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2016 Form 990-PF Return of Private Foundation OMB No. 1545-0052 Form 990-PF I or Section 4947(a)(1) Trust Treated as Private Foundation À¾µº Do not enter social security numbers on this form as it may be made public. Department of the Treasury I Internal Revenue Service Information about Form 990-PF and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/form990pf. Open to Public Inspection For calendar year 2016 or tax year beginning , 2016, and ending , 20 Name of foundation A Employer identification number THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION 23-6257083 Number and street (or P.O. box number if mail is not delivered to street address) Room/suite B Telephone number (see instructions) 101 WEST ELM STREET 640 (610) 341-9268 City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code C If exemption applicatmionm ism m m m m m I pending, check here CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428 m m I G Check all that apply: Initial return Initial return of a former public charity D 1. Foreign organizations, check here Final return Amended return 2. Foreign organizations meeting the 85% test, checkm hem rem anmd am ttamchm m m I Address change Name change computation H Check type of organization: X Section 501(c)(3) exempt private foundation E If private foundation status was terminamtedI Section 4947(a)(1) nonexempt charitable trust Other taxable private foundation under section 507(b)(1)(A), check here I Fair market value of all assets at J Accounting method: Cash X Accrual F If the foundation is in a 60-month terminmatIion end of year (from Part II, col. (c), line Other (specify) under section 507(b)(1)(B), check here 16) I $ 1,529,085,630. (Part I, column (d) must be on cash basis.) (d) Disbursements Part I Analysis of Revenue and Expenses (The (a) Revenue and (b) Net investment (c) Adjusted net for charitable total of amounts in columns (b), (c), and (d) expenses per may not necessarily equal the amounts in income income purposes column (a) (see instructions).) m books (cash basis only) 1 Contributions, gifts, grants, etc., received (attach schedule) 54,052. I if the foundation is not required to 2 Check m m m m m m m m m m attach Sch. B m 41,439. 41,439. 3 Interest on savings and temporary cash invesmtmmenmts m 4 Dividends anm d minmtemremst mfrom mm smecm urm itimesm m m m m 17,619,310. 19,068,452. 5a Gross rents 293,896. 281,084. b Net rental income or (loss) 15,307. e 6a Net gain or (loss) from sale of assets not on line 10 7,656,125. u b Gross sales price for all n assets on line 6a 1,515,455,248. e v m 8,325,883. e 7 Capital gain net income (from mm Pm arm t ImV,m limnem 2m) m R 8 Net short-term capital gm amin m m m m m m m m m m 9 Income modifications 10 a Gross sales less rmetum rnms m m 453,868. and allowances ATCH 1 m 109,194. b Less: Cost of goods sold m m m m c Gross profit or (loss) (attach schedm umle)m m m m m 344,674. 344,674. 11 Other income (attach schedule)m ATCHm m m m 2m m m 1,272,556. 2,677,672. 1,272,556. 12 Total. Add lines 1 through 11 m m 27,282,052. 30,394,530. 1,617,230. 13 Compensation of officers, directors, trustees, etc. 1,062,634. 340,514. 715,884. s m m m m m 7,719,487. 119,185. 1,617,230. 6,183,042. e 14 Other employee salaries and wages s m m m m m m n 15 Pension plans, employee benefits 4,019,687. 185,802. 4,011,672. e m m m m m m m m m p 16 a Legal fees (attach schedule) ATCH 3 1,214,176. 38,029. 1,180,470. x m m m m m m E 137,184. 59,051. 99,878. b Accounting fees (attach schedule)ATCH 4 e m m m v 27,996,792. 13,538,042. 15,014,983. i c Other professional fees (attach schedule) [5] t m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m a r 17 Interest t m m m s 1,945,722. 552,716. 276,109. i 18 Taxes (attach schedule) (see instructions)[6] n m i 19 Depreciation (attach schedule) and depletion 4,706,973. 42,031. m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m d 20 Occupancy 3,699,080. 422,243. 3,796,872. A m m m m m m 21 Travel, conferences, and meetings 1,848,817. 25,835. 2,014,988. d m m m m m m m m m m n 22 Printing and publications 224,389. 1,740. 222,613. a m m m m m m g 23 Other expenses (attach schedule)ATCH 7 7,109,861. 33,933. 7,227,148. n i t 24 Total operating and administrative expenses. a r m m m m m m m m m m m 61,684,802. 15,359,121. 1,617,230. 40,743,659. e Add lines 13 through 23 p m m m m m m m 56,022,600. 68,280,461. O 25 Contributions, gifts, grants paid 26 Total expenses and disbursements. Add lines 24 and 25 117,707,402. 15,359,121. 1,617,230. 109,024,120. 27 Subtract line 26 from line 12: m m a Excess of revenue over expenses and disbursements -90,425,350. b Net investment income (if negative, enter -0m -)m 15,035,409. c Adjusted net income (if negative, enter -0-) JSA For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see instructions. Form 990-PF (2016) 6E1410 1.000 61734Y 700P 12/6/2017 1:06:07 PM V 16-7.6F 0167070-00010 PAGE 2 Cumulative e-File History 2016 Federal Tax Return Return Type 61734Y 990 Taxpayer The Annenberg Foundation Submitted Date 2017-11-14 15:59:32 Acknowledgement Date 2017-11-14 16:31:12 Status Accepted Submission ID 23695320173185000032 Form 8868 Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File an Exempt Organization Return (Rev. January 2017) I OMB No. 1545-1709 Department of the Treasury I File a separate application for each return. Internal Revenue Service Information about Form 8868 and its instructions is at www.irs.gov/form8868. Electronic filing (e-file). You can electronically file Form 8868 to request a 6-month automatic extension of time to file any of the forms listed below with the exception of Form 8870, Information Return for Transfers Associated With Certain Personal Benefit Contracts, for which an extension request must be sent to the IRS in paper format (see instructions). For more details on the electronic filing of this form, visit www.irs.gov/efile, click on Charities & Non-Profits, and click on e-file for Charities and Non-Profits. Automatic 6-Month Extension of Time. Only submit original (no copies needed). All corporations required to file an income tax return other than Form 990-T (including 1120-C filers), partnerships, REMICs, and trusts must use Form 7004 to request an extension of time to file income tax returns. Enter filer's identifying number, see instructions Name of exempt organization or other filer, see instructions. Employer identification number (EIN) or Type or print THE ANNENBERG FOUNDATION 23-6257083 File by the Number, street, and room or suite no. If a P.O. box, see instructions. Social security number (SSN) due date for filing your 101 WEST ELM STREET 640 return. See City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code. For a foreign address, see instructions. instructions. CONSHOHOCKEN, PA 19428 m m m m m m m m m m m m Enter the Return Code for the return that this application is for (file a separate application for each return) 0 4 Application Return Application Return Is For Code Is For Code Form 990 or Form 990-EZ 01 Form 990-T (corporation) 07 Form 990-BL 02 Form 1041-A 08 Form 4720 (individual) 03 Form 4720 (other than individual) 09 Form 990-PF 04 Form 5227 10 Form 990-T (sec. 401(a) or 408(a) trust) 05 Form 6069 11 Form 990-T (trust other than above) 06 Form 8870 12 PAUL J MANGANIELLO % The books are in the care of I 101 WEST ELM STREET, SUITE 640 CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2016 I I % Telephone No. 610 341-9268 Fax No. m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m I % If the organization does not have an office or place of business in the United States, check this box If this is for a Group Return, enter mthme mormgam nmization's four digit Group Exemption Number (GEN) m m m m m m m . If this is for the whole group, check this box I . If it is for part of the group, check this box I and attach a list with the names and EINs of all members the extension is for. 1 I request an automatic 6-month extension of time until 11/15 , 20 17 , to file the exempt organization return for the organization named above. The extension is for the organization’s return for: I X calendar year 20 16 or I tax year beginning , 20 , and ending , 20 .
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