Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by LUESTHER T MERTZ CHARITABLE TR.

Totals

Total revenue: $20,730
Total expenses: $78,716
Contributions and grants received: $0
Grants paid: $0
Program service revenue: $0
Investment income: $20,730
Other revenue: $0
Total assets, end of year: $395,493
Total liabilities, end of year: $0
Net assets or fund balances, end of year: $395,493
Program services expenses (Part IX): $8,161
Management and general expenses: $70,555
Fundraising expenses: $0
Program service expenses (Part III): $8,161

Program services were 10.4% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

3 · Investment income

total $20,730 · excluded $20,730

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

11b · Fees: legal

total $36,848 · management and general $36,848
11c · Fees: accounting

total $15,618 · management and general $15,618
11f · Fees: investment management

total $1,150 · management and general $1,150
11g · Fees: other

total $25,000 · program services $8,161 · management and general $16,839
24a · Other expenses: FILING FEES

total $100 · management and general $100

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

beginning of year $453,479 · end of year $395,493
29 · Capital stock, trust principal or current funds

beginning of year $453,479 · end of year $395,493
30 · Paid-in or capital surplus, or land, building or equipment fund

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0
31 · Retained earnings, endowment or other funds

beginning of year $0 · end of year $0

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE TRUST IS A TESTAMENTARY CHARITABLE TRUST UNDER NEW YORK LAW AND IS A SO-CALLED "SUPPORTING ORGANIZATION" DESCRIBED IN SECTION 509(A)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE SOLE EXEMPT PURPOSE AND ACTIVITY OF THE TRUST IS TO SUPPORT DIRECTLY FOURTEEN PUBLICLY SUPPORTED CHARITIES WHICH ARE NAMED IN THE TRUST'S GOVERNING INSTRUMENT WHICH REQUIRES THAT ALL NET INCOME OF THE TRUST BE DISTRIBUTED TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SUPPORT FOR A SUBSTANTIAL PROGRAM OR ACTIVITY OF ONE OR MORE OF THE NAMED BENEFICIARY ORGANIZATIONS.

Activities or mission (Part I)

SEE MISSION STATEMENT ON PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 1

DURING THE YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2024, THE TRUST WAS AWAITING APPROVAL FROM THE NYS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO DISSOLVE. ON DECEMBER 20, 2024, A NOTICE OF NO OBJECTION WAS ISSUED. THE TRUST WILL MOVE FORWARD WITH DISSOLUTION DURING FY 25. AFTER PAYMENTS FOR CLOSING EXPENSES, THE REMAINING FUNDS WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE ATTENTIVE SUPPORTIVE ORGANIZATIONS.

Expenses $8,161

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

Larry E CondonLARRY E CONDON

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10
Golden Beckner JrGOLDEN BECKNER JR

TRUSTEE

Total calculated

$0

Hours/week

10

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type: form_990
Tax year: 2023
Filed: 7 October 2025
IRS schema version: 2023v6.0
Source object: 202512839349301801

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