MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Form 990, tax year 2022

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Organization
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (EIN 04-2108374)
Tax period
2022-07-01 to 2023-06-30
Filed
2024-04-23
IRS object ID
202421149349300647
Schema version
2022v5.0
Source
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Return header ReturnHeader

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Return2024-04-23T11:33:48-05:00ReturnTs
Tax Period End2023-06-30TaxPeriodEndDt

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Principal OfficerCATHERINE ALLGORPrincipalOfficerNm

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Gross Receipts$12,193,769GrossReceiptsAmt
Group Return For Affiliates0GroupReturnForAffiliatesInd
Organization501c3Yes (X)Organization501c3Ind
Website AddressWWW.MASSHIST.ORGWebsiteAddressTxt
Type Of Organization CorpYes (X)TypeOfOrganizationCorpInd
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Activity Or MissionTHE MHS SEEKS TO MAKE AMERICAN HISTORY RELEVANT AND ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE.ActivityOrMissionDesc
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Total Volunteers70TotalVolunteersCnt
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PY Investment Income$7,198,030PYInvestmentIncomeAmt
CY Investment Income$1,133,913CYInvestmentIncomeAmt
PY Other Revenue$38,031PYOtherRevenueAmt
CY Other Revenue$82,102CYOtherRevenueAmt
PY Total Revenue$9,533,409PYTotalRevenueAmt
CY Total Revenue$3,698,624CYTotalRevenueAmt
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PY Total Expenses$8,643,577PYTotalExpensesAmt
CY Total Expenses$9,479,740CYTotalExpensesAmt
PY Revenues Less Expenses$889,832PYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
CY Revenues Less Expenses-$5,781,116CYRevenuesLessExpensesAmt
Total Assets BOY$141,808,297TotalAssetsBOYAmt
Total Assets EOY$141,301,396TotalAssetsEOYAmt
Total Liabilities BOY$2,247,858TotalLiabilitiesBOYAmt
Total Liabilities EOY$2,160,729TotalLiabilitiesEOYAmt
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Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY$139,140,667NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt
Info In Schedule O Part IIIYes (X)InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd
MissionTO PROMOTE UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NATION BY COLLECTING AND COMMUNICATING MATERIALS AND RESOURCES THAT FOSTER HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE.MissionDesc
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Significant Change0SignificantChangeInd
Expense$5,589,662ExpenseAmt
Grant$232,375GrantAmt
Revenue$90,041RevenueAmt
DescAS THE NATIONS' FIRST HISTORICAL SOCIETY, THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY (MHS) STRIVES TO ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATION'S PAST AND ITS CONNECTION TO THE PRESENT, DEMONSTRATING THAT HISTORY IS NOT JUST A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT HAPPENED TO INDIVIDUALS LONG AGO BUT IS INTEGRAL TO THE FABRIC OF OUR DAILY LIVES. ITS COLLECTIONS ARE ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN AMERICAN HISTORY. BEYOND RESEARCH, THE MHS OFFERS MANY WAYS FOR THE PUBLIC TO ENJOY ITS COLLECTIONS INCLUDING ENGAGING PROGRAMS, THOUGHT-PROVOKING EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS, SEMINARS, AND TEACHER WORKSHOPS.PLEASE SEE SCH. O FOR ADDITIONAL PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS & DESCRIPTIONS.COLLECTIONS - THE SOCIETY'S EXTRAORDINARY COLLECTIONS TELL THE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH MILLIONS OF RARE AND UNIQUE DOCUMENTS, ARTIFACTS, AND NATIONAL TREASURES, INCLUDING THE PERSONAL PAPERS OF THREE PRESIDENTS JOHN ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, AND THOMAS JEFFERSON. THROUGH ITS RESEARCH LIBRARY, ONLINE RESOURCES, PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS, AND PROGRAMS, THE MHS MAKES ITS HOLDINGS ACCESSIBLE TO ANYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN THE PEOPLE AND EVENTS THAT SHAPED OUR COUNTRY. PAUL REVERE'S HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT OF HIS FAMOUS RIDE, THOMAS JEFFERSON'S AND JOHN ADAM'S MANUSCRIPT COPIES OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND ELBRIDGE GERRY'S ANNOTATED COPY OF THE CONSTITUTION ARE AMONG THE MANY ICONIC AMERICAN DOCUMENTS OF THE MHS. SPANNING FOUR CENTURIES, THE LETTERS, DIARIES, AND OTHER PERSONAL PAPERS OF INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AS WELL AS THEIR BOOKS, PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, NEWSPAPERS, ARTIFACTS, AND WORKS OF ART HAVE BECOME ESSENTIAL PRIMARY SOURCES FOR THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF AMERICAN HISTORY. THE LIBRARY IS FREE AND OPEN TO RESEARCHERS OF ALL AGES AND LEVELS OF INTEREST. THE LIBRARY DOES NOT LEND MATERIALS, BUT ANY PERSON INTERESTED IN USING THE COLLECTION CAN REGISTER AS A RESEARCHER AND USE MATERIALS IN THE LIBRARY. IN MANY CASES, SELECTED MATERIALS CAN BE REPRODUCED AND SENT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO CANNOT VISIT LIBRARY IN PERSON.EXHIBITIONS - THE SOCIETY'S EXHIBITIONS CELEBRATE THE PERSPECTIVE AMERICAN HISTORY BRINGS TO OUR OWN TIME AND ILLUSTRATE HOW IT SUSTAINS OUR REPUBLIC AND GUIDES OUR FUTURE. AS A MAJOR HISTORY PRESENTATION VENUE FOR THE REGION, THE MHS PRODUCES EXHIBITIONS THAT ARE THEMATIC, TELL STORIES, AND EXPLORE HOW TURNING POINTS IN THE PAST ARE REFLECTED IN CULTURE TODAY. THROUGHOUT FISCAL YEAR 2023, VISITORS TO OUR BUILDING WERE ABLE TO ENJOY TWO EXHIBITIONS. PART 3 OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS: OBJECTS THAT FASCINATE, INTEREST & INSPIRE WAS OPEN FROM OCTOBER 10, 2022, THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2023. AMONG THE ECLECTIC CROSS SECTION OF VISUAL AND MATERIAL CULTURE ITEMS ON DISPLAY, VISITORS WERE ABLE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT A 1692 PETITION TO SPARE A WOMAN'S LIFE, A PORTRAIT OF A SOLDIER WHOSE IMAGE WAS PRESERVED BUT NOT HIS NAME, A BRONZE HOT DOG PRESENTED AS A CAMPAIGN GIFT IN THE 20TH CENTURY, AND A WOODEN SCREW USED TO MAKE A MAMMOTH CHEESE IN THE 18TH CENTURY. ON MAY 1, 2023, WE OPENED MASSART AT 150: TRADITION AND INNOVATION. THE EXHIBITION CELEBRATED THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF MASSART, THE FIRST INDEPENDENT PUBLICLY FUNDED ART AND DESIGN COLLEGE IN THE UNITED STATES. VISITORS WERE ABLE TO VIEW A RETROSPECTIVE OF STUDENT AND ALUMNI WORK CREATED IN RESPONSE TO A MASTERWORK PERFORMED BY HANDEL + HAYDN AND EXPLORE A SELECTION OF CLOTHING, EQUIPMENT, ADVERTISING, EVERYDAY HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND INNOVATIONS DESIGNED BY MASSART ALUMNI CURATED BY MASSART'S ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT.EDUCATION AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS - CONTINUING TO DEVELOP A VIBRANT SELECTION OF PUBLIC AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS ENABLES THE MHS TO HELP ENHANCE THE UNDERSTANDING OF OUR NATION'S PAST AND ITS CONNECTION TO THE PRESENT. WHERE OPINIONS VARY, THE MHS PROVIDES A FORUM FOR DEBATE. PROGRAMMING DESIGNED FOR BOTH GENERAL AND SCHOLARLY AUDIENCES ATTRACTED MORE THAN 8,290 ATTENDEES AT PROGRAMS, SEMINAR SESSIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. A WIDE RANGE OF PROGRAMS WERE OFFERED IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 INCLUDING THE AASLH AWARD-WINNING SERIES ON DISABILITY IN THE AMERICAN PAST, OCTOBER 28, 2022; THE REVOLUTIONARY: SAMUEL ADAMS WITH STACY SCHIFF IN CONVERSATION WITH SARA GEORGINI; TEACHING WHITE SUPREMACY: AMERICA'S DEMOCRATIC ORDEAL AND THE FORGING OF OUR NATIONAL IDENTITY WITH DONALD YACOVONE IN CONVERSATION WITH HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.; AND LYDIA MARIA CHILD: A RADICAL AMERICAN LIFE WITH LYDIA MOLAND IN CONVERSATION WITH MEGAN MARSHALL. AS WELL, WE HOSTED PROGRAMS ON LOCAL LGBTQ+ HISTORY AND BOSTON'S LITTLE SYRIA NEIGHBORHOOD.RESEARCH THE SOCIETY STRIVES TO FOSTER A RESEARCH COMMUNITY THAT ACTIVELY PROMOTES THE STUDY OF THE HISTORY OF MASSACHUSETTS AND THE NATION. WE OFFER AN EXCEPTIONAL RANGE OF RESOURCES FOR MAKING AND SHARING HISTORICAL DISCOVERIES INCLUDING PUBLIC TALKS, TOURS, EXHIBITIONS, SCHOLARLY SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, AND ACCESS TO OUR COLLECTIONS THROUGH OUR WEBSITE AND LIBRARY. WE AWARDED 59 FELLOWSHIPS IN FISCAL YEAR 2023 INCLUDING MHS-NEH LONG-TERM, MHS SHORT-TERM, NERFC, TEACHER, AND STUDENT FELLOWSHIPS). EACH YEAR, THE MHS WELCOMES A WIDE VARIETY OF RESEARCHERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND AROUND THE WORLD FROM HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND FAMILY HISTORIANS TO PROFESSORS AND PULITZER PRIZEWINNING AUTHORS. THESE RESEARCHERS NETWORK, SHARE THEIR FINDINGS, AND EXCHANGE IDEAS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, THERE WERE 2,440 RESEARCH VISITS FROM 705 INDIVIDUAL RESEARCHERS FROM 35 STATES AND 13 COUNTRIES OUTSIDE OF THE US.PUBLICATION AND DOCUMENTARY EDITING INCLUDING THE ADAMS PAPERS -THE MHS BEGAN PUBLISHING BOOKS IN 1792 AND IS ONE OF THE OLDEST, CONTINUOUSLY OPERATING PUBLISHERS IN THE UNITED STATES, AND MAKES AVAILABLE PRINTED BOOKS, ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS, A NEWSLETTER, AND SCHOLARLY JOURNAL. THE MHS PUBLISHES PRINT AND ELECTRONIC WORKS THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT AND MAKE AVAILABLE THE CONTENT OF SOME OF ITS MOST SIGNIFICANT COLLECTIONS AND THE PEOPLE WHO CREATED THEM. AS PART OF ITS MISSION, THE MHS MAINTAINS ITS OWN PUBLISHING PROGRAM AND HOSTS THE OFFICES OF THE ADAMS PAPERS EDITORIAL PROJECT. FOUNDED IN 1954, THE PROJECT PREPARES A COMPREHENSIVE EDITION, IN PRINT AND DIGITAL FORMATS, OF THE MANUSCRIPTS WRITTEN AND RECEIVED BY THREE GENERATION OF THE ADAMS FAMILY OF BRAINTREE AND QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS. THE ADAMS FAMILY PAPERS MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION AT THE MHS FORMS THE NUCLEUS OF THE PROJECT, ALTHOUGH THE EDITORS HAVE GATHERED MORE THAN 30,000 COPIES OF ADDITIONAL ADAMS WRITINGS FROM HUNDREDS OF LIBRARIES, INSTITUTIONS, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD. TO DATE, NEARLY 60 PRINT VOLUMES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, MOST OF WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE AS PART OF THE ADAMS PAPERS DIGITAL EDITION.Desc
Total Program Service Expenses$5,589,662TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt
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Schedule B RequiredYes (1)ScheduleBRequiredInd
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Subject To Proxy Tax0SubjectToProxyTaxInd
Donor Advised Fund0DonorAdvisedFundInd
Conservation Easements0ConservationEasementsInd
Collections Of ArtYes (1)CollectionsOfArtInd
Credit Counseling0CreditCounselingInd
Donor Rstr Or Quasi EndowmentsYes (1)DonorRstrOrQuasiEndowmentsInd
Report Land Building EquipmentYes (1)ReportLandBuildingEquipmentInd
Report Investments Other Sec0ReportInvestmentsOtherSecInd
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Report Other Assets0ReportOtherAssetsInd
Report Other LiabilitiesYes (1)ReportOtherLiabilitiesInd
Include FIN48 FootnoteYes (1)IncludeFIN48FootnoteInd
Independent Audit Fincl StmtYes (1)IndependentAuditFinclStmtInd
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School Operating0SchoolOperatingInd
Foreign Office0ForeignOfficeInd
Foreign ActivitiesYes (1)ForeignActivitiesInd
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Professional Fundraising0ProfessionalFundraisingInd
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Gaming Activities0GamingActivitiesInd
Operate Hospital0OperateHospitalInd
Grants To Organizations0GrantsToOrganizationsInd
Grants To IndividualsYes (1)GrantsToIndividualsInd
Schedule J RequiredYes (1)ScheduleJRequiredInd
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Unrelated Bus Incm Over LimitYes (1)UnrelatedBusIncmOverLimitInd
Form990 T FiledYes (1)Form990TFiledInd
Foreign Financial Account0ForeignFinancialAccountInd
Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans0ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd
Taxable Party Notification0TaxablePartyNotificationInd
Nondeductible Contributions0NondeductibleContributionsInd
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Quid Pro Quo Contri DisclYes (1)QuidProQuoContriDisclInd
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Material Diversion Or Misuse0MaterialDiversionOrMisuseInd
Members Or StockholdersYes (1)MembersOrStockholdersInd
Election Of Board MembersYes (1)ElectionOfBoardMembersInd
Decisions Subject To Approva0DecisionsSubjectToApprovaInd
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Local Chapters0LocalChaptersInd
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Whistleblower PolicyYes (1)WhistleblowerPolicyInd
Document Retention PolicyYes (1)DocumentRetentionPolicyInd
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Own WebsiteYes (X)OwnWebsiteInd
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NANCY COTT
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MICHAEL A EWALD
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ANNETTE GORDON-REED
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SUSAN W HUNNEWELL
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G NATHANIEL JEPPSON
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RENE JONES
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT KWAK
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANTHONY H LENESS
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ANNE CRAIGE MCNAY
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CLAIRE NEE NELSON
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JOHN O'LEARY
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
ROBERT G RIPLEY JR
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
PAUL W SANDMAN
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
KATHERINE BABSON JR
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JAMES SEGEL
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
EDWARD L WIDMER
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
JUDITH BRYANT WITTENBERG
TRUSTEE3.00Yes (X)$0$0$0
CATHERINE ALLGOR
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NEWCOMB STILLWELL
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BENJAMIN C ADAMS
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OLIVER F AMES
VICE CHAIR3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
EDWARD BALDINI
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LEVIN H CAMPBELL JR
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G MARSHALL MORIARTY
CHAIR OF ADVISORS3.00$0$0$0Yes (X)
BRENDA M LAWSON
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PETER DRUMMEY
CHIEF HISTORIAN & LIBRARIAN35.00$143,508$0$12,296Yes (X)
SARA MARTIN
EDITOR IN CHIEF35.00$123,486$0$13,628Yes (X)
VICTORIA MCKAY
DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT35.00$110,114$0$39,202Yes (X)
KANISORN WONGSRICHANALAI
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Indiv Rcvd Greater Than100 K6IndivRcvdGreaterThan100KCnt
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Total Comp Greater Than150 KYes (1)TotalCompGreaterThan150KInd
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WINTER STREET CFO LLC
125 ROCKY BROOK ROADNORTH ANDOVERMA01845CFO CONSULTANT$153,048
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Government Grants$361,247GovernmentGrantsAmt
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Program Service Revenue ProgramServiceRevenueGrp (3 entries)

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Program Service Revenue$90,041TotalProgramServiceRevenueAmt

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FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$100,323TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$100,323ExclusionAmt

Royalties Revenue RoyaltiesRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Revenue Column$41,485TotalRevenueColumnAmt
Exclusion$41,485ExclusionAmt

Gross Rents GrossRentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$6,668RealAmt

Less Rental Expenses LessRentalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real$8,074RealAmt

Rental Income Or Loss RentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Real-$1,406RealAmt

Net Rental Income Or Loss NetRentalIncomeOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion-$1,406ExclusionAmt

Gross Amount Sales Assets GrossAmountSalesAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$9,520,661SecuritiesAmt

Less Cost Oth Basis Sales Expnss LessCostOthBasisSalesExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$8,487,071SecuritiesAmt

Gain Or Loss GainOrLossGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Securities$1,033,590SecuritiesAmt

Net Gain Or Loss Investments NetGainOrLossInvestmentsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$457,220ExclusionAmt

Other Revenue Misc OtherRevenueMiscGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Exclusion$42,023ExclusionAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Revenue Total$42,023OtherRevenueTotalAmt

Total Revenue TotalRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
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Related Or Exempt Func Income$90,041RelatedOrExemptFuncIncomeAmt
Unrelated Business Revenue$576,370UnrelatedBusinessRevenueAmt
Exclusion$639,645ExclusionAmt

Grants To Domestic Individuals GrantsToDomesticIndividualsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$232,375TotalAmt
Program Services$232,375ProgramServicesAmt

Comp Current Ofcr Directors CompCurrentOfcrDirectorsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$324,475TotalAmt
Management And General$188,196ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$136,279FundraisingAmt

Other Salaries And Wages OtherSalariesAndWagesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$4,362,321TotalAmt
Program Services$3,436,821ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$570,032ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$355,468FundraisingAmt

Pension Plan Contributions PensionPlanContributionsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$145,277TotalAmt
Program Services$110,479ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$21,563ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$13,235FundraisingAmt

Other Employee Benefits OtherEmployeeBenefitsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$573,702TotalAmt
Program Services$452,375ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$73,943ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$47,384FundraisingAmt

Payroll Taxes PayrollTaxesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$325,966TotalAmt
Program Services$243,999ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$47,475ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$34,492FundraisingAmt

Fees For Services Legal FeesForServicesLegalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$2,456TotalAmt
Management And General$2,456ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Accounting FeesForServicesAccountingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$78,230TotalAmt
Management And General$78,230ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Srvc Invst Mgmnt Fees FeesForSrvcInvstMgmntFeesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$926,990TotalAmt
Management And General$926,990ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Fees For Services Other FeesForServicesOtherGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$523,945TotalAmt
Program Services$52,836ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$470,609ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$500FundraisingAmt

Office Expenses OfficeExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$60,233TotalAmt
Program Services$25,118ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$27,628ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$7,487FundraisingAmt

Information Technology InformationTechnologyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$214,730TotalAmt
Program Services$121,170ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$45,009ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$48,551FundraisingAmt

Occupancy OccupancyGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$436,777TotalAmt
Program Services$43,340ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$389,437ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,000FundraisingAmt

Travel TravelGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$26,987TotalAmt
Program Services$13,603ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$12,363ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$1,021FundraisingAmt

Conferences Meetings ConferencesMeetingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$27,931TotalAmt
Program Services$27,931ProgramServicesAmt

Interest InterestGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$33,677TotalAmt
Management And General$33,677ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Depreciation Depletion DepreciationDepletionGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$484,136TotalAmt
Program Services$336,433ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$82,057ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$65,646FundraisingAmt

Insurance InsuranceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$96,080TotalAmt
Program Services$11,280ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$84,800ManagementAndGeneralAmt

Other Expenses OtherExpensesGrp (4 entries)

DescDescTotalTotalAmtProgram ServicesProgramServicesAmtManagement And GeneralManagementAndGeneralAmtFundraisingFundraisingAmt
PROGRAM EXPENSES$290,226$290,051$175
PURCHASES OF COLLECTION$113,921$113,921
CULTIVATION EXPENSES$104,717$11,736$36,431$56,550
PRINTING$31,281$10,290$280$20,711

All Other Expenses AllOtherExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$63,307TotalAmt
Program Services$55,904ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,314ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$4,089FundraisingAmt

Total Functional Expenses TotalFunctionalExpensesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total$9,479,740TotalAmt
Program Services$5,589,662ProgramServicesAmt
Management And General$3,094,665ManagementAndGeneralAmt
Fundraising$795,413FundraisingAmt

Cash Non Interest Bearing CashNonInterestBearingGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$425,349BOYAmt
EOY$386,891EOYAmt

Savings And Temp Cash Invst SavingsAndTempCashInvstGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$3,124,835BOYAmt
EOY$3,209,207EOYAmt

Pledges And Grants Receivable PledgesAndGrantsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$204,370BOYAmt
EOY$130,562EOYAmt

Accounts Receivable AccountsReceivableGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,680BOYAmt
EOY$41,000EOYAmt

Prepaid Expenses Defrd Charges PrepaidExpensesDefrdChargesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$145,977BOYAmt
EOY$199,992EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Land Bldg Equip Cost Or Other Bss$17,949,151LandBldgEquipCostOrOtherBssAmt
Land Bldg Equip Accum Deprec$8,454,169LandBldgEquipAccumDeprecAmt

Land Bldg Equip Basis Net LandBldgEquipBasisNetGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$9,769,799BOYAmt
EOY$9,494,982EOYAmt

Investments Pub Traded Sec InvestmentsPubTradedSecGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$127,669,449BOYAmt
EOY$127,469,734EOYAmt

Other Assets Total OtherAssetsTotalGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$416,838BOYAmt
EOY$369,028EOYAmt

Total Assets TotalAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,808,297BOYAmt
EOY$141,301,396EOYAmt

Accounts Payable Accr Expnss AccountsPayableAccrExpnssGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$760,848BOYAmt
EOY$833,909EOYAmt

Deferred Revenue DeferredRevenueGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$349,660BOYAmt
EOY$335,067EOYAmt

Mortg Notes Pybl Scrd Invst Prop MortgNotesPyblScrdInvstPropGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$892,815BOYAmt
EOY$792,337EOYAmt

Other Liabilities OtherLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$244,535BOYAmt
EOY$199,416EOYAmt

Total Liabilities TotalLiabilitiesGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$2,247,858BOYAmt
EOY$2,160,729EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Organization Follows FASB117Yes (X)OrganizationFollowsFASB117Ind

No Donor Restriction Net Assets NoDonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$51,651,639BOYAmt
EOY$51,570,569EOYAmt

Donor Restriction Net Assets DonorRestrictionNetAssetsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$87,908,800BOYAmt
EOY$87,570,098EOYAmt

Total Net Assets Fund Balance TotalNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$139,560,439BOYAmt
EOY$139,140,667EOYAmt

Tot Liab Net Assets Fund Balance TotLiabNetAssetsFundBalanceGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
BOY$141,808,297BOYAmt
EOY$141,301,396EOYAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Reconcilation Revenue Expnss-$5,781,116ReconcilationRevenueExpnssAmt
Net Unrlzd Gains Losses Invst$5,361,344NetUnrlzdGainsLossesInvstAmt
Other Changes In Net Assets$0OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt
Method Of Accounting AccrualYes (X)MethodOfAccountingAccrualInd
Accountant Compile Or Review0AccountantCompileOrReviewInd
FS AuditedYes (1)FSAuditedInd

FS Audited Basis FSAuditedBasisGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Separate Basis Fincl StmtYes (X)SeparateBasisFinclStmtInd
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Audit CommitteeYes (1)AuditCommitteeInd
Federal Grant Audit Required0FederalGrantAuditRequiredInd

Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Public Organization170Yes (X)PublicOrganization170Ind

Gifts Grants Contri Rcvd170 GiftsGrantsContriRcvd170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,830,902CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,939,789CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,770,174CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,135,548CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,392,568CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,068,981TotalAmt

Total Calendar Year170 TotalCalendarYear170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$2,830,902CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$2,939,789CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$3,770,174CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$2,135,548CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$2,392,568CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$14,068,981TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Substantial Contributors Tot$1,689,894SubstantialContributorsTotAmt
Public Support Total170$12,379,087PublicSupportTotal170Amt

Gross Investment Income170 GrossInvestmentIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$139,293CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$130,230CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$44,621CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$29,050CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$148,476CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$491,670TotalAmt

Other Income170 OtherIncome170Grp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Current Tax Year Minus4 Years$36,340CurrentTaxYearMinus4YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus3 Years$28,481CurrentTaxYearMinus3YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus2 Years$24,104CurrentTaxYearMinus2YearsAmt
Current Tax Year Minus1 Year$14,085CurrentTaxYearMinus1YearAmt
Current Tax Year$42,023CurrentTaxYearAmt
Total$145,033TotalAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Support$14,705,684TotalSupportAmt
Gross Receipts Rltd Activities$898,340GrossReceiptsRltdActivitiesAmt
Public Support CY1700.84180PublicSupportCY170Pct
Public Support PY1700.86680PublicSupportPY170Pct
Thirty Thr Pct Suprt Tests CY170Yes (X)ThirtyThrPctSuprtTestsCY170Ind

Form990 Schedule A Part VI Form990ScheduleAPartVIGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferenceSCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationOTHER INCOME - 2018 AMOUNT: $ 36,340. 2019 AMOUNT: $ 28,481. 2020 AMOUNT: $ 24,104. 2021 AMOUNT: $ 14,085. 2022 AMOUNT: $ 42,023.ExplanationTxt

Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB

Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
ContributorRESTRICTEDContributorNum

Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Business Name Line1RESTRICTEDBusinessNameLine1

Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Address Line1RESTRICTEDAddressLine1
Address Line2RESTRICTEDAddressLine2
CityRESTRICTEDCity
StateRESTRICTEDState
ZIP CodeRESTRICTEDZIPCode
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total ContributionsRESTRICTEDTotalContributionsAmt

Schedule D IRS990ScheduleD

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Collection Used Pub ExhibitionYes (X)CollectionUsedPubExhibitionInd
Coll Used Scholarly RsrchYes (X)CollUsedScholarlyRsrchInd
Collection Used PreservationYes (X)CollectionUsedPreservationInd
Coll Used Loan Or Exch ProgYes (X)CollUsedLoanOrExchProgInd
Solicited Assets Sale0SolicitedAssetsSaleInd

CY Endwmt Fund CYEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$127,669,448BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$253,467ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,587,956InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$5,927,216OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$113,921AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$127,469,734EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus1 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus1YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$137,542,351BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$60,000ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses-$5,799,985InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,946,173OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$186,745AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$127,669,448EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus2 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus2YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$89,532,291BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$259,450ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$51,608,214InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,812,183OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$45,421AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$137,542,351EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus3 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus3YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$87,613,214BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$235,571ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$5,408,354InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,641,368OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$83,480AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$89,532,291EndYearBalanceAmt

CY Minus4 Yr Endwmt Fund CYMinus4YrEndwmtFundGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Beginning Year Balance$82,595,066BeginningYearBalanceAmt
Contributions$689,193ContributionsAmt
Investment Earnings Or Losses$7,871,247InvestmentEarningsOrLossesAmt
Other Expenditures$3,471,403OtherExpendituresAmt
Administrative Expenses$70,889AdministrativeExpensesAmt
End Year Balance$87,613,214EndYearBalanceAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Board Designated Balance EOY0.32552BoardDesignatedBalanceEOYPct
Prmnnt Endowment Balance EOY0.14047PrmnntEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Term Endowment Balance EOY0.53402TermEndowmentBalanceEOYPct
Endowments Held Unrelated Org0EndowmentsHeldUnrelatedOrgInd
Endowments Held Related Org0EndowmentsHeldRelatedOrgInd

Land LandGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$200,000OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$200,000BookValueAmt

Buildings BuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$470,422OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$468,152DepreciationAmt
Book Value$2,270BookValueAmt

Leasehold Improvements LeaseholdImprovementsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$16,533,971OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$7,630,738DepreciationAmt
Book Value$8,903,233BookValueAmt

Equipment EquipmentGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$652,367OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Depreciation$355,279DepreciationAmt
Book Value$297,088BookValueAmt

Other Land Buildings OtherLandBuildingsGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Other Cost Or Other Basis$92,391OtherCostOrOtherBasisAmt
Book Value$92,391BookValueAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Book Value Land Buildings$9,494,982TotalBookValueLandBuildingsAmt

Other Liabilities Org OtherLiabilitiesOrgGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
DescSPLIT-INTEREST AGREEMENTSDesc
Amt$199,416Amt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Total Liability$199,416TotalLiabilityAmt
Footnote TextYes (X)FootnoteTextInd
Total Rev Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,027,131TotalRevEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Net Unrealized Gains Invst$5,361,344NetUnrealizedGainsInvstAmt
Other Revenue-$113,921OtherRevenueAmt
Revenue Not Reported$5,247,423RevenueNotReportedAmt
Revenue Subtotal$2,779,708RevenueSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld$926,990InvestmentExpensesNotIncldAmt
Other Revenues Not Included-$8,074OtherRevenuesNotIncludedAmt
Revenue Not Reported Fincl Stmt$918,916RevenueNotReportedFinclStmtAmt
Total Revenue Per Form990$3,698,624TotalRevenuePerForm990Amt
Tot Expns Etc Audited Fincl Stmt$8,446,903TotExpnsEtcAuditedFinclStmtAmt
Other Expenses Included$8,074OtherExpensesIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Reported$8,074ExpensesNotReportedAmt
Expenses Subtotal$8,438,829ExpensesSubtotalAmt
Investment Expenses Not Incld2$926,990InvestmentExpensesNotIncld2Amt
Other Expenses Not Included$113,921OtherExpensesNotIncludedAmt
Expenses Not Rpt Fincl Stmt$1,040,911ExpensesNotRptFinclStmtAmt
Total Expenses Per Form990$9,479,740TotalExpensesPerForm990Amt

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (8 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART III, LINE 1A:THE COLLECTIONS, WHICH WERE ACQUIRED THROUGH PURCHASES AND CONTRIBUTIONS SINCE THE SOCIETY'S INCEPTION, ARE NOT RECOGNIZED AS ASSETS ON THE STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION. PURCHASE 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 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES OR AS ASSETS. PROCEEDS FROM DEACCESSIONS ARE REFLECTED IN THE STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES BASED ON ABSENCE OR EXISTENCE AND NATURE OF DONOR-IMPOSED RESTRICTIONS.
PART III, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS ARE MADE UP OF MANUSCRIPTS, RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, REFERENCE WORKS, ART OBJECTS, AND OTHER ARTIFACTS OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE THAT ARE HELD FOR EDUCATIONAL, RESEARCH, HISTORIC, AND CURATORIAL PURPOSES. EACH OF THESE ITEMS IS CATALOGED, PRESERVED, AND CARED FOR, AND ACTIVITIES VERIFYING THEIR EXISTENCE AND ASSESSING THEIR CONDITION ARE PERFORMED CONTINUALLY.
PART V, LINE 4:THE SOCIETY CLASSIFIES AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS (A) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF GIFTS DONATED TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, (B) THE ORIGINAL VALUE OF SUBSEQUENT GIFTS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT, AND (C) ACCUMULATIONS TO THE PERMANENT ENDOWMENT MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTION OF THE APPLICABLE DONOR'S GIFT INSTRUCTIONS AT THE TIME THE ACCUMULATION IS MADE TO THE FUND. THE SOCIETY HAS A POLICY OF APPROPRIATING FOR DISTRIBUTION EACH YEAR A PERCENTAGE OF INVESTED ASSETS COMPUTED ON A TRAILING 12-QUARTER QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF ITS ENDOWMENT ASSET MARKET VALUES. IN ESTABLISHING THIS POLICY, THE SOCIETY CONSIDERED THE LONG-TERM EXPECTED RETURNS ON ITS ENDOWMENT ASSETS. ACCORDINGLY, OVER THE LONG-TERM, THE SOCIETY EXPECTS THE SPENDING POLICY TO ALLOW ITS ENDOWMENT TO GROW AT A RATE IN EXCESS OF INFLATION. THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE SOCIETY'S OBJECTIVE TO MAINTAIN THE PURCHASING POWER OF THE ENDOWMENT ASSETS. THE CUMULATIVE NET UNSPENT APPRECIATION ON INVESTMENTS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS IS ACCOUNTED FOR AS NET ASSETS WITH DONOR RESTRICTIONS AND TOGETHER WITH UNSPENT APPRECIATION ON UNRESTRICTED ENDOWMENT FUNDS IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION, EXCEPT BY THE EXPRESS APPROPRIATION ACTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
PART X, LINE 2:THE SOCIETY IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C )(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE SOCIETY IS ALSO EXEMPT FROM MASSACHUSETTS INCOME TAXES. HOWEVER, INCOME FROM CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE SOCIETY'S TAX-EXEMPT PURPOSE MAY BE SUBJECT TO TAXATION AS UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME AT BOTH THE STATE AND FEDERAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY QUALIFIES FOR THE CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION UNDER SECTION 170(B)(1)(A) AND HAD BEEN CLASSIFIED AS AN ORGANIZATION OTHER THAN PRIVATE FOUNDATION UNDER SECTION 509(A)(2). THE SOCIETY EVALUATES ALL SIGNIFICANT TAX POSITIONS. AS OF JUNE 30, 2023, THE SOCIETY DOES NOT BELIEVE THAT IT HAS TAKEN ANY TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE RECORDING OF ANY ADDITIONAL TAX LIABILITY NOR DOES IT BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE ANY UNREALIZED TAX BENEFITS THAT WOULD EITHER INCREASE OR DECREASE WITHIN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS. THE SOCIETY'S INCOME TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE APPROPRIATE TAXING JURISDICTIONS; HOWEVER, THERE ARE NO EXAMINATIONS IN PROCESS.
PART XI, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PURCHASE OF COLLECTIONS -113,921.
PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSES -8,074.
PART XII, LINE 2D - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:RECLASS OF RENTAL EXPENSE 8,074.
PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS:PURCHASE OF COLLECTIONS 113,921.

Schedule F IRS990ScheduleF

Account Activities Outside US AccountActivitiesOutsideUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
RegionCENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN - ANTIGUA & BARBUDA, ARUBA, BAHAMAS,RegionTxt
Offices0OfficesCnt
Employee0EmployeeCnt
Type Of Activities ConductedINVESTMENTSTypeOfActivitiesConductedTxt
Region Total Expenditures$15,273,212RegionTotalExpendituresAmt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Subtotal Offices0SubtotalOfficesCnt
Subtotal Employees0SubtotalEmployeesCnt
Continuation Total Office0ContinuationTotalOfficeCnt
Continuation Total Employee0ContinuationTotalEmployeeCnt
Total Office0TotalOfficeCnt
Total Employee0TotalEmployeeCnt
Subtotal Spent$15,273,212SubtotalSpentAmt
Continuation Spent$0ContinuationSpentAmt
Total Spent$15,273,212TotalSpentAmt
Transfer To Foreign CorpYes (1)TransferToForeignCorpInd
Interest In Foreign Trust0InterestInForeignTrustInd
Foreign Corp Ownership0ForeignCorpOwnershipInd
Passive Foreign Investmest Co0PassiveForeignInvestmestCoInd
Foreign Partnership0ForeignPartnershipInd
Boycott Countries0BoycottCountriesInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART III ACCOUNTING METHOD:FormAndLineReferenceDesc

Schedule I IRS990ScheduleI

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant Records MaintainedYes (1)GrantRecordsMaintainedInd

Grants Other Asst To Indiv In US GrantsOtherAsstToIndivInUSGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Grant TypeFELLOWSHIPSGrantTypeTxt
Recipient59RecipientCnt
Cash Grant$232,375CashGrantAmt
Valuation Method UsedN/AValuationMethodUsedDesc
Non Cash AssistanceN/ANonCashAssistanceDesc

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, LINE 2:FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FELLOWSHIPS FOR RESEARCHERS TO USE ITS LIBRARY. IN ADDITION, PRIOR TO DISBURSING THE FINAL FELLOWSHIP PAYMENT, THE SOCIETY RECEIVES A REPORT FROM THE FELLOWS DETAILING THE COLLECTIONS MATERIALS USED AND HOW ACCESS TO THE SOCIETY'S COLLECTIONS AIDED THEIR RESEARCH.ExplanationTxt

Schedule J IRS990ScheduleJ

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Club Dues Or FeesYes (X)ClubDuesOrFeesInd
Written Policy Ref T And E ExpnssYes (1)WrittenPolicyRefTAndEExpnssInd
Substantiation RequiredYes (1)SubstantiationRequiredInd
Independent ConsultantYes (X)IndependentConsultantInd
Form990 Of Other OrganizationsYes (X)Form990OfOtherOrganizationsInd
Compensation SurveyYes (X)CompensationSurveyInd
Board Or Committee ApprovalYes (X)BoardOrCommitteeApprovalInd
Severance Payment0SeverancePaymentInd
Supplemental Nonqual Rtr PlanYes (1)SupplementalNonqualRtrPlanInd
Equity Based Comp Arrngm0EquityBasedCompArrngmInd
Comp Based On Revenue Of Flng Org0CompBasedOnRevenueOfFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd On Rev Related Orgs0CompBsdOnRevRelatedOrgsInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Flng Org0CompBsdNetEarnsFlngOrgInd
Comp Bsd Net Earns Rltd Orgs0CompBsdNetEarnsRltdOrgsInd
Any Non Fixed Payments0AnyNonFixedPaymentsInd
Initial Contract Exception0InitialContractExceptionInd

Rltd Org Officer Trst Key Empl RltdOrgOfficerTrstKeyEmplGrp (3 entries)

TitleTitleTxtBase Compensation Filing OrgBaseCompensationFilingOrgAmtCompensation Based On Rltd OrgsCompensationBasedOnRltdOrgsAmtBonus Filing OrganizationBonusFilingOrganizationAmountBonus Related OrganizationsBonusRelatedOrganizationsAmtOther Compensation Filing OrgOtherCompensationFilingOrgAmtOther Compensation Rltd OrgsOtherCompensationRltdOrgsAmtDeferred Compensation Flng OrgDeferredCompensationFlngOrgAmtDeferred Comp Rltd OrgsDeferredCompRltdOrgsAmtNontaxable Benefits Filing OrgNontaxableBenefitsFilingOrgAmtNontaxable Benefits Rltd OrgsNontaxableBenefitsRltdOrgsAmtTotal Compensation Filing OrgTotalCompensationFilingOrgAmtTotal Compensation Rltd OrgsTotalCompensationRltdOrgsAmtComp Report Prior990 Filing OrgCompReportPrior990FilingOrgAmtComp Report Prior990 Rltd OrgsCompReportPrior990RltdOrgsAmt
CATHERINE ALLGOR
PRESIDENT$287,347$0$0$0$0$0$11,683$0$18,371$0$317,401$0$0$0
BRENDA M LAWSON
SENIOR VP OF COLLECTIONS & CONTENT D$151,480$0$0$0$0$0$6,353$0$27,077$0$184,910$0$0$0
PETER DRUMMEY
CHIEF HISTORIAN & LIBRARIAN$143,508$0$0$0$0$0$2,600$0$9,696$0$155,804$0$0$0

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (3 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
PART I, LINE 1ATHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A SOCIAL CLUB MEMBERSHIP FOR CATHERINE ALLGOR, PRESIDENT. THE AMOUNT WAS PAID PURSUANT TO THE TERMS OUTLINED IN HER ORIGINAL OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT.
PART I, LINE 3THE BOARD CHAIR AND TREASURER, IN CONSULTATION WITH OFFICERS APPROVE THE PRESIDENT'S COMPENSATION.
PART I, LINE 4BCATHERINE ALLGOR - 457 PLAN EMPLOYEE SALARY DEFERRAL - $20,500

Schedule M IRS990ScheduleM

Securities Publicly Traded SecuritiesPubliclyTradedGrp

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Non Cash CheckboxYes (X)NonCashCheckboxInd
Contribution6ContributionCnt
Noncash Contributions Rpt F990$296,526NoncashContributionsRptF990Amt
Method Of Determining RevenuesFMVMethodOfDeterminingRevenuesTxt
FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Any Property That Must Be Held0AnyPropertyThatMustBeHeldInd
Review Process Unusual NC GiftsYes (1)ReviewProcessUnusualNCGiftsInd
Third Parties Used0ThirdPartiesUsedInd

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail

FieldValueIRS element (for citing)
Form And Line ReferencePART I, COLUMN (B):FormAndLineReferenceDesc
ExplanationNUMBER OF CONTRIBUTIONS REPRESENT THE NUMBER OF UNIQUE CONTRIBUTORS OF PUBLICLY TRADED SECURITIES.ExplanationTxt

Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO

Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)

Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDescExplanationExplanationTxt
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 3DURING THE YEAR THE BOARD ENGAGED WITH WINTER STREET CFO, LLC TO PERFORM THE CFO WORK. WINTER STREET IS OVERSEEN BY THE PRESIDENT AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 6THE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED MEMBERS, KNOWN AS FELLOWS, AS WELL AS GENERAL MEMBERSHIP, WHICH DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION A, LINE 7ATHE SOCIETY HAS ELECTED MEMBERS WHO DO NOT HAVE VOTING RIGHTS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIETY IS GOVERNED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES WHO ARE NOMINATED AND ELECTED. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALMOST ALL GOVERNANCE DECISIONS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11BTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES A DRAFT OF FORM 990 TO ITS FINANCE COMMITTEE FOR THEIR REVIEW PRIOR TO FILING. ADDITIONALLY, A DRAFT COPY OF THE FORM 990 IS MADE AVAILABLE TO ALL TRUSTEES FOR COMMENT PRIOR TO FILING.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12CANNUALLY, THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE DISTRIBUTES A QUESTIONNAIRE TO ALL TRUSTEES, OFFICERS AND KEY EMPLOYEES REQUIRING THEM TO DISCLOSE ANY CONFLICTS OF INTEREST. THE SOCIETY REQUIRES THAT ALL PERSONS TO WHOM THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS DISTRIBUTED COMPLETE IT IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY QUESTIONAIRES AS THEY ARE COMPLETED ALONG WITH THE BOARD DISCLOSURES ANNUALLY, AND SUGGESTS ANY CONFLICTS TO GENERAL COUNSEL FOR FURTHER EVALUATION. GENERAL COUNSEL IS RESPONSIBLE FOR FOLLOWING UP ON ANY POTENTIAL OR NOTED CONFLICTS.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15EACH YEAR THE CHAIR OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS A COMPENSATION COMMITTEE MADE UP OF TRUSTEES TO REVIEW THE PERFORMANCE OF THE PRESIDENT/CEO AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND TO MAKE A RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD, WHICH THEN MAKES THE FINAL DECISION ON HIS/HER COMPENSATION. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISION OF BOTH THE COMMITTEE AND THE BOARD ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED IN THE MINUTES. THE LAST YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED WAS IN 2023. EACH YEAR THE PRESIDENT, AS CEO, REVIEWS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES AND COMPARABLE COMPENSATION DATA AND REPORTS HIS/HER DECISION TO THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES, WHICH ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE ORGANIZATION WHICH IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE DELIBERATIONS AND DECISIONS OF THE PRESIDENT ARE CONTEMPORANEOUSLY RECORDED AS IS THE APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES. THE LAST YEAR THIS PROCESS WAS PERFORMED WAS IN 2023.
FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19THE SOCIETY'S ANNUAL AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, FORM 990 AND MASSACHUSETTS FORM PC ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON ITS WEBSITE AT MASSHIST.ORG. THESE DOCUMENTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY GENERAL'S WEBSITE AT WWW.CHARITIES.AGO.STATE.MA.US/CHARITIES/. THE SOCIETY'S BYLAWS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY ARE AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIETY'S WEBSITE. THE SOCIETY WILL MAKE PRINTED COPIES AVAILABLE UPON WRITTEN REQUEST.

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