ERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2013

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Organization
ERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (EIN 02-0590725)
Tax period
2013-01-01 to 2013-12-31
Filed
2014-07-28
IRS object ID
201442099349300204
Schema version
2013v3.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2014-07-28T08:25:03-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2013-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN112469400PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MADONNA & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 ENDO BOULEVARDAddressLine1
CityGARDEN CITYCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code115306799ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2013-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN020590725EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlERSCBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5169385373PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 MAXWELL COURTAddressLine1
CityPLAINVIEWCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11803ZIPCode

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMARC SHAPSESPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone5169385373PhoneNum
Signature2014-07-21SignatureDt

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonSTEVEN MADONNAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00073960PTIN
Phone5164081140PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2013TaxYr
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Principal OfficerMARC SHAPSESPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 MAXWELL COURTAddressLine1
CityPLAINVIEWCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11803ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$1,356GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.EMMORY.COMWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2002FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateNYLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionTHE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO HELPING FIND A CURE FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS WHILE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THIS AND OTHER DISEASES. IT ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS AND OTHER DISEASES.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent5VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$1,356TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$40PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$0CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$0PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$0CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$1,396PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,356CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$0PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,436PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$1,356CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$12,500PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$26,000CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$0CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$4,448PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$4,747CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$16,948PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$30,747CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$15,512PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$29,391CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$552,331TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$522,940TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,600TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,600TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$549,731NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$520,340NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO HELPING FIND A CURE FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX WHILE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THIS AND OTHER DISEASES.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$26,000ExpenseAmt
Grant$26,000GrantAmt
DescFUNDS RAISED BY ERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION PROVIDE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX AND OTHER DISEASES. GRANTS WERE GIVEN TO 6 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$26,000TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent Endowments0TempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment0ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote0IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To OrganizationsYes (1)GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With Officer Ent0BusinessRlnWithOfficerEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity0RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member5IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business RlnYes (1)FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARLA SHAPSESBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5169385373PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 MAXWELL COURTAddressLine1
CityPLAINVIEWCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11803ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRtIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorIndReportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmtReportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmtOther CompensationOtherCompensationAmtOfficerOfficerInd
DAVID C BERG
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
BARRY LEVY
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANGELA PATRIKIS
DIRECTOR0.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
MARC R SHAPSES
CHAIRMAN5.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
MARLA SHAPSES
TREASURER1.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$0TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$0TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K0TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,356TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,356UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$1,356TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$0RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$1,356UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,000TotalAmt
Program Services$26,000ProgramServicesAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,500TotalAmt
Management And General$2,500ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$46TotalAmt
Management And General$46ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$912TotalAmt
Management And General$912ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
BANK CHARGES & CREDIT C$1,189$1,189
FILING FEES$100$100

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$30,747TotalAmt
Program Services$26,000ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$4,747ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$551,693BOYAmt
EOY$522,302EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$638BOYAmt
EOY$638EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,331BOYAmt
EOY$522,940EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,600BOYAmt
EOY$2,600EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,600BOYAmt
EOY$2,600EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows SFAS117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsSFAS117Ind

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$549,731BOYAmt
EOY$520,340EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$552,331BOYAmt
EOY$522,940EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$29,391ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited0FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,875CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$269,939CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$273,997TotalAmt

Total509 Total509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,875CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$269,939CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,143CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$40CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$273,997TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Substantial Contributors Amt SubstantialContributorsAmtGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$273,997PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,595CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,621CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,396CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,625TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,595CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,621CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,657CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,396CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$9,625TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$5,470CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$272,560CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$2,800CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$1,436CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$1,356CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$283,622TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support CY5090.96610PublicSupportCY509Pct
Public Support PY5090.97750PublicSupportPY509Pct
Investment Income CY0.03390InvestmentIncomeCYPct
Investment Income PY0.02250InvestmentIncomePYPct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY509Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY509Ind

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$0TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescACCRUED EXPENSESDesc
Amt$2,600Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$2,600TotalLiabilityAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient EINRecipientEINCash GrantCashGrantAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
LONG ISLAND ADVOCACY CENTER
999 HERRICKS ROAD ROOM 108NEW HYDE PARKNY11040112578154$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH
1400 JACKSON STREETDENVERCO80206742044647$5,000GENERAL SUPPORT
EDEN II PROGRAMS
150 GRANITE AVESTATEN ISLANDNY10303061277426$10,000GENERAL SUPPORT

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (4 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MARC SHAPSES, CHAIRMAN & MARLA SHAPSES, TREASURER ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11ALL CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE SENT A COPY OF THE 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE ARE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CARTICLE VII OF THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES PERIODIC REVIEWS OF, AT A MINIMUM, COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS, SALES OR ACQUISITIONS, IF ANY, TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTIES AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMNETS AND FINANCIAL STATMENTS ARE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ARE AVAIALBLE ON THE NYS CHARITY WEBISTE.

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