Shrut 205 w 86th street 911 new york NY 10024 none see stmt 13a 4000 Ken Benson 675 west end ave 14d new york NY 10025 none see stmt 13a 1600 Cornelia Lotito 266 Pleasant Grove Road Long Valley NJ 07853 none see stmt 13a 500 David Leigh 200 west 72nd st apt 8i new york NY 10023 none see stmt 13a 1000 Scott Barnes 621 west 172nd st NO 67 new york NY 10032 none see stmt 13a 1100 Brian Kellow 621 west 172nd st no67 new york NY 10032 none see stmt 13a 1000 Anastasiia Sidorovo 1610 Naudain St philadelphia PA 19103 none see stmt 13a 1000 Erik Larson 47-46 43rd st 3R woodside NY 11377 none see stmt 13a 1000 Josh Quinn 45 peter parley road boston MA 02130 none see stmt 13a 3000 Barbee Monk 4416 bergen tpke apt 2r north bergen NJ 07047 none see stmt 13a 1000 kevin ray po box 1927 morro bay CA 93443 none see stmt 13a 2000 Emily Misch 69 w 131st st apt 4b new york NY 10037 none see stmt 13a 1000 Sonja Krenek 7430 myrtle ave eureka CA 95503 none see stmt 13a 1000 Michael Maliakel 485 amerstam ave 4s new york NY 10024 none see stmt 13a 1000 William Liverman 1151 west addison street 3 chicago IL 60613 none see stmt 13a 3000 Abigail Levis 4703 Radnor Ave lakewood CA 90713 none see stmt 13a 1000 Anthony Schneider 1901 Sansom st apr 6 philadelphia PA 19103 none see stmt 13a 1000 Steven LaBrie 1935 17th st NW unit 3 washington DC 20009 none see stmt 13a 5000 Maria Mannernaa rantakukantie 6 oulu europe FI 90540 oulu none see stmt 13a 2000 Kidon Choi 134 Claremont Ave Anderson Hall 1 new york NY 10027 none see stmt 13a 2000 Ekaterina Bakanova Stumpergasse 5-32 vienna Europe AU 1060 vienna none see stmt 13a 2000 Emily D'Angelo 56 B Oriole Road Toronto north america CA ontario m4v 2g1 none see stmt 13a 1000 New York Public Radio 160 Varick Street 8 new york NY 10013 none 501(c)(3) Charitable - Gen'l Operating Support 500 The Enrico Caruso Foundation 1942 East 19th street brooklyn NY 11229 none 501(c)(3) charitable-gen'l operating support 1000 Amanda Opuszynski 129 Deepwood Drive Amston CT 06213 none see stmt 13a 1000 Robert Iarussi 183 Westwood Road New Haven CT 06515 none see stmt 13a 950 Patricia Sage 150 Riverside Drive new york NY 10024 none see stmt 13a 1000 Christina Chenes 733 n 17th street 1 philadelphia PA 19130 none see stmt 13a 500 Fanyong Du 601 west 110th street 5J3 new york NY 10025 none see stmt 13a 500 Mary-Hollis Hundley 244 west 106th street 1W new york NY 10025 none see stmt 13a 500 John Nevergall 16 easton st 2 boston MA 02134 none see stmt 13a 500 Kyle Oliver 357 82nd street 1 brooklyn NY 11209 none see stmt 13a 500 Armando Pina Lopez 4718 chestnut st 3e philadelphia PA 19139 none see stmt 13a 500 Tatiana Poletskaya union tpke e2d2 kew gardens NY 11415 none see stmt 13a 500 Thomas Spencer Viator 2457 east 21st street brooklyn NY 11235 none see stmt 13a 500 Mackenzie Whitney 600 south 12th st philadelphia PA 19147 none see stmt 13a 500 John Myers 25291 dayton dr lake forest CA 92630 none see stmt 13a 500 Nathan Milholin 1915 latona street philadelphia PA 19146 none see stmt 13a 500 Alexandra Nowakowski 2101 Chestnut Street 1014 Philadelphia PA 19103 none see stmt 13a 500 Mary Pinto 165 ticonderoga terrace wayne NJ 07470 none see stmt 13a 200 Antonina Chehovska 9 East 7th Street New York NY 10003 none see stmt 13a 500 Terrence Chin-Loy 1 west 127th street 2c new york NY 10027 none see stmt 13a 500 Chelsey Geeting 4445 alvin dark ave 206 baton rouge LA 70820 none see stmt 13a 500 Christopher Lilley 3355 bruner ave bronx NY 10469 none see stmt 13a 500 Conor McDonald 121 west 104th street 2r new york NY 10025 none see stmt 13a 500 Clara Osowski 5224 winchester lane brooklyn center MN 55429 none see stmt 13a 500 Joshua Sanders 610 west 163rd st 6c new york NY 10032 none see stmt 13a 500 Andrew Surrena CO Emily Wells 286 West End Ave Apt 1B New York NY 10023 none see stmt 13a 500 Erik Von Heyninger 26 park vale avenue apt 9 allston MA 02134 none see stmt 13a 500 378654 14 36786 14 149395 16 73028 1 2552 1 184858 446619 446619 false false false false false false false false false false Ira L weiner CPA 33248 4987 0 28261 General Explanation Supplemental Information for Form 990-PF statement 13 A-------------- FORM 990-PF, PART XV--------------------THE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS to the winners of the annual competition and encouragement awards to a limited number of participants TO provide young OPERA SINGERS with the financial support they need to pursue their craft and excel in the world of opera. the trustees believe that the encouragement and assistance to young artists toward achieving their goals is imperative for the continuation of this demanding art form. Machinery and Equipment 11951 11951 Davis Wright Tremaine llp 128 0 0 128 Skadden, arps, slate, meagher & flom llp 450 0 0 450 SECURITY DEPOSIT - RENT 14250 14250 14250 advertising and promotions 12206 12206 board meeting expenses 654 654 copying and reproduction costs 1348 1348 DUES AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 680 680 FILING FEES 1190 1190 insurance - directors' liability 2492 2492 INSURANCE - EMPL HEALTH 6056 6056 INSURANCE - GENERAL 3368 3368 insurance - w/comp 1054 1054 internet access and cable 2507 2507 local travel 6046 6046 miscellaneous costs 2567 2567 OFFICE EXPENSE and supplies 13232 13232 opera events, functions and tickets 5930 5930 other special events 1818 1818 other special events - Lieder/Song comp 8914 8914 other special events - ivc auditions 19093 19093 payroll admin costs - paychex 2516 2516 postage and delivery 1410 1410 spec event - 2015 concert and reception 71092 71092 TELEPHONE 3445 3445 web-site costs 10429 10429 Other Investment Income 2552 2552 Rental Income - Noninvestment Property 73028 credit cards payable 21 17262 securit deposit payable 17262 INV ADV FEES - see stmnt 19 75400 75400 0 0 FOREIGN TAXES 1812 1812 PAYROLL TAXES 12089 12089