HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION INC: Form 990, tax year 2009

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Organization
HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION INC (EIN 62-1676384)
Tax period
2009-10-01 to 2010-09-30
Filed
2011-01-31
IRS object ID
201110319349300856
Schema version
2009v1.4
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)
Timestamp2011-01-31T14:42:39-06:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-09-30TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1WarrenAverettKimbrough & MarinoLLCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line12500 Acton RoadAddressLine1
CityBirminghamCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35243ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2009-10-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN621676384EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlHELENameControl
Phone2059339389Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 11TH AVENUE SOUTH No 300AddressLine1
CityBIRMINGHAMCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35205ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameDR ROBERT MORRISName
TitlePRESIDENTTitle
Phone2059339389Phone
Date Signed2011-01-17DateSigned
Authorize Third Party1AuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2059794100Phone
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2009TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of Principal Officer PersonDR ROBERT MORRISNameOfPrincipalOfficerPerson

Address Principal Officer US AddressPrincipalOfficerUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 11TH AVENUE SOUTH No 300AddressLine1
CityBIRMINGHAMCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35205ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts287069GrossReceipts
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliates
Organization501cXOrganization501c
Web SiteN/AWebSite
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Year Formation1995YearFormation
State Legal DomicileALStateLegalDomicile
Activity Or Mission DescriptionTO OPERATE AS A SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, INC. AND ACT AS A VEHICLE FOR THE SOLICITATION OF DEVELOPMENTAL GRANTS FROM CORPORATIONS.ActivityOrMissionDescription
Nbr Voting Members Governing Body8NbrVotingMembersGoverningBody
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Total Nbr Employees0TotalNbrEmployees
Total Nbr Volunteers0TotalNbrVolunteers
Total Gross UBI0TotalGrossUBI
Net Unrelated Business Txbl Income0NetUnrelatedBusinessTxblIncome
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Program Service Revenue CY0ProgramServiceRevenueCY
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Investment Income Current Year592InvestmentIncomeCurrentYear
Other Revenue Current Year0OtherRevenueCurrentYear
Total Revenue Prior Year98508TotalRevenuePriorYear
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Grants And Similar Amnts Prior Year352576GrantsAndSimilarAmntsPriorYear
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Benefits Paid To Members CY0BenefitsPaidToMembersCY
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Salaries Etc Current Year32016SalariesEtcCurrentYear
Total Prof Fundrsng Exp CY0TotalProfFundrsngExpCY
Total Fundrsng Exp Current Year0TotalFundrsngExpCurrentYear
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Other Expenses Current Year41712OtherExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Expenses Current Year308728TotalExpensesCurrentYear
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Total Liabilities BOY700TotalLiabilitiesBOY
Total Liabilities EOY700TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY75492NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY53834NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY
Mission DescriptionTHE HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION, INC. WAS FORMED TO OPERATE AS SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION FOR HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, INC. THE HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION, INC. WAS FORMED FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF RAISING FUNDS FOR THE HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, INC.MissionDescription
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Total Program Service Expense308728TotalProgramServiceExpense
Described In501 C31DescribedIn501C3
Schedule B Required1ScheduleBRequired
Political Activities0PoliticalActivities
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Decisions Subject To Approval0DecisionsSubjectToApproval
Minutes Of Governing Body1MinutesOfGoverningBody
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Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddress
Local Chapters0LocalChapters
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Name Business NameBusiness

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Business Name Line1THE ORGANIZATIONBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Telephone Number2059339389TelephoneNumber

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line11201 11TH AVENUE SOUTHAddressLine1
CityBIRMINGHAMCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35205ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons CompensatedXNoListedPersonsCompensated

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionA (8 entries)

TitleTitleAverage Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekIndividual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorOfficerOfficerReportable Comp From OrganizationReportableCompFromOrganizationReportable Comp From Related OrgsReportableCompFromRelatedOrgsOther CompensationOtherCompensation
ROBERT MORRIS MD
PRESIDENT10.00XX000
LYNNE LANIER
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
Warren Johnson
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
JOE MALUGEN
CHAIRMAN1.00XX000
CHARLES BOSWELL
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
Roy Drinkard
BoarD MEMBER1.00X000
Roger Gehri
Assistant Treasurer1.00XX000
KELLER JOHNSON-THOMPSON
BOARD MEMBER1.00X000
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Fundraising Events344FundraisingEvents
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgs

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total235000Total
Program Services235000ProgramServices

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWages

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Total27673Total
Program Services27673ProgramServices

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefits

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Total4343Total
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Total12611Total
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Travel Travel

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Total4288Total
Program Services4288ProgramServices

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletion

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Total1483Total
Program Services1483ProgramServices

Insurance Insurance

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Total1973Total
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Other Expenses OtherExpenses (4 entries)

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Printing and Publicatio14771477
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Equipment Rental and Ma388388

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Fundraising0Fundraising

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReview
FS Audited0FSAudited
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Supporting Organization509a3XSupportingOrganization509a3
Supporting Org509a3 Type3 Func IntXSupportingOrg509a3Type3FuncInt
Certification CheckboxXCertificationCheckbox
Contrib By Controlling Individual0ContribByControllingIndividual
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Contrib By35 Controlled Entity0ContribBy35ControlledEntity

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformation

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN630983733EIN
Type Of Organization11ATypeOfOrganization
Listed In Governing Doc1ListedInGoverningDoc
Supported Organization Notified1SupportedOrganizationNotified
Organized In US1OrganizedInUS
Amount$235,000Amount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Number Of Supported Orgs1TotalNumberOfSupportedOrgs
Sum Of Amounts235000SumOfAmounts

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Info ContributorInfo

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Contributor NumberRESTRICTEDContributorNumber

Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS

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Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Aggregate ContributionsRESTRICTEDAggregateContributions

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Equipment Equipment

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Other Cost Or Other Basis59548OtherCostOrOtherBasis
Depreciation57328Depreciation
Book Value2220BookValue
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Of Book Value Land Buildings2220TotalOfBookValueLandBuildings

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Records Maintained1RecordsMaintained

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Name Business RecipientNameBusiness

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11201 11TH AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityBIRMINGHAMCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35205ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN Of Recipient630983733EINOfRecipient
IRC Section501(C)(3)IRCSection
Amount Of Cash Grant235000AmountOfCashGrant
Purpose Of GrantTO FUND RESEARCH AND EDUCATION INITIATIVES PERFORMED WITHIN DONEE ORGANIZATIONPurposeOfGrant

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

General Explanation GeneralExplanation (5 entries)

IdentifierIdentifierExplanationExplanation
Form 990, Part VI, Section A, line 2BOARD MEMBER KELLER JOHNSON-THOMPSON IS THE DAUGHTER OF BOARD MEMBER WARREN JOHNSON.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 11THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD REVIEWS FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED.
Form 990, Part VI, Section B, line 12cANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST ARE LISTED ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' AGENDA FOR EACH MEETING. THE ISSUE IS DISCUSSED AND RULED UPON DURING THE MEETING OF THE BOARD.
Form 990, Part VI, Section C, line 19GOVERNING DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 1, ACCOUNTING METHOD:THE ORGANIZATION'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND FORM 990 ARE PREPARED ON THE MODIFIED CASH BASIS.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Form990 Schedule R Part II Form990ScheduleRPartII

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION INCBusinessNameLine1

Address US AddressUS

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Address Line11201 11TH AVENUE SOUTH SUITE 300AddressLine1
CityBIRMINGHAMCity
StateALState
ZIP Code35205ZIPCode
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EIN630983733EIN
Primary ActivitiesEMPHASIZES RESEARCH OF EYE INJURYPrimaryActivities
Legal Domicile StateALLegalDomicileState
Exempt Code Section501(C)(3)ExemptCodeSection
Public Charity Status170(b)(1)(A)(vi)PublicCharityStatus
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Ann Rents Royalties0ReceiptOfIntAnnRentsRoyalties
Gift Grant Or Cap Contr To Other Org1GiftGrantOrCapContrToOtherOrg
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Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrg
Loans Or Guarantees From Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOtherOrg
Sale Of Assets To Other Org0SaleOfAssetsToOtherOrg
Purchase Of Assets From Other Org0PurchaseOfAssetsFromOtherOrg
Exchange Of Assets0ExchangeOfAssets
Rental Of Facilities To Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesToOtherOrgs
Rental Of Facilities Fr Other Orgs0RentalOfFacilitiesFrOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services For Other Orgs1PerformOfServicesForOtherOrgs
Perform Of Services By Other Orgs0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgs
Sharing Of Facilities1SharingOfFacilities
Sharing Of Paid Employees1SharingOfPaidEmployees
Reimbursement Paid To Other Org0ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrg
Reimbursement Paid By Other Org0ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrg
Other Transfer To Other Org0OtherTransferToOtherOrg
Other Transfer From Other Org0OtherTransferFromOtherOrg

Transactions Related Orgs Table TransactionsRelatedOrgsTable

Name Of Other Organization NameOfOtherOrganization

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1HELEN KELLER FOUNDATION FOR RESEARCH & EDUCATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Transaction TypeBTransactionType
Amount Involved235000AmountInvolved

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