PORTUGUESE DISCOVERY MONUMENT FOUNDATION

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2017 · Form 990EZ · revenue $120K · expenses $102K · assets $18K

EIN
47-5506395
Address
1100 AQUIDNECK AVE, MIDDLETOWN, RI 02842-5204
Website
WWW.PORTUGUESEMONUMENT.ORG
NTEE code
A80 Historical Societies, Related Historical Activities (Arts, Culture and Humanities) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
February 2016 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (public charity) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Public charity supported by the public (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))
Principal officer
Robert M Silva (its 2025 Form 990-N)
Form 990-N e-postcards
1 filed, 2025 (organizations with gross receipts normally $50,000 or less file this instead of a full Form 990) IRS data ↗
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Mission

TO PROMOTE THE RENOVATION, RESTORATION, RECONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION, ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A MONUMNET TO THE PORTUGUESE NAVIGATORS AS LOCATED AT BRENTON POINT PARK, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 6 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

6 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Robert M Silva DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
James J Reed DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Leonel Rodrigues Teixeira DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Charles J Laranjo DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Helen M Mathieu DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1
Joseph G Dias DIRECTOR2017 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2017 · 6 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
ROBERT M SILVA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JAMES J REED DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
LEONEL RODRIGUES TEIXEIRA DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
CHARLES J LARANJO DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
HELEN M MATHIEU DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01
JOSEPH G DIAS DIRECTOR1 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2017 · Form 990EZ period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$120,000$101,958 $18,142$18,142 $120,000- ---

Funders of this organization

1 grantor reported grants to this organization, $100,000 in all, tax years 2016 to 2016. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTotal givenGrantsLatest year's amountLatest yearYears givenTypeMatchGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND $100,0001 $100,0002016 2016 DAF sponsor Exact
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2017 · Form 990EZ · $101,958 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $98,261 96.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $3,697 3.6%
Total$101,958100%

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