DORAN FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
DORAN FOUNDATION INC (EIN 20-3474077)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-02
IRS object ID
201341229349100439
Schema version
2012v2.0
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)
Timestamp2013-05-02T13:16:06-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Martin Colson Hale & HendersonBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1502 Maple StreetAddressLine1
CityMurrayCity
StateKYState
ZIP Code42071ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN203474077EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Doran Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlDORANameControl
Phone2707535515Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11121 State Route 94 WestAddressLine1
CityMurrayCity
StateKYState
ZIP Code42071ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameHarold G Doran JrName
TitlePres/DirectorTitle
Date Signed2013-05-02DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRobert K MartinName
PTINP00009835PTIN
Phone2707535411Phone
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 EOY2128714FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss206500ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss24928InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm24928InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm24928InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss30798DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm30798DividendsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Adj Net Incm30798DividendsAdjNetIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss105512NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price743584GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm105512CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Net STCG Adj Net Incm15979NetSTCGAdjNetIncm
Other Income Rev And Expnss-5383OtherIncomeRevAndExpnss
Total Revenue And Expenses362355TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income161238TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income71705TotalAdjustedNetIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss820AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm820AccountingFeesAdjNetIncm
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss50OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnss
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm50OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncm
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm50OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncm
Taxes Rev And Expnss2115TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm696TaxesNetInvstIncm
Taxes Adj Net Incm696TaxesAdjNetIncm
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss3000OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm2971OtherExpensesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Adj Net Incm3000OtherExpensesAdjNetIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss5985TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm3717TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm4566TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss87400ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps87400ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss93385TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm3717TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm4566TotalExpensesAdjNetIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps87400TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses268970ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income157521NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income67139AdjustedNetIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

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Prepaid Expenses BOY400PrepaidExpensesBOY
Prepaid Expenses EOY1420PrepaidExpensesEOY
Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV1420PrepaidExpensesEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY1393867InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY2066481InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV1358054InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Corp Bonds EOY463867InvestmentsCorpBondsEOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOYFMV479059InvestmentsCorpBondsEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY2552979TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY2821949TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV2128714TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
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Total Net Assets EOY2821949TotalNetAssetsEOY
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Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY2821949TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

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Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses268970ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal2821949Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY2821949TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (4 entries)

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Various-See Attached ScheduleP2011-06-302012-12-313502542520709818498184
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Various-See Attached ScheduleP2012-06-302012-12-312501542258732428124281
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income105512CapitalGainNetIncome
Net Short Term Capital Gain Or Loss15979NetShortTermCapitalGainOrLoss

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year193331QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year11654349NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.05642DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year282500QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year21409048NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.05855DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year364700QualifyingDistributionsYear3
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Distribution Ratio Year30.05978DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year472109QualifyingDistributionsYear4
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Distribution Ratio Year40.05361DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year525974QualifyingDistributionsYear5
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Distribution Ratio Year50.02451DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.25286TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.05057AverageDistributionRatio
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Adjusted Noncharitable Assets96500AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income1575OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One98075AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions87400QualifyingDistributions

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Subtotal3150Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income3150TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment1420EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments1420TotalCreditsAndPayments
Tax Due1730TaxDue

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
Form990 T FiledfalseForm990TFiled
Termination EtcfalseTerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508efalseRequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In AssetstrueAtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithKYStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AGtrueForm990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled EntityfalseInterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection RqrtrueComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress

Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Harold G Doran JrBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Books In Care Of Phone Number2707535515BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11121 State Route 94 WestAddressLine1
CityMurrayCity
StateKYState
ZIP Code420714600ZIPCode
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
Acts Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActs
Undistributed Income Prior YearsfalseUndistributedIncomePriorYears
Undistr Income4942a2 Not AppliedfalseUndistrIncome4942a2NotApplied
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldings
Excess Business HoldingsfalseExcessBusinessHoldings
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestments
Uncorrected Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseUncorrectedJeopardyInvestments
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislation
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElection
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividuals
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizations
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurpose
Tr Fail To Qualify As ExceptionsfalseTrFailToQualifyAsExceptions
Maint Expend ResponsibilityfalseMaintExpendResponsibility
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft ContractfalseRcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn
Proceeds Or Net IncomefalseProceedsOrNetIncome

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensation
H Frank Doran
2010 Elmbrook CtMurrayKY42071Treas/Director1.000
Sarah D Murray
900 20th Avenue South 1303NashvilleTN37212Secy/Director1.000
Harold G Doran Jr
1121 State Route 94 WMurrayKY42071Pres/Director5.000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities1912287AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances23484AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets1420FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets1937191TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets1937191AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable29058CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets1908133NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return95407MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Tax Based On Investment Income3150TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax3150TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj92257DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded92257DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted92257DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions87400ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions87400QualifyingDistributions
Adj Qualifying Distributions87400AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Excess Distri Carryover Year113452ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover41780TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions87400QualifyingDistributions
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year87400AppliedToCurrentYear
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus4857ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY4857ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus36923TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year36923ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year4282ExcessFromYear4
Excess From Year310779ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year212410ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Year113452ExcessFromYear1

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (11 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
Community Foundation of West Kentuc
333 Broadway 615PaducahKY42002NonePCSupport mentoring programs for local youths$1,000
Murray-Calloway Endowment for Healt
801 Poplar StreetMurrayKY42071NonePCPromote educational activies regarding youth diabetes$250
Leukemia Lymphoma Society
651 W Washington Blvd Suite 400ChicagoIL60661NonePCFind cures for leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma$500
The Murray Woman's Club
Vine StreetMurrayKY42071NonePCSupport local governments and charities$2,000
First United Methodist Church
503 Maple StreetMurrayKY42071NonePCPromote Christianity$5,000
Jackson Purchase Dance Company
708 Elm StreetMurrayKY42071NonePCPromote dance as an art form$400
Murray Independent School Foundatio
208 South 13th StreetMurrayKY42071NonePCSupport programs in local public schools$10,000
Diabetes Research Institute
200 S Park Road Suite 100HollywoodFL33021NonePCSupport research for cure for diabetes$60,000
Murray State Univ Foundation
106 Development CenterMurrayKY42071NonePCSupport higher education through scholarships & athletics$5,750
Main Street Youth Center
513 South 4th StreetMurrayKY42071NonePCSupport community youth activities$1,000
Shawnee Trails Council BSA
East 4th StreetOwensboroKY42302NonePCPromote scouting$1,500
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Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year87400TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$24,928ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$30,798ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Income105512RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribed

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionCrosstex Energy, L.P.Description
Business Code211110BusinessCode
Unrelated Business Income-$5,383UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

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Unrelated Business Income-$5,383UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion$55,726ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income105512RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA155855TotalPartXVIA

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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

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Organization501c3 Exempt PFXOrganization501c3ExemptPF
General RuleXGeneralRule

Contributor Info ContributorInfo (2 entries)

Contributor NumberContributorNumberContributor Name IndividualContributorNameIndividualAddress Line1ContributorAddressUS/AddressLine1CityContributorAddressUS/CityStateContributorAddressUS/StateZIP CodeContributorAddressUS/ZIPCodeAggregate ContributionsAggregateContributionsPerson Contribution TypePersonContributionType
2Kelly W Doran CLAT1121 State Route 94 WestMurrayKY420714600200000X
1Harold G Doran Jr1121 State Route 94 WestMurrayKY4207146006500X

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

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CategoryAccounting FeeCategory
Amount$820Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income820AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncome
Office Supplies297129712971
Miscellaneous Expenses1414
Corporation Filing Fee1515

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income OtherIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionCrosstex Energy, L.P.Description
Revenue And Expenses Per Books-5383RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees

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CategoryInvestment FeesCategory
Amount$50Amount
Net Investment Income50NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income50AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps0DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmountNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncome
Foreign Tax Paid on Dividends$696696696
Federal Excise Tax/Investment Income$1,419

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