MUSEUM OF PUBLIC RELATIONS: Form 990EZ, tax year 2020

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Organization
MUSEUM OF PUBLIC RELATIONS (EIN 80-0796221)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-02-25
IRS object ID
202130569349200908
Schema version
2020v4.0
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)
Return2021-02-25T08:56:01-08:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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 Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

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 Line1335 WYOMING AVENUEAddressLine1Txt
CityMILLBURNCityNm
State AbbreviationNJStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP07041ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonBARRY SPECTORPersonNm
Person TitlePresidentPersonTitleTxt
Signature2021-02-25SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Person FirstBARRYPersonFirstNm
Person LastSPECTORPersonLastNm
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
SSN999009999SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Preparer PersonMark I Gittelman CPAPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00059708PTIN
Phone9737788885PhoneNum

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
Schedule B Not RequiredYes (X)ScheduleBNotRequiredInd
Website AddressN/AWebsiteAddressTxt
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Gross Receipts$50,440GrossReceiptsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIInd
Contributions Gifts Grants Etc$33,699ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt
Program Service Revenue$16,741ProgramServiceRevenueAmt
Cost Or Other Basis Expense Sale$0CostOrOtherBasisExpenseSaleAmt
Fundraising Gross Income$0FundraisingGrossIncomeAmt
Special Events Direct Expenses$0SpecialEventsDirectExpensesAmt
Cost Of Goods Sold$0CostOfGoodsSoldAmt
Total Revenue$50,440TotalRevenueAmt
Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft$6,000SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt
Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct$2,832FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt
Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint$18,334OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt
Printing Publications Postage$1,529PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt
Other Expenses Total$12,211OtherExpensesTotalAmt
Total Expenses$40,906TotalExpensesAmt
Excess Or Deficit For Year$9,534ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY$44,397NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$53,931NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd

Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$39,249BOYAmt
EOY$47,783EOYAmt

Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,028BOYAmt
EOY$7,028EOYAmt

Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$45,277BOYAmt
EOY$54,811EOYAmt

Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp

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

Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$44,397BOYAmt
EOY$53,931EOYAmt
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
Grants And Allocations$5,782GrantsAndAllocationsAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Expenses$5,782TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt

Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (5 entries)

TitleTitleTxtAverage Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRtCompensationCompensationAmt
BARRY SPECTOR
President5.00$0
SHELLEY SPECTOR
Vice President5.00$0
ELLEN KRAMER LAMBERT ESQ
Trustee0$0
JAMES E ARNOLD
Trustee0$0
KATHERINE STINSON
Trustee0$0
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Activities Not Previously RptfalseActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd
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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
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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 Line185 BROAD STREET 28TH FLOORAddressLine1Txt
CityNEW YORKCityNm
State AbbreviationNYStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP10004ZIPCd
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

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$69,809CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$74,205CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$64,183CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$33,699CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$241,896TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$0TotalAmt

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Total$241,896TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$0SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
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Total$0TotalAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$0TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$241,896TotalSupportAmt
First5 Years170Yes (X)First5Years170Ind
Public Support CY1700.00000PublicSupportCY170Pct

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (13 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Other Expenses.1001Advertising and Promotion $370
Other Expenses.1002Office Expenses $1172
Other Expenses.1005Travel $1438
Other Expenses.1007Conferences, Conventions, and Meetings $47
Other Expenses.1MEALS-SEMINARS,MEETINGS $4297
Other Expenses.2OUTSIDE CONTRACT SERVICES $2300
Other Expenses.3COMPUTER AND INTERNET EXPENSES $1838
Other Expenses.5AWARDS & GIFTS $500
Other Expenses.6BOOKS,SUBSCRIPTIONS $244
Other Expenses.8BANK AND WIRE FEES $5
Other Assets.1006Pledges and Grants Receivable - Beginning $5500 Pledges and Grants Receivable - Ending $6500
Other Assets.1DUE FROM PRMUSEUM PRESS - Beginning $528 DUE FROM PRMUSEUM PRESS - Ending $528
Total Liabilities.1DUE TO PR MUSEUM PRESS - Beginning $880 DUE TO PR MUSEUM PRESS - Ending $880

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