MARS FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2014

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Organization
MARS FOUNDATION (EIN 31-1743263)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-10-28
IRS object ID
201543019349100304
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-10-28T10:56:23-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Bernath & Rosenberg PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11430 Broadway 7th FloorAddressLine1Txt
CityNew YorkCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP100183308ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN311743263EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARS FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMARSBusinessNameControlTxt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line138 OLYMPIA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMONSEYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10952ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonARYEH GOLDSTEINPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2015-10-28SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonJames H BernathPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00187297PTIN
Phone2122211140PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$530,266FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$670,000ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$8InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$8InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$670,008TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$8TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$1,860AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm$930AccountingFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$930AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$425OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$365OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$50OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$2,285TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,295TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$980TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$233,742ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$233,742ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$236,027TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$1,295TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$234,722TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$433,981ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$81,485SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$503,466SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV$503,466SavAndTempCashInvstEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$14,800OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$26,800OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$26,800OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$96,285TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$530,266TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$530,266TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Org Does Not Follow SFAS117Yes (X)OrgDoesNotFollowSFAS117Ind
Retained Earning BOY$96,285RetainedEarningBOYAmt
Retained Earning EOY$530,266RetainedEarningEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$96,285TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$530,266TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$96,285TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$530,266TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$96,285TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$433,981ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$530,266SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$530,266TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Qlfy Und Sect4940e Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eReducedTaxGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable Section4942 TaxfalseLiableSection4942TaxInd
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr1$166,617AdjustedQlfyDistriYr1Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr1$34,978NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr1Amt
Distribution Yr14.76348DistributionYr1Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr2$186,928AdjustedQlfyDistriYr2Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr2$42,651NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr2Amt
Distribution Yr24.38273DistributionYr2Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr3$123,237AdjustedQlfyDistriYr3Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr3$19,636NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr3Amt
Distribution Yr36.27608DistributionYr3Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr4$364,399AdjustedQlfyDistriYr4Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr4$198,062NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr4Amt
Distribution Yr41.83982DistributionYr4Rt
Adjusted Qlfy Distri Yr5$69,134AdjustedQlfyDistriYr5Amt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets Yr5$57,509NetVlNoncharitableAssetsYr5Amt
Distribution Yr51.20214DistributionYr5Rt
Total Distribution18.46425TotalDistributionRt
Average Distribution3.69285AverageDistributionRt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$131,102NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$484,140AdjNetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Adj Nonchrtbl Net Invst Incm Pct$484,140AdjNonchrtblNetInvstIncmPctAmt
Qualifying Distributions$234,722QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$0InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt

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
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiledInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedYes (true)Section508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Org Report Or Register StateNYOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ARYEH GOLDSTEINBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8453690434PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line138 OLYMPIA DRIVEAddressLine1Txt
CityMONSEYCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10952ZIPCd
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
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Undistr Incm Sect4942a2 Not AppfalseUndistrIncmSect4942a2NotAppInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Transactions Fail To Qlfy As ExcfalseTransactionsFailToQlfyAsExcInd
Maintained Expenditure RspnsfalseMaintainedExpenditureRspnsInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncomeInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdTitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
ARYEH GOLDSTEIN
38 OLYMPIA DRIVEMONSEYNY10952President0.00$0
SARAH GOLDSTEIN
38 OLYMPIA DRIVEMONSEYNY10952Trustee0.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$0AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$106,298AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$26,800FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$133,098TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$133,098AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$1,996CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$131,102NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$6,555MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$6,555MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Distributable Before Adj$6,555DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$6,555DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$6,555DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

Qualifying Distri Part XII QualifyingDistriPartXIIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$234,722ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$234,722QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Adjusted Qualifying Distri$234,722AdjustedQualifyingDistriAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$6,555DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$66,259ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$354,496ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$122,255ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$184,795ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$164,868ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$892,673TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$234,722QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$6,555AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$228,167RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$1,120,840TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$66,259ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$1,054,581ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$354,496ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$122,255ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$184,795ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$164,868ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$228,167ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerARYEH GOLDSTEINContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (12 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
VARIOUS CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS
monseymonseyNY10952NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$105,042
TAT OF MIR
1791 Ocean PkwyBrooklynNY11223NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$6,100
EMUNAS YISROEL CHARITY FUND
4310 16th AveBrooklynNY11204NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$3,000
YESHIVA SHAAREI YOSHUR
4102 16th AvBROOKLYNNY11204NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$5,500
ATERES BAIS YAAKOV ACADEMY
236 Cherry LnAIRMONTNY10952NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$52,900
CONGREGATION TOLDOS ARON
30 Park AveMONSEYNY10952NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$25,500
YESHIVAS CHACHMEI LUBLIN
255 Rutledge StBROOKLYNNY11211NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$10,000
Zichron Shmuel Foundation
3478 Bedford AvebrooklynNY11210NONEexemptCHARITABLE$6,100
LUBAVITCH YOUTH ORGANIZATION
1408 President StbrooklynNY11213NONEexemptCHARITABLE$6,000
CONGREGATION ZERA KODESH DROPSHITZ
1858 53RD StbrooklynNY11204NONEexemptCHARITABLE$5,100
OHR ELIYAHU ACADEMY
241 S Detroit StLos AngelesCA90036NONEexemptCHARITABLE$5,000
YESHIVA MARBETH TORAH
1484 East 13th StreetBROOKLYNNY11230NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$3,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$233,742TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$8ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$8ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$8TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp (2 entries)

ContributorContributorNumAddress Line1ContributorUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityContributorUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationContributorUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPContributorUSAddress/ZIPCdTotal ContributionsTotalContributionsAmtPerson ContributionPersonContributionInd
ARYEH GOLDSTEIN
138 Olympia LaneMonseyNY10952$500,000Yes (X)
GEL PROPERTIES
216192 COASTAL HWYLEWESDE19958$170,000Yes (X)

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTINGCategoryTxt
Amt$1,860Amt
Net Investment Income$930NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$930DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBOY Book ValueBOYBookValueAmtEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ISRAEL BOND$4,800$4,800$4,800
LOANS & EXCHANGES$10,000$22,000$22,000

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
BANK CHARGES$365$365
FILING FEES$50$50
MISC EXPENSE$10

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