PETRA FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST: Form 990EZ, tax year 2009
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- Organization
- PETRA FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST (EIN 04-6603552)
- Tax period
- 2009-04-01 to 2010-03-31
- Filed
- 2011-02-11
- IRS object ID
- 201140429349200509
- Schema version
- 2009v1.7
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Timestamp | 2011-02-11T10:07:29-06:00 | Timestamp |
| Tax Period End Date | 2010-03-31 | TaxPeriodEndDate |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirm
Preparer Firm Business Name PreparerFirmBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Raphael and Raphael LLP | BusinessNameLine1 |
Preparer Firm US Address PreparerFirmUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 52 Church Street | AddressLine1 |
| City | Boston | City |
| State | MA | State |
| ZIP Code | 02116 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnType |
| Tax Period Begin Date | 2009-04-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDate |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 046603552 | EIN |
Name Name
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | PETRA FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST | BusinessNameLine1 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name Control | PETR | NameControl |
| Phone | 2126656673 | Phone |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 315 Duke Ellington Blvd No 16 C | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10005 | ZIPCode |
Officer Officer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Meg Fidler | Name |
| Title | Executive Director | Title |
| Phone | 2126656673 | Phone |
| Date Signed | 2011-02-09 | DateSigned |
| Authorize Third Party | 1 | AuthorizeThirdParty |
Preparer Preparer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Name | John Masci | Name |
| Phone | 6172101200 | Phone |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax Year | 2009 | TaxYear |
| Build TS | 2016-02-24 21:20:13Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Change | X | AddressChange |
| Method Of Accounting Accrual | X | MethodOfAccountingAccrual |
| Web Site | WWW.PETRAFOUNDATION.ORG | WebSite |
| Organization501c | X | Organization501c |
| Gross Receipts | 180252 | GrossReceipts |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | 138266 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtc |
| Investment Income | 1420 | InvestmentIncome |
| Gross Amount From Sale Of Assets | 40566 | GrossAmountFromSaleOfAssets |
| Cost Other Basis And Sales Expenses | 42241 | CostOtherBasisAndSalesExpenses |
| Gain Or Loss From Sale Of Assets | -1675 | GainOrLossFromSaleOfAssets |
| Total Revenue | 138011 | TotalRevenue |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | 30000 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaid |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Benefits | 71896 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBenefits |
| Fees And Oth Pymt To Ind Contractors | 6000 | FeesAndOthPymtToIndContractors |
| Occupancy Rent Utilities And Maint | 69 | OccupancyRentUtilitiesAndMaint |
| Printing Publications Postage | 5499 | PrintingPublicationsPostage |
| Other Expenses Total | 100670 | OtherExpensesTotal |
| Total Expenses | 214134 | TotalExpenses |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | -76123 | ExcessOrDeficitForYear |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | 233382 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOY |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | 38529 | OtherChangesInNetAssets |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | 195788 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOY |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestments
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 137734 | BOY |
| EOY | 145983 | EOY |
Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotal
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 97538 | BOY |
| EOY | 49899 | EOY |
Total Assets TotalAssets
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 235272 | BOY |
| EOY | 195882 | EOY |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilities
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 1890 | BOY |
| EOY | 94 | EOY |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalances
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | 233382 | BOY |
| EOY | 195788 | EOY |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Primary Exempt Purpose | THE FOUNDATION ACHIEVES ITS MISSION BY ENCOURAGING AND SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE WORKING IN ISOLATION AND WITHOUT PUBLICITY, GAINING ITS FELLOWS NATIONAL RECOGNITION AND WELCOMING THEM TO A LARGER NETWORK OF OTHER LEADERS AND ACTIVISTS TO STRENGTHEN THEIR EFFORTS IN THE AREAS OF CIVIL AND HUMAN RIGHT AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. | PrimaryExemptPurpose |
Program Service Accomplishment ProgramServiceAccomplishment
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Description Program Service Accom | To date, the Foundation has recognized 87 extraordiinary grassroots leaders, working in 29 states on a wide range of issues, often at risk and without personal privilege or institutional support, By sustaining its commitment to these fellows, gaining them wider recognition and welcoming them to a national network of leaders skilled in legal redress, public education, advocary and policymaking, the Petra Foundation is strengthening civil and human rights in the U.S. and building the base of civic participation for social justice and lasting change. | DescriptionProgramServiceAccom |
| Grants And Allocations | 0 | GrantsAndAllocations |
| Program Service Expenses | 168226 | ProgramServiceExpenses |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | 168226 | TotalProgramServiceExpenses |
Officer Director Trustee Key Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeKeyEmpl (14 entries)
| Address Line1AddressUS/AddressLine1 | CityAddressUS/City | StateAddressUS/State | ZIP CodeAddressUS/ZIPCode | TitleTitle | Avg Hours Per Wk Devoted To PositionAvgHoursPerWkDevotedToPosition | CompensationCompensation | Contri To Empl Benefit Plans EtcContriToEmplBenefitPlansEtc | Expense Account Other AllowancesExpenseAccountOtherAllowances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meg Fidler | ||||||||
| 315 Duke Ellington Blvd 16C | New York | NY | 10025 | Executive Director | 40.00 | 71896 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Balzer | ||||||||
| 92 High St | Brookline | MA | 02445 | Trustee/Chair | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ann Beaudry | ||||||||
| 2021 Rosemount Avenue NW | Washington | DC | 20010 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Borosage | ||||||||
| 141 Friar Tuck Hill | Annapolis | MD | 21405 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kate Bourne | ||||||||
| 444 Central Park West 6A | New York | NY | 10025 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Drew S Days III | ||||||||
| 468 Whiteny Avenue | New Haven | CT | 06511 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Hurwitz | ||||||||
| 422 Clinton St Apt 2 | Brooklyn | NY | 11213 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preble Jaques | ||||||||
| 94 Walnut Place | Brookline | MA | 02445 | Trustee/Treasurer | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KAY J KOHL | ||||||||
| 3451 Newark Street NW | Washington | DC | 20016 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher H Pyle | ||||||||
| 35 Woodbridge Street | South Hadley | MA | 01075 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cantwell F Muckenfuss III | ||||||||
| 17 West Kirke Street | Chevy Chase | MD | 20815 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ninaj Raoul | ||||||||
| 319 Maple Street | Brooklyn | NY | 11225 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Shattuck | ||||||||
| 121 Hunnewell Avenue | Newton | MA | 02458 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gina Womack | ||||||||
| 3715 Jena Street | New Orleans | LA | 70125 | Trustee | 0.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | 0 | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRpt |
| Made Changes To Orgnzng Etc Doc | 0 | MadeChangesToOrgnzngEtcDoc |
| Organization Had UBI | 0 | OrganizationHadUBI |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | 0 | OrganizationDissolvedEtc |
| Direct Indirect Political Expend | 0 | DirectIndirectPoliticalExpend |
| Made Loans To From Officers | 0 | MadeLoansToFromOfficers |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4911 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4911 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4912 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4912 |
| Tax Imposed Under IRC4955 | 0 | TaxImposedUnderIRC4955 |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | 0 | EngagedInExcessBenefitTrans |
| Amount Of Tax Imposed On Org Mgr | 0 | AmountOfTaxImposedOnOrgMgr |
| Amount Of Tax Reimbursed By Org | 0 | AmountOfTaxReimbursedByOrg |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | 0 | ProhibitedTaxShelterTrans |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | MA | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
| States Where Copy Of Return Is Filed | NY | StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFiled |
The Books Are In Care Of TheBooksAreInCareOf
Name Business NameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Meg Fidler | BusinessNameLine1 |
Address US AddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 315 Duke Ellington Blvd Apt 16C | AddressLine1 |
| City | New York | City |
| State | NY | State |
| ZIP Code | 10025 | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Telephone Number | 2126656673 | TelephoneNumber |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | 0 | ForeignFinancialAccount |
| Foreign Office | 0 | ForeignOffice |
| Maintain Any Donor Advised Funds | 0 | MaintainAnyDonorAdvisedFunds |
| Related Org Controlled Entity | 0 | RelatedOrgControlledEntity |
| Engage Political Cmpgn Activities | 0 | EngagePoliticalCmpgnActivities |
| Engage In Lobbying Activities | 0 | EngageInLobbyingActivities |
| Operating School | 0 | OperatingSchool |
| Trnsfrs Exempt Non Char Related Org | 0 | TrnsfrsExemptNonCharRelatedOrg |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Highest Paid Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHighestPaidEmpl |
| Part VIA Hghst Paid Cntrct Prof Ser | NONE | PartVIAHghstPaidCntrctProfSer |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Publicly Supported Org170b1 Avi | X | PubliclySupportedOrg170b1Avi |
Gifts Grants Contrib Received170 GiftsGrantsContribReceived170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 164453 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 188006 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 139947 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 193516 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 185861 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 871783 | Total |
Total170 Total170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 164453 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 188006 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 139947 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 193516 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 185861 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 871783 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Amounts Subst Contributors Total | 233435 | AmountsSubstContributorsTotal |
| Public Support Total170 | 638348 | PublicSupportTotal170 |
Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 4223 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 50440 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 23451 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 3664 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 1420 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 83198 | Total |
Other Income170 OtherIncome170
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Current Tax Year Minus4 Years | 12039 | CurrentTaxYearMinus4Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus3 Years | 17057 | CurrentTaxYearMinus3Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus2 Years | 12395 | CurrentTaxYearMinus2Years |
| Current Tax Year Minus1 Year | 24449 | CurrentTaxYearMinus1Year |
| Current Tax Year | 18850 | CurrentTaxYear |
| Total | 84790 | Total |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Support | 1039771 | TotalSupport |
| Public Support Pertcentage170 | 0.61390 | PublicSupportPertcentage170 |
| Public Support Pertcent Prior Year | 0.56110 | PublicSupportPertcentPriorYear |
| Thirty Three Percnt Tests CY170 | X | ThirtyThreePercntTestsCY170 |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Info ContributorInfo
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor Number | RESTRICTED | ContributorNumber |
Contributor Name Business ContributorNameBusiness
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor Address US ContributorAddressUS
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Aggregate Contributions | RESTRICTED | AggregateContributions |
Transfer Prsnl Bnft Contracts Decl TransferPrsnlBnftContractsDecl
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Declaration | The organization did not, during the year, receive any funds, directly,or indirectly, to pay premiums on a personal benefit contract.The organization, did not, during the year, pay any premiums, directly,or indirectly, on a personal benefit contract. | Declaration |