STEIN RICH FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
STEIN RICH FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 27-3556436)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-04-30
IRS object ID
201301209349100105
Schema version
2012v2.1
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)
Timestamp2013-04-30T09:44:42-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN251408703EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SCHNEIDER DOWNS & CO INCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11133 PENN AVENUEAddressLine1
CityPITTSBURGHCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code15222ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN273556436EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1STEIN RICH FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlSTEINameControl
Phone4127990106Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 WESTMORELAND FARM LANEAddressLine1
CityPITTSBURGHCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code15215ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBETTY SUE RICHName
TitleTRUSTEETitle
Phone4127990106Phone
Date Signed2013-04-24DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSUSAN M KIRSCHName
PTINP00341397PTIN
Phone4122613644Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY1813430FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Dividends Rev And Expnss46131DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm46131DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss64064NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price398880GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm64064CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses110195TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income110195TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Rev And Expnss0CompOfcrDirTrstRevAndExpnss
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Net Invst Incm0CompOfcrDirTrstNetInvstIncm
Comp Ofcr Dir Trst Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0CompOfcrDirTrstDsbrsChrtblPrps
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss1985AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm496AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps1489AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss8735OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnss
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm8735OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncm
Other Prof Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0OtherProfFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Taxes Rev And Expnss6251TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm897TaxesNetInvstIncm
Taxes Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TaxesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss16971TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm10128TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps1489TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss55000ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps55000ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss71971TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm10128TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps56489TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses38224ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income100067NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY99925CashBOY
Cash EOY93891CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV93891CashEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY1547751InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY1592009InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV1719539InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY1647676TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY1685900TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV1813430TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities BOY0TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Capital Stock BOY0CapitalStockBOY
Capital Stock EOY0CapitalStockEOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus BOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusBOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus EOY0PaidInOrCapitalSurplusEOY
Retained Earnings BOY1647676RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY1685900RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY1647676TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY1685900TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY1647676TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY1685900TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY1647676TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses38224ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases0OtherIncreases
Subtotal1685900Subtotal
Other Decreases0OtherDecreases
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY1685900TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (3 entries)

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PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES (LONG TERM)3022362567524548445484
PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES (SHORT TERM)822367806441724172
CAPITAL GAINS DIVIDENDS144081440814408P
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income64064CapitalGainNetIncome

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 Tax0LiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year163399QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year11638134NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.038702DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year20QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year21089460NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.000000DistributionRatioYear2
Total Distribution Ratio0.038702TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.019351AverageDistributionRatio
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Adjusted Noncharitable Assets33791AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income1001OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One34792AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions56489QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax1001InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Subtotal1001Subtotal
Subtitle A Tax0SubtitleATax
Tax Based On Investment Income1001TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment2800EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments2800TotalCreditsAndPayments
Overpayment1799Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year1799AmountCreditedToNextYear
Amount To Be Refunded0AmountToBeRefunded

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Activities0LegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 Spent0MoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL Filed0Form1120POLFiled
Sect4955 Tax On Organization0Sect4955TaxOnOrganization
Sect4955 Tax On Managers0Sect4955TaxOnManagers
Reimbursement Of Tax0ReimbursementOfTax
Activities Not Prev Reported0ActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws0ChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over10000UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination Etc0TerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508e1RequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In Assets1AtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithPAStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG1Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity0InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract0ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr1ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameBETTY SUE RICHBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number4127990106BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line13 WESTMORELAND FARM LANEAddressLine1
CityPITTSBURGHCity
StatePAState
ZIP Code15215ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Bank0ForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly Person0SaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly Person0BorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly Person1FurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly Person0PayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly Person0TransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government Offical0PaymentToGovernmentOffical
Acts Fail To Qualify As Exceptions0ActsFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Uncorrected Prior Acts0UncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior Years0UndistributedIncomePriorYears
Business Holdings0BusinessHoldings
Jeopardy Investments0JeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy Investments0UncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence Legislation0InfluenceLegislation
Influence Election0InfluenceElection
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable Purpose0NoncharitablePurpose
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Contract0RcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Contract0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactn0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
ALVIN J STEIN
3 WESTMORELAND FARM LANEPITTSBURGHPA15215CHAIRMAN/TRUSTEE2.00000
BETTY SUE RICH
3 WESTMORELAND FARM LANEPITTSBURGHPA15215BOARD MEMBER/TRUSTEE2.00000
JUDITH H STEIN
3 WESTMORELAND FARM LANEPITTSBURGHPA15215BOARD MEMBER2.00000
LAWRENCE S RICH
3 WESTMORELAND FARM LANEPITTSBURGHPA15215BOARD MEMBER2.00000
DEBORAH F GRAVER
610 SMITHFIELD STREET 400PITTSBURGHPA15222BOARD MEMBER2.00000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tot Number Of Oth Empl Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfOthEmplPaidOver50k
Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE
Tot Number Of Cntrct Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfCntrctPaidOver50k

Sum Of Program Related Investments SumOfProgramRelatedInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities1693117AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances79688AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets1772805TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets1772805AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable26592CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets1746213NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return87311MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return87311MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income1001TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax1001TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj86310DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Recoveries Qlfy Distributions0RecoveriesQlfyDistributions
Distributable Amount Before Ded86310DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Deduction Fr Distributable$0DeductionFrDistributableAmount
Distributable Amount As Adjusted86310DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions56489ExpensesAndContributions
Program Related Investments Total0ProgramRelatedInvestmentsTotal
Qualifying Distributions56489QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm1001OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions55488AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted86310DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year22337UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Total For Prior Years0TotalForPriorYears
Total Excess Distri Carryover0TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions56489QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year122337AppliedToYear1
Applied To Prior Years0AppliedToPriorYears
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year34152AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus0RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY0ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus0TotalCorpus
Prior Year Undistributed Income0PriorYearUndistributedIncome
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTax
Taxable Amount10TaxableAmount1
Taxable Amount20TaxableAmount2
Undistributed Income CY52158UndistributedIncomeCY
Distri From Corpus170b1 E Or4942g30DistriFromCorpus170b1EOr4942g3
Excess Distri Cyov From Year50ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerALVIN J STEINContributingManager
Contributing ManagerBETTY SUE RICHContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (7 entries)

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ANIMAL FRIENDS
562 CAMP HORNE ROADPITTSBURGHPA15237NONE501(C)(3), 170(B)(1)GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH FOUNDATION
ONE CHILDRENS HOSPITAL DRIVE 4401PITTSBURGHPA152241342NONE501(C)(3), 170(B)(1)GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000PENN AVENUE CENTRAL PLANT FLOOR 3
FAMILY RESOURCES
141 SOUTH HIGHLAND AVENUE SUITE 201PITTSBURGHPA15206NONE501(C)(3), 170(B)(1)GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
234 MCKEE PLACEPITTSBURGHPA15213NONE501(C)(3), 170(B)(1)GENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER PITTSBURGH
234 MCKEE PLACEPITTSBURGHPA15213NONE501(C)(3), 170(B)(1)B'NAI ISRAEL CEMETERY ENDOWMENT FUND$10,000
UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM
100 RAOUL WALLENBERG PL SWWASHINGTONDC20024NONE501(C)(3), 170(B)(1)GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
107 CATHEDRAL OF LEARNINGPITTSBURGHPA15260NONE501(C)(3), 170(B)(1)GENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year55000TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
Tot Grant Or Contri Approved Future0TotGrantOrContriApprovedFuture

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$46,131ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion$64,064ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Income$0UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion$110,195ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA110195TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EO0TrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets0SalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EO0PurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities Etc0RentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement Arrangements0ReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan Guarantees0LoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services Etc0PerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities Etc0SharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E Os0RelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEESCategory
Amount$1,985Amount
Net Investment Income496NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps1489DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (25 entries)

Name Of StockNameOfStockEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
165 SHS ADVANCE AUTO PARTS INC1184511938
250 SHS AGCO CORP1109112280
24 SHS APPLE INC480612772
9 SHS ARKEMA SPONSORED ADR244973
100 SHS CHEVRON CORP964810814
125 SHS EXXON MOBIL CORP968610819
400 SHS GENOMIC HEALTH INC664610896
14 SHS GOOGLE INC45069903
210 SHS JOHNSON & JOHNSON1368014721
285 SHS JPMORGAN CHASE & COMPANY1000412531
250 SHS LIFE TECHNOLOGIES CORP1213712258
125 SHS MOLSON COORS BREWING COMPANY48795349
110 SHS NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO INC25127519
265 SHS PAC CAR INC1187811981
135 SHS PARKER-HANNIFIN CORP1164511483
109 SHS PEPSICO INC53007459
100 SHS PPG INDUSTRIES INC912713535
126 SHS PRICE T ROWE GRP INC46528205
155 SHS PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY975510523
495 SHS SINGAPORE TELECOMMUNICATIONS LTD1116713484
1,073 SHS TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY LTD1054418413
283 SHS UNITED OVERSEAS BK LTD54129297
43 SHS VISA INC24876518
170 SHS WALGREEN COMPANY49426292
MUTUAL FUNDS14034161469576

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryINVESTMENT MANAGEMENT FEESCategory
Amount$8,735Amount
Net Investment Income8735NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmountNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
EXCISE TAX PAYMENTS$5,35400
FOREIGN TAXES$8978970

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