UNITED STATES PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization
UNITED STATES PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP INC (EIN 04-2790740)
Tax period
2019-07-01 to 2020-06-30
Filed
2021-05-13
IRS object ID
202141339349304154
Schema version
2019v5.0
Source
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Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.

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Return2021-05-13T12:20:21-07:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2020-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Form 990 IRS990

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Activity Or MissionThe purpose for which the corporation is formed is to operate exclusively for the promotion of social welfare by undertaking the following activities: (A) To identify problems and advocate solutions in the areas of: (1) Consumer protection; (2) environmental preservation; (3) protection against discrimination on the basis of illegal or unjust criteria; (4) corporate and governmental responsiblity to the public; (5) public and occupational health and safety; (6) energy policy; and, (7) other matters affecting the economic and social well-being of the inhabitants of the United States. (B) To conduct research, analysis, testing, and investigations on the matters listed in subparagraph (A) above. (C) To publish information and conduct public education on the aforementioned matters; (D) To provide technical assistance to, and to work in conjunction with, other organizations which are exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to sections 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue CodActivityOrMissionDesc
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MissionThe purpose for which the corporation is formed is to operate exclusively for the promotion of social welfare by undertaking the following activities: (A) To identify problems and advocate solutions in the areas of: (1) Consumer protection; (2) environmental preservation; (3) protection against discrimination on the basis of illegal or unjust criteria; (4) corporate and governmental responsiblity to the public; (5) public and occupational health and safety; (6) energy policy; and, (7) other matters affecting the economic and social well-being of the inhabitants of the United States. (B) To conduct research, analysis, testing, and investigations on the matters listed in subparagraph (A) above. (C) To publish information and conduct public education on the aforementioned matters; (D) To provide technical assistance to, and to work in conjunction with, other organizations which are exempt from federal income taxation pursuant to sections 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue CodMissionDesc
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DescConsumer Protection and Public Health - For more than 40 years,U.S.PIRG has been educating consumers about how to protect themselves and theirrights. We conduct independent testing and research to expose hazards in everydayproducts and advocate for new rules and policies to defend consumers.Desc

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Ed Mierzwinski
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Diane Brown
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Janet Domenitz
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Brian Imus
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Fund for Public Interest Research
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Outreach
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EOY$5,229,664EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,994,020BOYAmt
EOY$2,104,806EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$1,994,020BOYAmt
EOY$2,104,806EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,049,171BOYAmt
EOY$3,124,858EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$100,000BOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$4,149,171BOYAmt
EOY$3,124,858EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$6,143,191BOYAmt
EOY$5,229,664EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$941,024ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst-$83,289NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or ReviewfalseAccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (true)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (true)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit RequiredfalseFederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

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 C IRS990ScheduleC

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form1120 POL FiledfalseForm1120POLFiledInd
Substantially All Dues NondedYes (true)SubstantiallyAllDuesNondedInd
Only In House LobbyingfalseOnlyInHouseLobbyingInd
Agree Carryover Prior YearfalseAgreeCarryoverPriorYearInd

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$9,202InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$9,202DepreciationAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Investment Cost Or Other Basis$29,027InvestmentCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$25,806DepreciationAmt
Book Value$3,221BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$3,221TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt
Total Book Value Securities$1,705,444TotalBookValueSecuritiesAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$1,834,449TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst-$83,289NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Revenue Not Reported-$83,289RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$1,917,738RevenueSubtotalAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$1,917,738TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$2,858,762TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Expenses Subtotal$2,858,762ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$2,858,762TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePart X : FIN48 FootnoteFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationU.S. PIRG is exempt from federal and state income taxes under IRS Code Section 501(c)(4), has no items of unrelated business income and believes it has complied with all requirements necessary to maintain its tax exemption.ExplanationTxt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (3 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdRecipient EINRecipientEINIRC SectionIRCSectionDescCash GrantCashGrantAmtNon Cash AssistanceNonCashAssistanceAmtPurpose Of GrantPurposeOfGrantTxt
Fund for Constitutional Govt
122 Maryland Avenue NEWashingtonDC20002237391766501c3$50,000$0Fin Accntable&Corp transparency
Jubilee USA Network
212 East Capitol St NEWashingtonDC20003030582216501c3$20,000$0Fin Accntable&Corp transparency
POGO Action Inc
1100 G Street NWWashingtonDC20005521739443501c3$33,084$0Fin Accntable&Corp transparency
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total501c3 Org3Total501c3OrgCnt
Total Other Org0TotalOtherOrgCnt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceGrantmaker's Description of How Grants are UsedFormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationWe monitor through the use of grant agreements and workingclosely with grant recipients.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Form 990, Part VI, Line 8: Explanation of No Contemporaneously Documentation of MeetingsThe organization's governing body had no committees.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 11b: Form 990 Review ProcessThe draft 990 is sent to all board members prior to the return being finalized.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 12c: Explanation of Monitoring and Enforcement of ConflictsTo monitor and enforce compliance with the conflict of interest policy, the organization requires all officers, directors and individuals with substantial influence over the organization to complete an annual statement disclosing to the board any business, contractual or financial relationships the person has with other corporations. In addition, said persons have an ongoing obligation to disclose to the board any financial interest, direct or indirect, that the person would gain from any particular transaction, contract or policy under consideration by the organization. The board must address potential conflicts on a case-by-case basis, conflicted persons must abstain from the deliberation of the transaction, and corporate records must be maintained.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a: Compensation Review & Approval Process - CEO, Top ManagementThe Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 15b: Compensation Review and Approval Process for Officers and Key EmployeesThe Compensation Committee will establish acceptable compensation packages after reviewing at least one of the following: 1) Information about compensation paid by similarly situated tax-exempt organizations for similar services; 2) current compensation surveys compiled by independent firms; or 3) actual written offers from similarly situated organizations. Documentation of the compensation deliberation and decision is kept on file.
Form 990, Part VI, Line 19: Other Organization Documents Publicly AvailableNo documents were made available to the public, except for those that were included with the organization's Form 1024 application for exempt status, which are made available upon request as indicated in Line 18.
Part VIIAll employees are paid by United States Public Interest Research Group, Inc., under a common paymaster arrangement, and some are shared by United States Public Interest Research Group Education Fund, Inc., as well as other entities.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

Id Related Tax Exempt Org IdRelatedTaxExemptOrgGrp (34 entries)

Address Line1USAddress/AddressLine1TxtCityUSAddress/CityNmState AbbreviationUSAddress/StateAbbreviationCdZIPUSAddress/ZIPCdEINEINPrimary ActivitiesPrimaryActivitiesTxtLegal Domicile StateLegalDomicileStateCdExempt Code SectionExemptCodeSectionTxtPublic Charity StatusPublicCharityStatusTxtBusiness Name Line1DirectControllingEntityName/BusinessNameLine1TxtControlled OrganizationControlledOrganizationIndDirect Controlling NADirectControllingNACd
Arizona PIRG Inc
835 W Warner Rd 101-464GilbertAZ85233050617269Social WelfareAZ501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Bold Alliance Inc
208 S Burlington Ave PO Box 325HastingsNE68902270637437Social WelfareNE501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
California Public Interest Research
Group Inc 1111 H St Ste 207SacramentoCA95814942259710Social WelfareCA501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Campus Orgaizing Support Services Inc
294 Washington St Ste 500BostonMA02108271687873Social WelfareMA501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Colorado Public Interest Research Group
Inc 1543 Wazee St Ste 330DenverCO80202841188748Social WelfareCO501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
ConnPIRG Citizen Lobby Inc
56 Arbor StreetHartfordCT06106061341175Social WelfareCT501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Earth Day 2020 Inc
1314 H St Ste 202SacramentoCA95814770274001Social WelfareCA501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Environment America Inc
1543 Wazee St Ste 400DenverCO80202205355252Social WelfareCO501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Environment California Inc
3435 Wilshire Blvd Ste 385Los AngelesCA90010450493983Social WelfareCA501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Environmental Action In
1543 Wazee St Ste 400DenverCO80202571176128Social WelfareCO501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Fair Share Inc
600 Pennsylvania Ave SE Ste 400WashingtonDC20003261525298Social WelfareDC501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Florida Public Interest Res Group
Citizen Lobby Inc 740 4th St NSt PetersburgFL33701593109773Social WelfareFL501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Georgia Public Interest Research Group
Inc 108 E Ponce de Leo Ave Ste 210DecaturGA30030582515543Social WelfareGA501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Green Corps Campaigns Inc
1543 Wazee St Ste 300DenverCO80202043249629Social WelfareCO501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Illinois State Public Interest Research
Group Inc 17 N State St 1330ChicagoIL60661363673399Social WelfareIL501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Iowa Public Interest Research Group Inc
2643 Beaver Ave Ste 120Des MoinesIA50310421488674Social WelfareIA501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
MaryPIRG Citizen Lobby Inc
2209 Maryland Ave Ste DBaltimoreMD21218521818910Social WelfareMD501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Montana State Public Interest Research
Group Inc 225 W Front StMissoulaMT59802270496574Social WelfareMT501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
MoPIRG Citizen Organization Inc
31 W 31st StreetKansas CityMO64108431609044Social WelfareMO501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
New Hampshire Pubic Interest Research
Group Inc 75 S Main St Unit 7-626ConcordNH03301020508473Social WelfareNH501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
New Jersey Public Interest ResearchGroup
Citizen Lobby 104 Bayard St 6thFLNew BrunswickNJ08901222708332Social WelfareNJ501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
New Mexico Public Interest ResearchGroup
Fund Inc PO Box 40173AlbuquerqueNM87196850403577Social WelfareNM501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
North Carolina Public Interest Research
Gr Citizen Lobby Inc 19 W HargettSt Ste RaleighNC27601562136514Social WelfareNC501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Ohio PIRG Citizen Lobby Inc
605 N High St Ste 640ColumbusOH43215134262363Social WelfareOH501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Oregon State Public Interest Research
Group Inc 1536 SE 11th Ave Ste APortlandOR97214930855897Social WelfareOR501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
PennEnvironment Inc
1429 Walnut St Ste 1100PhiladelphiaPA19102020611111Social WelfarePA5014N/ANAOPIfalse
Pennsylvania Public Interest Research
Group Inc 1429 Walnut St Ste 1100PhiladelphiaPA19102232448881Social WelfarePA501d4N/ANAOPIfalse
Pesticide Watch Inc
1111 H St Ste 207SacramentoCA95814770208947Social WelfareCAN/ANAOPIfalseN/A
PIRGIM Public Interest Lobby Inc
2531 Jackson Ave 303Ann ArborMI48103382812867Social WelfareMI501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Rhode Island Public Interest Research
Group Inc 11 S Angell St Ste150ProvidenceRI02906050517165Social WelfareRI501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Texas Public Interest Research Group
Inc 200 E 30th StAustinTX78705742990805Social WelfareTX501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Toxics Action Center Campaigns Inc
294 Washington St Ste 400BostonMA02108042980906Social WelfareMA501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Washington State Public Interest Res
Group Inc 505 Broadway Ave ESeattleWA98102911554604Social WelfareWA501c4N/ANAOPIfalse
Wisconsin Public Interest Research
Group Inc 912 Williamson St 2ndFloor MadisonWI53703392011795Social WelfareWI501c4N/ANAOPIfalse

Id Related Org Txbl Corp Tr IdRelatedOrgTxblCorpTrGrp

Related Organization Name RelatedOrganizationName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1Natl Assoc of Orgs in the Pub-BusinessNameLine1Txt

US Address USAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1lic Interest 294 WashingtonAddressLine1Txt
CitySt BostonCityNm
State AbbreviationMAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP02108ZIPCd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
EIN043119807EIN
Primary ActivitiesSocial welfarePrimaryActivitiesTxt
Legal Domicile StateMALegalDomicileStateCd

Direct Controlling Entity Name DirectControllingEntityName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1NABusinessNameLine1Txt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Entity TypeC corpEntityTypeTxt
Controlled OrganizationfalseControlledOrganizationInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Receipt Of Int Annts Rnts RyltsfalseReceiptOfIntAnntsRntsRyltsInd
Gift Grnt Or Cap Contri To Oth OrgfalseGiftGrntOrCapContriToOthOrgInd
Gift Grnt Cap Contri From Oth OrgYes (true)GiftGrntCapContriFromOthOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees To Other OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesToOtherOrgInd
Loans Or Guarantees From Oth OrgfalseLoansOrGuaranteesFromOthOrgInd
Div Related OrganizationfalseDivRelatedOrganizationInd
Asset Sale To Other OrgfalseAssetSaleToOtherOrgInd
Asset Purchase From Other OrgfalseAssetPurchaseFromOtherOrgInd
Asset ExchangefalseAssetExchangeInd
Rental Of Facilities To Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFacilitiesToOthOrgInd
Rental Of Fclts From Oth OrgfalseRentalOfFcltsFromOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services For Oth OrgfalsePerformOfServicesForOthOrgInd
Perform Of Services By Other OrgfalsePerformOfServicesByOtherOrgInd
Sharing Of FacilitiesYes (true)SharingOfFacilitiesInd
Paid Employees SharingfalsePaidEmployeesSharingInd
Reimbursement Paid To Other OrgYes (true)ReimbursementPaidToOtherOrgInd
Reimbursement Paid By Other OrgfalseReimbursementPaidByOtherOrgInd
Transfer To Other OrgfalseTransferToOtherOrgInd
Transfer From Other OrgfalseTransferFromOtherOrgInd

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