MUSEUM OF PUBLIC RELATIONS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2024

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Organization
MUSEUM OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (EIN 80-0796221)
Tax period
2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31
Filed
2025-05-08
IRS object ID
202511289349202476
Schema version
2024v5.1
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2025-05-08T11:59:15-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2024-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN222377538PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Gittelman & Company PCBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1PO Box 2369AddressLine1Txt
CityCliftonCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07015ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2024-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN800796221EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1THE MUSEUM OF PUBLIC RELATIONSBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlMUSEBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2129435858PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1120 WALL STREET 21ST FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10005ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARRY SPECTORPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2025-05-08SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
IRS Responsible Prty Info CurrYes (true)IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRory Roche CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00961667PTIN
Phone9737788885PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2024TaxYr
Build TS2025-03-06 01:10:19ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$131,501GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$105,247ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$26,254ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$131,501TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$136,063SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$41,690FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$13,834OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$6,886PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$99,867OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$298,340TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year-$166,839ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$236,954NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$70,115NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$229,854BOYAmt
EOY$63,533EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$7,980BOYAmt
EOY$12,037EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$237,834BOYAmt
EOY$75,570EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$880BOYAmt
EOY$5,455EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$236,954BOYAmt
EOY$70,115EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeTO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND REFERENCE LIBRARY OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONTAINING BOOKS,JOURNAL,LETTERS,POSTERS AND OTHER HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS THAT CHRONICAL THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIELD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS. ESTABLISH ONLINE HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS FIELD, ITS PIONEERS, ITS PROCESSES AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY, DISPLAYING EXHIBITS OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF EARLY FOUNDERS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, RELATIVE IMAGES ASSEMBLED FROM VARIOUS ORIGINS AND ONLINE SURVEYS COLLECTING AND INTERPRETING IMPORTANT DATA ON TRENDS IN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS. TO ARRANGE, CREATE, MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE APPROPRIATE HISTORICAL EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS. TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A HISTORICAL RESEARCH COLLECTION AND RESEARCH COLLECTIBLE AND REFERENCE AND RESEARCH CENTER FOCUSED ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIELD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS. PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ONGOING HISTORICAL RESEARCH, SPONSOR AND ORGANIZE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC AND ISSUE PUBLICATIONS IPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomTO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A MUSEUM AND REFERENCE LIBRARY OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC CONTAINING BOOKS,JOURNAL,LETTERS,POSTERS AND OTHER HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS THAT CHRONICAL THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIELD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS. ESTABLISH ONLINE HISTORICAL REVIEW OF THE PUBLIC RELATIONS FIELD, ITS PIONEERS, ITS PROCESSES AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR SOCIETY, DISPLAYING EXHIBITS OF THE CAMPAIGNS OF EARLY FOUNDERS OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES, RELATIVE IMAGES ASSEMBLED FROM VARIOUS ORIGINS AND ONLINE SURVEYS COLLECTING AND INTERPRETING IMPORTANT DATA ON TRENDS IN ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIORS. TO ARRANGE, CREATE, MAINTAIN AND PROMOTE APPROPRIATE HISTORICAL EXHIBITS AND DISPLAYS. TO ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN A HISTORICAL RESEARCH COLLECTION AND RESEARCH COLLECTIBLE AND REFERENCE AND RESEARCH CENTER FOCUSED ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE FIELD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS. PROMOTE AND SUPPORT ONGOING HISTORICAL RESEARCH, SPONSOR AND ORGANIZE HISTORICAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, PROGRAMS, AND EVENTS FOR THE PUBLIC AND ISSUE PUBLICATIONS IN ANY FORMAT ADDRESSING THE FIELD OF PUBLIC RELATIONS.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$19,038ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$19,038TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IVYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIVInd

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
BARRY SPECTOR
CFO5.00$0
SHELLEY SPECTOR
President & CEO5.00$0
JANO CABRERA
Director0$0
RON CULP
Director0$0
COREY DUBROWA
Director0$0
RENEE S EDELMAN
Director0$0
MIKE FERNANDEZ
Director0$0
PAT FORD
Director0$0
CRYSTAL HARRELL
Director0$0
MARA HEDGECOTTH
Director0$0
LUCAS HELD
Director0$0
DR DENISE HILL
Director0$0
DR YAN JIN
Director0$0
STACEY JONES
Director0$0
DICK MARTIN
Director0$0
AMANDA MCGUIRE
Director0$0
JUAN-CARLOS MOLLEDA
Director0$0
BILL NIELSEN
Director0$0
BARBY K SIEGEL
Director0$0
ART STEVENS
Director0$0
CHUCK WALLINGTON PhD
Director0$0
TENESHIA JACKSON WARNER
Director0$0
DON WRIGHT
Director0$0
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Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not RptfalseChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd
Organization Had UBIfalseOrganizationHadUBIInd
Subject To Proxy TaxfalseSubjectToProxyTaxInd
Organization Dissolved EtcfalseOrganizationDissolvedEtcInd
Form1120 Pol FiledfalseForm1120PolFiledInd
Made Loans To From OfficersfalseMadeLoansToFromOfficersInd
Tax Imposed Under IRC4911$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4911Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4912$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4912Amt
Tax Imposed Under IRC4955$0TaxImposedUnderIRC4955Amt
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Tax Imposed On Organization Mgr$0TaxImposedOnOrganizationMgrAmt
Tax Reimbursed By Organization$0TaxReimbursedByOrganizationAmt
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARRY SPECTORPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1335 WYOMING AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMILLBURNCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07041ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2129435858PhoneNum
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Foreign Financial AccountfalseForeignFinancialAccountInd
Foreign OfficefalseForeignOfficeInd
Donor Advised FndsfalseDonorAdvisedFndsInd
Operate HospitalfalseOperateHospitalInd
Tanning Services ProvidedfalseTanningServicesProvidedInd
Related Organization Ctrl EntfalseRelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Transaction With Control EntfalseTransactionWithControlEntInd
Political Campaign ActyfalsePoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying ActivitiesfalseLobbyingActivitiesInd
School OperatingfalseSchoolOperatingInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd OrgfalseTrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd EmplNONEPartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt
Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof SrvcNONEPartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt
Filed Schedule AYes (true)FiledScheduleAInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,699CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,423CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$49,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$353,510CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,247CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$554,879TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Govt Furn Srvc Fclts Vl170 GovtFurnSrvcFcltsVl170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$33,699CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$13,423CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$49,000CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$353,510CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$105,247CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$554,879TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$696CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total$696TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$555,575TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY1700.99870PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.99860PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (22 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $22546
Other Expenses.1005Travel $4496
Other Expenses.1012Insurance $3763
Other Expenses.1PAYROLL TAXES $13085
Other Expenses.2COMPUTER AND INTERNET EXPENSES $12826
Other Expenses.3PAYROLL SERVICE $8625
Other Expenses.4EVENT EXPENSES $7902
Other Expenses.5WEBSITE EXPENSES $7486
Other Expenses.7MEALS-SEMINARS,MEETINGS $5340
Other Expenses.8SUPPLIES $4527
Other Expenses.9DUES & SUBSCRIPTIONS $3269
Other Expenses.10OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES $2742
Other Expenses.11AWARDS AND GRANTS $1300
Other Expenses.13BANK AND WIRE FEES $916
Other Expenses.14BUSINESS REGISTRATION FEES $846
Other Expenses.15SALES TAX EXPENSE $198
Other Assets.1006Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $0 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $1057
Other Assets.1DUE FROM PRMUSEUM PRESS - Beginning $528 DUE FROM PRMUSEUM PRESS - Ending $528
Other Assets.2CETERA - Beginning $7452 CETERA - Ending $7452
Other Assets.3DUE FROM SPECTOR & ASSOC. - Beginning $0 DUE FROM SPECTOR & ASSOC. - Ending $3000
Total Liabilities.1DUE TO PRMUSEUM PRESS - Beginning $880 DUE TO PRMUSEUM PRESS - Ending $880
Total Liabilities.2LOANS ROM OFFICERS - Beginning $0 LOANS ROM OFFICERS - Ending $4575

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