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| Entity | Document Type | Tax ID |
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| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | Audited Financial Statements | 02-0554654 |
| Tunnel to Towers Foundation | IRS Form 990 | 02-0554654 |
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Entity: Tunnel to Towers Foundation Document Type: Audited Financial Statements Tax ID: 02-0554654 |
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Entity: Tunnel to Towers Foundation Document Type: IRS Form 990 Tax ID: 02-0554654 |
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Analysts' Notes
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According to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation 2022 tax filing, the Foundation reports receiving donated services and use of facilities on which it placed a value of $172,962,789 and contributions of non-cash items on which it placed a value of $3,072,134 (IRS Form 990, Schedule D, Part XI and Schedule M). [Note: CharityWatch generally excludes the value of in-kind (non-cash) donations of goods and services from its calculations of Program % and Cost to Raise $100. More information on how grades are calculated and the treatment of in-kind donations can be found on the Our Process page.] |
According to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation 2022 tax filing re: the existence of a family or business relationship among officers, directors, trustees, or key employees (IRS Form 990, Part VI, line 2), the Foundation reports relationships among: Frank Siller, President/Chairman/CEO; George Siller, Vice Chair; Mary Scullin, Treasurer and CAO; Regina Vogt, Secretary; and Janis Hannon, Vice Chair. (IRS Form 990, Schedule O) The Foundation reports that the five individuals listed above are officers and members of the board of directors. The board consisted of seven people at year-end 2022 (IRS Form 990, Part VII). |
According to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation audit of December 31, 2022 (Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies, Paycheck Protection Program Loan): "On March 27, 2020, Congress enacted the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act ("CARES Act"). The Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") established by the CARES Act, implemented by the U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA"), provides businesses, including certain not-for-profit Foundations, with funds to pay payroll and other costs during the coronavirus ("COVID-19") outbreak. During 2020, the Foundation applied for and received PPP funds. There are two acceptable methods for accounting for the PPP funds received under the CARES Act. Entities can elect to treat the funds as a loan or as a conditional contribution. The Foundation has elected to record the PPP funds as a conditional contribution under the Financial Accounting Standards Board's (the "FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") 958-605. The Foundation received full forgiveness of its PPP loan in 2021 and recognized the revenue as government grant income." |
According to the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation audit of December 31, 2022 (Note 14, Related Party Transaction): "A company owned by the Chairman of the Board of Directors provides the Foundation with its office space in Staten Island, New York. Amounts paid to this company for rent in accordance with the rental agreement were $219,547 and $224,470 for the years ended December 31, 2022, and 2021, respectively."
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