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PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD COUNCIL: Form 990, tax year 2018

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Organization
PUERTO RICO STATEHOOD COUNCIL (EIN 46-1462011)
Tax period
2018-01-01 to 2018-12-31
Filed
2019-11-15
IRS object ID
201923199349305832
Schema version
2018v3.1
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

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Tax Period End2018-12-31TaxPeriodEndDt

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EIN461462011EIN

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PersonJose A FuentesPersonNm
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Form990 Part VII Section A Form990PartVIISectionAGrp (3 entries)

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Jose Fuentes
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Maria Cristina Fuentes
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Corinne Gray
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901 7th Street NW 200WashingtonDC20001Lobbying and Educational Advocacy$325,000
Howard L Hills
271 Alta Vista WayLaguna BeachCA92651Legal Research$120,000
Michael Best Strategies
100 East Wisconsin Ave 3300MilwaukeeWI53202Strategic Consulting$250,000
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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

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ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

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Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

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Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
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Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

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Grant Records MaintainedYes (true)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Recipient Table RecipientTable (4 entries)

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Americans for PR Statehood
1000 Maine Ave SW 400WashingtonDC20024460911246c4$19,500Education
National Taxpayer's Union
25 Massachusetts Ave NWWashingtonDC20001521122683c4$15,000Education
Citizens Against Government Waste
1100 Connecticut Ave NW 650WashingtonDC20036521363952c3$10,000Education
Hispanic Leadership Fund
1200 G Street NW 800WashingtonDC20005262383617c4$20,000General
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Total501c3 Org1Total501c3OrgCnt
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Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

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Form And Line ReferencePt I Line 2FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOfficers of the organization regularly monitor the activities of the granteesExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
Pt VI, Line 11bAll Directors review and discuss the Form 990 before approving for submission.
Pt VI, Line 19No documents have been made available to the public.
Pt VI, Line 2Two board members are spouses and the third board member is an employee of another member.

Schedule R IRS990ScheduleR

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Americans for Puerto Rico Statehood
1000 Maine Ave SW 400WashingtonDC20024460911246EducationalVA501(c)(4)NA
Committee on PR and the US Constitution
1000 Maine Ave SW 400WashingtonDC20024820731114EducationalDC501(c)(4)NA
Educational Forum for US Citizenship
1000 Maine Ave SW 400WashingtonDC20024811664292EducationalDC501(c)(4)NA
Federal Plebiscite Educational Program Inc
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