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GEM FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
GEM FOUNDATION (EIN 20-2016199)
Tax period
2012-12-01 to 2013-11-30
Filed
2014-03-22
IRS object ID
201420819349100102
Schema version
2012v2.0
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)
Timestamp2014-03-22T14:15:38-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-11-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1JAMES D DIGENAN CPA JDBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line15520 WELLESLEY ST STE 200AddressLine1
CityLA MESACity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91942ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-12-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN202016199EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GEM FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlGEMFNameControl
Phone8587200723Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1117 SIXTH STREETAddressLine1
CityDEL MARCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92014ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameEDWARD L MERCALDOName
TitlePresidentTitle
Date Signed2014-03-22DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJames D DigenanName
PTINP00101107PTIN
Phone6197419806Phone
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-12-30 17:16:21ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

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Exempt PFXExemptPF
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Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

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Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
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Gross Sales Price45490GrossSalesPrice
Other Income Rev And Expnss7OtherIncomeRevAndExpnss
Total Revenue And Expenses-242026TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income0TotalNetInvestmentIncome
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Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps1975AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss10TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps10TaxesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Deprec And Depletion Rev And Expnss220DeprecAndDepletionRevAndExpnss
Trav Conf Meeting Rev And Expnss3145TravConfMeetingRevAndExpnss
Trav Conf Meeting Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps3145TravConfMeetingDsbrsChrtblPrps
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss17911OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps17911OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss23261TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps23041TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss8442ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps8442ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss31703TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
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Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps31483TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-273729ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

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Loans From Officers BOY5000LoansFromOfficersBOY
Loans From Officers EOY6000LoansFromOfficersEOY
Total Liabilities BOY5000TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY6000TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Retained Earnings BOY603464RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY963630RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY603464TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY963630TotalNetAssetsEOY
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Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY969630TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

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Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-273729ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases633895OtherIncreases
Subtotal963630Subtotal
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Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (2 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Distribution Ratio Year50.23328DistributionRatioYear5
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax0InvestmentIncomeExciseTax

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActivitiesfalseLegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiled
Activities Not Prev ReportedfalseActivitiesNotPrevReported
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States Filed WithCAStatesFiledWith
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Private Operating FoundationtruePrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled EntityfalseInterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection RqrtrueComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressWWW.THEGEMFOUNDATION.ORGWebsiteAddress

Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KAREN MERCALDOBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Books In Care Of Phone Number8587200723BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1117 SIXTH STREETAddressLine1
CityDEL MARCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92014ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign BankfalseForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly PersonfalseSaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly PersonfalseBorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly PersonfalseFurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly PersonfalsePayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly PersonfalseTransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government OfficalfalsePaymentToGovernmentOffical
Acts Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQualifyAsExceptions
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Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestments
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Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElection
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurpose
Tr Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseTrFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Maint Expend ResponsibilityfalseMaintExpendResponsibility
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Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncome

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (4 entries)

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ARTHUR R RULE
7540 NAVIGATOR CIRCLECARLSBADCA92011Director5.000
GIANNA MERCALDO
117 SIXTH STREETDEL MARCA92014Director5.000
DOMINIC MERCALDO
117 SIXTH STREETDEL MARCA92014Director5.000
KAREN A MERCALDO
117 SIXTH STREETDEL MARCA92014President10.000
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Summary Of Direct Charitable Acty SummaryOfDirectCharitableActy

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1The Sharing Resources Forum, convened in San Diego in August, 2012, brought together a diverse group of academics, nonprofit organizations and students to explore their experience with people organizing themselves to pool tangible resources (e.g. money, water, land) to accomplish something together that they were unable to do as individuals. A series of interviews and roundtables gathered stories from the San Diego/Tijuana region and Africa that were posted on the Gem website and provided the theme (We Can Do More) for the Forum. Conducted in partnership with UCSDs Center on Global Justice and PCI, the Forum identified opportunities for collective action.Description1
Expenses1193Expenses1
Description2The WE Impact Evaluation, in collaboration with the University of Notre Dame and PCI, is to design and conduct research on the impact of the WE (Womens Empowerment) savings groups in Ethiopia and Guatemala. The research will involve the use of control groups and the Lives Changed Index, which measures social as well as economic, educational and health impacts of the program. Baseline and endline data will be used to inform PCIs global program implementation and will be converted into a publishable manuscript to be shared more broadly. The implementation period is from 2013 through 2015.Description2
Expenses218000Expenses2
Description3The Generational Change movement is an initiative to engage resources to reach 1000 communities and 1.6 million people across six West African countries in 2013 with a proven educational model that includes human rights, broadens educational opportunities and enables communities to organize themselves for community-led progress. The impact of the program, which aims for significant change in three years, will be measured and reported to investor/advisors over the three year period.Description3
Expenses32400Expenses3

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities677674AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances4483AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets682157TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets682157AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable10232CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets671925NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return33596MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Qualifying Distributions31483QualifyingDistributions
Adj Qualifying Distributions31483AdjQualifyingDistributions

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Total0Total

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Year139223Year1
Year2115000Year2
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Year127368Year1
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Year323414Year3
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Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

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Contributing ManagerKAREN A MERCALDOContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (4 entries)

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AIDS LIFECYCLE
1035 MARKET STREET STE 400SAN FRANCISCOCA94103NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$1,000
PLANNED PARENTHOOD
434 WEST 33RD STNEW YORKNY10001NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$1,500
THE CHILDREN'S INITIATIVE
4438 INGRAHAM STREETSAN DIEGOCA92109NONEEXEMPTEDUCATIONAL$1,000
PROJECT CONCERN INTERNATIONAL
5151 MURPHY CANYON RD 320SAN DIEGOCA92123NONEEXEMPTCHARITABLE$4,942
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Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year8442TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

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Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$7ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

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Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion-$242,033ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion-$242,026ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA-242026TotalPartXVIA

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Rental Of Facilities EtcfalseRentalOfFacilitiesEtc
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Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E OsfalseRelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

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CategoryACCOUNTINGCategory
Amount$1,975Amount
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Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps1975DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Depreciation Depreciation

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Date Acquired2009-07-24DateAcquired
Cost Or Other Basis1913CostOrOtherBasis
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Computation Method53ComputationMethod
Rate0.1152Rate
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Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (4 entries)

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CONCORDIA RESOURCE CORP56505650
ATAC RESOURCES LTD
WESTERN LITHIUM CANADA
HALOZYME THERAPEUTICS INC738000738000

Investments Other Schedule2 InvestmentsOtherSchedule2

Investments Other InvestmentsOther

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Category Or ItemTARGA RESOURCE PARTNERSCategoryOrItem
Listed At Cost Or FMVFMVListedAtCostOrFMV
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Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

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Cost Or Other Basis1913CostOrOtherBasis
Accumulated Depreciation1802AccumulatedDepreciation
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EOYFMV111EOYFMV

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (8 entries)

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WEBSITE MAINTENANCE7777
WE IMPACT EVALUATION1800018000
OFFICE SUPPLIES200200
MISCELLANEOUS-1335-1335
MEMBERSHIP DUES4040
INSURANCE752752
FILING FEES2020
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Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income OtherIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionOther Investment IncomeDescription
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Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryFORM 199 STATE TAXCategory
Amount$10Amount
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