SWORD AND SPOON FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2024

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Organization
SWORD AND SPOON FOUNDATION (EIN 20-7494902)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-11-24
IRS object ID
202503289349100465
Schema version
2024v5.2
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)
Return2025-11-24T14:15:50-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN752593210PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Sutton Frost Cary LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1200 E Front St Suite 200AddressLine1Txt
CityArlingtonCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP76011ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN207494902EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SWORD AND SPOON FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlSWORBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone6177332089PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1903 PLATEAU CIRCLE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78745ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonJOHN KINGSTONPersonNm
Person TitleTrusteePersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-11-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonCarroll Elizabeth ArnottPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01965628PTIN
Phone8176498083PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$617,073FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$9,740InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$9,740InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss$23,538NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$282,203GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$23,538CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$33,278TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$33,278TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss$8,576OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm$4,288OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl$4,288OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$5,514OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm$2,757OtherExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$2,757OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$14,090TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,045TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$7,045TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$64,900ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$64,900ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$78,990TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$7,045TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$71,945TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$45,712ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$26,233NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$9,007CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$51,991CashEOYAmt
Cash EOYFMV$51,991CashEOYFMVAmt
Acct Rcvbl$56,000AcctRcvblAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOY$56,000AcctRcvblEOYAmt
Acct Rcvbl EOYFMV$56,000AcctRcvblEOYFMVAmt
Other Investments BOY$243,622OtherInvestmentsBOYAmt
Other Investments EOY$159,082OtherInvestmentsEOYAmt
Other Investments EOYFMV$159,082OtherInvestmentsEOYFMVAmt
Other Assets BOY$350,000OtherAssetsBOYAmt
Other Assets EOY$350,000OtherAssetsEOYAmt
Other Assets EOYFMV$350,000OtherAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$602,629TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$617,073TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$617,073TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Accounts Payable BOY$1,500AccountsPayableBOYAmt
Loans From Officers BOY$97,713LoansFromOfficersBOYAmt
Loans From Officers EOY$98,733LoansFromOfficersEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$99,213TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$98,733TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$503,416NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$518,340NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$503,416TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$518,340TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$602,629TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$617,073TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$503,416TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses-$45,712ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Other Increases$60,636OtherIncreasesAmt
Subtotal$518,340SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$518,340TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PropertyVARIOUS INVESTMENTSPropertyDesc
How AcquiredPHowAcquiredCd
Acquired2024-01-01AcquiredDt
Sold2024-01-01SoldDt
Gross Sales Price$282,203GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cost Or Other Basis$258,665CostOrOtherBasisAmt
Gain Or Loss$23,538GainOrLossAmt
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses$23,538GainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$23,538CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$365InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$365SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$365TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$365TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

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 StateMEOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
Org Report Or Register StateSCOrgReportOrRegisterStateCd
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 Line1THE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone6177332089PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1903 PLATEAU CIRCLE 1AddressLine1Txt
CityAUSTINCityNm
State AbbreviationTXStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP78745ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnYes (true)BrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnYes (true)FurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
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
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

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
JOHN KINGSTON
903 plateau circle suite 1austinTX78745Trustee2.00$0
JEAN KINGSTON
903 plateau circle suite 1austinTX78745Trustee2.00$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$201,352AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$30,499AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$406,000FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$637,851TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$637,851AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$9,568CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$628,283NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$31,414MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$31,414MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$365TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$365TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$31,049DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$31,049DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$31,049DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$71,945ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$71,945QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$31,049DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$94,827ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$48,240ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr3$93,929ExcessDistributionCyovYr3Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr2$29,426ExcessDistributionCyovYr2Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr1$11,785ExcessDistributionCyovYr1Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$278,207TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$71,945QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$31,049AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Remaining Distri From Corpus$40,896RemainingDistriFromCorpusAmt
Total Corpus$319,103TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$94,827ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$224,276ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$48,240ExcessFromYear4Amt
Excess From Year3$93,929ExcessFromYear3Amt
Excess From Year2$29,426ExcessFromYear2Amt
Excess From Year1$11,785ExcessFromYear1Amt
Excess From Current Year$40,896ExcessFromCurrentYearAmt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerJOHN KINGSTONContributingManagerNm
Contributing ManagerJEAN KINGSTONContributingManagerNm
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipTxtRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusTxtGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
WORLDVISION INC
PO BOX 9716FEDERAL WAYWA98063UNRELATEDPCPROGRAM SUPPORT$1,900
LEADERSHIP TRANSFORMATIONS
PO BOX 338LEXINGTONMA02420UNRELATEDPCPROGRAM SUPPORT$2,500
BETHEL AME CHURCH
38 WALK HILL STREETBOSTONMA02421UNRELATEDPCMINISTRY$5,000
SWORD & SPOON WORKSHOP INC
73 CENTRAL STREETWOODSTOCKVT05091RELATEDPCPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
TRINITY GRACE CHURCH
350 5TH AVENUEBROOKLYNNY11215UNRELATEDPCPROGRAM SUPPORT$13,000
RESTORE AUSTIN
201 E MARY STAUSTINTX78704NONEPCPROGRAM SUPPORT$2,500
AUSTIN CENTER FOR FAITH WORK
112 MEDINA STREETAUSTINTX78704NONEPCPROGRAM SUPPORT$20,000
ARENA HALL FOUNDATION
1809 PEARL STAUSTINTX78701NONEPCPROGRAM SUPPORT$10,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$64,900TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion14ExclusionCd
Exclusion$9,740ExclusionAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion18ExclusionCd
Exclusion$23,538ExclusionAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$33,278ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$33,278TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

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

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOtherGrp (13 entries)

Category Or ItemCategoryOrItemTxtListed At Cost Or FMVListedAtCostOrFMVCdBook ValueBookValueAmtEOYFMVEOYFMVAmt
ISHARES CORE S&P US GROWTHFMV$13,796$13,796
PACER US CASH COSS 100 ETFFMV$12,651$12,651
VANGUARD MIDCAP ETFFMV$8,452$8,452
VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STK ETFFMV$14,332$14,332
AMERI FUNDS NEW WORLDFMV$8,226$8,226
BLACKROCK INTERNATIONALFMV$7,968$7,968
ISHARES TRUST ISHARESFMV$24,661$24,661
ISHARES RUSSELL 1000 ETFFMV$8,698$8,698
JP MORGAN EQUITYFMV$8,456$8,456
ISHARES FLEXIBLE INCOMEFMV$19,299$19,299
JANUS DETROIT STR TRFMV$20,791$20,791
OSTERWEIS STRATEGIC INCOMEFMV$17,365$17,365
LIABILITIESFMV$5,613$5,613

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsSchedule

Other Assets Schedule OtherAssetsScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescINTANGIBLE ASSETSDesc
BOY Book Value$350,000BOYBookValueAmt
EOY Book Value$350,000EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$350,000EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp (3 entries)

DescDescRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmtNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAmtDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt
INSURANCE-$506-$253-$253
meals & entertainment$5,000$2,500$2,500
OFFICE EXPENSES$1,020$510$510

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees Detail OtherProfessionalFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPROFESSIONAL FEESCategoryTxt
Amt$8,576Amt
Net Investment Income$4,288NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$4,288DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

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