POLICY SCIENCES CENTER INC: Form 990, tax year 2014

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Organization
POLICY SCIENCES CENTER INC (EIN 06-0813895)
Tax period
2014-01-01 to 2014-12-31
Filed
2015-05-06
IRS object ID
201501269349300235
Schema version
2014v5.0
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)
Return2015-05-06T09:26:31-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2014-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1EBEL HEARD & COBusinessNameLine1Txt

Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress

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Address Line1310 S SECOND AVEAddressLine1Txt
CityROCK RAPIDSCityNm
State AbbreviationIAStateAbbreviationCd
ZIP51246ZIPCd
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Return Type990ReturnTypeCd
Tax Period Begin2014-01-01TaxPeriodBeginDt

Filer Filer

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EIN060813895EIN

Business Name BusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name ControlPOLIBusinessNameControlTxt
Phone3195942427PhoneNum

US Address USAddress

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ZIP52240ZIPCd

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
PersonANDREW WILLARDPersonNm
Person TitlePRESIDENTPersonTitleTxt
Phone3195942427PhoneNum
Signature2015-05-06SignatureDt
Discuss With Paid PreparerYes (true)DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd

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Preparer PersonDAN HEARDPreparerPersonNm
PTINP00137136PTIN
Phone7124724208PhoneNum
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Tax2014TaxYr
Build TS2016-03-07 17:11:31ZBuildTS

Form 990 IRS990

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Website AddressWWW.POLICYSCIENCES.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Voting Members Independent0VotingMembersIndependentCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
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CY Investment Income$9CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Other Revenue$0CYOtherRevenueAmt
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Donor Advised FundfalseDonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation EasementsfalseConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtfalseCollectionsOfArtInd
Credit CounselingfalseCreditCounselingInd
Temp Or Permanent EndowmentsfalseTempOrPermanentEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentfalseReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
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Nondeductible ContributionsfalseNondeductibleContributionsInd
Indoor Tanning ServicesfalseIndoorTanningServicesInd
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PersonANDREW WILLARDPersonNm
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ANDREW WILLARD
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CHARLES NORCHI
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FRANK J PENNA
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LUNG-CHU CHEN
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AMANDA LYNCH
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RONALD BRUNNER
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WILLIAM ASCHER
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DAVID CHERNEY
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SUSAN IOTT
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CHRISTINA BRUNER
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Travel TravelGrp

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Accountant Compile Or ReviewYes (true)AccountantCompileOrReviewInd

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

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

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Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART II, LINE 10FormAndLineReferenceDesc
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Schedule L IRS990ScheduleL

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PersonANDREW WILLARDPersonNm
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Type Of AssistanceMANAGEMENTTypeOfAssistanceTxt

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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