PURSUIT OF HISTORY INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2021

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Organization
PURSUIT OF HISTORY INC (EIN 84-1964120)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-04-24
IRS object ID
202241149349200404
Schema version
2021v4.0
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)
Return2022-04-24T18:02:15-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN461335331PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1ALTRUIC ADVISORS CPASBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line14088 WASHTENAW AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityANN ARBORCityNm
State AbbreviationMIStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP48108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN841964120EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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Business Name Line1THE PURSUIT OF HISTORY INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPURSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone7209797905PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1787 CONCORD RDAddressLine1Txt
CityMARLBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01752ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCARRIE LUNDPersonNm
Person TitleEXECUTIVE DIRECTORPersonTitleTxt
Phone7209797905PhoneNum
Signature2022-04-21SignatureDt

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstCARRIEPersonFirstNm
Person LastLUNDPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonRYAN N HAGAN CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00293011PTIN
Phone8882985297PhoneNum
Preparation2022-04-21PreparationDt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website AddressHTTPS://THEPURSUITOFHISTORY.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$81,417GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$28,685ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Investment Income$4InvestmentIncomeAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$39,753FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$8,947SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Special Events Net Income Loss$30,806SpecialEventsNetIncomeLossAmt
Gross Sales Of Inventory$12,975GrossSalesOfInventoryAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$18,715CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Gross Profit Loss Sls Of Invntry-$5,740GrossProfitLossSlsOfInvntryAmt
Total Revenue$53,755TotalRevenueAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$17,503FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$355OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$13,515PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$17,346OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$48,719TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$5,036ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$39,122NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$44,158NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$39,122BOYAmt
EOY$44,158EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,122BOYAmt
EOY$44,158EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,122BOYAmt
EOY$44,158EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Primary Exempt PurposeTHE PURSUIT OF HISTORY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES ADULTS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HISTORY AND CONNECTS THEM WITH HISTORIC SITES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE BELIEVE THAT MORE PEOPLE GAINING A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT.PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Description Program Srvc AccomHISTORY LECTURES AND CAMPS - WELCOMES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE-STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS, AUTHORS, BLOGGERS, REENACTORS, INTERPRETERS, MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY DIRECTORS AND BOARD MEMBERS, GENEALOGISTS, AND, ANYONE ELSE, REGARDLESS OF PROFESSION OR DEGREE, WHO IS INTERESTED IN HISTORY AND WANTS TO LEARN MORE.DescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt
Program Service Expenses$40,874ProgramServiceExpensesAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$40,874TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (6 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
LEE WRIGHT
PRESIDENT10.00$0
CARRIE LUND
EXECUTIVE DI54.00$15,000
SAMUEL FORMAN
DIRECTOR5.00$0
JOHN L BELL
DIRECTOR5.00$0
MICHAEL SHIRE
DIRECTOR5.00$0
ROSE A DOHERTY
DIRECTOR5.00$0
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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
Engaged In Excess Benefit TransfalseEngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter TransfalseProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is FldMAStatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonCARRIE LUNDPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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CityMARLBOROUGHCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP01752ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone7209797905PhoneNum
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)
Publicly Supported Org509a2Yes (X)PubliclySupportedOrg509a2Ind

Gifts Grants Contris Rcvd509 GiftsGrantsContrisRcvd509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$1,474CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$30,997CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$28,685CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$61,156TotalAmt

Gross Receipts Admissions GrossReceiptsAdmissionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$27,037CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$19,723CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$52,728CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$99,488TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$81,413CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$160,644TotalAmt

Amounts Rcvd Dsqlfy Person AmountsRcvdDsqlfyPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,411CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,571CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,982TotalAmt

Subst And Dsqlfy Prsns Tot SubstAndDsqlfyPrsnsTotGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,411CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$9,571CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$23,982TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Support Total509$136,662PublicSupportTotal509Amt

Gross Investment Income509 GrossInvestmentIncome509Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$4CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4TotalAmt

Investment Income And UBTI InvestmentIncomeAndUBTIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year$4CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$4TotalAmt

Total Support Calendar Year TotalSupportCalendarYearGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$28,511CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$50,720CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$81,417CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$160,648TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
First5 Years509Yes (X)First5Years509Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule G IRS990ScheduleG

Fundraising Event Information FundraisingEventInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Event1HISTORY CAMP AMEvent1Nm
Gross Receipts Event1$46,748GrossReceiptsEvent1Amt
Charitable Contri Event1$6,995CharitableContriEvent1Amt
Gross Revenue Event1$39,753GrossRevenueEvent1Amt
Other Direct Expenses Event1$8,947OtherDirectExpensesEvent1Amt
Gross Receipts Total$46,748GrossReceiptsTotalAmt
Charitable Contributions Tot$6,995CharitableContributionsTotAmt
Gross Revenue Total Events$39,753GrossRevenueTotalEventsAmt
Oth Direct Expnss Total Events$8,947OthDirectExpnssTotalEventsAmt
Direct Expense Summary Events$8,947DirectExpenseSummaryEventsAmt
Net Income Summary$30,806NetIncomeSummaryAmt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16EXPENSES MARKETING 1,200 SUPPLIES 743 COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE 9,697 TRAVEL 1,451 INSURANCE 1,142 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 1,083 MEMBERSHIPS 233 LICENSING FEES 1,247 CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTIONS 550 TOTAL 17,346
FORM 990-EZ, PART IIITHE PURSUIT OF HISTORY IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT ENGAGES ADULTS IN CONVERSATION ABOUT HISTORY AND CONNECTS THEM WITH HISTORIC SITES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE BELIEVE THAT MORE PEOPLE GAINING A BROADER UNDERSTANDING OF HISTORY HAS NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT.
FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28HISTORY LECTURES AND CAMPS - WELCOMES PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE-STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND PROFESSORS, AUTHORS, BLOGGERS, REENACTORS, INTERPRETERS, MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETY DIRECTORS AND BOARD MEMBERS, GENEALOGISTS, AND, ANYONE ELSE, REGARDLESS OF PROFESSION OR DEGREE, WHO IS INTERESTED IN HISTORY AND WANTS TO LEARN MORE.

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