SCIENCE LITERACY PROJECT: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
SCIENCE LITERACY PROJECT (EIN 52-1844456)
Tax period
2018-07-01 to 2019-06-30
Filed
2019-08-12
IRS object ID
201922259349301237
Schema version
2018v3.1
Source
Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica

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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (2 entries)

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Form 990 governing body review Part VI line 11Form 990 for the 2017 990 will be made by the Board of Directors prior to submission to the IRS.
Governing documents etc available to public Part VI line 19Governing documents, etc. are made available by request.

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