POLICY SCIENCES CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2020

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Organization
POLICY SCIENCES CENTER INC (EIN 06-0813895)
Tax period
2020-01-01 to 2020-12-31
Filed
2021-05-11
IRS object ID
202141319349300624
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)
Return2021-05-11T08:14:09-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2020-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN060813895EIN

Business Name BusinessName

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPOLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3195942427PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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PersonSUSAN IOTTPersonNm
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No Listed Persons CompensatedYes (X)NoListedPersonsCompensatedInd

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (10 entries)

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CHRISTINA BRUNER
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LUNG-CHU CHEN
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DAVID CHERNEY
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SUSAN IOTT
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AMANDA LYNCH
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CHARLES NORCHI
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FRANK J PENNA
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ANDREW WILLARD
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Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationROYALTIES 32 INTEREST 46ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4DPROMOTION OF RESEARCH IN SOCIAL SCIENCES.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11BNO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED.
FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC

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