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RUSTY WRIGHT COMMUNICATIONS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
RUSTY WRIGHT COMMUNICATIONS (EIN 26-2835685)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-08-02
IRS object ID
202102149349200955
Schema version
2020v4.0
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

Return header ReturnHeader

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return2021-08-02T11:21:51-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN770403736PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Les Hill CPABusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 Mission Street Suite 2AddressLine1Txt
CitySanta CruzCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP95060ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Return Type990EZReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN262835685EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Rusty Wright CommunicationsBusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlRUSTBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone8313359046PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line111859 Pulitzer PlAddressLine1Txt
CityOrlandoCityNm
State AbbreviationFLStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP32832ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonRussell S WrightPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2021-08-02SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstRussell SPersonFirstNm
Person LastWrightPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonLes HillPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00064244PTIN
Phone8314272442PhoneNum
Self EmployedYes (X)SelfEmployedInd

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer2TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance LevelAAL1AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance LevelIAL1IdentityAssuranceLevelCd
Federated Assurance LevelFAL1FederatedAssuranceLevelCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2020TaxYr
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Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Method Of Accounting CashYes (X)MethodOfAccountingCashInd
Website Addresswww.RustyWright.comWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$78,487GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$77,987ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$500ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$78,487TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$61,098SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$2,255FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Printing Publications Postage$896PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$1,032OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$65,281TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$13,206ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$94,246NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$107,452NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

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BOY$94,246BOYAmt
EOY$107,452EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

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BOY$94,246BOYAmt
EOY$107,452EOYAmt

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

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BOY$94,246BOYAmt
EOY$107,452EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Primary Exempt PurposeRELIGIOUSPrimaryExemptPurposeTxt

Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)

Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxtGrants And AllocationsGrantsAndAllocationsAmt
Outreach - See Schedule O$32,721
Training in Outreach - See Schedule O$32,560
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$65,281TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmtEmployee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmtExpense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt
Russell S Wright
President, Dir.50.00$0$5,098$56,000
Henry F Hornstein
Secretary, Dir1.00$0
Edgar J McDougall
Treasurer, Dir.1.00$0
Willis L Stephens
Director1.00$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
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)
PersonLes Hill CPAPersonNm

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1125 Mission Street Suite 2AddressLine1Txt
CitySanta CruzCityNm
State AbbreviationCAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP950603763ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Phone8314272442PhoneNum
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

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Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$83,676CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$65,138CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,134CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$97,669CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,987CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$393,604TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$65,138CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$69,134CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$97,669CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$77,987CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$393,604TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$36,832SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$356,772PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Unrelated Business Net Incm170 UnrelatedBusinessNetIncm170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

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Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$393,604TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$4,550GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.90640PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.89240PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

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 O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (9 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $44
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $33
Other Expenses.1003Information Technology $408
Other Expenses.1005Travel $229
Other Expenses.1007Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $286
Other Expenses.2Government Fees $32
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 28 - Program Service AccomplishmentsOutreach: Writing on biblical perspectives of various themes. Over 2,100 websites now have used RWC articles in any of 14 languages. 15 new outreach articles published in 2020, 1 translated into Chinese. With movie theaters dark, film-themed writing pivoted to COVID and racism themes. RWC's largest publisher has "nearly half a billion monthly unique visitors." Special promotions of Valentine's, Easter & Christmas articles. About 250 existing RWC articles continue to be available for use by websites worldwide. Partner-trained volunteers mentor inquirers.
Form 990-EZ, Part III, Line 29 - Program Service AccomplishmentsTraining in Outreach: Presentations to help Christian leaders and laity effectively communicate the message of Jesus to general audiences and to motivate them to outreach. 1 national radio program appearance; 1 training article published; 1 event in FL. Ongoing virtual training occurs as people access online video, audio and text resources.
Form 990-EZ, Part IV, Column (e) - Other CompensationMinister Housing Allowance $30,000Elective Deferrals to 403(b) Qualified Retirement Plan $26,000

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