ERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION: Form 990, tax year 2011

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Organization
ERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION (EIN 02-0590725)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-09-13
IRS object ID
201232579349300218
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)
Timestamp2012-09-13T11:30:22-05:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN112469400EIN

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MADONNA & COMPANY LLPBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 ENDO BOULEVARDAddressLine1
CityGARDEN CITYCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code115306799ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN020590725EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlERSCNameControl
Phone5169385373Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 MAXWELL COURTAddressLine1
CityPLAINVIEWCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11803ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameMARC SHAPSESName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone5169385373Phone
Date Signed2012-08-16DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameSTEVEN MADONNAName
PTINP00073960PTIN
Phone5164081140Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2011TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonMARC SHAPSESNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 MAXWELL COURTAddressLine1
CityPLAINVIEWCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11803ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts2800GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501c3XOrganization501c3
Web SiteWWW.EMMORY.COMWebSite
Type Of Organization CorporationXTypeOfOrganizationCorporation
Year Formation2002YearFormation
State Legal DomicileNYStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTHE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO HELPING FIND A CURE FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS WHILE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THIS AND OTHER DISEASES. IT ALSO PROVIDES FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS AND OTHER DISEASES.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body5NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
Nbr Independent Voting Members5NbrIndependentVotingMembers
Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
Contributions Grants Prior Year0ContributionsGrantsPriorYear
Contributions Grants Current Year1143ContributionsGrantsCurrentYear
Program Service Revenue Prior Year0ProgramServiceRevenuePriorYear
Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
Investment Income Prior Year2621InvestmentIncomePriorYear
Investment Income Current Year1657InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Prior Year202260OtherRevenuePriorYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year204881TotalRevenuePriorYear
Total Revenue Current Year2800TotalRevenueCurrentYear
Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year134860GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
Grants And Similar Amnts CY2750GrantsAndSimilarAmntsCY
Benefits Paid To Members Prior Year0BenefitsPaidToMembersPriorYear
Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
Salaries Etc Prior Year0SalariesEtcPriorYear
Salaries Etc Current Year0SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp Prior Year0TotalProfFundrsngExpPriorYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
Other Expense Prior Year49960OtherExpensePriorYear
Other Expenses Current Year4168OtherExpensesCurrentYear
Total Expenses Prior Year184820TotalExpensesPriorYear
Total Expenses Current Year6918TotalExpensesCurrentYear
Revenues Less Expenses Prior Year20061RevenuesLessExpensesPriorYear
Revenues Less Expenses CY-4118RevenuesLessExpensesCY
Total Assets BOY574519TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY567897TotalAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities BOY5158TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY2654TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY569361NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY565243NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTHE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO HELPING FIND A CURE FOR TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX WHILE IMPROVING THE LIVES OF FAMILIES AFFECTED BY THIS AND OTHER DISEASES.MissionDescription
Significant New Program Services0SignificantNewProgramServices
Significant Change0SignificantChange
Expense2750Expense
Grants2750Grants
DescriptionFUNDS RAISED BY ERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION PROVIDE FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO VARIOUS CHARITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE TREATMENT OF TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS COMPLEX AND OTHER DISEASES. GRANTS WERE GIVEN TO 3 CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.Description
Total Program Service Expense2750TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required0ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivities
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTax
Donor Advised Funds0DonorAdvisedFunds
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasements
Collections Of Art0CollectionsOfArt
Credit Counseling0CreditCounseling
Term Or Permanent Endowments0TermOrPermanentEndowments
Report Land Bldg Equip0ReportLandBldgEquip
Report Invest Oth Securities0ReportInvestOthSecurities
Report Prog Rel Invest0ReportProgRelInvest
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssets
Report Other Liabilities1ReportOtherLiabilities
Report Fin48 Footnote0ReportFin48Footnote
Independent Audit Financial Stmt0IndependentAuditFinancialStmt
Consolidated Audit Financial Stmt0ConsolidatedAuditFinancialStmt
School0School
Foreign Office0ForeignOffice
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivities
More Than5000 K To Organizations0MoreThan5000KToOrganizations
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividuals
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraising
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivities
Gaming0Gaming
Hospital0Hospital
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizations
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividuals
Schedule J Required0ScheduleJRequired
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBonds
Excess Benefit Transaction0ExcessBenefitTransaction
Prior Excess Benefit Transaction0PriorExcessBenefitTransaction
Loan To Officer Or DQP0LoanToOfficerOrDQP
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPerson
Bsnss Rltnshp With Organization0BsnssRltnshpWithOrganization
Bsnss Rltnshp Thru Family Member0BsnssRltnshpThruFamilyMember
Officer Entity With Bsnss Rltnshp0OfficerEntityWithBsnssRltnshp
Deductible Non Cash Contributions0DeductibleNonCashContributions
Deductible Contributions Of Art0DeductibleContributionsOfArt
Terminated0Terminated
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidation
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntity
Related Entity0RelatedEntity
Related Org Controlled Entity0RelatedOrgControlledEntity
Transaction Related Entity0TransactionRelatedEntity
Transfers To Exempt Non Chrtbl Org0TransfersToExemptNonChrtblOrg
Activities Conducted Partnership0ActivitiesConductedPartnership
Schedule O Required1ScheduleORequired
Number Forms Transmitted With10960NumberFormsTransmittedWith1096
Number W2 G Included0NumberW2GIncluded
Number Of Employees0NumberOfEmployees
Unrelated Business Income0UnrelatedBusinessIncome
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccount
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotification
Non Deductible Contributions0NonDeductibleContributions
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributions
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOf
Funds To Pay Premiums0FundsToPayPremiums
Premiums Paid0PremiumsPaid
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServices
Info In Schedule O Part VIXInfoInScheduleOPartVI
Nbr Voting Governing Body Members5NbrVotingGoverningBodyMembers
Number Independent Voting Members5NumberIndependentVotingMembers
Family Or Business Relationship1FamilyOrBusinessRelationship
Delegation Of Management Duties0DelegationOfManagementDuties
Changes To Organizing Docs0ChangesToOrganizingDocs
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuse
Members Or Stockholders0MembersOrStockholders
Election Of Board Members0ElectionOfBoardMembers
Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
Minutes Of Committees1MinutesOfCommittees
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
Form990 Provided To Governing Body1Form990ProvidedToGoverningBody
Conflict Of Interest Policy1ConflictOfInterestPolicy
Annual Disclosure Covered Persons1AnnualDisclosureCoveredPersons
Regular Monitoring Enforcement1RegularMonitoringEnforcement
Whistleblower Policy1WhistleblowerPolicy
Document Retention Policy1DocumentRetentionPolicy
Compensation Process CEO0CompensationProcessCEO
Compensation Process Other0CompensationProcessOther
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVenture
States Where Copy Of Return Is FiledNYStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled
Upon RequestXUponRequest

The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf

Name Business NameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARLA SHAPSESBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number5169385373TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19 MAXWELL COURTAddressLine1
CityPLAINVIEWCity
StateNYState
ZIP Code11803ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (5 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensationOfficerOfficer
DAVID C BERG
DIRECTOR0.00X000
BARRY LEVY
DIRECTOR0.00X000
ANGELA PATRIKIS
DIRECTOR0.00X000
MARC R SHAPSES
CHAIRMAN5.00000X
MARLA SHAPSES
TREASURER1.00000X
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org0TotalReportableCompFromOrg
Total Reportable Comp Frm Rltd Orgs0TotalReportableCompFrmRltdOrgs
Total Other Compensation0TotalOtherCompensation
Number Individuals GT100 K0NumberIndividualsGT100K
Formers Listed0FormersListed
Total Comp GT150 K0TotalCompGT150K
Compensation From Other Sources0CompensationFromOtherSources
Number Of Contractors GT100 K0NumberOfContractorsGT100K
All Other Contributions1143AllOtherContributions
Total Contributions1143TotalContributions

Investment Income InvestmentIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column1657TotalRevenueColumn
Exclusion$1,657ExclusionAmount

Total Revenue TotalRevenue

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column2800TotalRevenueColumn
Related Or Exempt Function Income0RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncome
Unrelated Business Revenue0UnrelatedBusinessRevenue
Exclusion$1,657ExclusionAmount

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2750Total
Program Services2750ProgramServices

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccounting

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total2500Total
Management And General2500ManagementAndGeneral

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (3 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionTotalTotalManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneral
BANK CHARGES & CREDIT C663663
FILING FEES110110
MISCELLANEOUS1010

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total885Total
Management And General885ManagementAndGeneral

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total6918Total
Program Services2750ProgramServices
Management And General4168ManagementAndGeneral
Fundraising0Fundraising

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearing

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY563903BOY
EOY567281EOY

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY10616BOY
EOY616EOY

Total Assets TotalAssets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY574519BOY
EOY567897EOY

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5158BOY
EOY2654EOY

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY5158BOY
EOY2654EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Follow SFAS117XFollowSFAS117

Total Net Assets Fund Balances TotalNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY569361BOY
EOY565243EOY

Total Liab Net Assets Fund Balances TotalLiabNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY574519BOY
EOY567897EOY
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expenses-4118ReconcilationRevenueExpenses
Reconcilation Other Changes0ReconcilationOtherChanges
Method Of Accounting AccrualXMethodOfAccountingAccrual
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequired

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Publicly Supported Org509a2XPubliclySupportedOrg509a2

Gifts Grants Contrib Received509 GiftsGrantsContribReceived509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years400334CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years329934CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2875CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year269939CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1143CurrentTaxYear
Total1004225Total

Total509 Total509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years400334CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years329934CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2875CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year269939CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1143CurrentTaxYear
Total1004225Total

Amts Recd From Disqual Persons AmtsRecdFromDisqualPersons

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Amts From Subst Contributors AmtsFromSubstContributors

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total

Support From DQ Ps Etc SupportFromDQPsEtc

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total0Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total5091004225PublicSupportTotal509

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years10892CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years5611CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2595CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2621CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1657CurrentTaxYear
Total23376Total

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years10892CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years5611CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years2595CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year2621CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year1657CurrentTaxYear
Total23376Total

Total Support Total TotalSupportTotal

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years411226CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years335545CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years5470CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year272560CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year
Current Tax Year2800CurrentTaxYear
Total1027601Total
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Percentage5090.97730PublicSupportPercentage509
Prior Year Support Percentage0.97920PriorYearSupportPercentage
Investment Income Percentage0.02270InvestmentIncomePercentage
Prior Yr Invest Income Percentage0.02080PriorYrInvestIncomePercentage
Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY509XThirtyThreePercntTestsCY509

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings0TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilities

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionACCRUED EXPENSESDescription
Amount$2,654Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Amounts2654TotalOfAmounts
Total Revenue2800TotalRevenue
Total Expenses6918TotalExpenses
Excess Or Deficit For Year-4118ExcessOrDeficitForYear
Excess Or Deficit Per FS-4118ExcessOrDeficitPerFS

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (4 entries)

Return ReferenceReturnReferenceExplanationExplanation
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2MARC SHAPSES, CHAIRMAN & MARLA SHAPSES, FINANCE DIRECTOR ARE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11ALL CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS ARE SENT A COPY OF THE 990 FOR THEIR REVIEW. ANY AND ALL QUESTIONS THEY MAY HAVE ARE ADDRESSED BEFORE THE FILING OF THE RETURN.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CARTICLE VII OF THE FOUNDATION'S FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY REQUIRES PERIODIC REVIEWS OF, AT A MINIMUM, COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS, SALES OR ACQUISITIONS, IF ANY, TRANSACTIONS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH THIRD PARTIES AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19ALL POLICIES AND FINANCIAL STATMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. GOVERNING DOCUMNETS AND FINANCIAL STATMENTS ARE PUBLIC INFORMATION AND ARE AVAIALBLE ON THE NYS CHARITY WEBISTE.

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