THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization: THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR (EIN 45-5327601)
Tax period: 2020-01-01 to 2020-11-25
Filed: 2021-02-04
IRS object ID: 202140359349301209
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
Form 990
Schedule A
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule I
Schedule L
Schedule N
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2021-02-04T11:28:49-06:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2020-11-25	TaxPeriodEndDt

Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Firm EIN	431985162	PreparerFirmEIN

Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	SMITH SULLIVAN & BROWN PC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	80 FLANDERS ROAD - SUITE 200	AddressLine1Txt
City	WESTBOROUGH	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01581	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return Type	990	ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin	2020-01-01	TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EIN	455327601	EIN

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR	BusinessNameLine1Txt
Business Name Line2	II INC	BusinessNameLine2Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Control	INTE	BusinessNameControlTxt
Phone	5086471776	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	46 ELIOT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NATICK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01760	ZIPCd

Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person	KENNETH W RENDELL	PersonNm
Person Title	PRESIDENT/CLERK	PersonTitleTxt
Phone	5086471776	PhoneNum
Signature	2021-02-04	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Signing Officer SigningOfficerGrp

Person Full Name PersonFullName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Person First	KENNETH	PersonFirstNm
Person Last	RENDELL	PersonLastNm

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
SSN	999009999	SSN

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MAUREEN L SULLIVAN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00296843	PTIN
Phone	5088717178	PhoneNum
Preparation	2021-02-04	PreparationDt

Additional Filer Information AdditionalFilerInformation

Trusted Customer TrustedCustomerGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Trusted Customer	2	TrustedCustomerCd
Authentication Assurance Level	AAL1	AuthenticationAssuranceLevelCd
Identity Assurance Level	IAL1	IdentityAssuranceLevelCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2020	TaxYr
Build TS	2022-09-23 18:48:47Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Final Return	Yes (X)	FinalReturnInd
Principal Officer	KENNETH W RENDELL	PrincipalOfficerNm

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	46 ELIOT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NATICK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01760	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Gross Receipts	$1,800,000	GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates	0	GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3	Yes (X)	Organization501c3Ind
Website Address	WWW.MUSEUMOFWORLDWARII.ORG	WebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization Corp	Yes (X)	TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
Formation	2011	FormationYr
Legal Domicile State	MA	LegalDomicileStateCd
Activity Or Mission	THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR II IS A SACRED MISSION TO PRESERVE THE LIVES AND HEROIC ACTIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT ON ALL THE BATTLE FRONTS AND HOME FRONTS DURING THE WAR. IT IS A SACRED MISSION TO SHOW THE HEROISM OF PEOPLE WHO LEFT PEACEFUL LIVES TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRIES. IT IS A SACRED MISSION TO SAVE THE REALITY OF WORLD WAR II.	ActivityOrMissionDesc
Contract Termination	Yes (X)	ContractTerminationInd
Voting Members Governing Body	14	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	12	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	0	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	0	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$248,735	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$0	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	$0	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	-$330,403	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$248,735	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	-$330,403	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$5,549	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$505,307	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$0	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$0	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,403,270	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$25,573	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$1,908,577	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$31,122	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,659,842	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$361,525	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$2,148,602	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$0	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$1,798,602	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$0	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$350,000	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$0	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part III	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
Mission	THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR II IS A SACRED MISSION TO PRESERVE THE LIVES AND HEROIC ACTIONS OF THE PEOPLE WHO FOUGHT ON ALL THE BATTLE FRONTS AND HOME FRONTS DURING THE WAR. IT IS A SACRED MISSION TO SHOW THE HEROISM OF PEOPLE WHO LEFT PEACEFUL LIVES TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRIES. IT IS A SACRED MISSION TO SAVE THE REALITY OF WORLD WAR II.	MissionDesc
Significant New Program Srvc	0	SignificantNewProgramSrvcInd
Significant Change	Yes (1)	SignificantChangeInd
Expense	$5,549	ExpenseAmt
Grant	$5,549	GrantAmt
Desc	MUSEUM PROGRAM - TO MAKE AVAILABLE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, COLLECTIONS OF ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTS FROM WORLD WAR II AS WELL AS FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION. EXHIBITS ARE ORGANIZED AND OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF" SAVING THE REALITY" OF THOSE WHO SAVED THE WORLD DURING WORLD WAR II. THE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE IS FULFILLED THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF AUTHENTIC WORLD WAR II ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTS. AS FURTHER DISCLOSED IN SCHEDULE O, EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2019, THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO CEASE OPERATIONS. THE ORGANIZATION WAS DISSOLVED EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 25, 2020.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$5,549	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	0	ScheduleBRequiredInd
Political Campaign Acty	0	PoliticalCampaignActyInd
Lobbying Activities	Yes (1)	LobbyingActivitiesInd
Subject To Proxy Tax	0	SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund	0	DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements	0	ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of Art	Yes (1)	CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling	0	CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi Endowments	0	DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building Equipment	0	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	0	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	0	IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl Stmt	0	IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
Consolidated Audit Fincl Stmt	0	ConsolidatedAuditFinclStmtInd
School Operating	0	SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office	0	ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign Activities	0	ForeignActivitiesInd
More Than5000 K To Org	0	MoreThan5000KToOrgInd
More Than5000 K To Individuals	0	MoreThan5000KToIndividualsInd
Professional Fundraising	0	ProfessionalFundraisingInd
Fundraising Activities	0	FundraisingActivitiesInd
Gaming Activities	0	GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital	0	OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations	Yes (1)	GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To Individuals	0	GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J Required	0	ScheduleJRequiredInd
Tax Exempt Bonds	0	TaxExemptBondsInd
Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans	0	EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd
PY Excess Benefit Trans	0	PYExcessBenefitTransInd
Loan Outstanding	Yes (1)	LoanOutstandingInd
Grant To Related Person	0	GrantToRelatedPersonInd
Business Rln With Org Mem	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWithOrgMemInd
Business Rln With Fam Mem	0	BusinessRlnWithFamMemInd
Business Rln With35 Ctrl Ent	0	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	0	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	0	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	Yes (1)	TerminateOperationsInd
Partial Liquidation	0	PartialLiquidationInd
Disregarded Entity	0	DisregardedEntityInd
Related Entity	0	RelatedEntityInd
Related Organization Ctrl Ent	0	RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd
Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org	0	TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd
Activities Conducted Prtshp	0	ActivitiesConductedPrtshpInd
Schedule O Required	Yes (1)	ScheduleORequiredInd
IRP Document	0	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	0	EmployeeCnt
Unrelated Bus Incm Over Limit	0	UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Foreign Financial Account	0	ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans	0	ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification	0	TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions	0	NondeductibleContributionsInd
Quid Pro Quo Contributions	0	QuidProQuoContributionsInd
Form8282 Property Disposed Of	0	Form8282PropertyDisposedOfInd
Rcv Fnds To Pay Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	RcvFndsToPayPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Pay Premiums Prsnl Bnft Cntrct	0	PayPremiumsPrsnlBnftCntrctInd
Indoor Tanning Services	0	IndoorTanningServicesInd
Subj To Tax Rmnrtn Ex Prcht Pymt	0	SubjToTaxRmnrtnExPrchtPymtInd
Subject To Excs Tax Net Invst Inc	0	SubjectToExcsTaxNetInvstIncInd
Info In Schedule O Part VI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartVIInd
Governing Body Voting Members	14	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	12	IndependentVotingMemberCnt
Family Or Business Rln	Yes (1)	FamilyOrBusinessRlnInd
Delegation Of Mgmt Duties	0	DelegationOfMgmtDutiesInd
Change To Org Documents	0	ChangeToOrgDocumentsInd
Material Diversion Or Misuse	0	MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or Stockholders	0	MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board Members	0	ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva	0	DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
Minutes Of Governing Body	Yes (1)	MinutesOfGoverningBodyInd
Minutes Of Committees	Yes (1)	MinutesOfCommitteesInd
Officer Mailing Address	0	OfficerMailingAddressInd
Local Chapters	0	LocalChaptersInd
Form990 Provided To Gvrn Body	Yes (1)	Form990ProvidedToGvrnBodyInd
Conflict Of Interest Policy	Yes (1)	ConflictOfInterestPolicyInd
Annual Disclosure Covered Prsn	Yes (1)	AnnualDisclosureCoveredPrsnInd
Regular Monitoring Enfrc	Yes (1)	RegularMonitoringEnfrcInd
Whistleblower Policy	Yes (1)	WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention Policy	Yes (1)	DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
Compensation Process CEO	0	CompensationProcessCEOInd
Compensation Process Other	Yes (1)	CompensationProcessOtherInd
Investment In Joint Venture	0	InvestmentInJointVentureInd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
Upon Request	Yes (X)	UponRequestInd

Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE ORGANIZATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Phone	5086471776	PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	46 ELIOT STREET	AddressLine1Txt
City	NATICK	CityNm
State Abbreviation	MA	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	01760	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
No Listed Persons Compensated	Yes (X)	NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (17 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt
KENNETH W RENDELL
PRESIDENT/CLERK	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
SHIRLEY MCNERNEY RENDELL
TREASURER	40.00	Yes (X)	Yes (X)	$0	$0	$0
RICHARD C GODFREY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FELIPE PROPPER
FORMER TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE W CASEY JR
FORMER TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DORIS KEARNS-GOODWIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JON D'ALLESSANDRO
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
THOMAS P JALKUT
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
CHARLES DEAN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JAMES L JOSLIN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JULIA L RENDELL
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE MICHELSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN SCHOYEN
FORMER TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF FARRELL
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
WILLIAM SHEA
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
DOUGLAS H GINSBURG
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL YOUNG
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$0	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$0	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
Former Ofcr Employees Listed	0	FormerOfcrEmployeesListedInd
Total Comp Greater Than150 K	0	TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
Compensation From Other Srcs	0	CompensationFromOtherSrcsInd
Cntrct Rcvd Greater Than100 K	0	CntrctRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$1,800,000	OtherAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	$2,130,403	OtherAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other	-$330,403	OtherAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$330,403	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$330,403	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	-$330,403	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	-$330,403	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Orgs GrantsToDomesticOrgsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$5,549	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,549	ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$25,573	TotalAmt
Management And General	$25,573	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$31,122	TotalAmt
Program Services	$5,549	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$25,573	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$0	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$93,203	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Rcvbl From Disqualified Prsn RcvblFromDisqualifiedPrsnGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Oth Notes Loans Receivable Net OthNotesLoansReceivableNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Inventories For Sale Or Use InventoriesForSaleOrUseGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$5,399	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,050,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Other Securities InvestmentsOtherSecuritiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Investments Program Related InvestmentsProgramRelatedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Intangible Assets IntangibleAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,148,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$54,796	BOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,064,391	BOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$679,415	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$1,798,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117	Yes (X)	OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$350,000	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,148,602	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$361,525	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	$11,525	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Info In Schedule O Part XII	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIIInd
Method Of Accounting Other	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingOtherInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	0	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Federal Grant Audit Required	0	FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170	Yes (X)	PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,217,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,286,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$814,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$248,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$3,567,059	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$1,217,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,286,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$814,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$248,735	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Total	$3,567,059	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$397,015	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$3,170,044	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$3,567,059	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.88870	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.74250	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Form And Line Reference	PART II, SHORT YEAR EXPLANATION:	FormAndLineReferenceDesc
Explanation	ORGANIZATION DISSOLVED ON 11/25/2020 RESULTING IN A SHORT YEAR FOR 2020.	ExplanationTxt

Schedule C IRS990ScheduleC

Total Grassroots Lobbying TotalGrassrootsLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Direct Lobbying TotalDirectLobbyingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Lobbying Expend TotalLobbyingExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Other Exempt Purpose Expend OtherExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$31,122	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$31,122	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$6,224	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,556	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbbyng Grassroot Mns Non Tx TotLbbyngGrassrootMnsNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Tot Lbby Expend Mns Lbbyng Non Tx TotLbbyExpendMnsLbbyngNonTxGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$0	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Avg Lobbying Nontaxable Amount AvgLobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$256,984	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$245,429	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$6,224	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$508,637	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$762,956	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus2	$64,246	CurrentYearMinus2Amt
Current Year Minus1	$61,357	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$1,556	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$127,159	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$190,739	GrassrootsCeilingAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub Exhibition	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly Rsrch	Yes (X)	CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used Preservation	Yes (X)	CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Solicited Assets Sale	0	SolicitedAssetsSaleInd
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$0	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc

ExplanationExplanationTxt

PART III, LINE 1A:

COLLECTION ITEMS CONSIST OF DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY. COLLECTION ITEMS ACQUIRED EITHER THROUGH PURCHASE OR DONATION ARE NOT CAPITALIZED. PURCHASES OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE RECORDED AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF PURCHASED WITH NET ASSETS WITHOUT DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND AS DECREASES IN NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IF PURCHASED WITH DONOR-RESTRICTED ASSETS. CONTRIBUTIONS OF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE NOT RECOGNIZED IN THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS OR INSURANCE RECOVERIES ARE REFLECTED ON THE STATEMENTS OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON THE ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS. COLLECTION ITEMS ARE PROTECTED, KEPT UNENCUMBERED, CARED FOR, AND PRESERVED. IF COLLECTION ITEMS ARE SOLD, THE PROCEEDS FROM THE SALE ARE USED TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL COLLECTION ITEMS. ALL ITEMS WERE TRANSFERRED TO THE WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION IN NOVEMBER, 2020 AS PART OF THE ORGANIZATION'S DISSOLUTION.

PART III, LINE 4:

COLLECTION ITEMS CONSIST OF WORLD WAR II DOCUMENTS AND ARTIFACTS THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH ITEM IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED AND CARED FOR AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUOUSLY.

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grant Records Maintained	0	GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable

Recipient Business Name RecipientBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	THE WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION	BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	333 WHITE HORN DRIVE	AddressLine1Txt
City	KINGSTON	CityNm
State Abbreviation	RI	StateAbbreviationCd
ZIP	02881	ZIPCd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Recipient EIN	274793304	RecipientEIN
IRC Section	501C3	IRCSectionDesc
Cash Grant	$5,549	CashGrantAmt
Purpose Of Grant	GENERAL OPERATING	PurposeOfGrantTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org	1	Total501c3OrgCnt

Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

Loans Btwn Org Interested Prsn LoansBtwnOrgInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship With OrgRelationshipWithOrgTxt	Loan PurposeLoanPurposeTxt	Loan To OrganizationLoanToOrganizationInd	Original PrincipalOriginalPrincipalAmt	Balance DueBalanceDueAmt	DefaultDefaultInd	Board Or Committee ApprovalBoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd	Written AgreementWrittenAgreementInd
KWR INC
PRESIDENT OWNS THE CORPORATION	SHORT-TERM NONINTEREST BEARING-LOAN TO ENSURE MUSEUM COULD MEET OBLIGATIONS	Yes (X)	$10,278	$0	0	0	0
KENNETH RENDELL & SHIRLEY MCNERNEY RENDELL
BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD TREASURER	NOTE PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTY	Yes (X)	$1,048,000	$0	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp (2 entries)

Relationship DescriptionRelationshipDescriptionTxt	TransactionTransactionAmt	TransactionTransactionDesc	Sharing Of RevenuesSharingOfRevenuesInd
MUSEUM REALTY LLC
BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD TREASURER OWN MUSEUM REALTY LLC	$25,000	RENT PAID	0
KENNETH RENDELL SHIRLEY MCNERNEY
BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD TREASURER	$25,573	INTEREST PAID ON NOTE PAYABLE	0

Schedule N IRS990ScheduleN

Liquidation Of Assets Table LiquidationOfAssetsTableGrp

Liquidation Of Assets Detail LiquidationOfAssetsDetail (3 entries)

Assets Distri Or Expnss PaidAssetsDistriOrExpnssPaidDesc	DistributionDistributionDt	Fair Market Value Of AssetFairMarketValueOfAssetAmt	Method Of FMV DeterminationMethodOfFMVDeterminationTxt	EINEIN	Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1Txt	CityUSAddress/CityNm	State AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCd	ZIPUSAddress/ZIPCd	IRC SectionIRCSectionTxt
WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION
CASH	2020-11-11	$3,238	CASH TRANSFER	274793304	333 WHITE HORN DRIVE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	501C3
WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION
CASH	2020-11-25	$2,311	CASH TRANSFER	274793304	333 WHITE HORN DRIVE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	501C3
WORLD WAR II FOUNDATION
MUSEUM COLLECTION ARTIFACTS	2020-11-17	$3,295,639	APPRAISAL	274793304	333 WHITE HORN DRIVE	KINGSTON	RI	02881	501C3

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Director Of Successor	0	DirectorOfSuccessorInd
Employee Of Successor	0	EmployeeOfSuccessorInd
Owner Of Successor	0	OwnerOfSuccessorInd
Receive Compensation	0	ReceiveCompensationInd
Assets Distributed	Yes (1)	AssetsDistributedInd
Required To Notify AG	Yes (1)	RequiredToNotifyAGInd
Attorney General Notified	Yes (1)	AttorneyGeneralNotifiedInd
Liabilities Paid	Yes (1)	LiabilitiesPaidInd
Bonds Outstanding	0	BondsOutstandingInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc	ExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART III, LINE 3	EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2019, THE MUSEUM'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS VOTED TO CEASE OPERATIONS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2019, THE MUSEUM WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WINDING DOWN ITS BUSINESS AFFAIRS AS PART OF A DISSOLUTION PLAN. IN 2020, THE MUSEUM HAS SOLD ITS PROPERTY, LIQUIDATED ITS OBLIGATIONS AND DISTRIBUTED ALL REMAINING ASSETS TO ANOTHER CHARITABLE MUSEUM WITH A SIMILAR MISSION PURSUANT TO A DISSOLUTION PLAN THAT HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 2	KENNETH W. RENDELL, PRESIDENT IS MARRIED TO SHIRLEY MCNERNEY RENDELL, TREASURER AND JULIA RENDELL, TRUSTEE IS THE DAUGHTER OF KENNETH AND SHIRLEY RENDELL.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B	THE TAX FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FULL BOARD AND OFFICERS FOR REVIEW BEFORE IT IS FILED WITH THE IRS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C	EACH TRUSTEE, OFFICER AND KEY EMPLOYEE RECEIVES A COPY OF THE MUSEUM'S CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND SIGNS AN ANNUAL CERTIFICATION TO DISCLOSE CONFLICTS, IF ANY.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15B	THE MUSEUM'S OFFICERS AND TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT COMPENSATED. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED AND APPROVED ANNUALLY THROUGH THE BOARD APPROVED BUDGET PROCESS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19	COPIES OF GOVERNING DOCUMENTS AND TAX FORM 990 ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. IN ADDITION, THESE DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE.
FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9:	ADJUSTMENT TO PRIOR YEAR LIQUIDATION ADJUSTMENT 11,525.
FORM 990, PAGE 12, PART XII, LINE 1	LIQUIDATION METHOD OF ACCOUNTING