MWS FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2025

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Organization
MWS FOUNDATION INC (EIN 84-2894540)
Tax period
2025-01-01 to 2025-12-31
Filed
2026-03-01
IRS object ID
202600609349100055
Schema version
2025v4.0
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)
Return2026-03-01T18:57:41-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2025-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN263084697PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Lapidos Leung & Francis IncBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12424 Pine StAddressLine1Txt
CitySan FranciscoCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94115ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2025-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN842894540EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MWS Foundation IncBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMWSFBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone5108910353PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 336AddressLine1Txt
CityGeyservilleCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95441ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichael SassoPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2026-03-01SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMark FrancisPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00219854PTIN
Phone4152922424PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2025TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
FMV Assets EOY$298,686FMVAssetsEOYAmt
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contri Rcvd Rev And Expnss$30,809ContriRcvdRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Rev And Expnss$2InterestOnSavRevAndExpnssAmt
Interest On Sav Net Invst Incm$2InterestOnSavNetInvstIncmAmt
Interest On Savings Adj Net Incm$2InterestOnSavingsAdjNetIncmAmt
Dividends Rev And Expnss$2,358DividendsRevAndExpnssAmt
Dividends Net Invst Incm$2,358DividendsNetInvstIncmAmt
Dividends Adj Net Incm$2,358DividendsAdjNetIncmAmt
Net Gain Sale Ast Rev And Expnss-$1,611NetGainSaleAstRevAndExpnssAmt
Gross Sales Price$32,571GrossSalesPriceAmt
Cap Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm$24,726CapGainNetIncmNetInvstIncmAmt
Net ST Capital Gain Adj Net Incm$14NetSTCapitalGainAdjNetIncmAmt
Total Rev And Expnss$31,558TotalRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Net Invst Incm$27,086TotalNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Adj Net Incm$2,374TotalAdjNetIncmAmt
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss$3,380AccountingFeesRevAndExpnssAmt
Accounting Fees Chrtbl Prps$3,380AccountingFeesChrtblPrpsAmt
Taxes Rev And Expnss$89TaxesRevAndExpnssAmt
Taxes Net Invst Incm$89TaxesNetInvstIncmAmt
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss$4OtherExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$4OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss$3,473TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm$89TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$3,384TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Contri Paid Rev And Expnss$8,750ContriPaidRevAndExpnssAmt
Contri Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl$8,750ContriPaidDsbrsChrtblAmt
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss$12,223TotalExpensesRevAndExpnssAmt
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm$89TotalExpensesNetInvstIncmAmt
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl$12,134TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$19,335ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Net Investment Income$26,997NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$2,374AdjustedNetIncomeAmt

Form990 PF Balance Sheets Form990PFBalanceSheetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY$2,935CashBOYAmt
Cash EOY$28,626CashEOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst BOY$3,500SavAndTempCashInvstBOYAmt
Sav And Temp Cash Invst EOY$500SavAndTempCashInvstEOYAmt
Corporate Stock BOY$144,881CorporateStockBOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOY$141,525CorporateStockEOYAmt
Corporate Stock EOYFMV$298,686CorporateStockEOYFMVAmt
Total Assets BOY$151,316TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$170,651TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Assets EOYFMV$298,686TotalAssetsEOYFMVAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$0TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind
No Donor Rstr Net Assests BOY$151,316NoDonorRstrNetAssestsBOYAmt
No Donor Rstr Net Assests EOY$170,651NoDonorRstrNetAssestsEOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$151,316TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$170,651TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast BOY$151,316TotalLiabilitiesNetAstBOYAmt
Total Liabilities Net Ast EOY$170,651TotalLiabilitiesNetAstEOYAmt

Chg In Net Assets Fund Balances ChgInNetAssetsFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances BOY$151,316TotNetAstOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Excess Revenue Over Expenses$19,335ExcessRevenueOverExpensesAmt
Subtotal$170,651SubtotalAmt
Tot Net Ast Or Fund Balances EOY$170,651TotNetAstOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm Detail CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmDetail

Cap Gains Loss Tx Invst Incm CapGainsLossTxInvstIncmGrp (4 entries)

PropertyPropertyDescHow AcquiredHowAcquiredCdAcquiredAcquiredDtSoldSoldDtGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceAmtCost Or Other BasisCostOrOtherBasisAmtGain Or LossGainOrLossAmtGains Minus Excess Or LossesGainsMinusExcessOrLossesAmt
15 Shares Forward Air CorpP2021-01-012025-05-29$249$603-$354-$354
24 Shares Brown Forman CorpP2021-01-012025-09-23$653$344$309$309
586 Shares Akero TherapeuticsP2021-01-012025-12-10$31,644$6,887$24,757$24,757
Dividends in LieuP2025-01-012025-12-08$25$11$14$14
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income$24,726CapitalGainNetIncomeAmt
Net Short Term Capital Gain Loss$14NetShortTermCapitalGainLossAmt

Excise Tax Based On Invst Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvstIncmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Income Excise Tax$375InvestmentIncomeExciseTaxAmt
Subtotal$375SubtotalAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$375TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Tax Due$375TaxDueAmt
Applied To ES Tax$0AppliedToESTaxAmt

Statements Regarding Acty StatementsRegardingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Legislative Political ActyfalseLegislativePoliticalActyInd
More Than100 SpentfalseMoreThan100SpentInd
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Changes To Articles Or BylawsfalseChangesToArticlesOrBylawsInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitfalseUnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Section508e Rqr SatisfiedfalseSection508eRqrSatisfiedInd
At Least5000 In AssetsYes (true)AtLeast5000InAssetsInd
Form990 PF Filed With Atty GenYes (true)Form990PFFiledWithAttyGenInd
Private Operating FoundationfalsePrivateOperatingFoundationInd
New Substantial ContributorsfalseNewSubstantialContributorsInd
Own Controlled EntityfalseOwnControlledEntityInd
Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Comply With Public Insp RqrYes (true)ComplyWithPublicInspRqrInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt

Persons With Books Name PersonsWithBooksName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Michael SassoBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone5108910353PhoneNum

Location Of Books US Address LocationOfBooksUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 336AddressLine1Txt
CityGeyservilleCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95441ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Accounts QuestionfalseForeignAccountsQuestionInd

Statements Regarding Acty4720 StatementsRegardingActy4720Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Sale Or Exch Disqualified PrsnfalseSaleOrExchDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Brrw Or Lend Disqualified PrsnfalseBrrwOrLendDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Furn Goods Disqualified PrsnfalseFurnGoodsDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Pay Comp Disqualified PrsnfalsePayCompDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Transfer Ast Disqualified PrsnfalseTransferAstDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Payment To Government OfficialfalsePaymentToGovernmentOfficialInd
Acts Fail To Qlfy As ExceptionsfalseActsFailToQlfyAsExceptionsInd
Uncorrected Prior ActsfalseUncorrectedPriorActsInd
Undistributed Income PYfalseUndistributedIncomePYInd
Business HoldingsfalseBusinessHoldingsInd
Jeopardy InvestmentsfalseJeopardyInvestmentsInd
Uncorrected PY Jeopardy InvstfalseUncorrectedPYJeopardyInvstInd
Influence LegislationfalseInfluenceLegislationInd
Influence ElectionfalseInfluenceElectionInd
Grants To IndividualsfalseGrantsToIndividualsInd
Grants To OrganizationsfalseGrantsToOrganizationsInd
Noncharitable PurposefalseNoncharitablePurposeInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalseRcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft CntrctfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht PymtfalseSubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl Info OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplInfoGrp

Officer Dir Trst Key Empl OfficerDirTrstKeyEmplGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonMichael SassoPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1492 Staten Ave Unit 501AddressLine1Txt
CityOaklandCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94610ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
TitlePresidentTitleTxt
Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To Pos0.00AverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt
Compensation$0CompensationAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdEmplOrNONETxt
Comp Of Hghst Pd Cntrct Or NONENONECompOfHghstPdCntrctOrNONETxt

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturnGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Average Monthly FMV Of Sec$249,958AverageMonthlyFMVOfSecAmt
Average Monthly Cash Balances$6,582AverageMonthlyCashBalancesAmt
FMV All Other Noncharitable Ast$0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAstAmt
Total FMV Of Unused Assets$256,540TotalFMVOfUnusedAssetsAmt
Reduction Claimed$0ReductionClaimedAmt
Adjusted Total FMV Of Unused Ast$256,540AdjustedTotalFMVOfUnusedAstAmt
Cash Deemed Charitable$3,848CashDeemedCharitableAmt
Net Vl Noncharitable Assets$252,692NetVlNoncharitableAssetsAmt
Minimum Investment Return$12,635MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt

Distributable Amount DistributableAmountGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return$12,635MinimumInvestmentReturnAmt
Tax Based On Investment Income$375TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncomeAmt
Total Tax$375TotalTaxAmt
Distributable Before Adj$12,260DistributableBeforeAdjAmt
Distributable Before Ded$12,260DistributableBeforeDedAmt
Distributable As Adjusted$12,260DistributableAsAdjustedAmt

PF Qualifying Distributions PFQualifyingDistributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions$12,134ExpensesAndContributionsAmt
Qualifying Distributions$12,134QualifyingDistributionsAmt

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable As Adjusted$12,260DistributableAsAdjustedAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr5$859ExcessDistributionCyovYr5Amt
Excess Distribution Cyov Yr4$2,017ExcessDistributionCyovYr4Amt
Total Excess Distribution Cyov$2,876TotalExcessDistributionCyovAmt
Qualifying Distributions$12,134QualifyingDistributionsAmt
Treated As Distri From Corpus$0TreatedAsDistriFromCorpusAmt
Applied To Current Year$12,134AppliedToCurrentYearAmt
Excess Distri Cyov App CY Corpus$126ExcessDistriCyovAppCYCorpusAmt
Excess Distribution Cyov App CY$126ExcessDistributionCyovAppCYAmt
Total Corpus$2,750TotalCorpusAmt
Undistributed Income CY$0UndistributedIncomeCYAmt
Excess Distri Cyov From Yr5$733ExcessDistriCyovFromYr5Amt
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Yr$2,017ExcessDistriCyovToNextYrAmt
Excess From Year4$2,017ExcessFromYear4Amt

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contri To PreselectedYes (X)OnlyContriToPreselectedInd

Grant Or Contribution Pd Dur Yr GrantOrContributionPdDurYrGrp (8 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityRecipientUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationRecipientUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusCdGrant Or Contribution PurposeGrantOrContributionPurposeTxtAmtAmt
Russian Riverkeeper
208 Haydon StreetHealdsburgCA95448PCContribution to General Fund$1,000
Free Quaker Society
4824 Thomas Avenue SouthMinneapolisMN55410PCContribution to General Fund$500
Geyserville Community Foundation
PO Box 593GeyservilleCA95441PCContribution to General Fund$500
River Partners
1720 G StModestoCA95354PCContribution to General Fund$4,000
North Sonoma County Fire Foundation
PO Box 1042GeyservilleCA95441PCContribution to General Fund$1,000
Nightboat Books
130 Palmetto Street Studio 205BrooklynNY11221PCContribution to General Fund$250
Sonoma County Wildlife Rescue
403 Mecham RoadPetalumaCA94952PCContribution to General Fund$1,000
Palm Beach Day Academy
241 Seaview AvenuePalm BeachFL33480PCContribution to General Fumd$500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Grant Or Contri Pd Dur Yr$8,750TotalGrantOrContriPdDurYrAmt

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActyGrp

Int On Sav And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$2RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Dividends And Interest From Sec Dtl DividendsAndInterestFromSecDtl

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$2,358RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Gain Sales Ast Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAstOthThanInvntryGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm-$1,611RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt

Subtotals Incm Producing Acty SubtotalsIncmProducingActyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Related Or Exempt Function Incm$749RelatedOrExemptFunctionIncmAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Income Producing Acty$749TotalIncomeProducingActyAmt

Trnsfr Trans Rln Nonchrtbl EO TrnsfrTransRlnNonchrtblEOGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trnsfr Of Cash To Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOfCashToNonchrtblEOInd
Trnsfr Other Asset Nonchrtbl EOfalseTrnsfrOtherAssetNonchrtblEOInd
Sales Or Exchanges Of AssetsfalseSalesOrExchangesOfAssetsInd
Purchase Of Assets Nonchrtbl EOfalsePurchaseOfAssetsNonchrtblEOInd
Rental Of Facilities Oth AssetsfalseRentalOfFacilitiesOthAssetsInd
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangementsInd
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuaranteesInd
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtcInd
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtcInd
Relationships Nonchrtbl EOfalseRelationshipsNonchrtblEOInd

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization501c3 Exempt PFYes (X)Organization501c3ExemptPFInd
General RuleYes (X)GeneralRuleInd

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Contributor PersonMichael SassoContributorPersonNm

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1492 Staten Avenue Unit 501AddressLine1Txt
CityOaklandCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP94610ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions$30,809TotalContributionsAmt
Noncash ContributionYes (X)NoncashContributionInd

Non Cash Property Contribution NonCashPropertyContributionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Contributor1ContributorNum
Noncash Property575 Shares Akero Therapeutics IncNoncashPropertyDesc
Fair Market Value$30,809FairMarketValueAmt
Received2025-10-31ReceivedDt

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees Detail AccountingFeesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryAccountingCategoryTxt
Amt$3,380Amt
Net Investment Income$0NetInvestmentIncomeAmt
Adjusted Net Income$0AdjustedNetIncomeAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$3,380DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corporate Stock InvestmentsCorporateStockGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
StockCharles Schwab Acct#4978-8486StockNm
EOY Book Value$141,525EOYBookValueAmt
EOYFMV$298,686EOYFMVAmt

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesSchedule

Other Expenses Schedule OtherExpensesScheduleGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescInvestment Management FeesDesc
Revenue And Expenses Per Books$4RevenueAndExpensesPerBooksAmt
Disbursements Charitable Prps$4DisbursementsCharitablePrpsAmt

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Detail TaxesDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryIRSCategoryTxt
Amt$89Amt
Net Investment Income$89NetInvestmentIncomeAmt

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