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THORNTON TOMASETTI FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2011

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Organization
THORNTON TOMASETTI FOUNDATION (EIN 26-0466368)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-07-24
IRS object ID
201232069349100103
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)
Timestamp2012-07-24T10:39:59-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN113518842EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARKS PANETH & SHRON LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1622 THIRD AVENUEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10017ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN260466368EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THORNTON TOMASETTI FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlTHORNameControl
Phone9176618206Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line151 MADISON AVENUEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10010ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJEFFREY SCHREIERName
TitleTREASURERTitle
Phone9176618206Phone
Date Signed2012-08-15DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJOHN HECHTName
PTINP00281334PTIN
Phone2125038800Phone
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 EOY74003FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss32800ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm0CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses32800TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income0TotalNetInvestmentIncome
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 Expnss1800AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm675AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps1125AccountingFeesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss586OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Net Invst Incm526OtherExpensesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps586OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss2386TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm1201TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps1711TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss96640ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps96640ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss99026TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm1201TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps98351TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-66226ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income0NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY140229SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY74003SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV74003SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY140229TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY74003TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV74003TotalAssetsEOYFMV
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 BOY140229RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY74003RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY140229TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY74003TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY140229TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY74003TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY140229TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-66226ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Other Increases0OtherIncreases
Subtotal74003Subtotal
Other Decreases0OtherDecreases
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY74003TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 Tax0LiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year172422QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1145783NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.496779DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year2106008QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2160433NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year20.660762DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year335327QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3107508NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year30.328599DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year40QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year40NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year40.0DistributionRatioYear4
Total Distribution Ratio1.486140TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.371535AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets108206NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets40202AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income0OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One40202AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions98351QualifyingDistributions

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 Over10000UnrelatedBusIncomeOver1000
Termination Etc0TerminationEtc
Requirements Of Sect508e1RequirementsOfSect508e
At Least5000 In Assets1AtLeast5000InAssets
States Filed WithNYStatesFiledWith
Form990 PF Filed With AG1Form990PFFiledWithAG
Private Operating Foundation0PrivateOperatingFoundation
New Substantial Contributors0NewSubstantialContributors
Interest In Controlled Entity0InterestInControlledEntity
Applicable Insurance Contract0ApplicableInsuranceContract
Comply With Public Inspection Rqr1ComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr
Website AddressWWW.THORNTONTOMASETTI.COMWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameJEFFREY R SCHREIERBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number9176618206BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line151 MADISON AVEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10010ZIPCode
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 (5 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1CityUSAddress/CityStateUSAddress/StateZIP CodeUSAddress/ZIPCodeTitleTitleAvg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPositionCompensationCompensationContri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtcExpense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances
JOEL S WEINSTEIN
51 MADISON AVENEW YORKNY10010VICE CHAIRMAN1.00000
RICHARD L TOMASETTI
51 MADISON AVENEW YORKNY10010CHAIRMAN1.00000
DANIEL A CUOCO
51 MADISON AVENEW YORKNY10010SECRETARY1.00000
JEFFREY SCHREIER
51 MADISON AVENEW YORKNY10010TREASURER1.00000
WAYNE STOCKS
51 MADISON AVENEW YORKNY10010DIRECTOR0.00000
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 Securities0AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances109854AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets109854TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Reduction Claimed0ReductionClaimed
Acquisition Indebtedness0AcquisitionIndebtedness
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets109854AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable1648CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets108206NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return5410MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return5410MinimumInvestmentReturn
Total Tax0TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj5410DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Recoveries Qlfy Distributions0RecoveriesQlfyDistributions
Distributable Amount Before Ded5410DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Deduction Fr Distributable$0DeductionFrDistributableAmount
Distributable Amount As Adjusted5410DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions98351ExpensesAndContributions
Program Related Investments Total0ProgramRelatedInvestmentsTotal
Qualifying Distributions98351QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm0OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions98351AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted5410DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Undistributed Income Prior Year0UndistributedIncomePriorYear
Total For Prior Years0TotalForPriorYears
Excess Distri Carryover Year330024ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year297986ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2
Excess Distri Carryover Year165133ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover193143TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions98351QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Year10AppliedToYear1
Applied To Prior Years0AppliedToPriorYears
Treated As Distri From Corpus0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpus
Applied To Current Year5410AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus92941RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus0ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpus
Excess Distri Cyov Applied CY0ExcessDistriCyovAppliedCY
Total Corpus286084TotalCorpus
Prior Year Undistributed Income0PriorYearUndistributedIncome
Prior Year Deficiency Or Tax0PriorYearDeficiencyOrTax
Taxable Amount10TaxableAmount1
Taxable Amount20TaxableAmount2
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Distri From Corpus170b1 E Or4942g30DistriFromCorpus170b1EOr4942g3
Excess Distri Cyov From Year50ExcessDistriCyovFromYear5
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year286084ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year330024ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year297986ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Year165133ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year92941ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

Appication Submission Info AppicationSubmissionInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient NameJEFFREY R SCHREIERRecipientName

Recipient US Address RecipientUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line151 MADISON AVENUEAddressLine1
CityNEW YORKCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code10010ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Recipient Phone Number9176618206RecipientPhoneNumber
Form And Info And MaterialsSCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS WILL BE HANDELED DIRECTLY BY THE UNIVERSITIES AFFILIATED WITH THE FOUNDATION, NOT BY THE FOUNDATION ITSELF.FormAndInfoAndMaterials
Submission DeadlinesNONESubmissionDeadlines
Restrictions On AwardsSTUDENTS OF ENGINEERING OR ARCHITECTURE MATRICULATED AT ANY ACCREDITED INSTITUTION OF HIGHER LEARNING, FOR EITHER A PRIMARY OR ADVANCED DEGREE. FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES OF THORNTON TOMASETTI ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.RestrictionsOnAwards

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (9 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmountAddress Line2RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine2
PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
104 ENGINEERING UNIT AUNIVERSITY PARKPA16802NONE501(C)(3)ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP$15,000
ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS
4665 NAUTILUS COURT SUITE 300BOULDERCO80301NONE501(C)(3)PROJECT GRANT TO PRINCETON UNIVERSITY BRANCH: GHANA SCHOOL LIBRARY$25,000
GEOHAZARDS INTERNATIONAL
200 TOWN AND COUNTRY VILLAGEPALO ALTOCA94301NONE501(C)(3)IMPROVING EARTHQUAKE SAFETY IN RURAL PERU$10,000
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
27 MEMORIAL DRIVE WESTBETHLEHEMPA18015NONE501(C)(3)SCHOLARSHIPS IN STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING$15,000
NY UNIVERSITY
4 WASHINGTON SQUARE NORTHNEW YORKNY100036671NONE501(C)(3)DONATIONDONATION$10,000
TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY LAMONT-DOHERTY EARTH
OBSERVATORY OF COLUMBIA UNIV 61PALISADESNY10964NONE501(C)(3)GIFT: PLANNING LAND USE PROGRAM WITH STUDENTS$5,000ROUTE 9W PO BOX 100
THE URBAN ASSEMBLY
90 BROAD STREET SUITE 2101NEW YORKNY10014NONE501(C)(3)SPONSORSHIP$5,000
TRILOGY PUBLICATIONS LLC
560 SYLVAN AVENUEENGLEWOOD CLIFFSNJ07632NONEN/AAMAZING ENGINEERS BOOKS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS$5,300
ENVIROSYNERGY CO HAITI HOUSING COLLABORATIVE
536 LAGUARDIA PLACENEW YORKNY10012NONE501(C)(3)GRANT: HAITI HOUSING COLLABORATIVE$6,340
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year96640TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear
Tot Grant Or Contri Approved Future0TotGrantOrContriApprovedFuture

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Unrelated Business Income$0UnrelatedBusinessIncomeAmount
Exclusion$0ExclusionAmount
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA0TotalPartXVIA

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 (2 entries)

Contributor NumberContributorNumberContributor Name IndividualContributorNameIndividualAddress Line1ContributorAddressUS/AddressLine1CityContributorAddressUS/CityStateContributorAddressUS/StateZIP CodeContributorAddressUS/ZIPCodeAggregate ContributionsAggregateContributionsPerson Contribution TypePersonContributionType
1STEEL TUBE INSTITUTE OF NORTH AMERI2516 WAUKEGAN ROADSUITE 172GLENVIEWIL600256000X
2THORNTON TOMASETTI INC51 MADISON AVENUENEW YORKNY1001026800X

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryACCOUNTING FEECategory
Amount$1,800Amount
Net Investment Income675NetInvestmentIncome
Disbursements Charitable Prps1125DisbursementsCharitablePrps

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

General Explanation GeneralExplanation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ExplanationTHORNTON TOMASETTI FOUNDATION MAINTAINS EXPENDITURE RESPONSIBILITY FOR FUNDS DISTRIBUTED TO TRILOGY PUBLICATIONS LLC FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISTRIBUTING BOOKS FOR THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROGRAM.Explanation

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
BANK CHARGES526526526
MISC. ADMIN. COSTS60060