THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR: Form 990, tax year 2019

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Organization: THE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM OF WORLD WAR (EIN 45-5327601)
Tax period: 2019-01-01 to 2019-12-31
Filed: 2020-03-21
IRS object ID: 202010819349300101
Schema version: 2019v5.0
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 B
Schedule C
Schedule D
Schedule L
Schedule M
Schedule O

Return header ReturnHeader

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Return	2020-03-21T07:40:29-05:00	ReturnTs
Tax Period End	2019-12-31	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	2019-01-01	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	2020-03-21	SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid Preparer	Yes (1)	DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Preparer Person	MAUREEN L SULLIVAN CPA	PreparerPersonNm
PTIN	P00296843	PTIN
Phone	5088717178	PhoneNum
Preparation	2020-03-21	PreparationDt

Filing Security Information FilingSecurityInformation

IP Address IPAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
I Pv4 Address	71.248.188.134	IPv4AddressTxt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
IP	2020-03-21	IPDt
IP Tm	08:32:00	IPTm
IP Timezone	ED	IPTimezoneCd
Filing License Type	P	FilingLicenseTypeCd
At Submission Creation Device Id	FDC7FE5716F471E5824A85543ABD830755F18214	AtSubmissionCreationDeviceId
At Submission Filing Device Id	69E9977AC052CEB93F1ED3E2D4B07C277CAC5DE2	AtSubmissionFilingDeviceId

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Tax	2019	TaxYr
Build TS	2020-09-23 17:36:50Z	BuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
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	$248,735	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
Voting Members Governing Body	19	VotingMembersGoverningBodyCnt
Voting Members Independent	16	VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee	19	TotalEmployeeCnt
Total Volunteers	4	TotalVolunteersCnt
Total Gross UBI	$0	TotalGrossUBIAmt
Net Unrelated Bus Txbl Incm	$0	NetUnrelatedBusTxblIncmAmt
PY Contributions Grants	$814,419	PYContributionsGrantsAmt
CY Contributions Grants	$248,735	CYContributionsGrantsAmt
PY Program Service Revenue	$0	PYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
CY Program Service Revenue	$0	CYProgramServiceRevenueAmt
PY Investment Income	-$104,316	PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income	$0	CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue	$0	PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue	$0	CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue	$710,103	PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue	$248,735	CYTotalRevenueAmt
PY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	PYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
CY Grants And Similar Paid	$0	CYGrantsAndSimilarPaidAmt
PY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	PYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
CY Benefits Paid To Members	$0	CYBenefitsPaidToMembersAmt
PY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$620,148	PYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
CY Salaries Comp Emp Bnft Paid	$505,307	CYSalariesCompEmpBnftPaidAmt
PY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$6,000	PYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Prof Fndrsng Expns	$0	CYTotalProfFndrsngExpnsAmt
CY Total Fundraising Expense	$123,157	CYTotalFundraisingExpenseAmt
PY Other Expenses	$1,501,030	PYOtherExpensesAmt
CY Other Expenses	$1,403,270	CYOtherExpensesAmt
PY Total Expenses	$2,127,178	PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses	$1,908,577	CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,417,075	PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses	-$1,659,842	CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY	$3,696,451	TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY	$2,148,602	TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY	$66,590	TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY	$1,798,602	TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY	$3,629,861	NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt
Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY	$350,000	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	$888,446	ExpenseAmt
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.	Desc
Total Program Service Expenses	$888,446	TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
Described In Section501c3	Yes (1)	DescribedInSection501c3Ind
Schedule B Required	Yes (1)	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	Yes (1)	ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec	0	ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
Report Program Related Invst	0	ReportProgramRelatedInvstInd
Report Other Assets	0	ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other Liabilities	Yes (1)	ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 Footnote	Yes (1)	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	0	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	Yes (1)	BusinessRlnWith35CtrlEntInd
Deductible Non Cash Contri	Yes (1)	DeductibleNonCashContriInd
Deductible Art Contribution	Yes (1)	DeductibleArtContributionInd
Terminate Operations	0	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	14	IRPDocumentCnt
IRP Document W2 G	0	IRPDocumentW2GCnt
Employee	19	EmployeeCnt
Employment Tax Returns Filed	Yes (1)	EmploymentTaxReturnsFiledInd
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	19	GoverningBodyVotingMembersCnt
Independent Voting Member	16	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
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	CT	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	IL	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	ME	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	MA	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NH	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	NY	StatesWhereCopyOfReturnIsFldCd
States Where Copy Of Return Is Fld	RI	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

Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (23 entries)

TitleTitleTxt	Average Hours Per WeekAverageHoursPerWeekRt	Individual Trustee Or DirectorIndividualTrusteeOrDirectorInd	OfficerOfficerInd	Reportable Comp From OrgReportableCompFromOrgAmt	Reportable Comp From Rltd OrgReportableCompFromRltdOrgAmt	Other CompensationOtherCompensationAmt	Highest Compensated EmployeeHighestCompensatedEmployeeInd
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
PHILIP S BALBONI
TRUSTEE THROUGH 5/20/19	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
RICHARD C GODFREY
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
FELIPE PROPPER
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
GEORGE W CASEY JR
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
MALCOLM ROGERS CBE
TRUSTEE THROUGH 7/10/19	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MIKE MICHELSON
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MARTIN SCHOYEN
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
JEFF FARRELL
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$13,163	$0	$0
JIM MULLEN
TRUSTEE THROUGH 8/5/19	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
STUART PRATT
TRUSTEE THROUGH 6/4/19	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
MICHAEL YOUNG
TRUSTEE	1.00	Yes (X)		$0	$0	$0
SUSAN WILKINS
EDUCATION DIRECTOR	40.00			$124,684	$0	$0	Yes (X)
SUSAN E FARRINGTON
EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT	40.00			$120,612	$0	$1,934	Yes (X)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Reportable Comp From Org	$258,459	TotalReportableCompFromOrgAmt
Tot Reportable Comp Rltd Org	$0	TotReportableCompRltdOrgAmt
Total Other Compensation	$1,934	TotalOtherCompensationAmt
Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K	2	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
All Other Contributions	$248,735	AllOtherContributionsAmt
Noncash Contributions	$50,201	NoncashContributionsAmt
Total Contributions	$248,735	TotalContributionsAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column	$248,735	TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Related Or Exempt Func Income	$0	RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue	$0	UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion	$0	ExclusionAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$13,163	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,163	ProgramServicesAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$445,604	TotalAmt
Program Services	$170,522	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$275,082	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$12,785	TotalAmt
Management And General	$12,785	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$33,755	TotalAmt
Program Services	$13,839	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$19,916	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$220,928	TotalAmt
Management And General	$220,928	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$23,163	TotalAmt
Management And General	$23,163	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$4,535	TotalAmt
Program Services	$4,535	ProgramServicesAmt

Advertising AdvertisingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$34,286	TotalAmt
Program Services	$30,985	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$367	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$2,934	FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$145,937	TotalAmt
Program Services	$10,163	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$100,534	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$35,240	FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$17,928	TotalAmt
Management And General	$17,928	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$429,396	TotalAmt
Program Services	$319,245	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$90,007	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$20,144	FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$65,497	TotalAmt
Management And General	$658	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$64,839	FundraisingAmt

Interest InterestGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$50,175	TotalAmt
Management And General	$50,175	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$47,486	TotalAmt
Program Services	$44,126	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$3,360	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$3,781	TotalAmt
Management And General	$3,781	ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDesc	TotalTotalAmt	Program ServicesProgramServicesAmt	Management And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES	$200,094	$200,094
ARTIFACT PURCHASES	$81,774	$81,774
BAD DEBT EXPENSE	$77,290		$77,290
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION	$1,000		$1,000

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total	$1,908,577	TotalAmt
Program Services	$888,446	ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General	$896,974	ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising	$123,157	FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$410,111	BOYAmt
EOY	$93,203	EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$118,337	BOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$2,840	BOYAmt

Receivables From Officers Etc ReceivablesFromOfficersEtcGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$124,026	BOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$4,835	BOYAmt
EOY	$5,399	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss	$2,050,000	LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,036,302	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,050,000	EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,696,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,148,602	EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,590	BOYAmt
EOY	$54,796	EOYAmt

Loans From Officers Directors LoansFromOfficersDirectorsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$0	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,064,391	EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

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

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$66,590	BOYAmt
EOY	$1,798,602	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	$3,243,400	BOYAmt
EOY	$350,000	EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$386,461	BOYAmt
EOY	$0	EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,629,861	BOYAmt
EOY	$350,000	EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
BOY	$3,696,451	BOYAmt
EOY	$2,148,602	EOYAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Info In Schedule O Part XI	Yes (X)	InfoInScheduleOPartXIInd
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss	-$1,659,842	ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets	-$1,620,019	OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting Accrual	Yes (X)	MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review	Yes (1)	AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

Acct Compile Or Review Basis AcctCompileOrReviewBasisGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl Stmt	Yes (X)	SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
FS Audited	0	FSAuditedInd
Audit Committee	Yes (1)	AuditCommitteeInd
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	$2,209,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,217,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,286,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$814,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$248,735	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,776,217	TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years	$2,209,158	CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years	$1,217,784	CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years	$1,286,121	CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year	$814,419	CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year	$248,735	CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total	$5,776,217	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot	$1,487,380	SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170	$4,288,837	PublicSupportTotal170Amt
Total Support	$5,776,217	TotalSupportAmt
Public Support CY170	0.74250	PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY170	0.62430	PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170	Yes (X)	ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Contributor	RESTRICTED	ContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RESTRICTED	BusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Address Line1	RESTRICTED	AddressLine1
Address Line2	RESTRICTED	AddressLine2
City	RESTRICTED	City
State	RESTRICTED	State
ZIP Code	RESTRICTED	ZIPCode

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Contributions	RESTRICTED	TotalContributionsAmt

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	$1,908,577	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Total Exempt Purpose Expend TotalExemptPurposeExpendGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$1,908,577	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Lobbying Nontaxable Amount LobbyingNontaxableAmountGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$245,429	FilingOrganizationsTotalAmt

Grassroots Nontaxable GrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Filing Organizations Total	$61,357	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 Minus1	$256,984	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$245,429	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$502,413	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Lobbying Ceiling	$753,620	LobbyingCeilingAmt

Avg Grassroots Nontaxable AvgGrassrootsNontaxableGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Current Year Minus1	$64,246	CurrentYearMinus1Amt
Current Year	$61,357	CurrentYearAmt
Total	$125,603	TotalAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Grassroots Ceiling	$188,405	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

Land LandGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis	$2,050,000	OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value	$2,050,000	BookValueAmt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings	$2,050,000	TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Desc	ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS TO BE INCURRED DURING LIQUIDATION IN 2020	Desc
Amt	$679,415	Amt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Liability	$679,415	TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote Text	Yes (X)	FootnoteTextInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 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.
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.
PART X, LINE 2:	TAX POSITION: THE ORGANIZATION CURRENTLY EVALUATES ALL TAX POSITIONS, AND MAKES A DETERMINATION REGARDING THE LIKELIHOOD OF THOSE POSITIONS BEING UPHELD UNDER REVIEW. THE PRIMARY TAX POSITIONS MADE BY THE ORGANIZATION ARE THE EXISTENCE OF UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX AND THE ORGANIZATION'S STATUS AS A TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATION UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. FOR THE YEAR PRESENTED, THE ORGANIZATION HAS NOT RECOGNIZED ANY TAX BENEFITS OR LOSS CONTINGENCIES FOR UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS BASED ON THIS EVALUATION.

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	EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT	Yes (X)	$10,278	$10,278	0	0	0
KENNETH RENDELL & SHIRLEY MCNERNEY RENDELL
BOARD PRESIDENT AND BOARD TREASURER	NOTE PAYABLE TO RELATED PARTY	Yes (X)	$1,048,000	$1,054,113	0	Yes (1)	Yes (1)

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Total Balance Due	$1,064,391	TotalBalanceDueAmt

Bus Tr Involve Interested Prsn BusTrInvolveInterestedPrsnGrp

Name Of Interested NameOfInterested

Business Name BusinessName

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1	RENT TO MUSEUM REALTY LLC	BusinessNameLine1Txt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Relationship Description	WORLD WAR II MUSEUM	RelationshipDescriptionTxt
Transaction	$180,046	TransactionAmt
Transaction	RENT PAID	TransactionDesc
Sharing Of Revenues	0	SharingOfRevenuesInd

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990	$50,201	NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining Revenues	FMV	MethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt

Historical Artifacts HistoricalArtifactsGrp

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Non Cash Checkbox	Yes (X)	NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution	1	ContributionCnt

Field	Value	IRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held	0	AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC Gifts	Yes (1)	ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used	0	ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 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. THE MUSEUM EXPECTS TO SELL ITS PROPERTY IN 2020, LIQUIDATE ITS OBLIGATIONS AND DISTRIBUTE ANY REMAINING ASSETS TO ANOTHER CHARITABLE MUSEUM WITH A SIMILAR MISSION PURSUANT TO A DISSOLUTION PLAN THAT WILL BE APPROVED BY 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:	ESTIMATED OPERATING COSTS TO BE INCURRED DURING LIQUIDATION IN 2020 -679,415. REVALUATION OF PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT -90,604. REVALUATION OF PROPERTY HELD FOR SALE -850,000.