PALMER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC: Form 990PF, tax year 2010

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Organization
PALMER FAMILY FOUNDATION INC (EIN 76-0476424)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-05-14
IRS object ID
201111349349100401
Schema version
2010v3.2
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)
Timestamp2011-05-14T08:29:12-07:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

Preparer Firm PreparerFirm

Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RONALD CASTOR LCBusinessNameLine1

Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line114221 METCALF AVE STE 200AddressLine1
CityOVERLAND PARKCity
StateKSState
ZIP Code662233301ZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990PFReturnType
Tax Period Begin Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN760476424EIN

Name Name

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1PALMER FAMILY FOUNDATION INCBusinessNameLine1
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name ControlPALMNameControl
Phone2623777976Phone

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11952 MAPLE ROADAddressLine1
CityGRAFTONCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53024ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJEAN GALVINName
TitleVICE PRESIDENTTitle
Phone2623777976Phone
Date Signed2011-03-03DateSigned

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRONALD CASTORName
Phone9134699113Phone
Date Prepared2011-05-14DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-02-24 21:20:13ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY821676FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Dividends Rev And Expnss24916DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm24916DividendsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Adj Net Incm24916DividendsAdjNetIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss1549NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price168565GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm1549CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Total Revenue And Expenses26465TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income26465TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Total Adjusted Net Income24916TotalAdjustedNetIncome
Accounting Fees Rev And Expnss3659AccountingFeesRevAndExpnss
Accounting Fees Net Invst Incm3659AccountingFeesNetInvstIncm
Accounting Fees Adj Net Incm3659AccountingFeesAdjNetIncm
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss2422OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnss
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm2422OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncm
Other Prof Fees Adj Net Incm2422OtherProfFeesAdjNetIncm
Taxes Rev And Expnss321TaxesRevAndExpnss
Taxes Net Invst Incm321TaxesNetInvstIncm
Taxes Adj Net Incm321TaxesAdjNetIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss6402TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm6402TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Adj Net Incm6402TotOprExpensesAdjNetIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps0TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss60025ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps60025ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss66427TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm6402TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Adj Net Incm6402TotalExpensesAdjNetIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps60025TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-39962ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income20063NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income18514AdjustedNetIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Cash BOY29290CashBOY
Cash EOY2246CashEOY
Cash EOYFMV2246CashEOYFMV
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Prepaid Expenses EOYFMV500PrepaidExpensesEOYFMV
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Investments Govt Oblig EOY15128InvestmentsGovtObligEOY
Investments Govt Oblig EOYFMV15061InvestmentsGovtObligEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY431109InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
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Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV557755InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Corp Bonds BOY200576InvestmentsCorpBondsBOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOY241259InvestmentsCorpBondsEOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOYFMV246114InvestmentsCorpBondsEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY800850TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY760888TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV821676TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Capital Stock BOY800850CapitalStockBOY
Capital Stock EOY760888CapitalStockEOY
Total Net Assets BOY800850TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY760888TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY800850TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY760888TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY800850TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-39962ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal760888Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY760888TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo (3 entries)

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ASSOCIATED TRUST COMPANYP2010-08-032010-12-221206701104110260001026
ASSOCIATED TRUST COMPANYP2005-04-142010-12-211555380155975-437000-437
CAPITAL GAIN DISTRIBUTIONP2009-12-312010-12-3196000960000960
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income1549CapitalGainNetIncome

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year164978QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1758510NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year10.085665DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year240425QualifyingDistributionsYear2
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Distribution Ratio Year20.047618DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year341979QualifyingDistributionsYear3
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Distribution Ratio Year30.080786DistributionRatioYear3
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Distribution Ratio Year40.058966DistributionRatioYear4
Qualifying Distributions Year515000QualifyingDistributionsYear5
Noncharitable Assets Year5294233NoncharitableAssetsYear5
Distribution Ratio Year50.050980DistributionRatioYear5
Total Distribution Ratio0.324015TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio0.064803AverageDistributionRatio
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Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One201AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions60025QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Investment Income Excise Tax201InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Tax Under Section5110TaxUnderSection511
Subtotal201Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income201TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment500EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments500TotalCreditsAndPayments
Original Return Overpayment-500OriginalReturnOverpayment
Overpayment299Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year296AmountCreditedToNextYear
Amount To Be Refunded3AmountToBeRefunded

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 EtcfalseTerminationEtc
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
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddress
Books In Care Of Person NameJEAN GALVINBooksInCareOfPersonName
Books In Care Of Phone Number2623777976BooksInCareOfPhoneNumber

Books In Care Of US Address BooksInCareOfUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11951 MAPLE RDAddressLine1
CityGRAFTONCity
StateWIState
ZIP Code53024ZIPCode
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
Rcv Funds To Pay Prsnl Bnft ContractfalseRcvFundsToPayPrsnlBnftContract
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft ContractfalsePayPremiumsPrsnlBnftContract
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransactnfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransactn

Ofcr Dir Trustees Key Employee Info OfcrDirTrusteesKeyEmployeeInfo

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JEAN GALVIN
1952 MAPLE ROADGRAFTONWI53024PRESIDENT/TREASURER0000
JOHN PALMER
10320 W 142ND STOVERLAND PARKKS66221SECRETARY/VICE PRESI0000
MICHAEL GALVIN
1952 MAPLE ROADGRAFTONWI53024DIRECTOR0000
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Comp Of Highest Paid Empl NONENONECompOfHighestPaidEmplNONE
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Comp Of Hghst Paid Cntrct NONENONECompOfHghstPaidCntrctNONE
Tot Number Of Cntrct Paid Over50k0TotNumberOfCntrctPaidOver50k

Minimum Investment Return MinimumInvestmentReturn

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Avg Monthly FMV Of Securities0AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances0AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets0TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets0AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable0CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets0NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return0MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Total Tax201TotalTax
Distributable Amount As Adjusted0DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

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Qualifying Distributions60025QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm201OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
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Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

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Distributable Amount As Adjusted0DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Qualifying Distributions60025QualifyingDistributions
Remaining Distri From Corpus60025RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Total Corpus60025TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
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Excess From Current Year60025ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Only Contributes To PreselectedXOnlyContributesToPreselected

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (21 entries)

Address Line1RecipientUSAddress/AddressLine1CityRecipientUSAddress/CityStateRecipientUSAddress/StateZIP CodeRecipientUSAddress/ZIPCodeRecipient Foundation StatusRecipientFoundationStatusPurpose Of Grant Or ContributionPurposeOfGrantOrContributionAmountAmount
SALVATION ARMY
11315 WEST WATERTOWN PLANK RDMILWAUKEEWI53226NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$8,000
KOHLER ART CENTER
608 NEW YORK AVESHEBOYGANWI53081NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
ALZHEIMER ASSOCIATION
6130 WEST NATIONAL AVE STE 200MILWAUKEEWI53214NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
WORLD VISION
PO BOX 70359TACOMAWA98481NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$1,525
BETHLEHEM HAVEN
FIFTH AVE COMMONS 905 WATSON STPITTSBURGHPA15219NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
HOPE NETWORK
PO BOX 531MENOMONEE FALLSWI53052NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
MILWAUKEE RESCUE MISSION
830 NORTH 19TH STMILWAUKEEWI53233NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$4,000
CARE NET PREGNANCY CENTER
2917 NORTH OAKLAND AVEMILWAUKEEWI53211NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$5,000
EASTBROOK CHURCH
5385 N GREEN BAY AVEMILWAUKEEWI53209NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$3,500
DANE COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
5132 VOGES RDMADISONWI53718NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$500
KINDNESS CONNECTION INC
8445 WEST 113TH STOVERLAND PARKKS66210NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$10,000
ST AUGUSTINE CATHOLIC CHURCH
1317 HAMILTON BLVDST LOUISMO53112NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$3,500
WHATSOEVER CIRCLE COMMUNITY HOUSE
1201 EWING AVEKANSAS CITYMO64126NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
VISITING NURSE HEALTH SERVICES
1941 SOUTH 42ND ST STE 225OMAHANE68105NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$2,000
AUTISM SOCIETY OF THE HEARTLAND
PO BOX 860984SHAWNEEKS66203NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$1,500
BELLEVUE POLICE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
505 CORNHUSKER ROAD STE 105 BOX 259BELLEVUENE68005NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$1,500
KSDS INC
124 W 7TH STREETWASHINGTONKS66968NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$2,500
KANSAS FOR LIFE
2501 E CENTRALWICHITAKS67214NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
COOKIE CART
1119 WEST BROADWAY AVEMINNEAPOLISMN55411NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$1,000
ALEXANDRA'S HOUSE
638 W 39TH TERKANSAS CITYMO64111NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$3,000
STEPHEN CENTER INC
2723 Q STOMAHANE68107NON-PROFITGENERAL SUPPORT$500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year60025TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$24,916ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion$1,549ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$26,465ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA26465TotalPartXVIA

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Rental Of Facilities EtcfalseRentalOfFacilitiesEtc
Reimbursement ArrangementsfalseReimbursementArrangements
Loans Or Loan GuaranteesfalseLoansOrLoanGuarantees
Performance Of Services EtcfalsePerformanceOfServicesEtc
Sharing Of Facilities EtcfalseSharingOfFacilitiesEtc
Relationships Noncharitable E OsfalseRelationshipsNoncharitableEOs

Accounting Fees Schedule AccountingFeesSchedule

Accounting Fees AccountingFees (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmountNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncome
ASSOCIATED TRUST COMPANY ACCOUNTING$1,98419841984
MILLER, MCGINN & CLARK SC ACCOUNTING$1,67516751675

Gain Loss Sale Other Assets Sch GainLossSaleOtherAssetsSch

Gain Loss Sale Other Asset GainLossSaleOtherAsset (3 entries)

NameNameDate AcquiredDateAcquiredHow AcquiredHowAcquiredDate SoldDateSoldGross Sales PriceGrossSalesPriceBasisBasisTotal NetTotalNet
ASSOCIATED TRUST COMPANY2010-08Purchased2010-1212067110411026
ASSOCIATED TRUST COMPANY2005-04Purchased2010-12155538155975-437
CAPITAL GAINS DISTRIBUTION2009-12Purchased2010-12960960

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corp Bonds InvestmentsCorpBonds (2 entries)

Name Of BondNameOfBondEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
ASSOCIATED TRUST CORP BONDS191259195886
ASSOCIATED TRUST CD5000050228

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock

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Name Of StockASSOCIATED TRUST CORP STOCKNameOfStock
EOY Book Value501755EOYBookValue
EOYFMV557755EOYFMV

Investments Govt Obligations Sch InvestmentsGovtObligationsSch

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
State Local Securities EOY Book Val15128StateLocalSecuritiesEOYBookVal
State Local Securities EOYFMV15061StateLocalSecuritiesEOYFMV

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryNORTH STARR ASSET MANAGEMENT OTHER PROFESSIONALCategory
Amount$2,422Amount
Net Investment Income2422NetInvestmentIncome
Adjusted Net Income2422AdjustedNetIncome

Taxes Schedule TaxesSchedule

Taxes Taxes (2 entries)

CategoryCategoryAmountAmountNet Investment IncomeNetInvestmentIncomeAdjusted Net IncomeAdjustedNetIncome
FOREIGN TAXES PAID$188188188
FEDERAL INCOME TAX FOR 2009$133133133

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