THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2011

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Organization
THE PAUL & ELISABETH MERAGE FAMILY FOUNDATION (EIN 68-0529692)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-08-06
IRS object ID
201222199349100017
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)
Timestamp2012-08-06T15:54:56-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1DUNN HENRITZE & DIEHL LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

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Address Line1148 REMINGTON STAddressLine1
CityFORT COLLINSCity
StateCOState
ZIP Code805242834ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

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EIN680529692EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1The Paul & Elisabeth MerageBusinessNameLine1
Business Name Line2Family FoundationBusinessNameLine2
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlPAULNameControl
Phone9494745800Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14350 Von Karman Ave Suite 400AddressLine1
CityNewport BeachCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92660ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NamePaul MerageName
TitlePresidentTitle
Date Signed2012-08-06DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameBarbie ThelenName
Phone9703724163Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

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Other Income Rev And Expnss87019OtherIncomeRevAndExpnss
Other Income Net Invst Incm72832OtherIncomeNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses941995TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income926165TotalNetInvestmentIncome
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Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps3752TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss1497410ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
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Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-646524ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income851659NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

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Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Net Short Term Capital Gain Or Loss360227NetShortTermCapitalGainOrLoss

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Distribution Ratio Year50.04426DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.24389TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.04878AverageDistributionRatio
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Est Tax Payments And Overpayment18289EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments18289TotalCreditsAndPayments
Form2220 AttachedXForm2220Attached
Penalty For Underpayment135PenaltyForUnderpayment
Overpayment1121Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year1121AmountCreditedToNextYear

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Legislative Political ActivitiesfalseLegislativePoliticalActivities
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100Spent
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Applicable Insurance ContractfalseApplicableInsuranceContract
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Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress

Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName

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Business Name Line1Matt DrevlowBusinessNameLine1
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Books In Care Of Phone Number9494745800BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

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Address Line14350 Von Karman AveAddressLine1
CityNewport BeachCity
StateCAState
ZIP Code92660ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign BankfalseForeignBank

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720

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Sale Or Exchange With Dsqfly PersonfalseSaleOrExchangeWithDsqflyPerson
Borrow Or Lend With Dsqfly PersonfalseBorrowOrLendWithDsqflyPerson
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Payment To Government OfficalfalsePaymentToGovernmentOffical
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Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

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Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensation
Elisabeth Merage
4350 Von Karman Ave Suite 400Newport BeachCA92660Sec/Treas/Dir1.000
Paul Merage
4350 Von Karman Ave Suite 400Newport BeachCA92660Pres/Director2.000
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Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
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Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities31856248AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
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Total FMV Of Unused Assets31859966TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
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Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerElisabeth MerageContributingManager
Contributing ManagerPaul MerageContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (4 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
The Merage Institute
4350 Von Karman Ave 400Newport BeachCA92660Founder's relatedPrvtGeneral Operations$121,000
Merage Institute of the American Dr
4350 Von Karman Street 400Newport BeachCA92660Founder's relatedPrvtGeneral Operations.$475,000
Children First
4350 Von Karman Street 400Newport BeachCA92660Founder's relatedPrvtGeneral Operations.$150,000
The UCI Foundation
4199 Campus DriveIrvineCA92697NonePublicTo promote research and educational programs.$751,410
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year1497410TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

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Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

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Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$4,127ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

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Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$490,622ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

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Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion$360,227ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribed (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionExclusion CodeExclusionCodeExclusionExclusionAmount
Dover III Underlying K-1s18$72,832
Dover III - Unreal. Gain18$14,187

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$941,995ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA941995TotalPartXVIA

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Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

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CategoryAccounting feesCategory
Amount$3,523Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps3387DisbursementsCharitablePrps

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (2 entries)

ExplanationExplanation
Part II, Balance Sheet, Line 13:Other Investments: Book Value FMVInvestment in Dover Capital Management III, LLC $31,332,978 $31,332,978
Statement regarding Federal Form 990-PF, Section VII-B, Question 5(c)Pursuant to IRC Reg Sec 53.4945-5(d)(2), the Paul and Elisabeth Merage Family Foundation provides the following information:(i) Grantee: The Merage Institute for the American Dream, 4350 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Newport Beach, CA 92660(ii) Date & Amount of Grant: Various times, total of $475,000.(iii) Purpose of Grants: Support for the programs of The Merage Institute for the American Dream.(iv) & (vi) Reports: The Merage Institute for the American Dream provides full & complete reports at various times and has expended all funds provided.(v) Diversions: To the knowledge of the grantor, no funds have been diverted to any activity other than the activity for which the grant was originally made.(vii) Verification: The grantor has no reason to doubt the accuracy or reliability of the report from the grantee; therefore, no independent verification of the report was made.Pursuant to IRC Reg Sec 53.4945-5(d)(2), the Paul and Elisabeth Merage Family Foundation provides the following information:(i) Grantee: Children First - A Merage Foundation, 4350 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Newport Beach, CA 92660(ii) Date & Amount of Grant: Various times, total of $150,000.(iii) Purpose of Grants: Support for the programs of Children First - A Merage Foundation.(iv) & (vi) Reports: Children First - A Merage Foundation provides full & complete reports at various times and has expended all funds provided.(v) Diversions: To the knowledge of the grantor, no funds have been diverted to any activity other than the activity for which the grant was originally made.(vii) Verification: The grantor has no reason to doubt the accuracy or reliability of the report from the grantee; therefore, no independent verification of the report was made.Pursuant to IRC Reg Sec 53.4945-5(d)(2), the Paul and Elisabeth Merage Family Foundation provides the following information:(i) Grantee: The Merage Institute, 4350 Von Karman Ave, Suite 400, Newport Beach, CA 92660(ii) Date & Amount of Grant: Various times, total of $121,000.(iii) Purpose of Grants: Support for the programs of The Merage Institute.(iv) & (vi) Reports: The Merage Institute provides full & complete reports at various times and has expended all funds provided.(v) Diversions: To the knowledge of the grantor, no funds have been diverted to any activity other than the activity for which the grant was originally made.(vii) Verification: The grantor has no reason to doubt the accuracy or reliability of the report from the grantee; therefore, no independent verification of the report was made.

Legal Fees Schedule LegalFeesSchedule

Legal Fees LegalFees

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CategoryLegal feesCategory
Amount$215Amount
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income0AdjustedNetIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps215DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (6 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
Portfolio Exp - Dover III K-12071620716
Miscellaneous Exp - Dover III K-142014201
Licenses & Permits355150
Investment Management Fees - Dover III4913149131
Investment Interest Exp - Dover III K-1343343
Foreign Dividend Fees - Dover IIII115115

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income OtherIncome (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncome
Dover III Underlying K-1s7283272832
Dover III - Unreal. Gain14187

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmount
State$10
Federal Excise Tax$12,500

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