MJS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization: MJS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 45-3826353)
Tax period: 2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed: 2013-05-15
IRS object ID: 201301359349100965
Schema version: 2012v2.1
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
Form 990-PF
Depreciation Schedule
Land Etc Schedule2
Other Expenses Schedule
Other Professional Fees Schedule

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Timestamp	2013-05-15T09:23:15-05:00	Timestamp
Tax Period End Date	2012-12-31	TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	BDO USA LLP	BusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	100 PARK AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	NEW YORK	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	100175001	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990PF	ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date	2012-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	453826353	EIN

Name Name

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	MJS FOUNDATION INC	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
In Care Of Name	% JOSEPH COSMAI	InCareOfName
Name Control	MJSF	NameControl
Phone	6466540066	Phone

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	160 fifth avenue	AddressLine1
Address Line2	9th floor Suite	AddressLine2
City	new york	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10010	ZIPCode

Officer Officer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	james	Name
Title	simons	Title
Phone	2128858000	Phone
Date Signed	2013-05-15	DateSigned
Authorize Third Party	true	AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Name	Michael Andreola	Name
Phone	2128858000	Phone

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax Year	2012	TaxYear
Build TS	2016-02-25 16:41:14Z	BuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Exempt PF	X	ExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY	421424	FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting Cash	X	MethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss	0	ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Total Revenue And Expenses	0	TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income	0	TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss	8476	OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss	100	OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss	8576	TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm	0	TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps	0	TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss	70000	ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps	70000	ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss	78576	TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm	0	TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps	70000	TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses	-78576	ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income	0	NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY	500000	SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY	421424	SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV	421424	SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY	500000	TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY	421424	TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV	421424	TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY	0	TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117	X	OrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Paid In Or Capital Surplus BOY	500000	PaidInOrCapitalSurplusBOY
Paid In Or Capital Surplus EOY	421424	PaidInOrCapitalSurplusEOY
Total Net Assets BOY	500000	TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY	421424	TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY	500000	TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY	421424	TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY	500000	TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses	-78576	ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal	421424	Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY	421424	TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Capital Gains And Losses		CapitalGainsAndLosses
Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax		QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax	0	InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal	0	Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income	0	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Credits And Payments	0	TotalCreditsAndPayments
Tax Due	0	TaxDue

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political Activities	false	LegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 Spent	false	MoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL Filed	false	Form1120POLFiled
Activities Not Prev Reported	false	ActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or Bylaws	false	ChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over1000	false	UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination Etc	false	TerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508e	true	RequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In Assets	true	AtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed With	NY	StatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG	true	Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation	false	PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors	false	NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity	false	InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract	false	ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr	true	ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr

Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	JOSEPH COSMAI	BusinessNameLine1

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Books In Care Of Phone Number	6466540066	BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	160 FIFTH AVENUE	AddressLine1
City	new york	City
State	NY	State
ZIP Code	10010	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Foreign Bank	false	ForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly Person	false	SaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly Person	false	BorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
Furnished Goods With Dsqfly Person	false	FurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly Person	false	PayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly Person	false	TransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government Offical	false	PaymentToGovernmentOffical
Uncorrected Prior Acts	false	UncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior Years	false	UndistributedIncomePriorYears
Undistr Income4942a2 Not Applied	false	UndistrIncome4942a2NotApplied
Business Holdings	false	BusinessHoldings
Jeopardy Investments	false	JeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy Investments	false	UncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence Legislation	false	InfluenceLegislation
Influence Election	false	InfluenceElection
Grants To Individuals	false	GrantsToIndividuals
Grants To Organizations	false	GrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable Purpose	false	NoncharitablePurpose
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Contract	false	RcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter Transactn	false	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (4 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1	CityUSAddress/City	StateUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCode	TitleTitle	Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition	CompensationCompensation
james simons
160 fifth avenue	new york	NY	10010	president/director	0.25	0
marilyn simons
160 fifth avenue	new york	NY	10010	vice president\director	0.25	0
joseph cosmai
160 fifth avenue	new york	NY	10010	treasurer & secretary\director	0.25	0
jeffrey wacksman
160 fifth avenue	new york	NY	10010	director	0.25	0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Summary Of Direct Charitable Acty		SummaryOfDirectCharitableActy
Sum Of Program Related Investments		SumOfProgramRelatedInvestments

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities	0	AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances	493560	AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets	0	FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets	493560	TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Acquisition Indebtedness	0	AcquisitionIndebtedness
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets	493560	AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable	7403	CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets	486157	NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return	24308	MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return	24308	MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income	0	TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax	0	TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj	24308	DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded	24308	DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted	24308	DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions	70000	ExpensesAndContributions
Program Related Investments Total	0	ProgramRelatedInvestmentsTotal
Amounts Paid Acq Charitable Assets	0	AmountsPaidAcqCharitableAssets
Amounts Set Aside Suitability Test	0	AmountsSetAsideSuitabilityTest
Amounts Set Aside Cash Distri Test	0	AmountsSetAsideCashDistriTest
Qualifying Distributions	70000	QualifyingDistributions
Adj Qualifying Distributions	70000	AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted	24308	DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year	0	UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Prior Year1	2010	PriorYear1
Prior Year2	2009	PriorYear2
Prior Year3	2008	PriorYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year1	0	ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover	0	TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions	70000	QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year1	0	AppliedToYear1
Applied To Current Year	24308	AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus	45692	RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Total Corpus	45692	TotalCorpus
Taxable Amount2	0	TaxableAmount2
Undistributed Income CY	0	UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year	45692	ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year1	0	ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year	45692	ExcessFromCurrentYear

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Private Operating Foundations		PrivateOperatingFoundations

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributing Manager	JAMES SIMONS	ContributingManager
Shareholder Manager	NA	ShareholderManager
Only Contributes To Preselected	X	OnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (7 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1	CityRecipientUSAddress/City	StateRecipientUSAddress/State	ZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCode	Recipient RelationshipRecipientRelationship	Purpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContribution	AmountAmount	Address Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2
FRIENDS OF THE IHES INC
1251 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS	NEW YORK	NY	10020	PUBLIC CHARITY	UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ANNUAL FUND	$10,000
INSTITUTE FOR ADVANCED STUDY
1 EINSTEIN DRIVE	PRINCETON	NJ	08540	PUBLIC CHARITY	UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ANNUAL FUND	$10,000
MUSEUM OF MATHEMATICS
11 E 26TH STREET	NEW YORK	NY	10010	PUBLIC CHARITY	UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ANNUAL FUND	$10,000
STONY BROOK FOUNDATION INC
230 ADMINISTRATION	STONY BROOK	NY	11794	PUBLIC CHARITY	UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ANNUAL FUND	$10,000	STONY BROOK UNIVERISTY
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN FOUNDATION
1848 UNIVERSITY AVE	MADISON	WI	53726	PUBLIC CHARITY	UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ANNUAL FUND	$10,000
MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE RESEARCH INSTITIUTE
17 Gauss Way	BERKELEY	CA	94720	PUBLIC CHARITY	UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ANNUAL FUND	$10,000
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY
1 BUNGTOWN ROAD	COLD SPRING HARBOR	NY	11724	PUBLIC CHARITY	UNRESTRICTED SUPPORT TO ANNUAL FUND	$10,000

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year	70000	TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Fees Contracts From Govt Agencies		FeesContractsFromGovtAgencies
Membership Dues And Assessments		MembershipDuesAndAssessments
Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst		IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst
Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII		DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII
Net Rental Incm Re Debt Fincd Prop		NetRentalIncmReDebtFincdProp
Net Rntl Incm Re Not Debt Fincd Prop		NetRntlIncmReNotDebtFincdProp
Net Rental Incm Personal Property		NetRentalIncmPersonalProperty
Other Investment Income Part VII		OtherInvestmentIncomePartVII
Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry		GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry
Net Income Loss From Special Events		NetIncomeLossFromSpecialEvents
Gross Profit Loss Sales Of Invntry		GrossProfitLossSalesOfInvntry
Subtotals Part XVIA		SubtotalsPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EO	false	TrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EO	false	TrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of Assets	false	SalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EO	false	PurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities Etc	false	RentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement Arrangements	false	ReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan Guarantees	false	LoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services Etc	false	PerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities Etc	false	SharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E Os	false	RelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Depreciation Schedule DepreciationSchedule

Land Etc Schedule2 LandEtcSchedule2

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Description	FILING FEES	Description
Revenue And Expenses Per Books	100	RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Category	PROFESSIONAL FEES	Category
Amount	$8,476	Amount

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