BARTKO FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TR: Form 990PF, tax year 2011

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Organization
BARTKO FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION TR (EIN 06-6419566)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-05-10
IRS object ID
201221319349101107
Schema version
2011v1.2
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)
Timestamp2012-05-10T11:12:51-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ANDREW S KENWARD CPA PCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line132 HARTFORD LNAddressLine1
CityWHITE PLAINSCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code106031113ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN066419566EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1BARTKO FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlBARTNameControl
Phone2035314781Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line139 S BOWMAN DRAddressLine1
CityGREENWICHCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code068313236ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMAXIM BARTKOName
TitleTRUSTEETitle
Phone2035314781Phone
Date Signed2012-05-04DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameANDREW S KENWARD CPAName
Phone9145924343Phone
Date Prepared2012-05-10DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY14090FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss5000ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss16InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm16InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm16InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncm
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm0CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses5016TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income16TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income16TotalAdjustedNetIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss950AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm950AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm950AccountingFeesAdjNetIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps950AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss950TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm950TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm950TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps950TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss13860ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps13860ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss14810TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm950TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm950TotalExpensesAdjNetIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps14810TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-9794ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY23884SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY14090SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV14090SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY23884TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY14090TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV14090TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Capital Stock BOY23884CapitalStockBOY
Capital Stock EOY14090CapitalStockEOY
Total Net Assets BOY23884TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY14090TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY23884TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY14090TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY23884TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-9794ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal14090Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY14090TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year113003QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year127447NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.473749DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year216822QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year237168NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.452594DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year322098QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year329165NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.757689DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year422420QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year414005NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year41.600857DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year514020QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year511748NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year51.193395DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio4.478284TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.895657AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets18702NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets16751AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One16751AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions14810QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax0InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Tax Based On Investment Income0TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Amount Credited To Next Year0AmountCreditedToNextYear

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 RqrfalseComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameMAXIM PENELOPE BARTKOBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number2035314781BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line139 S BOWMAN DRAddressLine1
CityGREENWICHCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code068313236ZIPCode
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
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActs
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 (2 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
MAXIM C BARTKO
39 S BOWMAN DRGEEENWICHCT06831TRUSTEE30.00000
PENELOPE A BARTKO
39 S BOWMAN DRGREENWICHCT06831TRUSTEE30.00000
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

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities0AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances18987AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets18987TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets18987AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable285CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets18702NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return935MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return935MinimumInvestmentReturn
Distributable Amount Before Adj935DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded935DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted935DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions14810ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions14810QualifyingDistributions
Adj Qualifying Distributions14810AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted935DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Excess Distri Carryover Year513433ExcessDistriCarryoverYear5
Excess Distri Carryover Year421720ExcessDistriCarryoverYear4
Excess Distri Carryover Year320640ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year214964ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2
Excess Distri Carryover Year111631ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover82388TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions14810QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Current Year935AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus13875RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Total Corpus96263TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov From Year513433ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year82830ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year421720ExcessFromYear4
Excess From Year320640ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year214964ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Year111631ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year13875ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (55 entries)

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744 LAKE AVEGREENWICHCT06830501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
CT ASSOC FOR CHILDREN W LEARN DISORDERS
25 VAAN ZANT STE NORWALKCT06855501C3EDUCATIONAL$100
SALVATION ARMY
825 ASYLUM STHARTFORDCT06105501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
HYDE PARKCHICAGOIL60637501C3EDUCATION$500
CHURCH OF THE ARCHANGELS
3RD BEDFORDSTAMFORDCT06901501C3CHARITABLE WORK$1,475
CT HUMANE SOCIETY
701 RUSSEL RDNEWINGTONCT06111501C3CHARITABLE WORK$50
WSHU PUBLIC RADIO GROUP
5151 PARK AVEFAIRFIELDCT06825501C3NONPROFIT WORK$35
FORDHAM UNIVERSITY
113 W 60STNEW YORKNY10133501C3EDUCATION$300
CHILDRENS DAY SCHOOL
BENDHEIM WEST CIVIC CTRGREENWICHCT06831501C3EDUCATION$200
SMITHSONIAN
INSTITUTIONWASHINGTONDC20013501C3NONPROFIT WORK$75
BARNARD COLLEGE
3009 BDWYNEW YORKNY10027501C3EDUCATIONAL$300
GREENWICH AMERICAN RED CROSS
99 INDIAN FIELD RDGREENWICHCT06830501C3NONPROFIT WORK$25
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
11 W 53 STNYNY10019501C3NONPROFIT WORK$850
NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION
11100 WILDLIFE CENTER DRRESTONVA20190501C3NONPROFIT WORK$25
INTL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES
PO BOX 17398BALTIMOREMD21297501C3CHARITABLE WORK$250
OUR LADY OF KAZAN
SHORE RDSEA CLIFFNY11579501c3CHARITABLE WORK$2,010
PACKER COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE
170 JORALEMON STBROOKLYNNY11201501c3CHARITABLE WORK$1,000
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
1700 M ST NW 1000WASHINGTONDC20036501C3NONPROFIT WORK$85
CT FOOD BANK
PO BOX 8686NEW HAVENCT06531501C3NONPROFIT WORK$50
GREENWICH EMERGENCY MEDIC
PO BOX 423RIVERSIDECT06878501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
ST BASIL ACADEMY
79 ST BASIL RDGARRISONNY10524501C3CHARITABLE WORK$100
GLENVILLE VOL FIRE DEPT
266 GLENVILLE RDGREENWICHCT06831501C3NONPROFIT WORK$25
GREENWICH POLICE SILVER SHIELD
PO BOX 1123GREENWICHCT06836501C3NONPROFIT WORK$35
DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE
2080 S QUEBEC STDENVERCO80231501c3NONPROFIT WORK$50
KIDS IN CRISIS
1 SALEM STCOS COBCT06807501C3NONPROFIT WORK$200
USO
PO BOX 96322WASHINGTONDC20090501c3NONPROFIT WORK$50
VILLA MARIA EDUCATION CENTER
116 SKY MEADOW DRSTAMFORDCT06901501c3NONPROFIT WORK$200
GREENWICH GARDEN EDUCATION CTR
130 BIBLE STCOS COBCT06807501c3NONPROFIT WORK$105
CONNECTICUT PUBLIC TELEVISION
PO BOX 80000HARTFORDCT06180501C3NONPROFIT WORK$40
WLIW21
PO BOX 2100NEW YORKNY10116501C3NONPROFIT WORK$115
METROPOLITAN MUSEUM ART
11 W 53 STNYNY10019501C3NONPROFIT WORK$1,350
MORE THEN WHEELS
250 COMMERCIAL ST STE 4021MANCHESTERNH03101501C3NONPROFIT WORK$200
GREENWICH LIBRARY
101 W PUTNAM AVEGREENWICHCT06830501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
FORDHAM RDBRONXNY10458501C3NONPROFIT WORK$250
NEIGHBOR TO NEIGHBOR
248 E PUTNAM AVEGREENWICHCT06831501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
INTERFAITH ALLIANCE FDN
1212 NY AVE NW 1250WASHINGTONDC20005501C3NONPROFIT WORK$40
THIRTEEN WNET NY
450 W 33 STNEW YORKNY10001501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS
PO BOX 5030HAGERSTOWNMD21741501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
PEOPLE FOR AMERICAN WAY
1101 15 ST NW STE 600WASHINGTONDC20005501C3NONPROFIT WORK$25
RELIGIOUS BOOKS FOR RUSSIA
PO BOX 466LAGRANGEVILLENY12540501C3CHARITABLE WORK$200
ROCKINGHAM COMMUNITY ACTION
4 CUTTS STPORTSMOUTHNH03801501C3NONPROFIT WORK$200
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
1133 19 ST NW 12 FLWASHINGTONDC20036501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
ADOPT A DOG
849 LAKE STGREENWICHCT06831501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
DENVER BOTANIC GARDENS
1007 YORK STDENVERCO80206501C3NONPROFIT WORK$350
SUMMER ON THE HILL
4662 TIBBIT AVERIVERDALENY10471501C3NONPROFIT WORK$1,000
ST BALDRICKS FOUNDATION
1333 SO MAYFLOWER AVE STE 400MONROVIACA91016501C3CHARITABLE WORK$25
ST HERMAN SEMINARY
414 MISSION RDKODIAKAK99615501C3CHARITABLE WORK$200
ST LUKES LIFEWORKS
141 FRANKLIN STSTAMFORDCT06901501C3CHARITABLE WORK$100
RUSSIAN GIFT OF LIFE
PO BOX 403SEA CLIFFNY11579501C3NONPROFIT WORK$250
ST MICHAELS HOME
3 LEHMAN TERRYONKERSNY10705501C3CHARITABLE WORK$100
ST VLADIMIR SEMINARY
575 SCARSDALE RDYONKERSNY10707501C3CHARITABLE WORK$100
UNITED WAY GREENWICH
1 LAFAYETTE CTGREENWICHCT06830501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
WATERSIDE SCHOOL
770 PACIFIC STSTAMFORDCT06902501C3EDUCATION$100
YWCA GREENWICH
259 E PUTNAM AVEGREENWICHCT06830501C3NONPROFIT WORK$100
INVISIBLE CHILDREN
1620 5 AVE STE 400SAN DIEGOCA92101501C3NONPROFIT WORK$20
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year13860TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$16ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$16ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA16TotalPartXVIA

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 IndividualMAXIM C BARTKOContributorNameIndividual

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line139 S BOWMAN DRAddressLine1
CityGREENWICHCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06831ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions5000AggregateContributions
Person Contribution TypeXPersonContributionType

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryANDREW S. KENWARD, CPA,PC PREPARATION OF FORM 990-PF (2005)Category
Amount$950Amount

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