ARMENIA EMPYREAN FOUNDATION: Form 990PF, tax year 2010

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Organization
ARMENIA EMPYREAN FOUNDATION (EIN 20-8038153)
Tax period
2010-01-01 to 2010-12-31
Filed
2011-05-13
IRS object ID
201131339349100248
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)
Timestamp2011-05-13T12:01:26-00:00Timestamp
Tax Period End Date2010-12-31TaxPeriodEndDate

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 Date2010-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDate

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 Line1c/o Foundation Source 501 SilversidAddressLine1
CityWilmingtonCity
StateDEState
ZIP Code198091377ZIPCode

Officer Officer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameRaffi FestekjianName
TitlePresidentTitle
Date Signed2011-05-13DateSigned
Authorize Third PartyfalseAuthorizeThirdParty

Preparer Preparer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
NameJeffrey D HaskellName
Phone8008391754Phone
Date Prepared2011-05-13DatePrepared
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax Year2010TaxYear
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990-PF IRS990PF

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exempt PFXExemptPF
FMV Assets EOY399374FMVAssetsEOY
Method Of Accounting CashXMethodOfAccountingCash

Analysis Of Revenue And Expenses AnalysisOfRevenueAndExpenses

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Not Required To Attach Schedule BXNotRequiredToAttachScheduleB
Interest On Savings Rev And Expnss239InterestOnSavingsRevAndExpnss
Interest On Savings Net Invst Incm239InterestOnSavingsNetInvstIncm
Dividends Rev And Expnss4996DividendsRevAndExpnss
Dividends Net Invst Incm4996DividendsNetInvstIncm
Net Gain Sale Assets Rev And Expnss437NetGainSaleAssetsRevAndExpnss
Gross Sales Price437GrossSalesPrice
Capital Gain Net Incm Net Invst Incm437CapitalGainNetIncmNetInvstIncm
Other Income Rev And Expnss1194OtherIncomeRevAndExpnss
Total Revenue And Expenses6866TotalRevenueAndExpenses
Total Net Investment Income5672TotalNetInvestmentIncome
Other Prof Fees Rev And Expnss1655OtherProfFeesRevAndExpnss
Other Prof Fees Net Invst Incm1655OtherProfFeesNetInvstIncm
Other Expenses Rev And Expnss6950OtherExpensesRevAndExpnss
Other Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps6950OtherExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Tot Opr Expenses Rev And Expnss8605TotOprExpensesRevAndExpnss
Tot Opr Expenses Net Invst Incm1655TotOprExpensesNetInvstIncm
Tot Opr Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps6950TotOprExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Contri Gifts Paid Rev And Expnss135892ContriGiftsPaidRevAndExpnss
Contri Gifts Paid Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps135892ContriGiftsPaidDsbrsChrtblPrps
Total Expenses Rev And Expnss144497TotalExpensesRevAndExpnss
Total Expenses Net Invst Incm1655TotalExpensesNetInvstIncm
Total Expenses Dsbrs Chrtbl Prps142842TotalExpensesDsbrsChrtblPrps
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-137631ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Net Investment Income4017NetInvestmentIncome

Balance Sheets BalanceSheets

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Savings And Temp Cash Invst BOY328289SavingsAndTempCashInvstBOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOY187295SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOY
Savings And Temp Cash Invst EOYFMV187295SavingsAndTempCashInvstEOYFMV
Investments Corp Stock BOY246220InvestmentsCorpStockBOY
Investments Corp Stock EOY249583InvestmentsCorpStockEOY
Investments Corp Stock EOYFMV122829InvestmentsCorpStockEOYFMV
Investments Corp Bonds BOY75000InvestmentsCorpBondsBOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOY75000InvestmentsCorpBondsEOY
Investments Corp Bonds EOYFMV89250InvestmentsCorpBondsEOYFMV
Total Assets BOY649509TotalAssetsBOY
Total Assets EOY511878TotalAssetsEOY
Total Assets EOYFMV399374TotalAssetsEOYFMV
Total Liabilities EOY0TotalLiabilitiesEOY
Org That Do Not Follow SFAS117XOrgThatDoNotFollowSFAS117
Retained Earnings BOY649509RetainedEarningsBOY
Retained Earnings EOY511878RetainedEarningsEOY
Total Net Assets BOY649509TotalNetAssetsBOY
Total Net Assets EOY511878TotalNetAssetsEOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets BOY649509TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsBOY
Total Liabilities Net Assets EOY511878TotalLiabilitiesNetAssetsEOY

Changes In Net Assets Fund Balances ChangesInNetAssetsFundBalances

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Net Assets Fund Balances BOY649509TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesBOY
Excess Of Revenue Over Expenses-137631ExcessOfRevenueOverExpenses
Subtotal511878Subtotal
Total Net Assets Fund Balances EOY511878TotalNetAssetsFundBalancesEOY

Capital Gains And Losses CapitalGainsAndLosses

Capital Gains And Losses Info CapitalGainsAndLossesInfo

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Of AssetPublicly-traded SecuritiesDescriptionOfAsset
Gross Sales Price437GrossSalesPrice
Gain Or Loss437GainOrLoss
Gains Minus Excess Or Losses437GainsMinusExcessOrLosses
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Capital Gain Net Income437CapitalGainNetIncome

Qlfy Und Sect4940e For Reduced Tax QlfyUndSect4940eForReducedTax

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Liable For4942 TaxfalseLiableFor4942Tax
Qualifying Distributions Year1108656QualifyingDistributionsYear1
Noncharitable Assets Year1562822NoncharitableAssetsYear1
Distribution Ratio Year1000.193056DistributionRatioYear1
Qualifying Distributions Year262488QualifyingDistributionsYear2
Noncharitable Assets Year2713372NoncharitableAssetsYear2
Distribution Ratio Year2000.087595DistributionRatioYear2
Qualifying Distributions Year347923QualifyingDistributionsYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year3617982NoncharitableAssetsYear3
Distribution Ratio Year3000.077548DistributionRatioYear3
Noncharitable Assets Year4497426NoncharitableAssetsYear4
Total Distribution Ratio000.358199TotalDistributionRatio
Average Distribution Ratio000.089550AverageDistributionRatio
Net Noncharitable Assets438220NetNoncharitableAssets
Adjusted Noncharitable Assets39243AdjustedNoncharitableAssets
One Percent Net Investment Income40OnePercentNetInvestmentIncome
Adj Nonchrtbl Assets And One39283AdjNonchrtblAssetsAndOnePct
Qualifying Distributions142842QualifyingDistributions

Excise Tax Based On Investment Incm ExciseTaxBasedOnInvestmentIncm

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Domestic Org Meeting Sect4940eXDomesticOrgMeetingSect4940e
Investment Income Excise Tax40InvestmentIncomeExciseTax
Subtotal40Subtotal
Tax Based On Investment Income40TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Est Tax Payments And Overpayment100EstTaxPaymentsAndOverpayment
Total Credits And Payments100TotalCreditsAndPayments
Tax Paid Original Return100TaxPaidOriginalReturn
Overpayment60Overpayment
Amount Credited To Next Year60AmountCreditedToNextYear

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 Line1co Foundation 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 Line1c/o Foundation Source 501 SilversidAddressLine1
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 Securities190728AvgMonthlyFMVOfSecurities
Avg Monthly Cash Balances254165AvgMonthlyCashBalances
FMV All Other Noncharitable Assets0FMVAllOtherNoncharitableAssets
Total FMV Of Unused Assets444893TotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Adj Total FMV Of Unused Assets444893AdjTotalFMVOfUnusedAssets
Cash Deemed Charitable6673CashDeemedCharitable
Net Noncharitable Assets438220NetNoncharitableAssets
Minimum Investment Return21911MinimumInvestmentReturn

Distributable DistributableAmount

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Minimum Investment Return21911MinimumInvestmentReturn
Tax Based On Investment Income40TaxBasedOnInvestmentIncome
Total Tax40TotalTax
Distributable Amount Before Adj21871DistributableAmountBeforeAdj
Distributable Amount Before Ded21871DistributableAmountBeforeDed
Distributable Amount As Adjusted21871DistributableAmountAsAdjusted

Qualifying Distributions QualifyingDistributions

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expenses And Contributions142842ExpensesAndContributions
Qualifying Distributions142842QualifyingDistributions
One Pct Sect4940e Org Net Invst Incm40OnePctSect4940eOrgNetInvstIncm
Adj Qualifying Distributions142802AdjQualifyingDistributions

Undistributed Income UndistributedIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Distributable Amount As Adjusted21871DistributableAmountAsAdjusted
Excess Distri Carryover Year317565ExcessDistriCarryoverYear3
Excess Distri Carryover Year227185ExcessDistriCarryoverYear2
Excess Distri Carryover Year180525ExcessDistriCarryoverYear1
Total Excess Distri Carryover125275TotalExcessDistriCarryover
Qualifying Distributions142842QualifyingDistributions
Applied To Current Year21871AppliedToCurrentYear
Remaining Distri From Corpus120971RemainingDistriFromCorpus
Total Corpus246246TotalCorpus
Undistributed Income CY0UndistributedIncomeCY
Excess Distri Cyov To Next Year246246ExcessDistriCyovToNextYear
Excess From Year317565ExcessFromYear3
Excess From Year227185ExcessFromYear2
Excess From Year180525ExcessFromYear1
Excess From Current Year120971ExcessFromCurrentYear

Supplementary Information SupplementaryInformation

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

Grant Or Contri Paid During Year GrantOrContriPaidDuringYear (11 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
ARMENIAN CULTURAL EDUCATIONAL CTR
47 NICHOLS AVEWATERTOWNMA02472N/A509(a)(2)General Unrestricted$1,000
ARMENIAN HERITAGE TRIBUTE GENOCID
165 PRINCETON AVEWALTHAMMA02451N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$1,000
ARMENIAN HERITAGE TRIBUTE GENOCID
165 PRINCETON AVEWALTHAMMA02451N/A509(a)(1)Armenian Genocide Memorial at Heritage Park in Boston MA$50,000
ARMENIAN LIBRARY MUSEUM OF AMERIC
65 MAIN STWATERTOWNMA02472N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$300
ARMENIAN MISSIONARY ASSOC OF AMER I
31 W CENTURY RDPARAMUSNJ07652N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$500
HOMENETMEN INC
47 NICHOLS AVEWATERTOWNMA02472N/A509(a)(2)General Unrestricted$150
INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
100 NORTHERN AVEBOSTONMA02210N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$350
ST STEPHENS ARMENIAN APOSTOLIC CHUR
38 ELTON AVEWATERTOWNMA02472N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$92
VEM USA INC
2858 PINELAWN DRLA CRESCENTACA91214N/A509(a)(2)General Unrestricted$5,000
YERAZART INC
130 TURNER STWALTHAMMA02453N/A509(a)(1)General Unrestricted$27,500
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tot Grant Or Contri Paid During Year135892TotGrantOrContriPaidDuringYear

Analysis Income Producing Acty AnalysisIncomeProducingActy

Int On Savings And Temp Cash Invst IntOnSavingsAndTempCashInvst

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$239ExclusionAmount

Dividends And Int From Sec Part VII DividendsAndIntFromSecPartVII

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code14ExclusionCode
Exclusion$4,996ExclusionAmount

Gain Sales Assets Oth Than Invntry GainSalesAssetsOthThanInvntry

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion Code18ExclusionCode
Exclusion$437ExclusionAmount

Other Revenue Described OtherRevenueDescribed

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionFederal Tax RefundDescription
Exclusion Code01ExclusionCode
Exclusion$1,194ExclusionAmount

Subtotals Part XVIA SubtotalsPartXVIA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Exclusion$6,866ExclusionAmount
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Part XVIA6866TotalPartXVIA

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

General Explanation Attachment GeneralExplanationAttachment

Investments Corp Bonds Schedule InvestmentsCorpBondsSchedule

Investments Corp Bonds InvestmentsCorpBonds

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Name Of BondBANK AMER CORP LINKED SP 500 0.00 10/28/2011 06052E434 750000.00%NameOfBond
EOY Book Value75000EOYBookValue
EOYFMV89250EOYFMV

Investments Corp Stock Schedule InvestmentsCorpStockSchedule

Investments Corp Stock InvestmentsCorpStock (2 entries)

Name Of StockNameOfStockEOY Book ValueEOYBookValueEOYFMVEOYFMV
9060 shares of CITIGROUP INC C17122042854
3136 shares of NUVEEN MTG OPPORTUNITY TERM FD COM JLS7836379975

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, 2010, 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 135,892. This amount represents over 25 of the Foundations net assets of 510,228 as measured by fair market value at the beginning of the Foundations taxable year ending December 31, 2010. 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

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionAdministrative FeesDescription
Revenue And Expenses Per Books6950RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks
Disbursements Charitable Prps6950DisbursementsCharitablePrps

Other Income Schedule2 OtherIncomeSchedule2

Other Income OtherIncome

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescriptionFederal Tax RefundDescription
Revenue And Expenses Per Books1194RevenueAndExpensesPerBooks

Other Professional Fees Schedule OtherProfessionalFeesSchedule

Other Professional Fees OtherProfessionalFees

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
CategoryInvestment Management ServicesCategory
Amount$1,655Amount
Net Investment Income1655NetInvestmentIncome

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