MERCER FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
MERCER FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 20-1982204)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-11-15
IRS object ID
201303199349100015
Schema version
2012v2.3
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)
Timestamp2013-11-15T07:59:37-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1GOLUB LACAPRA WILSON & DETIBERIIS LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12 ROOSEVELT AVEAddressLine1
CityPRT JEFF STACity
StateNYState
ZIP Code117763337ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN201982204EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MERCER FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlMERCNameControl

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1240 RIVERSIDE BLVDAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10003ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameREBEKAH MERCERName
TitleDIRECTORTitle
Date Signed2013-05-15DateSigned
Authorize Third PartyfalseAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBRIAN GOLUBName
Phone6313310515Phone
Date Prepared2013-11-12DatePrepared
Self EmployedXSelfEmployed
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY37625310FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss4003629ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss747919InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm747919InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss6689276NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price6689276GrossSalesPrice
Total Revenue And Expenses11440824TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income747919TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss1700AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Rev And Expnss23768TaxesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss25468TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss11677197ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps11677197ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss11702665TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm0TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps11677197TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-261841ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income747919NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY4715236CashBOY
Cash EOY8235116CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV8235116CashEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY33171915InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY29390194InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV29390194InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY37887151TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY37625310TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV37625310TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Retained Earnings BOY37887151RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY37625310RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY37887151TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY37625310TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY37887151TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY37625310TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY37887151TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-261841ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal37625310Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY37625310TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year17095233QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year24032933QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year31765693QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year41562322QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year5290744QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Net Noncharitable Assets0NetNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income7479OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One7479AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions11677197QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax7479InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal7479Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income7479TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment10000EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Tax Paid With Extension2750TaxPaidWithExtension
Total Credits And Payments12750TotalCreditsAndPayments
Form2220 AttachedXForm2220Attached
Penalty For Underpayment95PenaltyForUnderpayment
Overpayment5176Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year5176AmountCreditedToNextYear

Statements Regarding Activities StatementsRegardingActivities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActivitiesfalseLegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100Spent
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiled
Activities Not Prev ReportedfalseActivitiesNotPrevReported
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylaws
Unrelated Bus Income Over1000falseUnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination EtcfalseTerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508etrueRequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In AssetstrueAtLeast5000InAssets
Form990 PF Filed With AGtrueForm990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled EntityfalseInterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection RqrtrueComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressNOT APPLICABLEWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameREBEKAH MERCERBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number6313310515BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1240 RIVERSIDE BLVDAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10069ZIPCode
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
Undistributed Income Prior YearsfalseUndistributedIncomePriorYears
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldings
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseUncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislation
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElection
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurpose
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft ContractfalseRcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person NameREBEKAH MERCERPersonName

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1240 RIVERSIDE BLVD APTAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10069ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitleDIRECTORTitle
Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To Position20.00AvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition
Compensation0Compensation
Contri To Empl Benefit Plans Etc0ContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc
Expense Account Other Allowances0ExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE

Sum Of Program Related Investments SumOfProgramRelatedInvestments

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description1N/ADescription1

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities0AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances0AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets0AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable0CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets0NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return0MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Based On Investment Income7479TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax7479TotalTax
Distributable Amount As Adjusted0DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions11677197ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions11677197QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm7479OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions11669718AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted0DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Excess Distri Carryover Year5293256ExcessDistriCarryoverYear5
Excess Distri Carryover Year41567678ExcessDistriCarryoverYear4
Excess Distri Carryover Year31774307ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year24039000ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2
Excess Distri Carryover Year17105215ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover14779456TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions11677197QualifyingDistributions
Remaining Distri From Corpus11677197RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Total Corpus26456653TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov From Year5293256ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year26163397ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year41567678ExcessFromYear4
Excess From Year31774307ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year24039000ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Year17105215ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year11677197ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (22 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmountAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2Business Name Line2RecipientBusinessName/BusinessNameLine2
THE HEARTLAND INSTITUE
19 SO LASALLE STE 903CHICAGOIL60603NON PROFITDONATION$912,000
MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
CPW 79TH STREETNEW YORKNY10024NON PROFITDONATION$250,000
MEDIA RESEARCH CENTER
35 SO PATRICK STREETALEXANDRIAVA22314NON PROFITDONATION$3,000,000
COUNCIL FOR NAT'L POLICY
1411 K STREET NW STE 601WASHINGTONDC20005NON PROFITDONATION$50,000
THE GEORGE W BUSH FOUND
PO BOX 600610DALLASTX75360NON PROFITDONATION$1,000,000
ILLINOIS POLICY INSTITUTE
190 S LA SALLE STREETCHICAGOIL60603NON PROFITDONATION$250,000
THE STONY BROOK FOUNDATION
230 ADMINISTRATIONSTONY BROOKNY117941188NON PROFITDONATION$1,231,067STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY
YOUNG AMERICA'S FOUNDATION
110 ELDEN STREETHERNDONVA20170NON PROFITDONATION$50,000
THE BARRY GOLDWATER INSTITUTE
500 E CORONADO ROADPHOENIXAZ85004NON PROFITDONATION$250,000FOR PUBLIC POLICY
THE WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL
475 RIVERSIDE DRIVENEW YORKNY10115NON PROFITDONATION$100,000SUITE 950
MANHATTAN INST FOR POLICY RESEARCH
52 VANDERBILT AVENUENEW YORKNY10017NON PROFITDONATION$284,225SUITE 201
SPECIAL OP WARRIORS FOUNDATION
4409 EL PRADO BLVDTAMPAFL33629NON PROFITDONATION$2,905
SILVER HILLS HOSPITAL
208 VALLEY ROADNEW CANAANCT06840NON PROFITDONATION$25,000
CAIN FOUNDATION
PO BOX 306NEW YORKNY10024NON PROFITDONATION$500,000C/O FIONA CAIN
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR
1500 COMMERCE PARKWAYMT LAURELNJ08054NON PROFITDONATION$12,000SUITE CAEROSOL RESEARCH
CITIZENS UNITED FOUNDATION
1006 PENNSYLVANIA AVE SEWASHINGTONDC20003NON PROFITDONATION$2,000,000
THE PHILANTHROPY ROUNDTABLE
1730 M STREET NWWASHINGTONDC20036NON PROFITDONATION$10,000SUITE 601
FOUNDATION FOR CULTURE
900 BROADWAYNEW YORKNY10003NON PROFITDONATION$25,000SUITE 602THE NEW CRITERION
LPD
12290 VOYAGER PARKWAYCOLORADO SPRINGSCO80997NON PROFITDONATION$75,000COMPASSION INTL
THE HOME DEPOT FOUNDATION
2451 CUMBERLAND PARKWAYATLANTAGA30339NON PROFITDONATION$1,100,000SUITE 3553
BETH ISRAEL FOUNDATION
201 LYONS AVENUENEWARKNJ07112NON PROFITDONATION$500,000
FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT AND
229 WEST 28TH STREETNEW YORKNY10001NON PROFITDONATION$50,0009TH FLOORHOMELAND SECURITY CORP
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year11677197TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income747919RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income6689276RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income7437195RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA7437195TotalPartXVIA

Trnsfr Tr Rln With Noncharitable EO TrnsfrTrRlnWithNoncharitableEO

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNoncharitableEO
Trnsfr Oth Assets Noncharitable EOfalseTrnsfrOthAssetsNoncharitableEO
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssets
Purchase Assets Noncharitable EOfalsePurchaseAssetsNoncharitableEO
Rental Of Facilities EtcfalseRentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E OsfalseRelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFXOrganization501c3ExemptPF
General RuleXGeneralRule

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number1ContributorNumber
Contributor Name IndividualROBERT MERCERContributorNameIndividual

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO BOX 1507AddressLine1
CitySTONY BROOKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11790ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions4003629AggregateContributions
Person Contribution TypeXPersonContributionType

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEES - VARGA AND GOLUCategory
Amount$1,700Amount

Compensation Explanation CompensationExplanation

Compensation Compensation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person NameREBEKAH MERCERPersonName

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAsset

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMEDALLION INVESTMENTName
Date Acquired2012-01DateAcquired
How AcquiredPURCHASEHowAcquired
Date Sold2012-12DateSold
Gross Sales Price6689276GrossSalesPrice
Total Net6689276TotalNet

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of StockMEDALLION INVESTMENTSNameOfStock
EOY Book Value29390194EOYBookValue
EOYFMV29390194EOYFMV

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmount
FEDERAL EXCISE TAX$22,993
STATE FEES$775

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