TY 2018 Form 990PF

Part II		Balance Sheets	Beginning of year	End of year
Part II		Balance Sheets	(a) Book Value	(b) Book Value	(c) Fair Market Value
	1	Cash—non-interest-bearing.............
	2	Savings and temporary cash investments.........	14,345	18,756	18,756
	3	Accounts receivable
		Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
	4	Pledges receivable
		Less: allowance for doubtful accounts
	5	Grants receivable.................
	6	Receivables due from officers, directors, trustees, and other
		disqualified persons (attach schedule) (see instructions).....
	7	Other notes and loans receivable (attach schedule)
		Less: allowance for doubtful accounts	1,500
	8	Inventories for sale or use..............
	9	Prepaid expenses and deferred charges..........
	10a	Investments—U.S. and state government obligations (attach schedule)
	b	Investments—corporate stock (attach schedule).......	15,527
	c	Investments—corporate bonds (attach schedule).......
	11	Investments—land, buildings, and equipment: basis
		Less: accumulated depreciation (attach schedule)
	12	Investments—mortgage loans.............
	13	Investments—other (attach schedule)..........
	14	Land, buildings, and equipment: basis
		Less: accumulated depreciation (attach schedule)
	15	Other assets (describe )
	16	Total assets (to be completed by all filers—see the
		instructions. Also, see page 1, item I)	31,372	18,756	18,756
	17	Accounts payable and accrued expenses..........
	18	Grants payable.................
	19	Deferred revenue.................
	20	Loans from officers, directors, trustees, and other disqualified persons
	21	Mortgages and other notes payable (attach schedule)......
	22	Other liabilities (describe )
	23	Total liabilities (add lines 17 through 22).........		0
		Foundations that follow SFAS 117, check here
		and complete lines 24 through 26 and lines 30 and 31.
	24	Unrestricted..................
	25	Temporarily restricted...............
	26	Permanently restricted...............
		Foundations that do not follow SFAS 117, check here
		and complete lines 27 through 31.
	27	Capital stock, trust principal, or current funds........	40,000	18,756
	28	Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, bldg., and equipment fund
	29	Retained earnings, accumulated income, endowment, or other funds	-8,628
	30	Total net assets or fund balances (see instructions).....	31,372	18,756
	31	Total liabilities and net assets/fund balances (see instructions).	31,372	18,756

Part III

Analysis of Changes in Net Assets or Fund Balances

Total net assets or fund balances at beginning of year—Part II, column (a), line 30 (must agree with end-of-year figure reported on prior year’s return) ...............

31,372

Enter amount from Part I, line 27a .....................

-12,616

Other increases not included in line 2 (itemize) bullet

Add lines 1, 2, and 3 ..........................

18,756

Decreases not included in line 2 (itemize) bullet

Total net assets or fund balances at end of year (line 4 minus line 5)—Part II, column (b), line 30 .

18,756

(a) List and describe the kind(s) of property sold (e.g., real estate, 2-story brick warehouse; or common stock, 200 shs. MLC Co.)		(b) How acquired P—Purchase D—Donation	(c) Date acquired (mo., day, yr.)	(d) Date sold (mo., day, yr.)
1 a	20 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY	P	2006-05-16	2018-05-25
b	60 MICROSOFT CORP	P	2006-06-07	2018-01-10
c	20 MICROSOFT CORP	P	2006-06-07	2018-05-25
d	50 XILINX INC	P	2007-03-07	2018-01-10
e	20 XILINX INC	P	2007-03-07	2018-05-25

(e) Gross sales price		(g) Cost or other basis plus expense of sale	(h) Gain or (loss) (e) plus (f) minus (g)
a	3,820	1,205	2,615
b	5,220	1,347	3,873
c	1,916	449	1,467
d	3,667	1,259	2,408
e	1,341	504	837

Complete only for assets showing gain in column (h) and owned by the foundation on 12/31/69			(l) Gains (Col. (h) gain minus col. (k), but not less than -0-) or Losses (from col.(h))
(i) F.M.V. as of 12/31/69	(j) Adjusted basis as of 12/31/69	(k) Excess of col. (i) over col. (j), if any
a			2,615
b			3,873
c			1,467
d			2,408
e			837

2	Capital gain net income or (net capital loss)	If gain, also enter in Part I, line 7 If (loss), enter -0- in Part I, line 7	2	11,200
3	Net short-term capital gain or (loss) as defined in sections 1222(5) and (6):
	If gain, also enter in Part I, line 8, column (c) (see instructions). If (loss), enter -0- in Part I, line 8 ...................		3

Total of line 1, column (d) .....................

Average distribution ratio for the 5-year base period—divide the total on line 2 by 5.0, or by the number of years the foundation has been in existence if less than 5 years ......

Enter the net value of noncharitable-use assets for 2018 from Part X, line 5......

Multiply line 4 by line 3......................

Enter 1% of net investment income (1% of Part I, line 27b)...........

Add lines 5 and 6........................

Enter qualifying distributions from Part XII, line 4,.............

If line 8 is equal to or greater than line 7, check the box in Part VI, line 1b, and complete that part using a 1% tax rate. See the Part VI instructions.

1a	Exempt operating foundations described in section 4940(d)(2), check here and enter “N/A" on line 1.
	Date of ruling or determination letter: (attach copy of letter if necessary–see instructions)
b	Domestic foundations that meet the section 4940(e) requirements in Part V, check	1	0
	hereand enter 1% of Part I, line 27b...................
c	All other domestic foundations enter 2% of line 27b. Exempt foreign organizations enter 4% of Part I, line 12, col. (b)
2	Tax under section 511 (domestic section 4947(a)(1) trusts and taxable foundations only. Others enter -0-)	2
3	Add lines 1 and 2...........................	3
4	Subtitle A (income) tax (domestic section 4947(a)(1) trusts and taxable foundations only. Others enter -0-)	4
5	Tax based on investment income. Subtract line 4 from line 3. If zero or less, enter -0- .....	5
6	Credits/Payments:

a	2018 estimated tax payments and 2017 overpayment credited to 2018	6a
b	Exempt foreign organizations—tax withheld at source......	6b
c	Tax paid with application for extension of time to file (Form 8868)...	6c
d	Backup withholding erroneously withheld ...........	6d

7	Total credits and payments. Add lines 6a through 6d..............		7
8	Enter any penalty for underpayment of estimated tax. Check here if Form 2220 is attached.		8
9	Tax due. If the total of lines 5 and 8 is more than line 7, enter amount owed.......		9
10	Overpayment. If line 7 is more than the total of lines 5 and 8, enter the amount overpaid...		10
11	Enter the amount of line 10 to be: Credited to 2019 estimated tax	Refunded	11

(a) Name and address	(b) Title, and average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Compensation (If not paid, enter -0-)
PAUL F SHOEN	President 0.00	0
1335 Old Foothill Road S Gardenerville,NV89460
GROVER T WICKERSHAM	Treasurer 0.00	0
430 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE 100 PALO ALTO,CA94306
SHAWN MEADOR	Director 0.00	0
6100 NEIL ROAD 100 RENO,NV89511
DEBRA K WEINER	Secretary 0.00	0
430 CAMBRIDGE AVE 100 PALO ALTO,CA94306
ROBERT W LISHMAN	Director 0.00	0
430 CAMBRIDGE AVENUE SUITE 100 PALO ALTO,CA94306

List the foundation’s four largest direct charitable activities during the tax year. Include relevant statistical information such as the number of organizations and other beneficiaries served, conferences convened, research papers produced, etc.	Expenses
1	THE ORGANIZATION CHANGED IS STRUCTURE TO OPERATE AS A PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATION AT THE END OF 2008. THE BOARD ADOPTED A NEW POLICY TO LEVERAGE THE EFFORTS OF THE FOUNDATION. KAREN FERNOW, AN INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, SUBMITS PROPOSALS TO ASSIST OTHER 501(C)(3)ORGANIZATIONS WITH GRANT WRITING SERVICES AND TRAINING, ADMINISTRATIVE TRAINING AND OTHER FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES ON BEHALF OF THE 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATION. THUS SHE IS PAID TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO QUALIFIED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHEREBY GREATER BENEFIT IS DERIVED BY THE CHARITY THAN MERELY RECEIVING A CASH GRANT EQUAL TO HER COMPENSATION. EACH ORGANIZATION SO BENEFITED MUST SUBMIT A "REPORT CARD" TO THE FOUNDATION ESTIMATING THE OF THE VALUE OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION OR THE RESULTS ACHIEVED.THE FOUNDATION PAID KAREN FERNOW $76,765.00 DURING THE YEAR TO CARRY OUT THESE ACTIVITIES.THE FOUNDATION HAS ABANDONED ITS PRIVATE OPERATING STATUS AS OF THE END OF 2019 AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF LIQUIDATION. IN 2019 AND UNTIL	0
2


3


4

Describe the two largest program-related investments made by the foundation during the tax year on lines 1 and 2.	Amount
1


2


All other program-related investments. See instructions.
3

		(a) Corpus	(b) Years prior to 2017	(c) 2017	(d) 2018
1 Distributable amount for 2018 from Part XI, line 7
2 Undistributed income, if any, as of the end of 2018:
a Enter amount for 2017 only.......
b Total for prior years:20, 20, 20
3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2018:
a From 2013......
b From 2014......
c From 2015......
d From 2016......
e From 2017......
fTotal of lines 3a through e........
4Qualifying distributions for 2018 from Part
XII, line 4: $
a Applied to 2017, but not more than line 2a
b Applied to undistributed income of prior years (Election required—see instructions).....
c Treated as distributions out of corpus (Election required—see instructions)........
d Applied to 2018 distributable amount.....
e Remaining amount distributed out of corpus
5 Excess distributions carryover applied to 2018.
(If an amount appears in column (d), the same amount must be shown in column (a).)
6Enter the net total of each column as indicated below:
a Corpus. Add lines 3f, 4c, and 4e. Subtract line 5
b Prior years’ undistributed income. Subtract line 4b from line 2b ..........
c Enter the amount of prior years’ undistributed income for which a notice of deficiency has been issued, or on which the section 4942(a) tax has been previously assessed......
d Subtract line 6c from line 6b. Taxable amount —see instructions ...........
e Undistributed income for 2017. Subtract line 4a from line 2a. Taxable amount—see instructions .............
f Undistributed income for 2018. Subtract lines 4d and 5 from line 1. This amount must be distributed in 2019 ..........
7 Amounts treated as distributions out of corpus to satisfy requirements imposed by section 170(b)(1)(F) or 4942(g)(3) (Election may be required - see instructions) .......
8 Excess distributions carryover from 2013 not applied on line 5 or line 7 (see instructions) ...
9Excess distributions carryover to 2019. Subtract lines 7 and 8 from line 6a ......
10 Analysis of line 9:
a Excess from 2014....
b Excess from 2015....
c Excess from 2016....
d Excess from 2017....
e Excess from 2018....

2a Enter the lesser of the adjusted net income from Part I or the minimum investment return from Part X for each year listed ..........	Tax year	Prior 3 years			(e) Total
	(a) 2018	(b) 2017	(c) 2016	(d) 2015	(e) Total
	0				0
b 85% of line 2a .........
c Qualifying distributions from Part XII, line 4 for each year listed .....	78,058	133,705	133,662	133,929	479,354
d Amounts included in line 2c not used directly for active conduct of exempt activities ..........
e Qualifying distributions made directly for active conduct of exempt activities. Subtract line 2d from line 2c ....	78,058	133,705	133,662	133,929	479,354
3 Complete 3a, b, or c for the alternative test relied upon:
a “Assets" alternative test—enter:
(1) Value of all assets ......	18,756	31,372	161,346	267,717	479,191
(2) Value of assets qualifying under section 4942(j)(3)(B)(i)
b “Endowment" alternative test— enter 2/3 of minimum investment return shown in Part X, line 6 for each year listed...					0
c “Support" alternative test—enter:
(1) Total support other than gross investment income (interest, dividends, rents, payments on securities loans (section 512(a)(5)), or royalties) ....
(2) Support from general public and 5 or more exempt organizations as provided in section 4942(j)(3)(B)(iii)....
(3) Largest amount of support from an exempt organization
(4) Gross investment income

aThe name, address, and telephone number or e-mail address of the person to whom applications should be addressed:

ANN MCCOID
430 Cambridge Avenue 100
Palo Alto,CA94306

bThe form in which applications should be submitted and information and materials they should include:

There is no specific form for filing an application for grants. As a small foundaton, all requests for grants are preliminarily reviewed by Ann McCoid and Karen Fernow. Then after gathtering information about the requesting agency, the request is fowarded for consideration by the full board of directors.

cAny submission deadlines:

No specific annual deadline, Board meets late in each year

dAny restrictions or limitations on awards, such as by geographical areas, charitable fields, kinds of institutions, or other
factors:

NONE

	Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (The total of amounts in columns (b), (c), and (d) may not necessarily equal the amounts in column (a) (see instructions).)	(a) Revenue and expenses per books		(b) Net investment income	(c) Adjusted net income	(d) Disbursements for charitable purposes (cash basis only)


1	Contributions, gifts, grants, etc., received (attach schedule)	54,000
2	Check .............
3	Interest on savings and temporary cash investments	201		201	201
4	Dividends and interest from securities...	31		31	31
5a	Gross rents............
b	Net rental income or (loss)
6a	Net gain or (loss) from sale of assets not on line 10		11,200
b	Gross sales price for all assets on line 6a 15,964
7	Capital gain net income (from Part IV, line 2)...			11,200
8	Net short-term capital gain.........
9	Income modifications...........
10a	Gross sales less returns and allowances
b	Less: Cost of goods sold....
c	Gross profit or (loss) (attach schedule).....
11	Other income (attach schedule).......
12	Total. Add lines 1 through 11........	65,432		11,432	232
13	Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc.
14	Other employee salaries and wages......
15	Pension plans, employee benefits.......
16a	Legal fees (attach schedule).........		200	200	200	200
b	Accounting fees (attach schedule).......		1,083	1,083	1,083	1,093
c	Other professional fees (attach schedule)....		76,765	76,765	76,765	76,765
17	Interest...............
18	Taxes (attach schedule) (see instructions)...
19	Depreciation (attach schedule) and depletion...
20	Occupancy..............
21	Travel, conferences, and meetings.......
22	Printing and publications..........
23	Other expenses (attach schedule).......
24	Total operating and administrative expenses.
	Add lines 13 through 23..........	78,048		78,048	78,048	78,058
25	Contributions, gifts, grants paid.......	0				0
26	Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25	78,048		78,048	78,048	78,058
27	Subtract line 26 from line 12:
a	Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements	-12,616
b	Net investment income (if negative, enter -0-)			0
c	Adjusted net income (if negative, enter -0-)...

3 Five highest-paid independent contractors for professional services (see instructions). If none, enter "NONE".
(a) Name and address of each person paid more than $50,000	(b) Type of service	(c) Compensation
KAREN FERNOW	CONSLT & GRANT WRITE	76,765
15509 EXCELSIOR BLVD MINNETONKA,MN55345	CONSLT & GRANT WRITE	76,765

3 Grants and Contributions Paid During the Year or Approved for Future Payment
Recipient	If recipient is an individual, show any relationship to any foundation manager or substantial contributor	Foundation status of recipient	Purpose of grant or contribution	Amount
Name and address (home or business)		Foundation status of recipient	Purpose of grant or contribution	Amount
aPaid during the year

Total ................................. 3a

Enter gross amounts unless otherwise indicated.	Unrelated business income		Excluded by section 512, 513, or 514		(e) Related or exempt function income (See instructions.)
1Program service revenue:	(a) Business code	(b) Amount	(c) Exclusion code	(d) Amount	(e) Related or exempt function income (See instructions.)
a
b
c
d
e
f
gFees and contracts from government agencies
2 Membership dues and assessments....
3 Interest on savings and temporary cash investments ...........		201
4 Dividends and interest from securities....		31
5 Net rental income or (loss) from real estate:
aDebt-financed property......
bNot debt-financed property.....
6 Net rental income or (loss) from personal property
7 Other investment income.....
8 Gain or (loss) from sales of assets other than inventory ............					11,200
9 Net income or (loss) from special events:
10 Gross profit or (loss) from sales of inventory
11 Other revenue: a
b
c
d
e
12 Subtotal. Add columns (b), (d), and (e)..		232			11,200

(a) Line No.	(b) Amount involved	(c) Name of noncharitable exempt organization	(d) Description of transfers, transactions, and sharing arrangements


(a) Name and address of each employee paid more than $50,000	(b) Title, and average hours per week devoted to position	(c) Compensation	(d) Contributions to employee benefit plans and deferred compensation	(e) Expense account, other allowances
NONE









Total number of other employees paid over $50,000...................

bApproved for future payment

Total ................................. 3b

Paid Preparer Use Only	Print/Type preparer's name	Preparer's Signature	Date	Check if self- employed	PTIN
	Firm's name				Firm's EIN
	Firm's address				Phone no.

Name of organization PAUL F SHOEN FOUNDATION

Part I	Contributors (See instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part I if additional space is needed.
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
1	PAUL F SHOEN 1335 OLD FOOTHILL ROAD S GARDENERVILLE, NV89460	$ 54,000	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
(a) No.	(b) Name, address, and ZIP + 4	(c) Total contributions	(d) Type of contribution
		$	Person Payroll Noncash (Complete Part II for noncash contributions.)
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2018)

Name of organization PAUL F SHOEN FOUNDATION		Employer identification number 41-2039870

Part II	Noncash Property (See instructions). Use duplicate copies of Part II if additional space is needed.
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
(a) No. from Part I	(b) Description of noncash property given	(c) FMV (or estimate) (See instructions)	(d) Date received
		$
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ, or 990-PF) (2018)


Name of organization PAUL F SHOEN FOUNDATION			Employer identification number 41-2039870
Part III Exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions to organizations described in section 501(c)(7), (8), or (10) that total more than $1,000 for the year from any one contributor. Complete columns (a) through (e) and the following line entry. For organizations completing Part III, enter the total of exclusively religious, charitable, etc., contributions of $1,000 or less for the year. (Enter this information once. See instructions.) $ Use duplicate copies of Part III if additional space is needed.

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