ARMENIA EMPYREAN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2011

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Organization
ARMENIA EMPYREAN FOUNDATION (EIN 20-8038153)
Tax period
2011-01-01 to 2011-12-31
Filed
2012-10-19
IRS object ID
201232949349100103
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)
Timestamp2012-10-19T13:07:49-00:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2011-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line155 Walls DriveAddressLine1
CityFairfieldCity
StateCTState
ZIP Code06824ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2011-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN208038153EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Raffi & Nina Festekjian FoundationBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlRAFFNameControl
Phone8008391754Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdAddressLine1
CityWilmingtonCity
StateDEState
ZIP Code198091377ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRaffi FestekjianName
TitlePresidentTitle
Date Signed2012-10-19DateSigned
Authorize Third PartytrueAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJeffrey D HaskellName
Phone8008391754Phone
Date Prepared2012-10-19DatePrepared
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 EOY213595FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Received Rev And Expnss20000ContriReceivedRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss63InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm63InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss9737DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm9737DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss19048NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price94048GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm19048CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses48848TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income28848TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss1748OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnss
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm1748OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss6320OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps6320OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss8068TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm1748TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps6320TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss160985ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps160985ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss169053TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm1748TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps167305TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-120205ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income27100NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY187295SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY10341SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV10341SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY249583InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY381332InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV203254InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Corp Bonds BOY75000InvestmentsCorpBondsBOY
Total Assets BOY511878TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY391673TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV213595TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Retained Earnings BOY511878RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY391673RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY511878TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY391673TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY511878TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY391673TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY511878TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-120205ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal391673Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY391673TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Of AssetPublicly-traded SecuritiesDescriptionOfAsset
Gross Sales Price94048GrossSalesPrice
Cost Or Other Basis75000CostOrOtherBasis
Gain Or Loss19048GainOrLoss
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses19048GainsMinusExcessOrLosses
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income19048CapitalGainNetIncome

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year1142802QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1438220NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year1000.325868DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year2108656QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2562822NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year2000.193056DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year362488QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3713372NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year3000.087595DistributionRatioYear3
Qualifying Distributions Year447923QualifyingDistributionsYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year4617982NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Distribution Ratio Year4000.077548DistributionRatioYear4
Noncharitable Assets Year5497426NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Total Distribution Ratio000.684067TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio000.136813AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets305268NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets41765AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income271OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One42036AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions167305QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax271InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal271Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income271TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment60EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Tax Paid With Extension211TaxPaidWithExtension
Total Credits And Payments271TotalCreditsAndPayments
Tax Paid Original Return271TaxPaidOriginalReturn

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 EtctrueTerminationEtc
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 RqrtrueComplyWithPublicInspectionRqr

Books In Care Of Business Name BooksInCareOfBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Foundation SourceBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Books In Care Of Phone Number8008391754BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1501 Silverside Road Suite 123AddressLine1
CityWilmingtonCity
StateDEState
ZIP Code198091377ZIPCode
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
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn
Proceeds Or Net IncometrueProceedsOrNetIncome

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

Ofcr Dir Trustees Or Key Employee OfcrDirTrusteesOrKeyEmployee

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person NameRaffi FestekjianPersonName

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1Foundation Source 501 Silverside RdAddressLine1
CityWilmingtonCity
StateDEState
ZIP Code19809ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitlePresident / Director / SecretaryTitle
Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To Position001.00AvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition
Compensation0Compensation
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities237016AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances72901AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets309917TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets309917AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable4649CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets305268NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return15263MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return15263MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income271TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax271TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj14992DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded14992DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted14992DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions167305ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions167305QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm271OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions167034AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted14992DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Excess Distri Carryover Year417565ExcessDistriCarryoverYear4
Excess Distri Carryover Year327185ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year280525ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2
Excess Distri Carryover Year1120971ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover246246TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions167305QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Current Year14992AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus152313RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Total Corpus398559TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year398559ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year417565ExcessFromYear4
Excess From Year327185ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year280525ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Year1120971ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year152313ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributing ManagerRaffi FestekjianContributingManager
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (10 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient RelationshipRecipientRelationshipRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
ARMENIA 2020 INC
1 MEMORIAL DR STE 7CAMBRIDGEMA02142N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$50,000
ARMENIA FUND U S A INC
80 MAIDEN LNNEW YORKNY10038N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$3,500
ARMENIAN CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL CTR
47 NICHOLS AVEWATERTOWNMA02472N/A509(a)(2)Kermese Program$2,000
ARMENIAN HERIT TRIB GENOCIDE MEM
165 PRINCETON AVEWALTHAMMA02451N/A509(a)(1)Heritage Park Construction$50,000
ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOC OF AMER I
31 W CENTURY RDPARAMUSNJ07652N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$2,685
CHILDREN OF ARMENIA FUND INC
162 5TH AVENEW YORKNY10010N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$10,000
HOMENETMEN INC
47 NICHOLS AVEWATERTOWNMA02472N/A509(a)(2)General Unrestricted$10,000
KELLOGG SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT
2001 SHERIDAN RDEVANSTONIL60208N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$300
TEKEYAN CULTURAL ASSOCIATION INC
755 MOUNT AUBURN STWATERTOWNMA02472N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$2,500
VEM USA INC
2858 PINELAWN DRLA CRESCENTACA91214N/A509(a)(2)Ayb Sschool in Aremenia$30,000
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year160985TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$63ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$9,737ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion$19,048ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$28,848ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA28848TotalPartXVIA

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 Number0001ContributorNumber
Contributor Name IndividualFestekjian RaffiContributorNameIndividual

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11 Schoolhouse LaneAddressLine1
CityLexingtonCity
StateMAState
ZIP Code02421ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate Contributions20000AggregateContributions
Person Contribution TypeXPersonContributionType

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (4 entries)

Name Of StockNameOfStockEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
7500 shares of BANK AMER INDEX TARGET TERM DOW JONES INDUSTRIAL 06052R5007500066225
906 shares of CITIGROUP INC C17122023837
2500 shares of NUVEEN ENERGY MLP TOTAL RETURN FUND JMF5000043475
3426 shares of NUVEEN MTG OPPORTUNITY TERM FD COM JLS8511269717

Liquidation Explanation Stmt LiquidationExplanationStmt

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StatementThis statement is submitted to report the distribution of certain assets during the above-referenced year. The distributions resulted in a substantial contraction of assets. The following information is submitted in accordance with Treasury Regulation Section 1.6043-3a1 and the Form 990-PF instructions During the taxable year ending December 31, 2011, Raffi Nina Festekjian Foundation the Foundation made distributions from assets from sources other than current income. Collectively, the distributions in excess of current income totaled 160,985. This amount represents over 25 of the Foundations net assets of 399,374 as measured by fair market value at the beginning of the Foundations taxable year ending December 31, 2011. Although the Foundation technically experienced a substantial contraction, it will continue in existence and has no plans for dissolution. The Foundation made distributions of cash to the grantees listed in the attachment to Part XV, Line 3a each such grant was made solely for the charitable purpose specified therein.Statement

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses OtherExpenses (2 entries)

DescriptionDescriptionRevenue And Expenses Per BooksRevenueAndExpensesPerBooksDisbursements Charitable PrpsDisbursementsCharitablePrps
Administrative Fees62956295
State or Local Filing Fees2525

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryInvestment Management ServicesCategory
Amount$1,748Amount
Net Investment Income1748NetInvestmentIncome

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