TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2012

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Organization
TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION (EIN 46-0957232)
Tax period
2012-09-01 to 2013-08-31
Filed
2013-11-18
IRS object ID
201323229349300522
Schema version
2012v2.3
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)
Timestamp2013-11-18T09:37:33-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2013-08-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1KELLOGG & ANDELSON ACCOUNTANCY CORPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line121700 OXNARD BLVD STE 900AddressLine1
CityWOODLAND HILLSCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code91367ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-09-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN460957232EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlTORANameControl

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12711 CENTERVILLE ROADAddressLine1
Address Line2ROOM/SUITE 400AddressLine2
CityWILMINGTONCity
StateDEState
ZIP Code19808ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameLEE SAMSONName
TitleDIRECTOR & CHAIRMANTitle
Date Signed2013-11-15DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameYEFIM SKLYAR CPAName
Phone8189715100Phone
Date Prepared2013-11-18DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2015-11-30 17:44:51ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Initial ReturnXInitialReturn
Name Of Principal Officer PersonLEE SAMSONNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1804 NELM DRIVEAddressLine1
CityBEVERLY HILLSCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code90210ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts16054GrossReceipts
Group Return For AffiliatesfalseGroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2012YearFormation
State Legal DomicileDEStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionFOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED ARE EXCLUSIVELY RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body0NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members0NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Contributions Grants Current Year16054ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Current Year0InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Current Year16054TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY0GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expenses Current Year3172OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Current Year3172TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY12882RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets EOY12882TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY12882NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionFOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED ARE EXCLUSIVELY RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY AND EDUCATIONAL.MissionDescription
Significant New Program ServicesfalseSignificantNewProgramServices
Significant ChangefalseSignificantChange
Expense2790Expense
Revenue16054Revenue
DescriptionTHE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE TORAH AND NATURE FOUNDATION IS ORGANIZED ARE EXCLUSIVELY RELIGIOUS, CHARITABLE, SCIENTIFIC, LITERARY, AND EDUCATIONAL WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 OR THE CORRESPONDING PROVISION OF ANY FUTURE UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE LAW.Description
Total Program Service Expense2790TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C3trueDescribedIn501C3
Schedule B RequiredtrueScheduleBRequired
Political ActivitiesfalsePoliticalActivities
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised FundsfalseDonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasements
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArt
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg EquipfalseReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth SecuritiesfalseReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel InvestfalseReportProgRelInvest
Report Other AssetsfalseReportOtherAssets
Report Other LiabilitiesfalseReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 FootnotefalseReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial StmtfalseIndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial StmtfalseConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
SchoolfalseSchool
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOffice
Foreign ActivitiesfalseForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To OrganizationsfalseMoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To IndividualsfalseMoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional FundraisingfalseProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising ActivitiesfalseFundraisingActivities
GamingfalseGaming
HospitalfalseHospital
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J RequiredfalseScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt BondsfalseTaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit TransactionfalseExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit TransactionfalsePriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQPfalseLoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related PersonfalseGrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With OrganizationfalseBsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family MemberfalseBsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss RltnshpfalseOfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash ContributionsfalseDeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of ArtfalseDeductibleContributionsOfArt
TerminatedfalseTerminated
Partial LiquidationfalsePartialLiquidation
Disregarded EntityfalseDisregardedEntity
Related EntityfalseRelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled EntityfalseRelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl OrgfalseTransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted PartnershipfalseActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O RequiredtrueScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Compliance With Backup WitholdingtrueComplianceWithBackupWitholding
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business IncomefalseUnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party NotificationfalseTaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible ContributionsfalseNonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo ContributionsfalseQuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed OffalseForm8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay PremiumsfalseFundsToPayPremiums
Premiums PaidfalsePremiumsPaid
Form8899 FiledfalseForm8899Filed
Form1098 C FiledfalseForm1098CFiled
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldings
Taxable DistributionsfalseTaxableDistributions
Distribution To DonorfalseDistributionToDonor
Filed Lieu1041falseFiledLieu1041
Licensed More Than One StatefalseLicensedMoreThanOneState
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members0NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members0NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business RelationshipfalseFamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management DutiesfalseDelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing DocsfalseChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or MisusefalseMaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or StockholdersfalseMembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board MembersfalseElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To ApprovalfalseDecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing BodytrueMinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of CommitteestrueMinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing AddressfalseOfficerMailingAddress
Local ChaptersfalseLocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing BodytrueForm990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest PolicytrueConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered PersonsfalseAnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring EnforcementtrueRegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower PolicyfalseWhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention PolicyfalseDocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEOtrueCompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process OtherfalseCompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint VenturefalseInvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledDEStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name PersonDR CHARLES B HALLNamePerson
Telephone Number2175445900TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12711 CENTERVILLE ROAD SUITE 400AddressLine1
CityWILMINGTONCity
StateDEState
ZIP Code19808ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (3 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
LEE SAMSON
DIRECTOR & C0.00X000
DR CHARLES B HALL
DIRECTOR & SX000
RABBI YITZCHOK ADLERSTEIN
DIRECTORX000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Formers ListedfalseFormersListed
Total Comp GT150 KfalseTotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other SourcesfalseCompensationFromOtherSources
All Other Contributions16054AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions16054TotalContributions

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column16054TotalRevenueColumn

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalProgram ServicesProgramServicesManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
GLEN AFRIC FILMS27902790
BANKING FEES382382

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total3172Total
Program Services2790ProgramServices
Management And General382ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY12882EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY12882EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY0EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Unrestricted Net Assets UnrestrictedNetAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EOY12882EOY

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY12882EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY0BOY
EOY12882EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses12882ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReview
FS AuditedfalseFSAudited
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year16054CurrentTaxYear
Total16054Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year16054CurrentTaxYear
Total16054Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total50916054PublicSupportTotal509

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year16054CurrentTaxYear
Total16054Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5091.00000PublicSupportPercentage509
Investment Income Percentage0.00000InvestmentIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierReturn ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS USED TO REVIEW FORM 990FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BTOP MANAGEMENT WILL REVIEW FINANCIAL STATEMENTS WITH TAX RETURN BEFORE FILING.
ENFORCEMENT OF CONFLICTS POLICYFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12CTOP MANAGEMENT REGULARLY MONITOR AND ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE POLICY.
COMPENSATION PROCESS FOR TOP OFFICIALFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15ACOMPENSATION IS SET BY ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION.
GOVERNING DOCUMENTS DISCLOSURE EXPLANATIONFORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19DOCUMENT AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC UPON ON REQUEST.

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