MYRON S AND HELEN K SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2012

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Organization
MYRON S AND HELEN K SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 80-0519951)
Tax period
2012-01-01 to 2012-12-31
Filed
2013-05-14
IRS object ID
201341349349100939
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)
Timestamp2013-05-14T11:03:37-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2012-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN161016457EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1INSERO & COMPANY CPAS PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1100 CHESTNUT STREET SUITE 1500AddressLine1
CityROCHESTERCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14604ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2012-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN800519951EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MYRON S & HELEN K SILVER FAMILY FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlMYRONameControl
Phone5852728060Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 JEFFERSON ROADAddressLine1
CityROCHESTERCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14623ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMYRON S SILVERName
TitleCO-TRUSTEETitle
Phone5852728060Phone
Date Signed2013-05-06DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameALAN PECORAName
PTINP00436705PTIN
Phone5854546996Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2012TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-25 16:41:14ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY400731FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss50000ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss6InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm6InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss7367DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm7367DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss-16804NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price176844GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm0CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses40569TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income7373TotalNetInvestmentIncome
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 Expnss2400AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm1200AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps1200AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss7602OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm7288OtherExpensesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss10002TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm8488TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps1200TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss15250ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps15250ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss25252TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm8488TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps16450TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses15317ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY31450SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY99506SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV99506SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY268691InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY215302InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV301225InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY300141TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY314808TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV400731TotalAssetsEOYFMV
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 BOY300141RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY314808RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY300141TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY314808TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY300141TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY314808TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY300141TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses15317ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases0OtherIncreases
Subtotal315458Subtotal
Other Decreases650OtherDecreases
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY314808TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (2 entries)

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NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC - SEE ATTACHEDP2011-02-232012-12-31603245480655185518
NEUBERGER BERMAN, LLC - SEE ATTACHEDP2008-04-252012-12-31116520138842-22322-22322
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income-16804CapitalGainNetIncome

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 Tax0LiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year19393QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1334518NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.028079DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year27839QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2318920NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.024580DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year30QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3148753NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.000000DistributionRatioYear3
Total Distribution Ratio0.052659TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.017553AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets346252NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets6078AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income0OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One6078AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions16450QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax0InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Subtotal0Subtotal
Subtitle A Tax0SubtitleATax
Tax Based On Investment Income0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Credits And Payments0TotalCreditsAndPayments
Tax Due0TaxDue

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 Over10001UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Form990 T Filed1Form990TFiled
Termination Etc0TerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508e1RequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In Assets1AtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithNYStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG1Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors1NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity0InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract0ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr1ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressNONEWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameMYRON S SILVERBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number5852728060BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1633 JEFFERSON ROADAddressLine1
CityROCHESTERCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14623ZIPCode
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 Person0FurnishedGoodsWithDsqflyPerson
Pay Compensation To Dsqfly Person0PayCompensationToDsqflyPerson
Transfer Assets To Dsqfly Person0TransferAssetsToDsqflyPerson
Payment To Government Offical0PaymentToGovernmentOffical
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
MYRON S SILVER
2977 CLOVER STREETPITTSFORDNY14534CO-TRUSTEE2.00000
BARBARA SILVER-SHUMWAY
629 WEST BLOOMFIELD ROADPITTSFORDNY14534CO-TRUSTEE2.00000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
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 Securities317352AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances34173AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets351525TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets351525AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable5273CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets346252NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return17313MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return17313MinimumInvestmentReturn
Total Tax0TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj17313DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Recoveries Qlfy Distributions0RecoveriesQlfyDistributions
Distributable Amount Before Ded17313DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Deduction Fr Distributable$0DeductionFrDistributableAmount
Distributable Amount As Adjusted17313DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions16450ExpensesAndContributions
Program Related Investments Total0ProgramRelatedInvestmentsTotal
Qualifying Distributions16450QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm0OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions16450AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted17313DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year15236UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Total For Prior Years0TotalForPriorYears
Total Excess Distri Carryover0TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions16450QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year115236AppliedToYear1
Applied To Prior Years0AppliedToPriorYears
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year1214AppliedToCurrentYear
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 CY16099UndistributedIncomeCY
Distri From Corpus170b1 E Or4942g30DistriFromCorpus170b1EOr4942g3
Excess Distri Cyov From Year50ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year0ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerMYRON S SILVERContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (12 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF ROCHESTER
500 GENESEE STREETROCHESTERNY14611NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$1,000
CAMP GOOD DAYS AND SPECIAL TIMES INC
6430 TRANSIT ROAD SUITE 200BUFFALONY14043NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$1,000
ISAIAH HOUSE
71 PRINCE STREETROCHESTERNY146052736NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$100
NATIONAL MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS SOCIETY UPSTATE NEW YORK CHAPTER
1650 SOUTH AVE SUITE 100ROCHESTERNY146203901NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$250
JEWISH HOME FOUNDATION - GOLDEN ALLIANCE
2021 WINTON ROAD SOUTHROCHESTERNY14618NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$2,500
JEWISH SENIOR LIFE
2021 WINTON ROAD SOUTHROCHESTERNY14618NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$2,500
ROCHESTER PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
108 EAST AVENUEROCHESTERNY14604NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$600
AMERICAN RED CROSS
PO BOX 4002018DES MOINESIA503402018NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$500
SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE PARENTS ASSOCIATION
127 EAST 22ND STREETNEW YORKNY10010NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$3,000
SOJOURNER HOUSE AT PATHSTONE
30 MILLBANK STREETROCHESTERNY14619NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$2,000
JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER ROCHESTER
441 EAST AVENUEROCHESTERNY14607NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$1,500
UNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS
1555 LONG POND ROADROCHESTERNY146264122NONEPUBLIC CHARITYGENERAL DONATION$300
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year15250TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
Tot Grant Or Contri Approved Future0TotGrantOrContriApprovedFuture

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$6ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$7,367ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion-$16,804ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Income$0UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion-$9,431ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA-9431TotalPartXVIA

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

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFXOrganization501c3ExemptPF
General RuleXGeneralRule

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor Number1ContributorNumber
Contributor Name IndividualMYRON SILVERContributorNameIndividual

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12977 CLOVER STREETAddressLine1
CityPITTSFORDCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14534ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions50000AggregateContributions
Person Contribution TypeXPersonContributionType

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryPROFESSIONAL FEESCategory
Amount$2,400Amount
Net Investment Income1200NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps1200DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of StockEQUITIESNameOfStock
EOY Book Value215302EOYBookValue
EOYFMV301225EOYFMV

Other Decreases Schedule OtherDecreasesSchedule

Other Decreases OtherDecreases

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionACCRUAL TO CASH ADJUSTMENTDescription
Amount$650Amount

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF LAW10000
INVESTMENT EXPENSE728872880
FEDERAL TAX EXPENSE21400

Substantial Contributors Sch SubstantialContributorsSch

Substantial Contributor SubstantialContributor

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person NameMYRON S SILVERPersonName

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12977 CLOVER STREETAddressLine1
CityROCHESTERCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code14534ZIPCode

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