Phemus Corporation FY2021 filing

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Boston, MA501(c)(3)Since 1987EducationEIN 04-2997367Revenue $2.6M in FY2021

On file with the IRS600 Atlantic Avenue C/O Hmc INC, 02210-2203 · Boston, MATax-exempt since Aug 1989Supporting organization — 509(a)(3)

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Phemus Corporation invests funds for the benefit of president & fellows of harvard college, a related 501(c)(3) supported organization.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
100¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$134K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2021 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 6
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $15.5M a year · 74% of revenue · last 6 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 6 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 6 filings
Spent on programs
100%
of spending
Looks good: 100% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$134K
to officers and key staff · 3% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 3% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
12 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 12.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$33.1M
4% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 4% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 3 voting members
Concern: none of 3 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$2.6M
-99% vs prior year
Spent
$4.8M
To programs
100%
Net assets
$783.4M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$2.6M
FY2021▼ -99%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$252.7M
FY2021$2.6M
FY2022−$2.5M
FY2023−$150.3M
FY2024$16.7M
FY2025$7.3M
Expenses
$4.8M
FY2021▼ -78%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$21.9M
FY2021$4.8M
FY2022$3.0M
FY2023$3.4M
FY2024$685
FY2025$74K
Net assets
$783.4M
FY2021▼ -46%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5B
FY2021$783.4M
FY2022$706.7M
FY2023$744.9M
FY2024$742.7M
FY2025$781.7M

From the FY2021 Form 990 (year ending June 2021) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Aug 1989.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

100 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 100% · $4.8M

Form 990 Part IX, line 25. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $134K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2020); the FY2021 filing did not itemize Part VII
CEO - Taggares Fruit Company, LLC
$133,644Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director & Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Former Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Peter Taggares IV’s $134K as CEO - Taggares Fruit Company, LLC is at the 55th percentile of top reported officer pay among 3395 $1–10M education nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 4 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2021FY2020
Peter Taggares IV$133,644$262,000
Jason Schlagel—$153,920
Peter Faucher—$139,544
Keri Howard—$132,758

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Invests and manages financial assets to support the educational and research mission of Harvard University.

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1 program · $4.8M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Phemus corporation invests funds for the benefit of president and fellows of harvard college, a related 501(c)(3) supported organization.

$4.8Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

By the numbers

The FY2021 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$2.6M
Ln 12
Investment incomeLn 3$3.8M
Money outPt IX
$4.8M
Ln 25
Programscol B$4.8M
Owns and owesPt X
$783.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.9M
Total assetsLn 16$816.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33.1M
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Investment incomeLn 3$3.8M
Gains on assetsLn 7$13.7M
Total revenueLn 12$2.6M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$4.9M
SavingsLn 2$20K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$764.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M
Other assetsLn 15$18.1M
Total assetsLn 16$816.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$33.1M
Net assetsLn 32$783.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY21End FY21
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$13.5M$4.9M
InvestmentsLn 11–13$1.46B$764.2M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$3.7M$3.7M
Total assetsLn 16$1.50B$816.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$35.4M$33.1M
Net assetsLn 32$1.46B$783.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$214K$214K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$21K$21K
Payroll taxesLn 10$15K$15K
Legal feesLn 11b$6K$6K
Accounting feesLn 11c$3K$3K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$151K$151K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$627$627
Office expensesLn 13$50K$50K
OccupancyLn 16$3K$3K
TravelLn 17$227$227
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$409$409
InterestLn 20$299K$299K
InsuranceLn 23$37K$37K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$4.1M$4.1M
All other expensesLn 24e−$100K−$100K$0$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$4.8M$4.8M$0$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest $7.3M$74K$7.2M$781.7M 990 PDF
FY2024 $16.7M$685$16.7M$742.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 −$150.3M$3.4M−$153.7M$744.9M 990 PDF
FY2022 −$2.5M$3.0M−$5.5M$706.7M 990 PDF
FY2021 Viewing $2.6M$4.8M−$2.2M$783.4M 990 PDF
FY2020 $252.7M$21.9M$230.8M$1.5B 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
See the full FY2021 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $2,564,792 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grants$0
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $258,070,506$3,838,162
I-11 Other revenuePrior year −$5,386,483−$1,273,370
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $252,684,023$2,564,792
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $442,454$250,151
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $21,416,872$4,554,520
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $21,859,326$4,804,671
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $230,824,697−$2,239,879
Part VI · Governance 0 of 3 board members independent, 2 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $2,564,792 across 5 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for −$2,773,607 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$0
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business −$5,827,539 · Excluded from tax −$3,992,314−$9,819,853
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsExcluded from tax $13,658,015$13,658,015
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $1,500,237$1,500,237
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business −$8,601,146 · Excluded from tax $11,165,938$2,564,792
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $4,804,671 across 15 lines filed
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $214,497$214,497
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $20,589$20,589
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $15,065$15,065
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $6,321$6,321
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $2,708$2,708
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $151,224 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$151,224
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $627$627
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $49,779$49,779
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $3,476$3,476
IX-17 TravelPrograms $227$227
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetingsPrograms $409$409
IX-20 InterestPrograms $298,917$298,917
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $37,184$37,184
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $4,103,562$4,103,562
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms −$99,914 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0−$99,914
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $4,804,671 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$4,804,671
Part X · Balance sheet $816,479,515 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $13,445,833$4,896,286
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $20,061$20,062
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $190,461$23,534,216
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $8,638,315$2,058,969
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $3,696,991$3,711,653
X-12 Other securitiesStart of year $1,459,521,104$764,158,591
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $11,117,714$18,099,738
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,496,630,479$816,479,515
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $8,724,598$6,526,195
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $26,193,371$26,069,693
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $35,384,266$33,063,928
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,461,246,213$783,415,587
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,496,630,479$816,479,515
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $783,415,587 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$2,564,792
XI-2 Total expenses$4,804,671
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$2,239,879
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,461,246,213
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments−$134,731,321
XI-9 Other changes in net assets−$540,859,426
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$783,415,587

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2021 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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