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NEWSEUM INC: Form 990, tax year 2021

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Organization
NEWSEUM INC (EIN 20-3985447)
Tax period
2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31
Filed
2022-10-24
IRS object ID
202232979349300603
Schema version
2021v4.2
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)
Return2022-10-24T07:28:39-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2021-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN111986323PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1MARCUM LLPBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line11899 L STREET NW SUITE 850AddressLine1Txt
CityWASHINGTONCityNm
State AbbreviationDCStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20036ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2021-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN203985447EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NEWSEUM INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlNEWSBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone2022926100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19893 BREWERS COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityLAURELCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20723ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonSHERRY MINEARPersonNm
Person TitleTREASURER, CFO, CHIEF ADMIN OFFICERPersonTitleTxt
Phone2022926100PhoneNum
Signature2022-10-24SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (1)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstSHERRYPersonFirstNm
Person LastMINEARPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSNXXX-XX-XXXXSSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonAARON M FOXPreparerPersonNm
PTINP01365820PTIN
Phone2022274000PhoneNum
Preparation2022-04-15PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer3TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2021TaxYr
Build TS2022-09-23 18:48:47ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address ChangeYes (X)AddressChangeInd
Principal OfficerSHERRY MINEARPrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19893 BREWERS COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityLAURELCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20723ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts$758,273GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.NEWSEUM.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation2005FormationYr
Legal Domicile StateDCLegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or MissionEDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VALUE OF FREE PRESS & TELLS STORIES OF THE WORLD'S IMPORTANT EVENTS.ActivityOrMissionDesc
Voting Members Governing Body5VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent2VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers0TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI$0TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm$0NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants$4,370,715PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants$694,968CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue$148,673PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue$63,140CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income$89,575PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$165CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue-$3,521,936PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$1,087,027PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$758,273CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid$60,674PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid$0CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members$0PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members$0CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$1,471,399PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid$54,907CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns$0CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense$0CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses$8,112,674PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses$703,334CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses$9,644,747PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$758,241CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses-$8,557,720PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses$32CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$4,452,410TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$1,407,827TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$4,452,410TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$1,407,827TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$0NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
MissionTHE NEWSEUM EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE VALUE OF A FREE PRESS IN A FREE SOCIETY AND TELLS THE STORIES OF THE WORLD'S IMPORTANT EVENTS IN UNIQUE AND ENGAGING WAYS.MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc0SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$251,982ExpenseAmt
Revenue$4,140RevenueAmt
DescTHE COLLECTIONS AND VISUAL RECOURCES DEPARTMENT ACQUIRES AND MAINTAINS ARTIFACTS AND COLLECTIONS AND OVERSEES THE MANAGEMENT OF TEMPORARY AND TRAVELING EXHIBITS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty2 ProgSrvcAccomActy2Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$175,851ExpenseAmt
Revenue$59,000RevenueAmt
DescTHE EXHIBIT DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT PROVIDES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF EXHIBIT CONTENT FOR THE NEWSEUM, MAINTAINS DIGITIZED ELECTRONIC DATABASES, AND PRODUCES BOOKS AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS.Desc

Prog Srvc Accom Acty3 ProgSrvcAccomActy3Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Expense$44,370ExpenseAmt
DescWIND DOWN EXPENSES RELATED TO CLOSING OF THE NEWSEUM'S MUSEUM ACTIVITIES AT 555 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.Desc
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$472,203TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3Yes (1)DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty0PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities0LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments0DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst0ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt0IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities0ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org0MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals0MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities0FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals0GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds0TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans0EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans0PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding0LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person0GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem0BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem0BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent0BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri0DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution0DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations0TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation0PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity0DisregardedEntityInd
Related EntityYes (1)RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent0RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org0TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp0ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O RequiredYes (1)ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document0IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G0IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Backup Wthld ComplianceYes (1)BackupWthldComplianceInd
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns FiledYes (1)EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit0UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions0QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of0Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct0PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services0IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt0SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc0SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members5GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member2IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln0FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties0DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents0ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing BodyYes (1)MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of CommitteesYes (1)MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address0OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn BodyYes (1)Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest PolicyYes (1)ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered PrsnYes (1)AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring EnfrcYes (1)RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEOYes (1)CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process OtherYes (1)CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture0InvestmentInJointVentureInd
Upon RequestYes (X)UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1SHERRY MINEARBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone2022926100PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line19893 BREWERS COURTAddressLine1Txt
CityLAURELCityNm
State AbbreviationMDStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP20723ZIPCd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (8 entries)

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JAN NEUHARTH
CEO & TRUSTEE10.0030.00Yes (X)$0$764,154$16,435
PETER S PRICHARD
CHAIR5.0010.00Yes (X)$0$41,500$0Yes (X)
MALCOLM R KIRSCHENBAUM
SECRETARY5.0010.00Yes (X)$0$43,500$0Yes (X)
SHELBY COFFEY III
TRUSTEE5.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN M SEIGENTHALER
TRUSTEE10.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
NICOLE F MANDEVILLE
SVP/CFO/TREASURER - UNTIL 8/202110.0030.00$0$321,842$15,426Yes (X)
SHERRY MINEAR
TREASURER, CFO, CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER10.0030.00$0$257,745$6,952Yes (X)
CINDY KEITH
CHIEF HR OFFICER/VP10.0030.00$0$163,930$11,853Yes (X)
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org$0TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org$1,592,671TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation$50,666TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K0IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed0FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs0CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K0CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Related Organizations$693,968RelatedOrganizationsAmt
All Other Contributions$1,000AllOtherContributionsAmt
Total Contributions$694,968TotalContributionsAmt

Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (2 entries)

DescDescBusinessBusinessCdTotal Revenue ColumnTotalRevenueColumnAmtRelated Or Exempt Func IncomeRelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
EXHIBIT FEES900099$59,000$59,000
PHOTOGRAPHY AND OTHER900099$4,140$4,140
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$63,140TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

Investment Income InvestmentIncomeGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$165TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$165ExclusionAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$758,273TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income$63,140RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$0UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$165ExclusionAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$54,907TotalAmt
Program Services$22,443ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$32,464ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,912TotalAmt
Program Services$45,139ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$33,773ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$192,815TotalAmt
Program Services$173,702ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$19,113ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$82,915TotalAmt
Program Services$82,158ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$757ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (2 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmt
UBI TAX EXPENSE$199,931$199,931
OVERHEAD ALLOCATION$148,761$148,761

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$758,241TotalAmt
Program Services$472,203ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$286,038ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$0FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$459,482BOYAmt
EOY$527,306EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,775,271BOYAmt
EOY$508,427EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$76BOYAmt
EOY$1,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,147,225BOYAmt
EOY$328,881EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$159,203LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$116,990LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$70,356BOYAmt
EOY$42,213EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,452,410BOYAmt
EOY$1,407,827EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$47,621BOYAmt
EOY$9,912EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,404,789BOYAmt
EOY$1,397,915EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,452,410BOYAmt
EOY$1,407,827EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$0BOYAmt
EOY$0EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,452,410BOYAmt
EOY$1,407,827EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss$32ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$32NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Consolidated Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)ConsolidatedBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supporting Organization509a3Yes (X)SupportingOrganization509a3Ind
Supporting Org Type1Yes (X)SupportingOrgType1Ind
IRS Written DeterminationYes (X)IRSWrittenDeterminationInd
Supported Organizations1SupportedOrganizationsCnt

Supported Org Information SupportedOrgInformationGrp

Supported Organization Name SupportedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE INCBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN200617900EIN
Organization Type2OrganizationTypeCd
Governing Document ListedYes (1)GoverningDocumentListedInd
Support$0SupportAmt
Other Support$0OtherSupportAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Supported Organizations Total1SupportedOrganizationsTotalCnt
Support Sum$0SupportSumAmt
Other Support Sum$0OtherSupportSumAmt

Form990 Sch A Supporting Org Form990SchASupportingOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Listed By Name Governing DocYes (1)ListedByNameGoverningDocInd
Suprt Org No IRS Determination0SuprtOrgNoIRSDeterminationInd
Supported Org Section C4560SupportedOrgSectionC456Ind
Supported Org Not Organized US0SupportedOrgNotOrganizedUSInd
Organization Change Suprt Org0OrganizationChangeSuprtOrgInd
Support Non Supported Org0SupportNonSupportedOrgInd
Payment Substantial Contribtr0PaymentSubstantialContribtrInd
Loan Disqualified Person0LoanDisqualifiedPersonInd
Controlled Disqualified Prsn0ControlledDisqualifiedPrsnInd
Disqualified Prsn Controll Int0DisqualifiedPrsnControllIntInd
Disqualified Prsn Ownr Int0DisqualifiedPrsnOwnrIntInd
Excess Business Holdings Rules0ExcessBusinessHoldingsRulesInd
Contribution Controller0ContributionControllerInd
Contribution Family0ContributionFamilyInd
Contribution35 Controlled0Contribution35ControlledInd

Form990 Sch A Type1 Suprt Org Form990SchAType1SuprtOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Power Appoint Majority Dir TrstYes (1)PowerAppointMajorityDirTrstInd
Operate Benefit Non Suprt Org0OperateBenefitNonSuprtOrgInd

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 D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$159,203OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$116,990DepreciationAmt
Book Value$42,213BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$42,213TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescDUE TO THE FREEDOM FORUM, INC.Desc
Amt$1,397,915Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$1,397,915TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE COMPANY ACQUIRES ITS COLLECTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE VARIOUS HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS, PRIMARILY BY DONATION OR LOAN, AS WELL AS BY OCCASIONAL PURCHASES. ALL COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION OR RESEARCH. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGUED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE CONTINUOUSLY PERFORMED. THE COLLECTIONS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS IN THE ACCOMPANYING CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN UNRESTRICTED NET ASSETS IN THE YEAR IN WHICH THE ITEMS ARE ACQUIRED. CONTRIBUTED COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT REFLECTED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES WOULD BE REFLECTED AS INCREASES IN THE TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED NET ASSET CLASS.
PART III, LINE 4:ALL COLLECTIONS ARE HELD FOR PUBLIC EXHIBITION, EDUCATION, OR RESEARCH.
PART X, LINE 2:NEWSEUM REVIEWS AND ASSESSES ALL ACTIVITIES ANNUALLY TO IDENTIFY ANY CHANGES IN THE SCOPE OF ITS ACTIVITIES AND REVENUE SOURCES AND THE TAX TREATMENT THEREOF TO IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES. FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2021, MANAGEMENT DID NOT IDENTIFY ANY UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES REQUIRING RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE IN THESE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2021, THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR CERTAIN TAX YEARS REMAINED OPEN WITH THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION OR THE VARIOUS STATES AND LOCAL JURISDICTIONS IN WHICH NEWSEUM FILES TAX RETURNS. IT IS NEWSEUM'S POLICY TO RECOGNIZE INTEREST AND/OR PENALTIES RELATED TO UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, IF ANY, IN INCOME TAX OR INTEREST EXPENSE.

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr Plan0SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
JAN NEUHARTH
CEO & TRUSTEE$0$526,191$0$200,000$0$37,963$0$8,700$0$7,735$0$780,589$0$0
NICOLE F MANDEVILLE
SVP/CFO/TREASURER - UNTIL 8/2021$0$263,623$0$0$0$58,219$0$8,312$0$7,114$0$337,268$0$0
SHERRY MINEAR
TREASURER, CFO, CHIEF ADMIN OFFICER$0$235,778$0$0$0$21,967$0$5,086$0$1,866$0$264,697$0$0
CINDY KEITH
CHIEF HR OFFICER/VP$0$151,233$0$0$0$12,697$0$4,991$0$6,862$0$175,783$0$0

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (6 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE, INC. IS THE SOLE MEMBER OF NEWSEUM, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7AFREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE, INC. ELECTS ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE GOVERNING BODY FOR NEWSEUM, INC.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE NEWSEUM'S AUDIT COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES REVIEWS THE FEDERAL FORM 990 IN A FORMAL PRESENTATION. A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTING FIRM, WHO SIGNS THE RETURN, ATTENDS THE MEETING, PRESENTS THE RETURN, AND IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THE AUDIT COMMITTEE PRESENTS ITS REPORT OF DELIBERATIONS TO THE FULL BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND MAKES THE 990 AVAILABLE TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD PRIOR TO THE FILING OF THE FEDERAL FORM 990 WITH THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CEACH YEAR, ALL OFFICERS, TRUSTEES, AND KEY EMPLOYEES RECEIVE A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND AN INDEPEDENCE DISCLOSURE QUESTIONNAIRE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY PROVIDES DETAIL ON THE PROCEDURES TO BE USED IN ADDRESSING CONFLICTS AND ANY VIOLATIONS OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY. A COPY OF THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY IS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. SHOULD A POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST EXIST, THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE MAY, IF APPROPRIATE, APPOINTS A DISINTERESTED PERSON OR COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE ALTERNATIVES TO THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT. AFTER EXERCISING DUE DILIGENCE, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES WHETHER THE CORPORATION CAN OBTAIN WITH REASONABLE EFFORTS A MORE ADVANTAGEOUS TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT FROM A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT WOULD NOT GIVE RISE TO A CONFLICT OF INTEREST. IN LIGHT OF THE FACTS AND ALTERNATIVES, THE BOARD OR COMMITTEE DETERMINES BY A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE DISINTERESTED TRUSTEES WHETHER THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT IS IN THE CORPORATION'S BEST INTEREST, FOR ITS OWN BENEFIT, AND WHETHER IT IS FAIR AND REASONABLE. IN CONFORMITY WITH SUCH DETERMINATION THE COMMITTEE MAKE ITS DECISION AS TO WHETHER TO ENTER INTO THE TRANSACTION OR ARRANGEMENT.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15BIANNUALLY, THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RETAINS THE SERVICES OF A THIRD PARTY INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT. THE CONSULTANT CONDUCTS AN INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE ANALYSIS FOR THE NEWSEUM IN EFFORTS TO COMPLY WITH INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS LEGISLATION. THE METHODOLOGY EMPLOYED INCLUDES COLLECTING BASE SALARY AND TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION FROM NATIONALLY PUBLISHED SURVEY SOURCES; CREATING PEER GROUPS CONSISTING OF SIMILAR-SIZED ORGANIZATIONS AND ANALYZING COMPETITIVENESS OF TOTAL CASH COMPENSATION FOR NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (USING FORM 990); COLLECTING CURRENT BENEFIT AND PREREQUISITE OFFERINGS FROM NATIONAL PUBLISHED SURVEY SOURCES; UTILIZING NEWSEUM'S COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY TO EVALUATE COMPENSATION. THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS COMPLIANCE REPORT IN DETAIL AND ASCERTAINS THE REASONABLENESS OF THE NEWSEUM'S TOTAL REWARDS BASED ON THE THIRD PARTY ANALYSIS. THE COMMITTEE THEN AUTHORIZES THE USE OF THE SAFE HARBOR/REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION AND APPROVES COMPENSATION, ALL OF WHICH IS DOCUMENTED IN CONTEMPORANEOUS WRITTEN MINUTES.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE NEWSEUM MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FEDERAL FORM 990 AND 990-T AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (2 entries)

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FREEDOM FORUM INSTITUTE INC
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THE FREEDOM FORUM INC
9893 BREWERS COURTLAURELMD20723541604427PRIVATE OPERATING FOUNDATIONDC501(C)(3)0N/A
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts Rylts0ReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth Org0GiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth Org0GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other Org0LoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth Org0LoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related Organization0DivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other Org0AssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
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Asset Exchange0AssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth Org0RentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth Org0RentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth Org0PerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other Org0PerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (1)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingYes (1)PaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgYes (1)ReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other Org0TransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other Org0TransferFromOtherOrgInd

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